Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-11-28
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Rapids Tuesday.
w. S. Garfield store closed all day
for Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Gideon Smith of Long Island is
a guest at Levi Broas.'
Mrs. VIM. Clarke has returned from
visit in Grand Rapids.
The Salvation Army is here and is
attracting lots of attention.
Misses May Wiley and Ella O'Bryon
were Ionia visitors over Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Brink of Grand Rapids is
visiting relatives and friends in the
city for week.
Miss Mabel Stone left Wednesday
for her home at Big Rapids to remain
over Thanksgiving.
Mrs. .. ID. Blanchard of Casnovia is
visiting her daughter Miss Peckham
at w. l. Benedict's.
DR.. j. F.. Pinkham and wife enter
tanned his nephew, Fred Pinkham of
Ionia for brief visit.
l.. G. Epson went to Cadillac We'd
nesday morning and will do a little
hunting for day or two.
E. E. Fales went east last week to
deliver the horses purchased by Beld-
ing Bros. on their recent trip here.
The Congressional Club will meet
next Thursday afternoon Dec. 9TH, at
2:30 o'clock with j. ID. Morse. Re-
Spouse to roll call from some Scottish
author.
Mrs. Chamberlin and little son of
Carson City were guests at her sister
in-law's, Mrs. w. f. Sandell's, for a
few days, returning home Monday
morning.
Rev. j. j. Staley has been having an
unpleasant experience with one of his
eyes for several days, the result of a
sty which has caused him much pain
and inconvenience.
Con Eddy of Petoskey has been the
guest of his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Eddy of the first ward, the past
week. Con. is deputy postmaster
there, good position which he is
filling very satisfac torily. He says
Petoskey is enjoying steady growth.
The ladies of the Congressional
Club enjoyed most delightful Afri-
can afternoon at the home of Mrs. G..
A. Stanton last Thursday. The after
noon was in charge of Mrs. Stanton
and Mrs. f. b. Lapham. Mr.. Joseph
w. Stanton of South Africa gave the
ladies very interesting talk, at the
close of which a lunch was served of
South African fruits, music closed
the program.
Monday was the tenth anniversary
of the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Madden and some of their lady friends
conceived the idea that a little sur
prise would be the proper thing, so
they didn't do thing but execute
their plan. A very enjoyable even
ing was spent and each guest left
some article of tinware as a memento
of the occasion. May they live to en-
JOY many more such gatherings.
w. Arthur Galloway and Miss Hat
tie McCrumb were united in marriage
at the residence of the brides parents
in the first ward, Tuesday afternoon
by Rev. 6. Quick, about twenty of the
immediate relatives and friends be-
ind present to witness the same. Mr..
Galloway is employed as shipping
clerk at Ballou Basket factory and
both are popular young people. The
BANNER tenders them its congratule-
tions.
There is no probability of a city
clock being placed in the tower of the
new Bedding Bros. & Co. mill for sew
eral reasons, one of the most impor-
tant of which is that the Bedding
Bros. expect in the not very far dis
tant future to erect large block on
the corner across from Hotel Bedding
which would completely hide it from
Main street. There are others but
this one is enough.
The ladies of the Baptist church
and few of their friends gave
coffee with Mrs. J. A. Spencer at her
home Tuesday afternoon as sort of
a farewell visit previous to the de-
parture of herself and husband to
Toledo to spend the winter with their
daughter, Mrs. o. S. Cole. Mrs. r. A.
Mcconnell in behalf of the ladies pre-
sented her with beautiful souvenir
spoon and also gold pin. Mrs. Spen-
Ger replied feelingly and regretted
the separation. A pleasant after
noon was enjoyed.
A. b. Hull. the jeweler has been
making some notable additions and
Improvements to his jewelry store.
He recently received two fine show
cases with plate glass extending near
ly to the floor and lighted on the in
side with a row of small electric lights