Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-21

The Ladies' Literary Exchange will
meet with Mrs. DR.. Pinkham Marcl
18th at 2:30 o'clock.
The robins haye made their sprin.
debut but possibly they think by thi
time that they we're trihe premature
There will be Divine Science ser
vices in the G.. A. II. hall every Sunday
at $3.50 p. m, conducted by Rev. Mrs
Moffatt.
The A. o. OF Cleaners OF Oakfeld
will hold Toe social at their hall Sat
urday, March Both. There will. be a
grab.gag,
The Baptist ladies will continue the
rummage sale the rest OF the week,
closing Saturday with sale OF home
made bread, cake, doughnuts, cookies,
etc.
The O'Connor- Hogan drain case
which has had three trials, has result
ed in the plaintiff getting judgment
for six cents. The costs will run up
into the hundreds.
The Edmore Journal has been en-
larged and improved and is printed
on a new power press. The BANNER
offers congratulations upon these evil
dences OF prosperity.
Greenville independent: Greenville
f. f. ID. No. 2, the Oakfeld route, has
been approved by the Post Office De-
partment and service will probably be
ordered to begin April or Is.
"What l owe to Christie Cor. SO,
l Peter. 2:2l-25, is the topic for B. Y.
+. U. service Sunday, March oath at
900 p. m. Leader, Mamie Hubert.
Come and bring friend with you.
The citizens of Flint and Bedding can
condole with each other. Flint people
were much interested in an electric
road being granted grade crossing
with the steam roads there, but rail-
road commissioner Osborne refused it
on the same ground which he took
here, that our state laws would not per
NIT it. That law certainly needs
amending.
w. II. Bradley IS store at Greenville,
was damaged by fire Monday night.
Covered by insurance The w. S.
Garfield Co has secured the stock and
will bring it here, placing it in the
room formerly occupied by the Palace
Bakery, adjoining their store on the
west, and will thereupon inaugurate
one of the greatest bargain sales ever
conducted in Bedding. Mr.. Garfield
was in Green vile Wednesday to in
voice the stock.
The box social last Friday evening
for the benefit of the school library,
held at Kidd and was at Kidd's, proved
to be a grand success. The large house
being full, the evening was spent in
lively games and a short program was
rendered, after which auctioneer
Thomas Kidd and clerk Lewis Berry
OF Chadwick, attracted the attention
of the crowd. They performed their
duties deliberately, the proceeds being
$3.50 The party dispersed during
the wee hours of the night, all report
ing an extra fine time
The rapid thawing of the big snow
banks Sunday and Monday caused the
usual spring floods in all low places
about the city. Mary st. between
Pearl and Pleasant in the second
ward suffered perhaps the worst OF
any, becoming literally a small lake
the full width of the street, and sur
rounding j. w. Fleming's tenant house
so that dray was secured and the oc-
cupants, j. w. Thomas and family
moved out in haste Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Fleming has by his attorney H. L.
VanBenschoten filed with city clerk
Moulton claim for 500 damages on
on account OF same, alleging that the
city is responsible inasmuch as several
tile drains empty there without proper
measures having been made to take
care Of the water at that point
Three girl boarders wanted. Mrs. |
+. "A. Palmer, corner Congress and |
III hanover streets