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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-18
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
Severest Shower of the Season.

Lightning stripped Harness from DIR.
MIlIIngton's Horse and Broke the
ThIIIs---Doctor Was Unconscious for
a Time.
On Tuesday there was the hardest thun-
der show er of the season and the heaviest
part of it seemed to be in and near the viii
lage. The lightning seemed to follow the
telegraph and electric wires and entered a
number of houses, but fortunately no Sc
rious damage was done, although several
people felt the effects of it. In the Sitter
office both typesetters were partially
stunned and were obliged to leave the Of
fee for a while. Dr. Millington was on
the road a little way from the village when
a bolt fell so near that it rendered him un-
conscious and when he recovered he found
both thills to his carriage broken and the
harness completely off of his horse, which
also seemed to be stunned by the shock,
but the plucky doctor borrowed another
pair of thills and went on his way.
John Plantz has moved into the Albert
Hall house and is at work for Jonas Hunt
ing.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Spaulding was
held at the residence of Scion Underwood
on Sunday and the body was buried at the
Thompsonburg cemetery.
Rev. and Mrs. l. w. Rice have gone to
Connecticut for couple of weeks and Rev
W. A. Evans will preach in the Baptist
church next Sunday while their church is
undergoing repairs.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Coon of Cas-.
saynna, n. Y, are visiting at their son-in.
laws, F. F. Churchilrs. Mr.. Coon wa:
formerly a pastor of the Baptist church
! here and was very earnest in the work and
much credit is due him for many improve
ments connected with it, and he is a wei
come and respected visitor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-18

What is the price Of Dobbins' Electric Soap =
Five cents a bar, full size, just reduced from
ten; Hasn't been less than ten for 50 years"
Why, that's the price of common brown SOAP
seld me box. can't afford TO buy any other
soap after this.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-18
TO THE MAN WHO THINKS.

6E7OOK yourself squarely in the face and see
H50 if you are not half ashamed to be without
IlRS$i Ivory Soap in your house. Worse than this
Cg your wife is without it. 1t is bad enough
for man, though often doesn't care how
his comfort is mis-spelled. But woman misses all
these little helps to housekeeping. And Ivory Soap
is one; its great potency makes it actually cheaper
than yellow soap for general work. 1t floats.
50 = ~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-18
Hay for Sale.

20 tons No. Hay on Sholes farm, Dummers.
Tod. WI be sold In one lot, or divided TO suit
purchasers. S. W. EDGETT & co.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
Orleans.

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cobb, Of Bedding,
were in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Seymour, of Ionia,
were visitors in town Sunday.
Mrs. 7. Z. Mcdonald and Mrs. G..
G. Purdy were in Ionia Friday.
Fred Whipple and family have NOV
ed to their farm south of Orleans.
Miss Julia Hall has returned from
the Ferris school, at Big Rapids.
Lester Grant and Miss Erma, of
Bedding, were callers here Saturday.
Maurice Clements was in Ionia Tues
day buying lumber for his new house.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Warner, of Ionia,
we're visitors at A. w. Palmer's, Thurs
day.
Henry LaDow and wife have been
entertaining his sister, of Cleveland,
the past week.
Frank Hammond and wife, of Ian
sing, are making relatives of this
vicinity a visit.
Harry Lampson and Miss Wyckotf,
of North Greenville, were guests of
Geo Purdy's Sunday.
Fred Ostrom and family have moved
here from Remus. Mr.. Ostrum has a
position on the railroad.
Mrs. G. LaDow gave dinner party
Saturday for her Sabbath school class,
all had delightful time.
Rev. Sprague and wife, of East Jor-
don, were guests OF their neice, Mrs.
Geo. Hoyt and family, over Sunday.
f. p. Hannah and family have been
entertaining his sister Mrs. Leathers
and family, OF near Johannesburg,
Ohio.
Mrs. Alfred Richmond, of Saranac,
has been spending a part OF the past
week with her sister, Mrs. A. b.
Grant.
Mrs. Il. Nj. Wilson, OF Bedding, and
daughter, Mrs. Carleton White, of
Chicago, were callers at Mrs. o.
Purdy's Friday.
O. Purdy and family and Geo. Purdy
and family attended the family reun-
ion at Mrs. M. A. Coleman's, OF Green
vile, Thursday, in honor OF their sister,
Mrs Eliza Deming, of Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. S. Kidd have been
entertaining his brother, James Kidd,
of Aberdeen, Dakota, and daughter,
Mrs. Sarah Spencer, of Washington,
and Col. Kidd, of Ionia, the past week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
AyOn-keene.

