Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-02-21
Local Brevities.
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morrow friday night.
Miss Carrie Ranney was home from
Olivet college over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Grant spent
Sunday with Greenville friends.
Miss Mable Stone went to Big Rap
ids Wednesday for weeks stay
Married, Jos. f. Topper, Bedding,
and Minnie b. Sanborn, Lakeview.
Ed Post of Orleans, we'll known in
Bedding, died Wednesday morning.
l. l.. Hubbell's mother of Orleans
visited them couple of days this week.
John H. Stander of Grand Rapids
was guest at j. e. Viewers over Sun
day.
Justice E. B. Lapham is now domi-
ciled in H. l.. Van Benscoten's law
office.
w. II. Locke and wife spent a few
days in Ionia visiting their sons and
families.
A sleighload of Bedding friends Wis
tied DR.. Martins at Greenville Tues
day evening.
The Shoe factory resumed operations
Monday and the full force will be at
work in a few days.
Miss Vosper OF Ionia was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Ranney few
days the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Pond are the
happy pareets OF dandy boy, weight
10 lbs born this morning.
Prof. and Mrs. A. l.. Marvin are en-
pertaining her mother, Mrs. w. f.
Goats, OF Manistee for a few days.
Attorney II. L. VanBenschoten has
been confined TO his home several days
with the prevailing malady, grippe.
There will be special meeting of
the Bedding f. and A. M. next Monday
evening, with work in the third degree.
The X. OF p. give another progress
siye pedro at their hall this evening
with refreshments. Commence at
$50 sharp.
A Christian Endeavor Rally is an
nounced at the Congregational church
March 2and 3D., Further particulars
next week.
Miss Mayne Presley has been
obliged to take vacation from her
school duties in the Hoppough district
this week on account of illness.
NJ. b. Streeter and his Bon Ton
Stock company were pronounced by
our theatre goers to be strictly ali
right. They have a fine orchestra.
Several runaways during the past
week. The most serious one was with
a son of Geo. II. Gleason who was
thrown out and considerably injured.
Mrs. Coville has returned home from
Battle Greek where she went to attend
the board meeting of the w. p. A.
She also visited her daughter at Olivet
and friends in Charlotte and Lansing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson of Butter.
nut visited Mrs Frank Mason and 9TH
er friends here Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs Richardson is better known here
by her maiden name, Miss Carrie Mi
ner.
About twenty-five teachers from
Bedding and vicinity attended the in
stitute at Ionia last Friday and Satur-
daturday in consequence of which the
scholars had an extra days vacation
Friday.
Ladies Literary Exchange club hold
their annual meeting for election of
officers, Feb. 2Sth, at the home of Mrs.
II. A. Lamb. The club banquet at
Hotel Bedding, Wednesday evening,
Feb. 9th at o'clock.
Mrs Chas. Madden had just returned
home from her fathers at Sand Lake
when she received word that he was
dead. She attended the funeral
which was held Sunday, accompanied
by Miss Lena Cullom.
Frank Stewards house in the south
part OF the city was destroyed by fire
last Thursday afternoon. Insurance
$3.50 on building and same amount on
contents. A large share of the house
hold goods were removed.
r. II. Edwards, for some time stem
ographer and assistant ook.keeper
for the Bedding Shoe Co., intends re.
firing from his position and engaging
in the retail shoe business as soon as
he finds a suitable location.
Rummage sales have been the pre-.
vailing fad in all the surrounding
towns and we shall have to confess we
are little behind in this matter, how
ever we are informed that the Baptist
ladies are preparing to have one in the
near future.
Mrs. J. n. Green, Miss Maggie Green
and Mrs. ID. Calkins were called on
Thursday last to Hanover, Ontario by
the death OF their mother. Mrs.
Green and Mrs Calkins returned Mon
Iay cd Mgas Co. LII -. l.