Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-12-14
Local Brevities.

CITY Jnls week.
+. b. Lapham is In Detroit for a
couple OF days.
L. e. Lessiter will give Christmas
party at Grattan.
III. S. Campbell, the Basket Co. sales
man, Is home this week.
Miss Myrtle Doty, of Battle Creek,
is a guest at w. A. Chave's.
Frank w. Smith and Mrs. Fred p.
Smith left this morning for Hart.
G.. 0. Bishop has retired from the
job printing Office OF Geary & Bishop.
The ID. OF II. elect officers at their
meeting Dec. 22nd. All members
should attend.
Nathan Stanton, of Marlette, Mich,
has been guest of his brother, DR..
Geo. A. Stanton.
Miss Myrtle Watson will have pu-
pills recital at the home of III. l.. Page
Friday evening.
Mrs. III. G. Wilbur returned last
Thursday from ten weeks visit in
Ohio and Indiana.
w. ID. Ballou left for Chicago last
evening to attend a meeting of the
Basket Makers Association.
Louis Waldo and Albert Shindorf
left Monday for Florida. I. r. Waldo
will also go about the first OF January.
l. l.. Hubbell had fine Hackley
piano from the Chase Co. put into his
home this week which he has pur-
chased.
The Catholic ladies wish to announce
that they will serve dinner Saturday,
December Is, from ll:30 till 2:30. A
cordial invitation to all.
Miss Clara Moulton gave very
pleasant tea party to a number of her
young lady friends at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Ed. Lamb, Saturday even
ing.
Wednesday, Dec. 9th comes Hoyt l..
Conary in the Lecture Course. He has
appeared before Bedding audience
once and created very favorable i'm
preston.
Our merchants have some fine show
windows at present, two notable ones
being Vincent & Co.'s, the work of K.
Nj. Peck, and A. Behrendt's, put in by
Glen Pope.
Attorney II, L. Van Benschoten left
Saturday for New York City where he
was called on account of suit com
menced by the DR.. John Ellis estate
against w. d. Ballou.
The new second ward school build
ing will be completed this week and
will be put into use at the commence
ment of the January term. 1t is very
satisfactory for the amount it cost.
G. H. Loomis and wife of Sparta
spent Sunday at Prof. A. l.. Marvin's
Mr.. LOOMS has long been one OF the
leading business men and is now also
postmaster of that hustling village.
The Bricker-W Warren suit has been
decided in favor of Mr.. Bricker. The
Warrens gave mortgage upon their
farm which came into Mr.. Brokers
possession, upon which they refused
payment claiming an Offset.
Mrs. A. E. Weter returned Tuesday
from an extended visit, since the early
fall land taking in quite number of diff
ferent points in Wisconsin and Illinois.
Her daughter, Mrs. A. l.. Pond, went
to Graud Rapids Monday to meet her
there.
The Poultry Association third an
nual exhibit will open next Tuesday in
the Avery block, opposite Hotel
Bricker. The prospects are fattering
for much larger number of entries
than either OF the preceding exhibits.
Admission 10 cents.
Captain Ellis Ranney OF the Agricul-
tural College foot ball team gave a
banquet TO the same at Hotel Downey
in Lansing last Sunday evening. He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. f. e. Ran
ney OF this city and is one of the most
popular students in that college.
Geo. Learned and family arrived last
week from Detroit, and are engaged in
getting settled in Hotel Bricker. The
house is being given thorough reno
waiting from top to bottom and they ex-
pect to have everything in apple pie
order ready for the reception OF guests
in about ten days
County Agent J. H. VanNess of Ionia
was in the city Monday investigating
the cases of a couple OF boys placed
under arrest. Allie Cutler was charg-
ed with assault upon Clifford Grey the
Smyrna boy who had his arm broke
number OF weeks ago, and John Dunn
was charged by Henry Mag with
breaking into his place during his abb
sence and stealing a number OF articles.
The cases we're adjourned to December
9th and 10Th respectively.
"Seth Haskins," the rural comedy
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