Mrs. Anthony Kohn is very sick with
inflamatory rheum atism.
Ed Arnold and family, of Saranac,
visited at +. Hull's Sunday.
Mrs. Mark Hull visited her son
Riley, at Cadillac, last week.
Mrs. Helen Higgins is working for
Mrs. +. T. White, OF Saranac.
A sister Of Mrs. Clyde Peck is very
sick at the home OF Mrs. Horace Peck
with fever.
Mrs. M l.. Kennedy has bought the
Taber farm, in Orleans, and moved
there last Friday.
Arthur Holland, we'll known here
but living in Belding, is very low
with typhoid fever.
Mrs. S. W. Hammandtree, OF Beld-
+ ing, is spending few days with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Covert
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hawthorn
leave here next Tuesday to visit re-
leatives in Elsie, will go from there to
Niagara Falls.
The Marble Cemetery society met
with Mrs. Willie Sparks last Wednes-
day, there was not very large crowd
on account of rain.
The fourteen months old child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Davenport died last Fri
day. The funeral was held at the
Keene church Sunday, at two o'clock.
Dewitt WILDER has raised his house
and put wall under it and is prepar-
ing to build an addition to it also. w.
S. Hammandtree, of Bedding, is doing
the work.
Will Sparks has an old weight clock
that has not kept time for over four
years and Saturday evening, the Sth
of this month, it began to tick of its
own accord and has kept good time
every since. Something very strange
about it.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

Mr.. Ed. Phillips has started IN as
night Waterman at the dryer.
Mrs. w. H.. Hank and Mrs. Mary
Snyder went Wednesday to visit WIN,
Kennels of South Smyrna.
The Ross brothers have their barn
up ready for the roof, which Will De
quite an Improvement and very much
needed. Joe Curtis is the carpenter.
The committee that have the matter
in hand Of reshingling the church, say
that they are ready for bids TO put on
the new shingles. which are on The
ground.
The excavation for the new scnool
house is made and the masons are at
work on the basement walls. The con-
tractors intend TO rush the work along
to completion.
Mr.. Fon Deitz had several sheep bit
ten and badly mangled last week, SO
that they had to be killed. 1t has al
most spoilt the flock, which were very
fine being almost pure bred shrops'
Our school is filling up SO as to make
it necessary to have an assistant teach
err, so the board have engaged Miss
McGinn of Hubbardston. The school
now numbers fifty, the largest In
twelve years.
The rew pastor Rev. Van Doran was
on hand last Sunday evening, and de-
livered a fine discourse much to the
delight OF the large audience present,
who voted to have him continue and
make this point part Of the Orleans
circuit of the Wesleyan connection.
The Messrs Moon brothers started
up their apple dryer last Tuesday,
with a full force, and intend to run 1t
at its fullest capacity. They have
made some changes in their dry kiln
and intend to make more, and to use
the latest improved apparatus in the
business.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
SMYRNA.

Joe Joslin, OF Vaudeville, Sundayed
In town.
Dan Skellenger, OF Bedding, was in
town Sunday.
Geo. Richmond returned to the U. OF
M. last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Witt were in
Peach avenue Sunday.
III. Skellenger has been to his farm
near Cowden lake for few days.
Miss Lucy Richmond visited friends
in Bedding Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phanon Page, of Wash
ington, ID. c., visited friends here last
week.
Mrs. Walter Beebe came home from
Detroit last week. She is down sick
with fever.
Mr.. Nick Mehney will soon be re-
sident in town, he will live on the
Bricker farm.
The first social OF the season for the
G.. A. Il. and w. II. G. was held last
week Wednesday at w. j. Barker's.
Notwithstanding 1t was rainy day
about so participated. Fine picnic
dinner. Mr. Fisk Bangs brought his
large monograph and entertained the
company. Even the peaches were jol-
ly enough to walk around. Mr.. and
Mrs. Barker are fine entertainers.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
Alton Vergennes.
Weather, warm and no frosts.
business.

