Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24
Local BrevitieS.

Al Jacob Englebert's, Jan. IL, girl.
f. S. Morse OF Grand Rapids is in
the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Reeds baby is
reported quite ILL.,
Mrs. Jason Hicks is spending the
week In Greenville.
Lee Cusser visited Grand Rapids
friends over Sunday.
DIR. G. +. Smith has been laid up
with an attack OF the grip.
Miss Ada Kelsey Of Ionia is guest
of Mrs. II. l.. VanBenschoten.
Q. II. Cowdin spent Sunday and Mon
day in Rockford and Grand Rapids.
Mrs. A. Hagadorn OF Lansing, is Wis
iting old friends In the city this week.
Frank Hicks is now assistant cashier
at the Commercial bank of w. f. San
dell.
W. B. Gregg has been to Alpena
and Onaway on business for few days
past.
|. l.. Hubbell and wife went to Grand
Rapids Tuesday for several days
stay.
X. Z. progressive pedro at the hall
tonight. Play commences at $50
sharp.
E. Chapple attended the meeting OF
the State Millers' association in Lam
sing Wednesday.
Mrs. Miller who has been visiting
her son here, returned to her home at
Weidman this morning.
The Ladies' Literary Exchange will
meet at the home of Mrs. l.. l.. Holmes
Thursday Jan. 3lst at 2:30 p. m.
The gentlemen IS supper at the Con-
gregational church last evening was
great success in every particular.
Clara Hogle of Butterworth Hos
pital, Grand Rapids, spent Sunday
with her mother Mrs. Thos. Cannon.
At Clyde Cooper's, last Friday an
eight pound boy. They say Clyde is
wearing his fathers clothes for time.
Fred Stanton entertained sleigh
load consisting of about thirty young
people from Greenville Saturday even
ing.
The Hotel Bricker is being rejuvena-
ted under the experienced hands OF
Spencer 81 Moulton, the painters and
paper hangers.
B. F. Hall and Guy ID. Weter made
trip to the Belding-Hall Co. saw mill,
near Pellston, Emmett county, last
Friday and Saturday.
The r. N. of A. lodge have changed
their meetings to the second and
fourth Tuesdays in each month. Next
meeting will be held Feb. 18th.
This week closes the first semester
or half of the present school year and
examinations have been in progress in
all departments of the city schools.
The new laundry of Mr.. Jennings on
north Bridge ST. had an accident Tues
day, an explosion occurring in an iron
ing machine which was heated by gas
oline. 1t demorallzed things pretty
badly.
Mrs. M. A. Reed entertained com
pany of ladies at dinner Wednesday
consisting of Mesdames Callahan, Kent
and the two Mrs. Osmonds of Green
Vile, and Porter Luther and Trail of
this city.
The Citizens Light Co. had the mis-
fortune to burn ont several coils of
their new dynamo last Friday night
during the heavy snow storm, but by
the efficient work OF Mr.. Pond, the ma
chine was ready to start the next day.
Dancing school opened Tuesday even
ing with good attendance and all seem
to be highly pleased with DR.. Sheldon's
method OF teaching. About 20 more
pupils expect to begin next week.
Dancing class will meet on Monday
evening next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Day were the
victims Of jolly surprise by a dozen
lady friends last Friday afternoon.
They surrendered and several hours
were very pleasantly spent. They
took their supper with them so the
table was spread and they had enough
and to spare.
Hon. Philip 7. Colgrove OF Hastings,
who delivered the Grafton in Belding,
July 4th last, and one OF the brilliant
and fascinating political orators OF
Michigan will be at the Gridley Club
Banquet next Friday night. His rep
utation throughout Michigan as an
after dinner speaker guarantees good
address.
Last week Wednesday evening
sleighload OF young folks took
sleighride into Otisco and stopped at
the home of Miss Margaret Kohn, one
OF the party. They spent few hours
with music and games and then Dar-