Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-08-23
Local Brevities.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Mrs. A. l.. Pond has gone TO Haslett
Park.
j. +. Hall OF Chicago was in the city
Tuesday.
Mrs, Will J. Knott is visiting friends
in Detroit
Miss Grace Stall has returned home
from Adrian.
f. A. Washburn left Wednesday
evening for Chicago.
Miss Nellie Mcconnell has returned
from her trip to Canada.
Oscar Johnson and wife, OF Stanton,
spent Sunday at A. Conner's
Misses Sayles and Chapman of Low
ell are at Chas. McLaughlin's today.
Miss Fanny Pratt OF Vaudeville is a
guest OF her cousin, Mrs. II. A. Lamb.
Arthur Rendell, OF Danville, is the
gnest Of his cousins, the Misses Press
ley.
Miss Avis Coville has returned from
a ten days outing with Grand Rapids
friends.
Mrs. G. Il. Parker of Detroit is at
her brothers, W. |. Benedict's, for a
week or two.
Mrs. Wilbur Whitney, nee Minnie
Everett, Of Kalamazoo o, is guest at
II. A. Lambs.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. PRESLEY and
daughter, Helen. visited friends in
lonia over Sunday.
Mrs. j. Sagendorf OF McBrides re-
turued home Wednesday after weeks
visit with relatives.
Mrs. A. ID. jerks and daughter Lala
left Tuesday for ten days stay with
Big Rapids friends.
Lloyd Underwood has been visiting
this week and last at his old home in
Calhoun Co.
The Il. S. Co. has secured flowing
well in the rear of the new house re-
Gently built by them.
Mrs. G. +. Smith returned Wednes-
day evening from several days visit
with friends in Carson City.
Miss Clara Hogle, one of the nurses
at Butterworth hospital, Grand Rap
ids, is at home for vacation.
Len Crothers was called to Chicago
Monday by telegram announcing the
sudden death of his stepmother
Misses Flossie Spicer and Florence
Fisher left Wednesday for two weeks
visit with friends at Fowlerville.
Mrs. Lew Sayles left Tuesday for a
visit of week or two at the home of
her parents, west Of Big Rapids.
Mrs. Alfred Locke of Ionia, who has
been visiting relatives and friends
here the past week returned Wednes-
day.
Mrs. o. f. Webster leaves for Bos-
ton, Friday, as a delegate to the Ma
tional Fraternal Congress which meets
there.
Chas. Ireland is taking week off
from business, and trying to enjoy
himself at Detroit, Cleveland, and
other points.
L. r. Reed of Grand Rapids joined
his wife and daughter at +. h. Fales' s
over Sunday and they all returned
home Monday.
Miss Katherine Capp, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. &. o. Bishop,
returned to her home in Webb City,
Mo-, Tuesday morning.
The Young Peoples Literary club Of
the Ellis addition will give an ice
cream social August 80, in the evening
on Mr.. Holcomb's lawn. All invited
The ladies OF the Baptist society will
sell ice cream, lemon sherbet and cake
on the lawn east OF the Bedding block
next Wednesday evening. Remember
time and place.
Miss Jennie Lockeridge and Mis-;
Anna Empy, of Wingham, Ont, are
guests of their sister Mrs. Geo. Crout
er on their return home from visi
in Muskegon.
John W.Barker got piece OF emer,
in his eye which was removed by DR.
Ferguson. Mrs Barker is in Wiscon
sin undergoing an operation for the re
moval of tumor.
E. Il. Baker visited the scene OF tn,
great railroad accident at Pierson las
week and secured four good views witt
his camera He sells them at 25c eacl
or the four for 75c.
Miss Minerva Hall OF Boston, Mass
Is visiting her brother Howard an
other relatives. Their mother Mrs
A. l.. Hall, OF Ashteld, has been her
for number OF weeks past.
Mckinley Wilkes, the trotter form
erly owned by ]. B. Vincent, but no.
in possession of Porter Bros, was Ell
tered at the races in Port Huron las
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