Weather, warm and no frosts.
Mr. Bert and wife, Of Lowell visited
A. G.. Sinclair and wife Sunday.
Frank Condor was the guest Of
Christ Farney, of Bovine, Sunday.
We are short of items this week on
account of being away from home so
much.
Christ Krupp and Miss Jennie Rem
nells, of Grafton, were married last
Friday.
Our last weeks items were mailed as
usual and were carried by Lowell, that
made them late for print.
Ryle Jones and wife visited Mrs
Otis White Saturday afternoon, she is
quite smart and walks around lively.
Rev Nudge filed his appointment
Sunday and will come again in eight
weeks. Conference will be held In
four weeks.
The Telephone Co. have been trou-
bled about getting cars to ship their
poles, but are now at work and soon
will be up here to finish.
After Sunday services we carried
Rev. Nudge to Earnest Godfrey's, of
West Lowell. While there meet Mrs.
Hastings, recently from Dakotr.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
Endured Deaths Agonies.

Only roaring fire enabled j. M.
Garrettson, Of San Antonio, Tex, to
lie down when attacked by Asthma,
from which he suffered for years. He
writes his misery was often so great
that 1t seemed he endured the agonies
of death; but DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption wholly cured him.
This marvellous medicine is the only
known cure for Asthma as we'll as Con-
sumption, Coughts and Colds, and all
Throat, Chest and Lung troubles.
Price soc and Sl.00. Guaranteed.
Trial bottles free at Cornell Bros.
Drug Store.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

In October Ladies Home Journal
Edward Box takes up the cudgel again
against the examining methods intlict-
ed on school-chlldren, and urges as a
step toward reform of the abuse
that every parent who has a child at
school will send a note to the teacher
that, under no circumstances whatever,
will the father and mother permit any
home-study by the child. See to it
that your child is allowed to come home
from school with the same satisfactory
feeling that the business man feels
when he comes home: that his day g
is done. 1t is over. 1t is behind him.
He is ready to give his thoughts to
other things: to clear his mind of the
days work. to calm his brain for a re-
freshing nights rest, to which he final
ly goes with thoughts of other things
than that of business. So should it be
with that of the child. His studies
should not be the last thing on his
mind. He should go to sleep after
hours of play and fresh air. Then his
sleep will be quiet and refreshing, and
his mind, when he awakens, will be
clear and fresh for new day'sstudies
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

praise is in the fact that Sargent's
teacher has. more intensely than any
other portrait painter Of the present
hour. appreciation of the character.
istics Of modern beauty. He is sub
tie critic of form. color and gesture.
Miss Nancy Letters gracefulness is
American. 1t captiyated New York
before 1t was appreciated in Paris. 1t
made Simla. in India. where she was
the guest of Lord Curzon, the viceroy.
and of Lady Curzon, her sister, devout
In homage to her. The maharaiah Of
Kapurthala gave, in Paris. in June, n
luncheon In honor Of her and Of her
sister, Miss Daisy Letter, that the
princes, ambassadors and heroes that
were there, wearing all their medals
and emblems of orders of chiyalry,
may not soon forget
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
CannOnsburg.

Mrs. Armstrong is on the sick list.
John S. Barker, who has been very
sick, is improving.
Mr.. l.. Reeves, of Otisco, is visiting
relatives in this vicinity.
Fred Reeves and wife, OF Otisco,
took dinner with G. S. Judson's Tues
day.
Mr.. l.. Thomas and wife, OF Indiana,
are making his brother, j. L Thomas,
visit.
Mrs. Frank Ladner has been enter
tanning her father and his little grand
son, OF White Cloud, for the past week
Mr.. Fred Jean, OF Grand Rapids,
called on G.. 5. Judson last Tuesday
and also looked over the Nugent
property.
Rev Kruse, who is 10 be pastor OF
the M. Il. church for the ensuing
year, spent Saturday night with DR.. G.
X. Crosby.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
She Il Back From India.

After brilliant season as visitor
to the vice regal court of India, Miss
Nancy Letter has returned to America
and is ready to indulge in social con
quests here. Miss Letter is the second
daughter of Levi z. Letter, the Chicago
multimillionaire, and her sister is Lady
Curzon, the American born vice refine
Of Great Britain's Indian possessions.
Miss Nancy Letter has n distinct
celebrity. She christened the battle.
ship Illinois two years ago. Carolus
Duran painted her portrait and praised
its model with an artists ingenious
frankness. The special value of the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27


Of Mississippi where she lived. She
could follow the hounds all night long
in fox chase, ride the widest Of
horses, coon" a log across a creek
with the agility of a schoolboy, and
bring deer to standstill nine times
out Of ten and use but one rifle ball
She possessed all the accomplishments
Of an aristocratic farmers daughter.
While the Cubans were fighting the
Spaniards Mrs. Gomez attended to
nearly NIL of her soldier husbands
correspondence. She answered all Of
his letters that were not Of serious
consequence, patched his clothing. di-
rected the preparation of his meals,
and read to him during the dull mo-
ments in the camp. To her husband
she became the ideal wife. In the
jungles of Cuba she sang the songs
she had learned to love in girlhood to
the weary and footsore soldiers who
followed Gomez. and was loved and
obeyed by them as was no other woman
on the island. 1t was due largely to
her influence that General Gomez ac-
cepted the terms of the Americans
after the war with Spain had ended
and met the commissioners at Ha-
vana.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
Bartonville.

