Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-11-07

Mrs. II. X. Ross, of lonia, is visit
ing her sister Mrs. f. +. Fales.
See special bargain prices at
Bridge st. Market for Saturday.
Mrs. Nj. b. Divine and Mrs. Alfred
Allen of Portland spent Sunday here.
Mrs. DIR. Peck and Miss Rhea of
Lowell visited friends here over Sun
day.
T.. K. Lessiter will give a Thanks
giving ball as usual at his hall in Graf
tan Nov. 2Sth.
Bedding jurors November term:
James Granger, M. +. Severance,
John Spriggs.
Mrs. Fred Hayward of Casnovia Wis
tied at Mrs. w. |. Benedict's Thurs
day and Friday.
Bedding f. & A. NJ. will have a
special meeting Monday night. Third
degree work and banquet.
The X. O. Z. NJ. have changed their
meeting nights to the first and third
Wednesdays of each month.
Mrs, Viola Nealon has returned to
Bedding from New York state, where
she has been for couple of years.
1t is reported that Aleck Balm and
Miss Fuller, daughter of Benz. Fuller,
were married at Grand Rapids yester-
day.
The subject of the discourse at the
Methodist church for next Sunday
evening will be, "A Princely Well
digger"
The iron columns and steel | beams
having arrived the work of rebuild
ing the front of the Unger block is
now in progress.
Miss Carrie Westover, an employee
of the II. S. Co., was notified yester-
day that her father was dead and left
for home at once.
Dan Hat and wife of Lansing have
been visiting relatives and friends in
Bedding and Greenville. She is sis
ter of Robt. PEBBLES.
The Ladies' Literary Exchange
Club meets with Mrs. j. Il. Angel,
November 14th at 2:30. Quotations
and answer to roll call.
The Friedly boys, Henry and Ben,
are now licensed embalmers, having
passed the recent examination at
Lansing and have received their GER
tificates from the state.
Joe PRESLEY who has been enjoying
a long vacation, started out again
this morning on the road for the Ionia
overall concern. He will not be at
home much now until February.
Regular meeting O. L. S. next Tues
day evening at 7 o'clock. Initiation
postposed on account of Canadian
Jubilee singers. Officers requested to
meet Saturday evening for practice.
The Bedding sportsmen, and we
have more of them to the square inch
than any other town in the state, are
getting in full time while the bird
season lasts. Some good strings are
brought in.
Gordon Tower, son of b. f. Tower.
who has been in northern Idaho since
the fore part of July on government.
forestry business, arrived home We'd
nesday. After a short visit he will go
to Washington, d. G.
Mr.. Frank Goss of Battle Creek and
Mrs. Myra Passmore of this city were
united in marriage by Rev. A. O. Car
man at the parsonage on Monday eve
ming. The bride is daughter of Mr..
Richard Bristol of this place.
Mr.. j. E. Stevens who has conduct
ed very successful cigar manufact-
uring business in Bedding for several
years, has sold out to Chas. Stout and
intends going to California on account
of the health of his wife as well as
himself.
Not so many potatoes coming in
now, farmers very busy with fall work,
and most of them think also that the
price is going considerably higher be-
fore spring, although that opinion is
not shared by the buyers. SIC seems
to be the top notch at present.
Floyd Huntley, fireman at factory
"A' of the Belding-Hall Mfg. Co. was
very severely burned about the face
and hands Tuesday. He was perform
ing his usual duties when there was
small explosion from the arch caused
by gas having formed, a great flame
of fire leaped out and caught him. DIR.
Ferguson attended him and made him
as comfortable as possible.
The Ionia friends of Geo. T.. Nichols
are not to have their faith shaken in
him by unproven charges made by
such men as Garman and Cameron of
the Grand Rapids water scandal have
been shown to be. Last Friday eve
ming when he returned home from