Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-10-31
Short Items of Interest Re
ating TO the Toqvn and It's
People, told in a Single
Paragraph.
Local ~
Brevities.


G.. N. Foster Of Greenville was in
the city Saturday.
Miss Lena McFarlane spent Sunday
at Paris, Mecosta Co.
Mrs. Geo. Vert of Westphalia has
been visiting friends here.
Mayor G. Il Ranney of Greenville
called on Bedding friends Sunday.
Fred Wilson of Antiago, Wisconsin,
visited friends in this city Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. r. Foote have
as their guest, her brother Chas. E.
Rounds.
DR.. l. S. Morris has been at Hills
dale few days attending family
reunion.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stout spent
Sunday with relatives and friends in
Big Rapids.
S. A. Watt and Ed. F. Payne of
Saranac called on Bedding friends last
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nash of Eureka are
spending the week with their daugh-
ter Mrs. Howard Wilcox.
A. Thurman and John Skedgell had
to make another trip to Detroit this
week on that railroad case.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Eugee of Lake Odes-
sa were guests of their daughter Mrs.
j. G. Shipman, over Sunday.
Miss Olah Butcher returned to
Eagle Wednesday from a visit with
her sister, Mrs. Dora Bennett.
Mrs. A. w. Nisbet of Dimondale was
a guest over Sunday at the home of
her brother, Rev. A. o. Carman.
Jason Hicks and wife have moved
into the city for the winter, occupy
ing VIM. chickering's house on Pearl
st.
The ladies of the Congressional
Club meet with Mrs. II. j. Leonard
next Thursday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock.
John Wagner of Grand Rapids is
spending few days in the city this
week guest at his brothers., city
treasurer Adam Wagner.
j. f. Markham and family of
GAINESVILLE have become residents of
Belding. Mrs. MARKHAM is a daughter
IF Mr. and NIr-c Gao Craan
L. L. Green returned Tuesday from
few days visit with his parents at
Morley. He brought home nice
string of birds with him also.
A. f. Shelley and wife of Ionia
were guests at III. J. Connell's Satur-
day and Sunday. Mr.. Shelley was
formerly editor of the Bedding Star.
Chas. p. Locke's two-year-old boy
while playing in the barn at his
grandfather's, w. III. Locke's, this
week fell and fractured a bone of the
forearm.
Miss Mildred Bolenbaugh enter
tanned the Sophomores at her home
last evening on Pearl street. Light
refreshments were served and all en-
joyed pleasant evening.
DR.. j. H. Armstrong and wife were
in Canada last week to attend the we'd
ding of Mrs. Armstrong; sister which
took place Wednesday. She will re-
main couple of weeks but the DR..
returned Thursday evening.
Herbert Engeman broke his collar
bone while playing football Tuesday
afternoon in the vicinity of the second
ward school house, where he is a
member of the fourth grade. 1t oc-
CURED after school was dismissed.
Ex-Ald. B. G. Curtis has purchased
of Fred Samain house and lot on
Alderman st. Mr.. Curtis believed it
a good investment and as such made
the deal. Mr.. Samain expects ulti-
mately to go on to farm near Mt.
Pleasant although he may not go for
some time yet.
The opening party by the Concert
orchestra at the Opera House last
Friday evening was well attended
and was generally pronounced by all
as one of the finest dancing parties
eyer given in Belding The music
furnished by the orchestra was the
theme of universal praise.
Asa Dorr, the enterprising young
merchant at Chadwick, was united in
marriage last evening to Miss Daisy
Fuller at her home near Pierson. She
has been an employee of Belding
Bros. q Co. here for some time and is
highly esteemed young lady with a
large circle of friends all of whom
join in wishing them long and pros
porous life. They will reside at Chad
wick.
Lew Sayles had birthday last Sat-
urday. He was thirty years of age,
and to properly and duly impress it
upon his memory some twenty-five
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