Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-03


Vile spent Christmas with his parent
Mr.. and Mrs +. G Jameson.
The Knights OF Pythias install theil
new officers next Tuesday evening
Every member is urged to be present
j. b. Rice, the electric road magnatt
and genial proprietor of Sweets hotel
Grand Rapids, was in the city Wednes
day.
Bin Fales and w. l.. Atwood and
family OF Detroit, were called here
this week on account OF the death Of
Frank Unger.
The Ladies' Social Circle has cho.
sen Mrs. A. Wagner, president, Mrs.
Charles Foote, secretary and Mrs. Les
ter Grant, treasurer.
Lowell Smith, OF Albion, N. Y, was
the guest OF his sister, Mrs. w. /. Ber.
edict, last week. He is attending the
state normal at Ypsilanti.
The Congressional club will meet
with Mrs. Chapman Thursday after.
noon, January 10. Response to roll
call, quotations about books.
Dwight Herrick of Edmore, spent a
day or two here with his boyhood
friend, M, K. Belts, of Buffalo, N. Y,
who has been visiting relatives.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap-
tist church will serve ten cent tea at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. Gorreh
Quick, Wednesday evening, January 8,
beginning at o'clock.
New ads this week: A. b. Hull, Beld-
ing Bargain House, w. G. Martin, WI.
Benedict, A. 81 ID. Friedman, Lamb
Bros, Il. H, Letson, Vincent Co Elec-
trio Poultry Yards, Smyrna, A. G. Bed
ford, Ionia.
There was family home gathering
with big dinner served at Jos. Cobb's,
Monday night. About twenty-five
were present, including children and
grandchildren, and they watched the
old century die.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hellen's baby
was taken very sick while they were at
Mr.. and Mrs. TRAILS last week, in con-
sequence Of which he remained here
until Monday, when they returned to
Detroit, the baby being much better.
Stewart Hayden arrived from Chica-
go Monday. Under a Encouragement
of the travelling force for the Richard
son Silk Co, the Hayden brothers, Tom
and Stewart will cover Michigan, and
Ben Angel has been promoted to Stew
arts formerly territory.
The north side division OF the
Ladies' Aid Society OF the NJ. f.
church, under the leadership of Mrs.
Terwilliger, will serve ten cent tea
Wednesday, January 9, from five to
seven o'clock, at the home of Mrs. II.
Wilcox. Everyone cordially invited.
Elias Day was unable to keep his
date here in the lecture course Wednes-
day evening on account OF sickness.
The next number, Jan. 18th, will be a
strong attraction, Slayton's jubilee
Singers Single admission 80 cts. Re-
served seats 20 cts extra; on sale Jan.
18th.
The first one-day farmers institute
for Ionia county will be held at Palo,
January Is. The L. O.. 7. M. will
serve the dinner. The second will be
at Pewamo, January 16; the third at
Orleans, January II; the fourth at
South Boston Grange hall, January Is.
The county roundup in Iona will be
February Is and Is.
DR.. Sheldon Is arranging to open a
dancing school as soon as he can make
the necessary preliminary arrange
ments regarding place, ETC., opening
possibly next week. He is endeavor-
ing to secure the K. p. hall. There
will be beginners class, an assembly
for those more advanced, and child
ren's class in the afternoon. DR.. Shell
don has had considerable experience
along this line and is fully competent
to give satisfaction to all who joan his
classes.