Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-19
Local ~
Brevities.

c. NJ. Wise was in Ionia over Sun
day.
At Geo. Tuthills in Grattan, Dec.
18th, an Sib boy.
NJ H. Amphlett of Ionia was in
town Wednesday.
Bert Beach of Greenvilie called on
Bedding friends Sunday.
Lena Collins from Crystal is visit
ing her aunt and cousins.
w. W. Huelster of Grand Rapids
was in the city this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. A. Cooley spent
Sunday with friends in Ionia.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Jonas
on Tuesday, the 18th, a baby girl.
Belding merchants have put up
some very handsome display windows.
Clyde Watt, rising young attorney
of Saranac, was in the city Wednes-
day
Wilbur Wilson made business trip
to Chicago the latter part of last
week
MIR. and Mrs L. +. Green enter
tanned his parents from Morley over
Sunday.
y Miss Iva Parks of Saranac spent a
few days with friends here, returning
home Monday.
f. w. Howard and MIR. and Mrs. NJ.
l. Osterhout were Grand Rapids pas
sengers this morning.
Mrs. Geo G. Crawford returned
Wednesday morning from visit with
Grand Rapids friends.
II. 5. Campbell, representative of
the Ballou Basket Works is home to
remain until after the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Williams were
the parents of pair of twin girls born
Sunday but they died shortly after
Mrs. Frank Holmes of Grand Rapids
is in the city to assist in the office at
Bedding Bros. X co. for a short time
John Rossman and wife were called
to the vicinity of Portland the first Of
the week by the death Of her father
Miss Eva Zerba returned home Sat
urday from Crystal where she has
passed the last week with friends and
relatives.
Don't know what to buy for Christ
mas? Look over the BANNER advs,
and you will find suggestions enough
to help you out.
: Geo. Koch, formerly Belding
printer, recently foreman of the Car
son City Gazette office, called on
friends in town Monday.
The concert orchestra went up
against bad weather last Friday even
ing and did not have large attend
ahee at their dancing party.
Bedding relatives and friends have
received from Mrs. +. A. Russell of
Portland invitations to the marriage
of her granddaughter, Miss Nettie
Ina Smith to Charles Allen Selleck to
take place Tuesday, Dec 3lst at :
p. m.
JOS Breimeier Of Miriam was taken
to st. Mary's hospital, Grand Rapids
Monday foI the purpose of having ar
operation performed which was sue
cesstully done. 1t will be necessary
for him to remain there about two
weeks while recovering from the ef
fects of it.
As we announced last week, w. f
Bricker has leased the store room oc
cupied by his clothing stock to the
government for post Office purposes
which makes il necessary for him tC
close out the stock at once and h,
has started big slaughter sale. SEE
adv. in another part of this paper.
Percy Lloyd of Philadelphia, son o
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Lloyd of this city
was united in marriage Tuesday a
1870 a. m. to Miss Barnett a lady o
wealth and prominence in the Quake
, city, her people being the owners o
the celebrated Black Diamond Eli,
Works. They are expected to arriv,
part of their honeymoon with rela
tives and friends.
The Companions of Court Stewart
l. O. +. instructed class of six in tn
mysteries of Forestry Wednesda
evening At the close of the initia
tory work they were invited to tn
dining hall, where a surprise awaite
them in the form of a fine banquet
which had been prepared by the mem
bers of Court Watchful and iudgin
from the appearance of the table
later it was highly appreciated.
The Bell Telephone Co. has ere,
working here, preparing for tn
changes to come Jan. 1st All thei
intentions are not known, but on
thing at least is 20 be done and tina
Is to nut i'm "A cable on Main street :