Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-10-11
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News From Here and There Condensed
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lard Thursday, Oct. 18th, at 2:3O
o'clock.
Miss Pauline Westcott OF Grand Rap
ids an ordained deaconess is guest at
DR., Morris's and assisting in the reviv-
al meetings.
The Pere Marquette new, short line
road to Stanton will probably be con-
structed after potatoes on the right OF
way are harvested.
Helen A. Newman continues her
millinery display through the re-
mainder of the week. She has fine
stock OF trimmed hats TO select from,
for both young and old
Rev. VIM. Judd, pastor OF the Green
vile Circuit, travels % miles every
Sunday and breaches three times a
day. Pretty hard work for the salary
he receives, in fact pretty hard work
anyway.
All members of Knights OF Pythias
should attend the meeting Of Tuesday
evening, Oct. Is, as business of import
ance will come up relative to amend
ing the constitution also relative to
new lodge room.
A republican rally and pole raising
will take place at Nights hall, Chad
wick, Saturday afternoon, Oct. 18th,
at two o'clock. Hal. Fl. Smith and
VIM. K. Clute will discuss the issues.
Every ybody invited.
A bee will be held at Smyrna on
Saturday, Oct. 18th, for the purpose of
cleaning and improving the cemetery,
All interested are requested to be on
hand ready for work and to take
scythes and rakes. Picnic dinner.
The populist sent in his copy for pub
lication which read: Hail! gallant
democracy" and the miserable com
positor set it up, Hell, gall and de-
mocracy." Then the editor of the pa
per took a vacation for three days.
Court Stewart No. 81 l. o. F., will
give farewell social in the hall Satur-
day evening, Oct. 13, for Mrs. Shaft,
who will soon leave the city. Members
are requested to bring fried cakes, cake
and sandwiches Members of Court
Watchful and their wives invited.
A lady came all the way from Lake
view the other day and brought her
little boy to be photographed at Kings
studio. Such is the superiority of Mr..
Kings work that people come long dis
tances to have work done by him. That
is what be promised when he opened
his studio here and it has proved true.
The county far was financially and
otherwise a success. The management
is TO be congratulated All the premi-
ums will be paid and all other obliga-
tions met faithfully, Friday-republi-
can day-beat the record for Fridays.
1t was grand day for the republicans
and grand day for the fair. So there
seems to be no reason why we should
not all join hands, circle TO the left and
be happy. The republicans of the coun-
ty put their shoulders to the wheel and
made heroic effort TO help the fair
out. and themselves, all together-the
two in one. How well they succeeded
is matter of record. IL has gone into
history and needs no argument. 1t was
a gorgeous, glittering, magnificent sue
cess. The fair was fine, satisfactory to
every body, and surpassed only by the
republican parade and the republican
speeches.-Ionia Sentinel.
The way of the transgressor is hard.
Once again is the old truth exempli-
fed 1t is but few months ago, that
Rev. G. II. Smith OF Cannon township,
and Miss Ola Terry one of the young
ladies of his flock, left honor, families
and friends behind them and fled to dis
tant parts. But evidently they could
not get away from their consciences, for
few weeks ago she returned in near
ly insane condition and continues in
that state according to reliable infor-
nation to the BANNER notwithstand-
ing reports that she had recovered.
And the man too has not escaped the
pangs Of guilty conscience according TO
this from the Grand Rapids Herald OF
Tuesday. II says: THE following let
ter was received by The Herald yester-
day morning, which speaks for itself.
There was no date on the letter OF
either time or place and from the post
mark was mailed somewhere between
New York and Chicago. To all that
| have deeply wronged by act or inllu'
ence, with feelings Of remorse / crave
pardon for my sins. To my wife and
children, to the one whose young life
have blighted, whose parents hearts
have caused the deepest anguish, to the
Christian public whose cause have re
preached 20 all whom | have injured
by my iuexcusable sin, humbly crave
mere and forgiveness, and will do my
utmost to redeem the past and as far al