Miss Mary Kohn visited her parents
last Sunday.
Miss Lucy Richmond spent part of
last week in Belding.
Mr.. Geo. Richmond returned TO Ann
Arbor last Saturday.
MIR. Joe Warner Is on the sick list
also Mrs. Peter Kohn.
Henry Warner and wife visited at
Peter Kohn's last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Ring OF Belding.
are visiting at Walter Whites this
week.
Floyd Totten and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. J. Ring and Miss Mable Totten OF
Bedding visited at 9. +. Totten's last
Sunday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
Grattan.


To Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mooney
son, Sept. 20.
Mrs. Laura Clemens was on the sick
list last week.
Mrs. Levi Brooks who has been very
low for two weeks, has no longer
strength to speak, but seems to know
her friends.
A. j. Joyce, leading merchant of
Cannonsburg, and G. j. Ladner, with
best girls were calling on friends here
Sunday D. IN.
w. A. Chave, one of Belongs pros
porous merchants, accompanied by
Mrs. Chave, drove to Grattan Sunday
p. m, calling on Mrs. M. A. Lessiter
Several Bedding friends attended the
installation OF Venus Chapter officers,
Sept. -, Mrs. Clara Stanton among
them visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. M. Slayron.
Mrs. Lottie Owen of Standsh, only
sister of Mrs. Fuller, deceased,
reached her bedside Sept. 10. That
death was inevitable was a great shock
TO this devoted sister Mr.. Owen came
later.
James F.. Lessiter of Pontiac, for
mer resident here, suffered stroke of
apoplexy, Sept. 20, and although his
condition is very serious, his doctor
thinks he may recover. Mrs. Lessiter
has malaria fever.
Jennie Fuller, beloved wife OF Frank
Fuller of Hotel Grattan, departed this
life, Sept. 20, 1900, aged 36 years IL
months and days Mrs. Fuller was
the granddaughter of our aged piu-
neer, Nehemiah Smith, and at the death
of her mother, Ellen Smith Pixley, was
with an only sister, now Mrs. Lot
tie Owen of Standish, adopted by him,
where she found a home, until her
marriage with Frank, Aug. !, 1881.
Rev. Nudge of Bedding, officiating.
Thus they have walked hand in
hand for over nineteen years, blest
with the happiness of congenial union,
and for over six years have made Ho-
tel Grattan success, appreciated even
by strangers. Our sisters short life
has been passed with us, her goodness
OF heart and loving disposition gained
the love of all who knew her. A host
of friends mourn her loss with the be-
reaved husband and son, Lewis, whose
love for his mother, was unbounded.
Her good deeds have been many. She
put forth a helping hand to the moth
erless, the little ones felt her protec-
tion and love. She mnistered to the
needy; the sick and afflicted treated
her name in gratitude and blessing.
Burial services were held at the hotel
Sept. %, Rev. J. f.. Platte officiating.
The basis of his truly excellent and
comforting discourse were these words:
abe still and know that / am God. J"
The choir from Ashley church were
called upon, their services being great
" appreciated Floral offerings from
friends were many and very beautiful.
Grattan cemetery was chosen for the
burial place.
"Encrcled by her family,
Watched by affections gentle eye,
Her soul to him, who gave it, rose,
God led il to its sweet repose
It's glorious rest:
And though her sun hath early set,
It's light shall lnger round US yet,
Bright, radiant blest"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
A Golden Opportunity!

