Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-15
Local Brevities.

Miss Minnie Luce spent Sunday In
Ionia.
G. w. French of Ionia was In town
Wednesday.
Fred Willard is home from Grand
Rapids this week.
Hen Huestis OF Chicago has been in
the city this week.
w. l.. Atwood OF Detroit has been
in the city this week.
The valentine trade is reported to
have oeen good this year.
Washington Masquerade at the
Opera House, February %.
ON. w. A. dance at the opera house
tomorrow friday evening.
Mrs. NJ. A. Reed is visiting friends
in Grand Rapids for few days.
l.. b. Hall of Grand Rapids has been
calling on old friends here this week.
Helen A. Newman is in Chicago Sc
lectiug her stock of spring millinery.
The Foresters' dancing party was a
marked success, SO couple being pres
ent.
Mrs. G.. ID. Weter has gone TO the
home of her parents near Adrian for a
visit.
The 80 is" are strictly all right.
See them al the opera house February
% and "a.
At John Cummings out at Cook 5
Corners last Friday fine baby boy
was born.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Potter of Grand
Rapids were guests at G. G.. O'Bryon's
Saturday.
Belding members of the Court of
Honor visited the Greenville lodge last
Friday night
Mrs. w. NJ. Reynolds entertained
her brother from CORTLAND on Mon
day OF this week.
Asa Dorr of Chadwick is the accom-
modating new clerk at the w. S. Can
field Co. grocery.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Wilder have
gone to Grand Rapids to remain for
two or three weeks.
Roy Reynolds has been confined to
the house for the part few days with
an attack of tonsilitus.
The Smyrna dance announced for
the 2lst has been postponed on account
of the diphtheria scare.
Bert Pond was called to Corunna the
first of the week on account of the sick
ness of his grandmother.
E. E. Whitford will undoubtedly re-
ceive the appointment of deputy sheriff
to succeed Elmer Fales resigned.
The annual meeting of the Washing
ton Club will be held at the Hotel
Phelps in Greeuville next Thursday.
Mrs. Kennedy, who has been visiting
her daughters for several days, re-
turned to her home in Corunna Wed
nesday.
Bright, clean comedy, that is what
the SO is" furnish. It's good thing,
don't miss it, Opera house, February
23d and oath.
The Lady Maccabees received % APP
plications for membership at their
review held February 10th. Still there
is room for more.
A lodge of Eks was instituted al
Ionia last week. /. l.. Hubbell and w
+. Sandell of this city became charter
members, the total number being fifty
Glenn Pope, who has been in charge
of the Peoples Shoe Store, has accept
ed position with A. & d. Friedman
the one. price clothiers.
Rev. j. ]. Staley gave very inter
esting address Sunday evening to {
large audience on Abraham Lincoln
His topic for next Sunday evening viii
be George Washington.
All A. O. u. w. members who triE
the light fantastic are cordially invited
to attend the Degree of Honor mas
querade at the Opera House Thurs
day evening, February 22nd.
Mrs. II. A. Longstreet has been il
Detroit for few days. Her father
birthday occurred Monday (same da!
as Lincoln's) and she desired to b'
present and help celebrate the occa
! sion.
New advs. this week: w. F. Bricker
w. A. Wilder, A. & ID. Friedman, w
/. Benedict, Holmes Bros, A. b. Hull
Portland Milling Co., Portland; w. 6
, Nelson, Greenville; A. G. Bedford
/ Ionia.
A Woodman County Meeting is to b
held in Ionia next Tuesday evening 70
the purpose of considering subjects 10
, the good of the order" There ha
been some talk OF large sized delega