Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22
Local Brevities.

in town.
Mrs. IL. Soues has been on the sick
list for the past week.
Homer Hutchinson was home for a
few days the past week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Reed,
Monday the 10Th, son.
Mrs. II. A. Mcconnell has returned
from her trip to Canada.
Ed. Fuller of ST. Louis has been in
town for couple OF days.
Henry Smith OF Athens visited the
Underwood Bros. last week.
Mrs. III. II. Gooding has sister
from New York state visiting her.
Guy Weeks OF Grand Rapids has
been home for few days this week.
DR.. Smith is lame, the result OF get
ting thorn in his foot while hunting.
DR.. G. A. Stanton was called to Lam
sing on professional business Wednes-
day.
Dwight Sheldon, the attorney, was
in Grand Rapids on business Satur-
day.
w. E. Hawley and wife of Portland
were guests at DR.. w. A. Quits We'd
nesday.
Mrs. John King OF Waukegan, H.,
is the guest of Mrs j. F. Lamberton of
this city.
The advance sale OF seats for Faust
has been unusually heavy and promises
a full house.
w. t. Whitelaw of Detroit succeeds
G. Nj. Gray as prescription clerk at
Quits drug store.
Mrs. ID. G. Tucker OF Howell is here
for al indefinite stay with her son, ed
itor Tucker of the Star.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Ellis of Phila-
delphia and Maj Ed. Ellis of Chicago,
are in the city this week.
Barton Wheeler, of Worthwhile, is
making his father o. c. Wheeler, and
other relatives and friends visit.
Mrs. j. II. Wright who has been
visiting her sister Mrs w. b. Reed,
has returned to her home at Morley.
Col. l.. f. Copeland, "the king of
the platform" comes next in the con-
cert course, Tuesday, Dec. 4th is the
date.
Z. j. Dilley, OF Muir, one OF the act
i've young republican workers Of Ionia
county, was in the city last Friday and
Saturday.
Invitations have been issued to the
marriage of Miss Agnes Spencer and
Mr.. Chas. A. Ireland which takes place
next Wednesday.
James Shay has brother visiting
him from Chicago who was elected a
member of Illinois state legislature in
the recent election.
Postmaster d. +. Wilson and wife
have gone to Ashville. North Carolina,
expecting to be gone about four weeks,
for the purpose of rest and pleasure.
Next Sunday evening at the Bap-
tist church will be given the fourth IN
the series of sermons on what Baptists
believe. The subject will be baptism.
Mr.. Lynn Lowry of Sherwood who
has been at G.. w. DeWitt's the past
week has decided to locate here and
has purchased Arthur Faxon's barber
shop.
Messrs. Washburn and Page have a
standing challenge to meet any pair in
the city at whist. The seasons sport in
that line seems to be rather slow In
opening this fall.
A steady rain for three or four days
has made the streets almost like NOR
tar beds. Tuesday night the storm
was accompanied by considerable thun-
der and lightning.
Wp. Pickering, the insurance man
has given up his office in the Wallace
block and has again secured desk room
at his old location in the Commercial
bank Of w. F. Sandell
Miss Mabel Spencer was home all
last week on account of illness but re-
turned to Howard City Monday morn
ing to resume her duties as perceptress
in the high school there.
Something new Uncle Toms Cab
in failed to draw a full house. The
weather however was very bad. Most
people say the musical features were
the best part OF the show.
Deputy Sheriff. Ed. Whitford went
to Mt. Pleasant Wednesday and placed
E. j. Goodin under arrest, the charge
being non-support Of his family. They
live here but he has never been a resi-
dent of the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Page entertained
a company of about twenty guests at
their home last Friday evening. DR..
LeFevere and wife of Charlevoix being
D the guests of honor Thew left on their