Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-05-31
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here and There Condensed
For Our Readers.

For Our Readers.
A wagon shop, a photograph CALLER.
: and a residence were burned at Cora
Sunday morning. Lightning starte'
it.
The city of Muskegon recently votet
to bond itself for $84, 900 to be used fol
street improvements. The vote wa
almost unanimous too.
The M. E. general conference has re
moved the time limit, so that a pastor
may stay with a church as long as the
congregation wants him and the bish
op says he may.
The engines OF the Ionia Electric
company have been removed to the
plant at the dam east of Lyons, from
which place all the power for the Ionia
service now GENES.
The band convention at Portland
next Wednesday will undoubtedly get
its usual quota Of visitors from Belding
and vicinity. Portland always takes
| Roou care Ol ner VlSltOr5.
Miss Edith Stewart of the Belding
schools, was home over Sunday to Wis
it her sister, Mrs. Edna Sessions, who
| left for her future home in North Da-
kota, Tuesday Carson City Gazette.
George White, the transient who
made the murderous assault upon An
derson, the colored individual at the
Jail last winter, was found guilty and
sentenced by Judge Davis to six years
in the state prison at Jackson.
There has been disposition on the
part of some to find fault with the
eclipse of Monday morning, claiming
the show was not up to the advance
press notices. Well, it was free show
anyhow and they should not be so par
ticular.
A Boer mass meeting was held in
Grand Rapids Tuesday night, with
WebsterDavis as the principal speaker.
Among the long string of vice presi-
dents appointed are Hon. w. f. Brick.
er, Dwight Sheldon, w. Benedict,
a. l.. Marvin and II. L. nBenschot-
en- OF this city. The two last named
attended.
Melvin w. Dodge, junior member of
the firm of Ii. w. Dodge & Son, OF
Saranac, and Miss Sadie Kester, were
united in marriage on May %, at the
home of the brides parents, w. l..
Kester and wife, in Saranac, by Rev.
j. w. Stetfe. The wedding was So
ciety event and the happy couple are
still receiving congratulations. The
bride was at one time resident of
Belding.
DR.. G. G. Eply, who has been in poor
health for long time, died Sunday, OF
paralysis. Funeral Tuesday at Palo
M. E. church, interment in Palo ceme-
terry. The services under the auspices
of lonia lodge, No. SO, f. & A. NJ, of |
which deceased was a member. He
was 90 years of age and man highly
esteemed and we'll known. DR.. Epley |
was formerly resident of Belding,
removing from here to Palo about |
ten years ago.
News has been received here OF the |
death on Tuesday, OF Walter G.. Nor
rison, founder of the Morrison Ma
chine Co., at Williamantic, Conn. His
made large share of the
silk manufacturing machinery used in
this city and he directed the placing of
the first machines in the Richardson
silk mill. He was also here last sum-
mer in company with Mr.. Bradley,
looking over the mills, and estimating
their value.
There is something wonderful in the
growth OF summer resorts in this coun
try. A single resort on the Atlantic
coast today can sumptuously provide
or more people than half century
ago could be Accommodated In all the
summer places in this country. But
he older places have had most in
,eresting past. In former days they
we're Meccas OF the wealth, wisdom
md beauty of our land Many inter
,sting incidents of their inception and
history will be published in the July
Ladies' Home Journal under the head
ng Fashionable Summer Resorts Of
he Century,"
The hall OF the Modern Wood
amp at Ipswich, S. d., is situated
'ver an opera house. Recently the
'pera house was wrecked by gas ex-
,losion. The camp of Woodmen was
n session at the time of the explosion,
md candidate was being adopted.
The degree team was just in the mid
lie OF the ceremony, when there was a
earful noise, and the door was raised
bout six feet, while the ceiling came
halfway down to meet it. The MEM
'ers OF the camp fled, forgetting all