Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13
Local BrevitieS.

Mrs. VIM. Orser is visiting friends
at Yale, Mich.
Mrs. +. A. Russell, OF Portland, has
been visiting here.
Mrs. w. j. Knott has returned from
her trip TO Detroit.
The Misses Faxon OF Ionia, are the
guests of Miss Dolly McCue for two
weeks.
FL. l.. Francisco and wife are spend
ing few weeks with Gratiot county
friends.
ID. w. Bedding, of Cincinnati, was a
guest at Hotel Bedding Monday and
Tuesday.
f. S. Fea has returned from Penn
sylvania where he has been for sever
al months.
A. w. Galloway left Wednesday
morning for lngersol, Ont, for visit
with friends.
Jason Platt, the champion high div
er OF this city gives an exhibition at
Bancroft Saturday.
Mrs. Chas. II. Foote left Wednesday
for Milwaukee, expecting TO be gone
upwards of two weeks.
Will Richmond and family, OF ST.
Joseph, arrived Monday on a ten days
visit with relatives and friends.
Louis Leonard and Miss Carrie Ran
ney left Wednesday morning for the
purpose of entering Oivet college.
Sold through Charles Brown Real
Estate agency, vacant lot on Wallace
and Brown addition TO V. II. Brown.
Ed. Aris was complained OF before
Justice Foote for assault and battery
upon son of Edward Riker, and paid
1886 fine and costs.
Mrs. NJ. a. Reed left Wednesday
morning for Gladstone in the Upper
Peninsula for visit and will go on TO
Duluth. MIR. Reed will join her later.
The Democratic senatorial conyen-
tion yesterday nominated w. II. Thorn
it is not known whether he will accept
or not.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Stevens, OF
Greenville, II. Grant and wife, of Six
Lakes, Alton Grant and wife, of Or
leans, were guests AT Lester Grants
over Sunday.
Porter Bros. were complained OF for
not keeping their Main st. market in
a good sanitary condition and were
fined $500 and costs by Justice Lap
ham Wednesday.
A. Thurman returned last week
from Mt. Clemens where he has been
for four weeks taking baths for rheu
matism. We are glad to say he re-
ceived much benefit.
The Democratic legislative conven-
ton for this district is in session at
Saranac today. Henry Frace of Sara
nae or w. F. Bricker Of this city will
undoubtedly Oe lne Nominee.
Mrs. +. Weaver and Mrs. Fred
Harding are entertaining their father,
Reuben Denton of Cedar Springs. A
neice, Miss Brtha Sevey OF the same
place was also here last week.
Mrs. Mann and Mrs. Hill will enter
tain the Ladies' Literary Exchange
club on their opening day, Sept. 20,
1900; at the residence of Levi Broas
Every member is cordially INVITED to
be present.
The demur OF the Belding- Hall Co.
to the answer OF the X. S. Co. to their
answer in the damage suit was argued
at Ionia Wednesday and was dismissed.
The case will be tried next month it
is expected.
w. j. Hills and Nate Benedict, both
well known here, have engaged in the
retail furniture trade at Chicago
Heights, the style of the firm being the
Hills. Benedict Co. We trust they
may be successful.
Jonn G.. Hessler the fruit king OF
Grattan exhibited a peach yesterday
from one OF his trees that measured
liz inches round and weighed III
ounces. 1t wouldn't take many like
that to make bushel.
Dean Gray, OF Detroit, was a guest
OF G. A. Learned and family at Hotel
Broker for few days. Mr.. Gray has
the misfortune to be blind, yet is an
accomplished musician, and excellent
checker player and knows the streets
OF Detroit SO we'll he goes anywhere
fearlessly and unassisted.
Rev. A. o. Carman OF the Bedding
M. f. church and Rev. John Klose OF
the Bedding circuit, left Tuesday for
the annual conference which is being
held at Battle Creek. The officers and
members OF the church here have re-
quested Elder Carman's return for an
other year and it is expected it will be
| granted. He informs us that III he