Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-05-31
Local Brevities.

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j. M. Trimble was in Grand Rapids,
Monday.
Hon. VIM. o. Webster OF Ionia, was
in the city Tuesday.
o. Ball has returned from Greenville
to Bedding to reside.
Mrs. j. Hicks has been at Portland
for two or three days.
Mrs. Gerald Kimberly has been visit
her sister at McCords.
Fred Mead has been spending a
couple OF days in Grand Rapids.
Last Sundays excursion did not
catch many from here. Too rainy.
Great growing time since the rains
OF this week. Vegetation is looking
fine.
Mrs. Geo. Crouter has been visiting
relatives in Muskegon few days this
week
Geo. Vale and wife recently OF FL
mira, Mich, have been visiting at j..
III. Godfrey's.
Chas. Felch and wife have been at
Carson City visiting his people for a
couple OF days.
Mrs. John Jackson is visiting an
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Covert, at Sparta.
The republican state convention
will be held in Grand Rapids, We'd
nesday, June 9th.
Elias Reusch, of Ionia, has purchas-
ed the Bradford general store at Or
leans and will conduct it.
Ireland's new bicycle pump is all
right. For particulars regarding it's
see Lew Pierce.
|. l.. Hubbell returned from Peoria,
ILL.,, Monday night aud went to Ionia
Tuesday on legal business.
Mrs. Il. Weaver and Mrs. Fred
have been visiting friends at
Cedar Springs for a week past.
Ira Scott and wife of Fenwick, spent
Saturday and Sunday with their
Mrs. w. ID. Sinclair.
w. Z. Hetherington was initiated
nto the mysteries of the b. p. O. OF
1lks at Ionia last Thursday night.
The gun club which had nearly be-
come defunct, revived sufficiently TO
nave shoot Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Bert Blakeslee, of Grand Ra-
bids, joined her husband here and
md spent Memorial day in Bedding.
w. j. Clark and VIM. Pope we're at
Diamondale Tuesday, to set a monu-
nent at the grave of Mr. Pope's wife.
Mrs. Hugh Bale, nee Blanche
Loase, OF Big Rapids, was the guest of
ler friend, Miss Pearl Roosevelt Sun
lay and Monday.
Married, at his residence Monday
night, by +. b. Lapham, Esq, Mr..
VIM. Miles and Francis ID. Foulks,
both of Chadwick.
Mrs. f. p. Millbury, who has been
visiting at her sons, Arthur Faxon's,
'or few days, returned to her home
1T Mason, Tuesday.
ID. B. Stock has his new soda foun-
tain at the Palace Bakery in opera
lion. Makes five in the city; no need
Of going thirsty now.
Il. SOVEREIGN last week sold his resi-
1ence in the second ward TO Elmer
Green, and has removed with his fami
ly to McBain, Osceola Co.
Tom Welsh spent few days with
friends in this city and vicinity the
first OF the week. He is now in bust
ness at Nashville, Barry county.
Mrs. M. Smith left Tuesday for Cad
lilac for visit with her son James
aud family. From there she will go to
Petoskey for short stay before re-
turning.
The Bedding Woman's Club will
meet with Miss Mary Learned, Tues
day, June 5th. A full attendance de-
sired as there is unfinished business to
be settled.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the
congregational church, will give an
ice cream and strawberry social at the
parsonage Friday evening, June s. All
are invited.
Mrs. l.. T.. Green received the sad
news Wednesday afternoon that her
sister, Mrs. Barger OF Saranac, had
died very suddenly, heart disease be-
ing the supposed cause.
Mrs. l. l.. Hubbell has been at Lam
sing for couple OF days, attending the
birthday anniversary Of her grandfath-
er, the old gentleman having reached
the ripe old age of 50 years.
The summer vacation at the Rich
ardson silk mill will be little longer
than usual, for the reason that new
water wheel will be put in, new hume
n