Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-17
Local Brevities.

Luther last week.
Mrs. Ezra Tower OF Lakeview has
moved to Belding.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l. Benedict are in
Grand Rapids today.
Mrs. Charles r. Foote is visiting rel
atives and friends at Fremont.
Miss Cora Holmes Is spending sever
al weeks with her parents at Marian.
A baby boy arrived at the home OF
DR.. and Mrs. Ferguson Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. j r. Perrin OF Minneapolis is
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Will
Cobb.
Attorneys /. l.. Hubbell and Chas. Il.
Foote were in Stanton Monday attend
ing court.
Remember the Forester Masquerade
ball at the opera house next week Fri
day evening.
d. G.. Finlayson, of Melvin, Mich,
was guest at William Orser's Sunday
and Monday.
Mrs. Richard Huntley visited her
daughter Mrs. Fra Derrick at Lake
view, last week.
Mrs. M. A. Chapman visited rela-
tives and friends in Greenville the
first of the week.
The Bedding Women's Club will
meet with Mrs Will Gregg next Tues
day afternoon at 200 p. m.
Mrs. l.. l.. Schott, who has been the
guest of Mrs. Fisk Bangs, has gone to
Chicago to join her husband.
Miss Lena Webster of the BANNER
Office staff returned Monday from Luz
ther where she had been on three
weeks vacation.
Mrs. r. X. Ross OF Ionia and Mrs.
A. A. Palmer of Orleans spent the fore
part of the week with their sister,
Mrs. +. +. Fales.
Mrs. Ira Scott OF Fenwick and Mrs.
J. II. Mills of Milwaukee, mother and
sister of Mrs. w. d. Sinclair, are her
guests this week.
O. A. Day and Mrs. Annie Smith
were married last Thursday by Rev.
Carman. Their large circle of friends
extend hearty congratulations.
The Stark company opens a three
night engagement at the opera house
tonight. We can cheerfully endorse
them as being all right and worthy of
your patronage.
Wilbur Wilson started for Philadel-
phia Tuesday with five carloads of
potatoes for Wilson & Co. w. l..
Shipman also went east with several
carloads last week.
Messrs. Mosgrove, Fish, King and
Raiman went out to Grattan Saturday
rabbit hunting and succeeded in bag
ging so Not much OF a day for rab-
bits either. Next.
estate agency, house and lot corner OF
Alderman and Mary street, to Lewis
Stoddard. Also house and lot corner OF
Pleasant and Isabella ST. to George
Northway.
James Cramer is improving under
DR.. Morris care, but is not able to be
out yet. He is nursing bad arm
caused by blood poison in the wound
he received at the refrigerator factory
nearly three weeks ago.
The K. OF p will give another prog
ressive pedro party next Thursday
evening. 1t is changed from Friday to
Thursday evening for this occasion J
account of the Gridley club banquet at
Ionia which many will attend.
John z. d. John in the Concert
course, lectures at the Bedding opera
house, Tuesday, Jan. 10Th, subject
THE worth OF a man." Reserved
seats Zoe; single admission 25c; with
reserved seat 35c On sale Jan. 18th.
A sleigh-load of X. OF p. members
went to Ionia Monday evening and wit
messed the rank OF knight exemplified
by Grand Chancellor Geo. L. Lusk OF
Bay City A nice banquet followed
and all report very enjoyable time.
The opera house was packed Tuesday
night TO listen TO the Slayton Jubilee
Singers. The numerous encores would
certainly indicate that they succeeded
in pleasing their audience. The whist
ling specially by Mr.. Washington was
the best ever heard here.
New ads this week: w. A. Chave
r. H. Letson, Eddy & Co., Bedding
Steam Laundry, DIR. G. E. Sheldon, w
G. Martin, Garfield Co., w. L. Bene
dict, T. Frank Ireland, Spencer 1
Lloyd, A. &. d. Friedman, A. G. Bed
ford, Ionia, Robinson & Hudson.
Messrs. Washburn, Page, Hether
ington and Nye drove to Greenvill
Friday evening for the purpose o
, meeting an equal number OF Green
Vile gentlemen at the whist table
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