Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-06-06
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"a. lIduD made DuSlHcSS Trip 10
Detroit the first of the week.
No prospects of a Fourth of July Gel
ebration in Bedding this year.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Wilbur,
June LIST, pound daughter
Mrs +. A. Russell of Portland is i'm
Bedding for two weeks visit.
Mrs. Carrie DeHart returned Mon
day from two weeks visit in Detroit.
Twenty-one tickets were sold to
Detroit Sunday and seven to Bay
City.
Mrs. NJ. Y. Gephart returned Mon
day from few days visit at Lake
view.
Elder Judd of Howard City called
on his many friends in this city this
week.
Tom Griffith left Monday for Big
Rapids to take business course at
Ferris Industrial.
A large new bill board has been put
up hiding the ruins of the Fales barn
fire from Main st.
Fifty-four tickets were sold from
Bedding to Lansing Wednesday on ac-
count of the band convention.
Mrs. Alta Standon, residing few
miles southeast of the city, has been
granted a widows pension of IS per
month.
Madam Rhodes, the palmist, is
stopping at Hotel Bricker for short
and can be consulted by any one de-
string.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Harrington and
son Cleave of Ronald spent last week
with relatives and friends in Bedding
and vicinity.
VIM II. Holmes and wife of Ke
vance, Wis, are expected to arrive
this week to visit her father and
other relatives and friends.
The remains of Reuben Weston of
Chicago, aged nine years, arrived
Monday for burial The deceased
was nephew of Frank VanHorn.
All X. Ps are requested to meet at
their castle hall at 10 a. IN. next Sun
day to attend special service at Con-
gregational church. Sermon by Rev.
j. j. Staley.
Mrs. Grace Pilkinton and little son
of Wenona, Mimi, arrived Wednes-
day on visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. G. O'Bryon and other rela-
tives and friends.
w. A. Dutt is moving his drug
stock, and w. G. Martin his jewelry
stock, into what has been known as
the Hale building, recently occupied
by Lowry's barber shop.
Will II. Fish and wife have been in
Grand Rapids this week, where viii
has been attending the annual meet
ing of the state Bill Posters Associa-
ton of which he is a member.
The boys of Belding-Hall factory
&c" have arranged to give select
June dancing party at East Park
pavilion, up the river, Friday even
ing. a pleasant time is anticipated
At Abe Smiths Sunday morning, a
boy. This is made the more interest
ing by the fact that Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith have been married many years
and this is the first baby to bless
their home.
Mrs. Ellen r. Gregg was given a
birthday surprise one day last week
by about thirty of her neighbors on
Peck's hill She received several
nice presents and all had a most en-
joyable time.
G. .. Bishop and wife left Tuesday
for Ionia. He will remain there
about a week before starting for
Washington, and Mrs. Bishop will
probably remain there five or six
weeks. They have the best wishes
of many Belding friends.
w. +. Bricker has his new store
room formerly Gooding block all
cleaned up, repapered, reprinted, and
will soon place his clothing stock
therein, making it an exclusive store
tor gents wear. His present stores
will be devoted entirely to dry goods
and articles sold mostly to ladies,
making extensive additions to his
present stock. 1t will be quite an inn
provement.
George Haysmer who has been EN-
ployed in L. G. Crothers' barber fhoI
has purchased the larger part of the
outfit lately owned by Lynn Lowry
and has moved it into the basement
under DeWitt's furniture store where
he will open a shop on his own &C
count Monday. George is popular
young man, square and honorable II
his dealings, and we predict success
for him in this venture.
Holly McCotter, an old resident O
Otisco died sunday evening after