Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-02-14
Local Brevities.


friends Monday.
Guy Weeks of Grand Rapids has
been home this week.
Next Forester dancing party Feb.
I'D at the opera house.
Recreation club hard times party at
the opera house tonight.
e. B. Lapham was in Ionia Friday
on the Wallace. Dutt suit.
The Bedding Woman's Club meets
with Mrs. Dorman Feb. 10, 1901.
L. E. Green and w. B. Reed were in
Grand Rapids Tuesday on business.
L. Il. Spencer and j. G. Wilbur
made business trip to Grand Rapids
Monday.
James Brown and wife of Charlotte
have been visiting friends here the
past week.
Mrs. Chas Madden has been at Sand
Lake on account OF the serious illness
OF her father.
Mrs. Con. Eddy and sister Miss Ethel
Chattaway, Of Petoskey are guests at
Chas. Eddy's.
Quaker Male Quartet tomorrow Fri
day. night. Single admission Csc, re-
served seats 15c.
Mrs. Eula Lee and Miss Nellie Hath
away OF Ionia were guests OF Mrs. Ly-
man Convey over Sunday.
The Odd Fellows will give another
social and progressive pedro at their
hall next Tuesday evening.
L. Parney has been confined to his
home several days with an attack of
grip, combined with heart trouble.
Waite Beldlng is recovering from
the severe injuries he sustained some
two weeks ago as result of d fall on
the ice.
f. III. Hudson and II. j. Connell are
at Jackson attending the state conyen-
tion OF Modern Woodmen of America
as delegates from this county.
Mrs. S. +. Arnold poured kerosene
upon coal fire which she thought had
gone out, one day last week, and as
result was quite badly burned.
Arthur Vradenburg and Miss Dora
Camp were married by justice r. b.
Lapham at the residence OF the brides
mother, Mrs. Anna Camp, Monday
night.
The Republican ward caucuses are
called for next Monday night at 1880
o'clock. Second ward at ID. G. Shell
dons Office, third ward at the hose
house.
The Ionia lodge of Elks celebrated
its first anniversary last Friday even
ing with fine banquet. A b. Hull
was the only Bedding member that was
in attendance.
The special coach of the chief engi-
neer of the Pere Marquette II. II was
sidetracked here all day Monday but
as to what was the reason or object Of
this visit the BANNER is uniformed.
Anthony Casper made quite sale
OF pork to Ward & Fish Tuesday
They were all spring pigs and fine
lot, bringing him the neat sum of
$243 20 TO put down in his inside peck
ct.
A dozen ladies from Greenville were
entertained at supper by Mrs. E. Trail
Tuesday evening, also Mrs. Shriner
and Mrs. Hauck, OF Lowell, and three
or four town ladies. 1t was her birth
day.
The Palace Bakery fixtures and out
fit have been sold to gentleman from
Montcalm Co. and have been moved to
the store adjoining the Bricker Hotel
where it is understood he will open up
business later on.
The Michigan Grand Lodge A. o.
U. w. has been in session this week at
Saginaw and 0. F. Webster and Geo.
Putnam of this city have been in at
tendance, the latter being the regular
delegate from the local lodge.
j. Nj. Trimble received word last
week that his sister at Lexington, Ill
was dangerously i'll and recovery
doubtful. He left for there Saturday
morning but telegram came just af-
ter he had gone that she was dead.
Mrs. NJ. j. Demorest was called to
Troy, N. Y. about two weeks ago on
account of the dan gerous illness of her
father. A telegram was received last
night saying that he was dead, and
Mr.. Demorest left for there this morn
ing.
Mr.. E. f. Crooks, superintendent of
Bedding Bros. a. Co.'S silk mill at
Northampton, Mass, accompanied by
his wife and son have been In the city
several days visiting relatives and
friends. They left for Chicago this
morning.
DIR. Bell went to Lansing Wednes-
day evening to attend meeting OF the
state medical hoard 10 which he has