Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-05-24
Local Brevities.

ness wednesday.
Mrs. f. Bird, OF st. Johns, has been
visiting friends here.
M. l.. Osterhout and wife spent Sun
day with friends in Alma.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Sinclair spent
Sunday with friends at Lyons.
Lew Fisher, of Grand Rapids has
been In town several days this week.
Attorney Fl. L. Van Benschoten has
been In Toledo this week on business.
Sixty-four tickets sold at this sta
ton for the Toledo excursion train
Sunday.
Supt. f. A. Washburn, OF the r. S.
Co., made business trip to Chicago,
last week.
Frank Slocum OF Ionia, was in the
city Sunday visiting with G. o. Bishop
and wife.
Edgar Stanton's house has been
moved to its new location, cor. Front
"ha hiDCTby SIS.
Mrs. Frank Mason is entertaining
her friend Mrs. Emily Lydell, of Big
Rapids, this week.
A flower mission meeting will be
held in the M. E. church, Friday even
ing, May 25 at 1880.
DR.. and Mrs. G. +. Smith were
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Locke
at Ionia over Sunday.
Attorney G. S. Roosevelt and M. S.
Boss made business trip to Paris,
Mecosta Co., Monday.
Rev. Quick, pastor of the Baptist
church exchanged pulpits last Sunday |
with Rev. John FL. Carstens OF Howard |
City.
Bedding is bound not to be behind |
her neighbors and apparently is des-
tined to enjoy (?) an epidemic of
Lapham & Dewitt have purchased
one OF the Ovid burial devices for low
ering the casket into the grave. 1t is
a fine thing.
Pierce Bros. grocery store has
been repapered and looks as sweet and
clean AZ a sixteen. year-old girl in a
new summer suit.
w. S. Lambertson, who is now max
ing his headquarters at Carson City,
has been in town for several days, re-
turning Wednesday.
Rev G. Quick and wife and K. Rob-
lnson and wife are in Detroit this week
on account OF the Baptist anniversa-
ries being held there.
The lady Foresters give an ice cream
and cake social in the new Forester
hall in the Meloche block Friday Ito
evening. All invited.
All the churches unite as usual in
union Memorial services at the opera
house next Sunday morning. Rev.
Staley will deliver the sermon.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Staley, OF Col
Inns, visited their son Clarence, and
daughter Mrs. VanBenschoten for a
few days, returning home Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. j. f. Ferguson are en-
his mother and brother, Mrs.
ID. Ferguson of Port Stanley, Ont, and
DR.. Chas. Ferguson OF Toronto Univer-
sity.
A ball game is announced for Satur-
day afternoon between the boys Of the
factory and those OF Bel
ding Bros. & Co. silk mill. Admission
will be free.
Strawberries have been in the local
markets two or three week and are
down to II cents per quart Tor box
rather) this week, which is quite rea-
able at this time.
l. L. Hubbell left Monday morning
for Peoria, H., to attend the meeting |
OF the supreme lodge OF the Court OF
Honor, he being one Of the four dele
gates from Michigan.
VIM. Watson OF Rome, N. Y, and |
son George OF Frankfort, N. Y, have |
been spending week with neices OF
the first named, Mrs. G. G. O'Bryon
and Mrs. Homer Angel.
Austin w. Benton OF Boston, Mass,
has been visiting relatives here for
two or three days. He is brother OF
old Mrs. Wilder and uncle to w. A.
Wilder and Mrs T. +. Ireland.
Last Thursday evening the members
OF Sunbeam lodge ID. OF II. held
chicken pie supper at the residence OF
Mrs. Pullman. A large attendance,
delightful time and the treasury con-
siderably enlarged.
The fakirs who have entertained the
crowd upon the streets two nights,
pulled out this morning, and took quite
number OF good Bedding dollars
along with them. The American peo-
pie dearly love to be humbuged.