Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-09
Local Brevities.

w. b. Stocum of Portland visited
friends here last week.
Il. +. Hall and wife returned Monday
from their eastern trip.
Masonic special next Monday even
ing. Work in second degree.
Mrs. Knisley OF Casnovia is guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. /. Benedict.
Mrs. M. B. Divine OF Portland is Wis
ting relatives and friends in Bedding
Mrs. o. S. Cole OF Toledo is visiting
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Spen-
Ger.
j. e. Richardson of Reed City was
the guest of friends here for few
days.
Mrs. Albert Cusser has been visiting
her sister in Ronald township this
week.
Miss Claudia Staley is meeting with
good success as teacher in the Blystone
district.
Miss Jessie Norton of Greenville
was guest at O. +. Webster's over
Sunday.
Miss Emerson OF Big Rapids was the
guest of her friend, Miss Bushert over
Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Raider OF Fremont has
been a guest at Chas. Il. Foote'S for a
few days.
Miss Rue Strunk Of Hillsdale is visit
ing relatives and friends in this city
and vicinity.
Lester Grants pleasure steamer up
on the river, the Wenonah, opened
the season last Sunday.
Miss Maggie belong OF Grand Rap
ids was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
VIM. Carter, over Sunday.
Elmer Little OF Grand Rapids was
here on business Tuesday. His little
daughter accompanied him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Ellis Of Philadel-
phia, have been visiting relatives and
friends in this city this week.
Charlie Ernsberger OF Grand Rapids
was in the city Friday and Saturday.
He lived here few years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Doyle are re-
joicing over that ID. boy which ar
rived at their home last Thursday
morning.
The reorganized Bedding City band
made its first public appearance this
season last Thursday evening and their
music was appreciated.
Mrs. l.. l.. Holmes was called to the
home OF her parents, a short distance
from Ionia, this week, on account OF
the serious illness of her father.
DR.. c. L. Sheldon, the dentist, has
moved his Office to the corner rooms
over Benedict's drug store, which
gives him very pleasant quarters.
l. L. Hubbell and A. b. Hull are in
Battle Greek this week attending the
grand lodge of the Knights OF Pythias
as representatives of the local lodge.
The subject OF Rev. Staley's discourse
at the Congregational church next
Sunday morning will be "Hell, what is
it?" A praise service in the evening.
DR.. McDonald's next professional
visit to Bedding will be on Wednesday,
May 18th. For further particulars
consult his advertisement in this issue.
Chas. Hammond left this morning
for his fathers home near Saginaw,
having received word that he was quite
sick and recovery hardly expected, ow-
ing to his age.
Mrs. VIM. Clark returned from
visit to Grand Rapids Tuesday, her
daughter Maude, who has been with a
wholesale millinery establishment
there accompanying her.
Fred Meade who went to Chicago
several months ago and has been en-
gagged with Mandel Bros. there, has
returned home and is now with A. g.
ID. Friedman, the clothiers.
1t begins to look like business now
at the new factory site, quite force
of men and teams are at work excava-
ting and leveling them. up, prepare
tory to laying the foundations.
New ads this week: The Variety
Store, Spencer g. Lloyd, Geo. w. De-
Witt, r. II. Letson, H. j. Leonard, A.
q ID. Friedman, Bedding Bargain House,
Fish & Young, w. l. Benedict, A. G..
Bedford, Ionia.
Married at the residence OF Abram
Hallett, on Broas st. last evening (May
8th) at . o'clock, Victor Hallett and
Miss Lucinda Harrington; Rev. A. o.
Carman officiating. A few relatives
and friends were present
Mrs. Vern vanHorn entertained a
company of young friends at her home
on Masonic Ave-, last Tuesday even
ing, 1t being her husbands birthday.
Ice cream and cake were served and