Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-06-21
Local Brevities.


Coral last week.
Mrs. FL. II. Belding, OF Chicago, is
guest at Hotel Belding.
Fred Higgins, of Greenville, spen
Sunday with friends in town.
Roy Streeter of Charlotte, was visit
Ing w. 5. Garfield oyer Sunday last.
Mrs Geo. N. Crippen returned Tues
day from her trip to Fond du Lac, Wis
Mrs. Sarah Gerls, OF Pontiac, is il
the city visiting her brother, Judsor
Buttolph.
Chas. Blum of Grand Rapids, ha.
been added to the force at the w. S
Garfield Co. grocery.
Sewer connections was made this
week for the Spicer and Dick Hale
building on Main street.
Special meeting Of the F. & A. M.
next Monday evening, with work in
the Master Mason degree.
Ii. l.. VanBenschoten aud family re-
ceived visit from his mother Monday
and Tuesday from Sebewa.
Alfred and Chas. Locke and their
wives, of Ionia, spent Sunday with rel
atives and friends in Belding.
The Fourth of July celebration in
Bedding will be "a rouser. Many star
attractions. Come and join US.
Mrs. p. p. Landy, of Bankers, Mag
ara Co., New York, is making her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Mcintyre a
visit.
The new steel tank watering trough
placed in front of N. Lapham's place
yesterday is great Improvement over
the old wooden affair.
Will Polhemus, recently connected
with Ireland's hardware, has accepted
position with II. b. Webber & Co. at
Ionia. He will move there soon.
w. /. Benedict, the "Busy Bee" man
has put out new extra large bicycle
rack in front of his store which will
undoubtedly be appreciated by wheel
men.
E. r. Baker has some very fine views
of Bedding factories, which he sells
put up in books or by single view.
They can also be found at w. c. Mar
tins.
l. l.. Hubbell and W. J, Mosgrove
returned home Tuesday morning, from
a trout fishing expedition to the Little
Manistee River. They had very good
success.
Ed. Sutphen has purchased Chas.
Eddy's candy and cigar store. Ed. is
popular among the young people and |
in his hands it will be a success we
have no doubt.
Guy johnson, who has acquired |
some fame as bicycle rider, ordered |
through I. F. Ireland, and has re-
ceived Raycycle, racing model 1t
is lOl gear, and is fine wheel.
Sunbeam lodge ID. of H., will hold no
this week on account of the |
commencement exercises Thursday |
evening, but will meet at the residence |
Of Mrs. II. A. Loewe next week Thurs
day.
The DeGreyRobson Co. gave an ex-
cellent performance at the opera house
Saturday evening, the title of the
play being Because She Loved Him
So" They were not greeted by very
large house.
Mrs. Fred Peck is entertaining her
sisters, Mrs. Ford Peck and Miss Ida
Webster of Pierson, this week. Mr..
Peck is expected here to attend COM
exercises, their son being
one of the graduates.
DR.. Pinkham, assisted by DR.. Pent-
Ter, OF Smyrna, amputated Bert Mast's
arm Tuesday close up to the shoulder
joint. 1t has caused him trouble for
some time past, and the doctor decided
1t was caused by blood poisoning and
was the only course open.
Geo. p. richardson, president of the
Silk Co., sailed from New
York, last week Wednesday, for Paris,
to look after the company's exhibit at
the exposition in progress there. The
company has hopes and expectations
Of being able to work up an export
business.
New ads this week: A. b. Hull, Com
mercial Bank, II. A. Loewe, Il. Frank
ireland, w. l. Benedict, Vincent Co.,
A. x ID. Friedman, w. S. Garfield Co.,
Belding Bargain House ,Cimarron Gold
Mining Co., A. G. Bedford, Ionia; Ar
len III. Towle and Drs. Galleher g. Wal
ford, Grand Rapids.
Mrs. o. F. Webster returned We'd
nesday morning from her trip to Sioux
Falls, South Dakota, where she has
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