Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-31
Local Brevities.

departed.
A book auction sale is in progress In
the Vincent block.
John Deatsman went to Saginaw Sat-
urday for two weeks visit.
II. j. Leonard has been confined to
his home this week by illness.
+. A. Washburn made trip to De-
troit and Ann Arbor Tuesday.
The X. P's will give a box social at
their hall Friday evening, Feb. Sth.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Simons
Wednesday morning, an s pound girl.
Mrs. Charles Felch has been visiting
Carson City relatives and friends a
couple OF weeks.
The Forester's masquerade last Fri
day night at the opera house was a
very successful affair.
We are informed that DR.. Armstrong
has just received a fine blooded dog
from the Detroit kennel.
Raleigh Camp of Lowell is spending
this week with his mother and sister
and other Bedding friends.
Mrs. Ben FREELY is at ST. Louis,
Mich, where her father is very sick
and not expected to recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mead enter
tanned his sister Mrs. John Sherman of
Fremont, Mich. for "a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Godfrey has been
entertaining his aunt, Mrs. Godfrey, of
Port Sanilac, Mich, this week.
Mrs. Louis Lyle, of Chicago, has
been visiting Mrs. Delehanty and other
friends here few days this week.
The next date for dancing school
will be Thursday, Feb. There will
be special music at the assembly next
week
The Brown Bros, James and Carol
have bought back their old store at
Charlotte and are again in the cloth
ing business.
Messrs. Charles Lamb OF Charlotte
and john Lamb of Ypsilanti, visited
their brothers, n. A. and K. NJ. Lamb,
the fore part of the week.
Unless you want to miss good thing
don't fail TO be at the opera house this
evening aud hear the John E. Young
Opera Co. in "Said Pasha.'
a new barber in town. He arrived
Tuesday morning and although he is
only little shaver now he will grow
and some day the sign will undoubted-
ly read l.. G.. Crothers * Son.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Lamb spent Sun
day in Grand Rapids. Mrs. Lamb did
not return but will visit relatives and
friends at Allegan and Richland also,
being gone about three weeks in all.
The Junior class of the Bedding high
school were entertained by the seniors
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. d.
jerks in the second ward last week
Thursday evening. They all declare
that they had perfectly lovely time.
Mrs. Ellen II. Gregg and Mrs S. Case
gave a reception last evening TO the
Bedding Woman's club in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Gregg. Mrs. Gregg was
presented by the club with a souvenir
spoon Of Belding. The evening enter
tainment consisted of games and liter
airy program.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Arnwine enter
tanned dozen of his gentlemen friends
at their pleasant home on High street,
last evening. Duplicate whist was
played and the time passed very quick
ly and pleasantly. Later all sat down
TO a fine supper which was served and
TO which each did ample justice. Mr.
and Mrs. Arnwine and daughter Miss
Allie, we're voted capital entertainers.
The Misses Florence Washburn.
Maud Spencer, Ruth Mann, Florence
Wagner, Grace Anderson, Lucy
Reeves, May and frankie Wiley met
a few evenings ago at the home of Miss
Lucy Reeves and organized themselves
into a club which is TO be devoted to
literary work and from which they ex-
pect to derive both pleasure and pro-
fit. Refreshments we're served by
their hostess.
Mr.. VIM. Howard who has been in
charge OF the winding room at Bedding
Bros. & Co.'S silk mill in this city for
about ten months past, left last Friday
for his home at Northampton,
Mass, where he will take similar
place in their mill there. Mr.. Howard
was very quiet and unassuming in his
manners, but made many friends dur
ing his stay here. Clayton Foster is
his successor here.
Mayor Francisco, city clerk Moulton
and Aldermen Barker and Avery were
in Lansing Tuesday TO appear before
the state railroad crossing board and
assist the Grand Rapids, Bedding and
Greenville electric road TO secure a
grade crossing with the Pere Mar