MINING
Springs
n Co.
This Immediately adons that of another which,
Mining the rich of this
auesa
taken from the Cmarron fully justify the highest
fromC
membership
professional Of
large experience in mining operations.
of
initial
upward share)
and directors Gold Mining
Mich
Babbit Colorado Pelham Colorado
Sunderln Detroit, Mich John A. May, lansing Mich
Information furnished and received the Banking
WIN. +. SANDELL & CO., Bedng Mich
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27
THE FAMOUS
PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED

Departs from Fort Wayne every day
at % p. m. on its run to New York.
Sleeping Cars leave Detroit, at 6.35 D.
m; Cleveland, l1.10p m, connect in
Pittsburg Union Station with this
famous train. Rapid transit in lux
ury Is the purpose it serves in the
highest degree Of perfection attained
in the railway world. It's composite
car, dining, compartment and draw
ing-room sleeping cars and library and
observation cars combine the luxuries
of club hotel, drawing-room and boud-
DIR OF magnificent modern homes.
For details write f. M. BUSHoNG, ID.
+. Agt., 66 Griswold ST., Detroit.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

Brain workers, according to statis-
tics which have been published recent
ly, are long-lived. Five hundred and
thirty men and women of the present
century were taken, and their duration
OF life gives an average OF about sixty
eight years and eight months.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

Anyone wishing profitable work
should address the Wolverine Soap
Co., OF Portland, Mich, who are de-
sirous OF securing an agent in this vi.
entity to sell their toilet and laundry
soaps, for which they are willing TO
pay So day.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

THE greatest benefits to mankind
are not given from treasure chests OF
gold, but from the richer storehouse
OF love and unselfshness.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

81 am waiting" said the old codger.
ito find n friend without fault"
"Take my advice, then" said the fell
low who tells unpleasant truths "and
cease waiting. Move on. You'll never
find him Phlladelnhia Call
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-27

Old papers for sale at this office. 25c
a hundred.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-10-06

and was n awful distress at suc:, times. Ihave
been treated by the best doctors III this city but
got no help whatever. Some said had cancer
Of the stomach others dyspepsia. have bought
and tried everything saw advertised for dys-
pepsa and stomach trouble, but continued to
get worse all the time. About twelve months
ago l was in such condition that my friends
had some fear about my recovery. 1t was then
wrote to you for advice. You told me that by
and advised the use Of your Golden Medical
Discovery and Pleasant Pellets in connection
These medlc,nes I have taken as directed, and
am very happy to state that commenced to get
better from the start and have not lost day
this summer on account of my stomach. feel
Gp-top, and better than have for ten years"
Dr.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the bowels and stimulate the liver.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-10-06
LEFT HIS HAND At SAN JUAN.
That Was WHY Chicago Street Car
Passenger Did Not Assist
Woman.

He climbed aboard the car slowly and
with evident weakness, and dropped
into the only vacant seat. notwithstand-
ing the fact that several women who
had entered with him were left stand
ing, and that one of them was SO heavi-
y loaded with bunSles that she couldn't
even make use of a strap. This wom-
an planted herself directly in front of
the weak-looking man and swayed to
and fro grimly before him, glaring an
grily down into his emacjated counte-
nance the while. Presently the car
lurched suddenly around corner, and
one OF her bundles fell to the floor, with
a great sound of breaking glass and
china. The indignant woman gathered
the fragments of her ruined household
treasures with hasty, impulsive move
ments, and, Strengthening up, fairly
snorted al the man before her, says the
| Chicago Inter Ocean.
"1ou might at least have put out a
hand to save it." she told him, con
temptuously. The man colored, hesi-
tated and then spoke quietly:
Il have no hand on that side, ma
DAM he said, while all the other pas
sengers listened with sympathetic in
terest; II left it at San Juan"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-10-06
BRIGGg HGGU gR
Carson City, Nevada
GILBERT BRIGGS, PROPRIETOR

This old established hotel, Known from Maine to Ore
gon and from Georgia the Gulf has recently naugur
ated system of electricity throughout the entire build
ing whereby every is lighted by incandescen lights.
At the present time this is the only hotel in Carson that is
lighted exclusively by electricity First-class through.
Best 81 day house the Coast. Free bus to and
ON the t1ains Meals 25c lodging IS and so cents.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-10-06

,FRENCH TANSY WATERS, the
worlds fano Is remedy for irregular
and painful periods of ladies; are never
ailing and safe rejuvenate the SYSTEM;
brighten the eyes; restore health and
beauty to the faded; French Tansy
Waters are the only reliable female rem
edy in the world; imported from Paris;
take nothing else from druggists, but in
sist on genuine; in red wrappers with
crown trade mark. Price 81. For sale by
all leading druggists, or sent by us direct
on receipt of price. La France Drug Co.,
! importers, 3O6 Turk ST., San Francisco.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-10-06
A l-eaI L-iniIN ant.

Dr.. Banton's liniment, which affects
man and beast alill e, is the grandest cura-
i've II III II eat ever manufactured in the
world. You have but to use it once and
ur he YER use anvother. If