Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-06-01
Local Brevities.

been In the city Tor lew days.
Three business blocks were des-
troyed by fire at Saranac last night
Miss Emma Eldred has gone To her
home near Fremont To visit her parents.
Mrs. Mary Imhoff and son, Howard,
are in Cedar Springs visiting relatives.
Mrs. Fisk Bangs has returned from
her visit in Grand Ledge and Lam
sing.
Dwight Sheldon was in Grand Rap
ids and Lowell this week on legal bus
mess.
Mrs. A. A. Fox of Lansing is the
guest of her daughter Mrs. ID. Ii.
Bricker
Mrs. N. M. Treat of Auburn, N. y.
is visiting her brothers, IL. II. and u.
w. Gooding.
Alfred Locke of the firm of Morse q
Locke attorneys, at lonia was in the
city Tuesday.
II. A. Lamb and H. p. McElroy have
gone on Il fishing excursion to Shelley
lake in Grattan today
j. A. Mcintyre has returned home
from Tacoma. Wash. He has been in
that country five years.
Mrs. George w. French Of lonia was
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Hopkins, over Sunday.
The railroads give excursion rates
to and from Bedding TO all points with
in 100 miles on band convention day
Louie Lenard and Jessie Leonard
were in Olivet last week and attended
the recital given by their sister, Lena.
The band stand is being painted up
in fine shape To be in readiness TO re-
ceive visiting band men on convention
day.
Il. III. Porter has been at Buffalo N.
y for few days where he has "A bro
ther just entering the priesthood in the
Catholic church.
Hon. Albert Pack, the we'll known
wealthy lumberman and politician died
yesterday morning from the effects of IA
surgical operation.
The entered apprentice degree will
be conferred Monday night at the Ma
sonic lodge room, all members are re-
quested to be present.
A. G. Flanders who purchased the
Levi Loveland house recently through
the Wagner real estate agency will
move into it this week.
The Smyrna band will have new suits
To wear at the band convention. They
are navy blue with black trimmings
and were made ia lonia.
A number OF Woodmen drove to
Greenville Monday night where a class
of 20 was to be initiated into the order.
A nice time was reported.
H. j. Soria and wife of New York,
the former connected with the Rich
ardson Silk Co.'S interests in the east,
were IN the city this week.
Rev. b. v Child left for his new field
of labor in Hart, Mich, Tuesday The
best wishes of his many friends in and
out of the city go with him.
WI. Dancer, of Stock bridge, and o.
j. Holmes, of Chelsea, owners of IA
portion of the Bricker block on Bridge
street, arein the city this week.
New adv. this week: Il. +. Ireland;
w. |. Benedict w. A. Chave, A. Fuhr-
man, A. Behrendt, w. M. Reynolds.
Miss Il. +. Power, Frank Stocking.
Frank j. Harlan and Miss Pearl
Claim, both OF Belding, were married
at the residence of the brides parents
last night by Rev. II. A. Mcconnell.
The Otisco Cemetery Association
will serve ice cream on band conven-
ton day All interested in the society
are requested to bring cake, milk and
eggs.
We have extra copies left of our an
niversary issue. If you want one To
keep or send TO your friends they may
be had at this office for five cents
a copy
There will be no meeting OF Compan-
ion Court Stewart No. 81, |. .. f., on
the evening of June Z. The next reg
ular meeting Of the Court will be held
June 81 1899.
Surveyors are putting the finishing
touches on the new line of railroad be-
tween this city and Lowell this week.
The contract for construction will be
let next week
Messrs Raimann and Waterman will
give open air exhibitions on high wire
and other trapeze performances on
band convention day. Their speciali'
ties in this line are always well worth
y seeing.
y The gramophone and literary enter
9 tainment announced at Smyrna, May
. u, for the benefit of the X. o. I. M