Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-08
A uIsH GRADE ATTRACTION

tune secured David Higgins "At Piney
Ridge" for next Tuesday evening.
The representative of the company
was here Tuesday and completed ar
rangements. The stage Is small Tor
scenic production of this class but he
says it can be adjusted SO as to give all
the scenes the same as In the large
houses only on smaller scale. The
company is playing this week at the
Grand in Grand Rapids, goes to Mus
kegon for Monday evening, Belding
Tuesday, and TO Battle Creek We'd
nesday. Our people are demanding
good shows, here will be test whether
they are willing to patronize them or
so as TO enable them TO come. The
Grand Rapids Democrat of Monday
morning said; "David Higgins we'll
known Tennessee pastoral drama,
SAT Piney RIDGE" began a weeks en-
gagement at the Grand last night with
even more than the usual Sunday night
audience. The house was crowded to
the limit, standing room, even in the
stairways, being occupied and the play
was given an enthusiastic welcome"
The Ionia Sentinel in speaking of the
big republican meeting in Ionia last
Friday evening, said: "The first event
of the evening was the arrival at about
6 o'clock of the Bedding train with 700
people including hundred men OF the
finely organized. There were also
about 800 young ladies from the Beld-
ing silk mills, who joined in the parade
and helped make the event an unusual
success. Those from Beldlng Bros. silk
mill wore white caps, and those from
the Richardson silk mills, hats with
wide bands OF the stars and stripes. All
carried flags and the entire Belding
delegation with the splendid Bedding
band made up about half mile of the
procession.
The ladies of the Congressional
club held the first meeting of the year
at Mrs. Sandals Thursday afternoon.
The following officers we're elected:
Pres, Mrs. Maurice Reed; Vice Pres,
Mrs VIM. Sandal; Secretary, Mrs.
Chas Kingsley; Treasurer, Mrs. A.
E. Weter; Cor. Sec'y, Mrs. E, b. Lap
ham. At the close of the business
meeting pleasant social hour was
spent after which Mrs. Sandal and
Mrs. Kingsley served fine lunch.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. Maurice Reed Nov. 18th. Quota
tlons appropriate to Thanksgiving.
Subject for afternoon, Modern Artists.
A house in the southeast part OF the
city, belonging to the Bedding Land u
improvement Co. was destroyed by fire
last Thursday afternoon. IT is not
known just how it caught as there was
no one at home at the time but it is
supposed that it was from a defective
chimney or fire falling from the stove.
1t was occupied by G.. W. Jackson and
family. Part Of the goods were remov-
ed and there was insurance to cover the
balance. Loss on building 5000, insur-
ance 800. Both losses have been al
ready adjusted through the Wagner
agency which issued the policies.
The republican meeting Monday
night was indeed a corker. There was
only one trouble, the crowd was SO
large the railroad was unable to han
die them without considerable delay so
that the Grand Ledge and Ionia train
did not get here until $50 instead OF
about o'clock as scheduled. Many
said it was the largest crowd ever seen
in Bedding. Hon. Luther Lanin Mills
the advertised speaker was unfortun-
ately taken sick and unable to be here
but r. N. Lands OF Chicago proved q
very acceptable substitute.
Mr.. J +. Hall writes the BANNER
from Chicago under date OF Nov. eth
as follows: II saw Mr. Mills yester.
day morning and he was very much
disappointed in not being able to be
present at the meeting in Belding, and
he stated he would be very glad to Wis
it Bedding at some future date and
give lecture free of charge on any
subject for the benefit of library OF
church. He really was not fit to make
the speech he did in Chicago last FRI
day and it proved his complete undo
: ing"
The December Ladies Home Jour
nal will publish the first Of w. L.
Taylor's great paintings picturing the
olden days in New England, 1t por.
trays "The Travelling Shoemaker, >
passed and gone so long that he is but
memory. There are eight paintings
in the series, which it is conceded
{, stand for the very highest achievement
in illustration. Mr.. Taylor has spent
. two years on the work-a commission
, from the editor of the Journal.
) Republicans and democrats each re
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