Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-10
Local BrevitieS.

America.
Mrs. Will Case visited friends at
Bailey last week.
Miss Ella Armour visited relatives
at Lake Odessa last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Aldrich are the
happy parents of fine baby girl.
w. J. Knott has been laid up with an
attack of appendicitis this week.
DR.. Armstrong returned Saturday
from his vacation trip to Canada.
Miss Maggie Mcdonald OF Ionia, Wis
tied friends here Sunday and Monday.
Mesdames John Stevens and Frank
Willard were in Grand Rapids Tues
day.
Rev. Carmen has been confined to his
room by illness for few days this
week.
Manly Burch and wife and children
of Sparta are guests at Prof. A. L..
Marvin's.
Howard Wilcox of the north side is
working for Stone & Stone Of Marion.
this winter.
A. Traub has returned from St.Louis
where he went to take the baths for his
rheumatism.
Mrs. II. c. Wilbur left Tuesday for
Washington ID. c.. for the remainder
of the winter.
Bedding teachers and college students
at home for the holidays have returned
to their duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gardner OF Ar
cadia, Manistee county, are guests of
A. 5. Dimmick.
Merl Whitbeds has returned from a
two weeks visit with relatives and
friends at Ensley.
Word has been received that Mrs w.
d. Ballou, who left in November for
the east is improving.
Miss Nancy Anderson, who spent
Newyears at G. |. Nalseman's in Graf
tan, returned home Saturday.
Sheriff Moon has reappointed Deputy
Sheriff Fred Smith, Thos. Sherry, G.
E. Workman and w. r. Taylor.
A. Nj. Williams has sold his farm
southwest OF Smyrna, TO his three neph'
ews, Fred, Glenn and Frank Williams.
Mrs. G. II Fristoe, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. C.M .Thomp
son, returns to her home in Kansa:
City, Mo-, today.
The Ladies social circle of the Con
gregational church holds its next meet
ing with Mrs. N. j. Mclaughlin, mex
Wednesday afternoon.
O. |. Watkins of Grattan has beer
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Alvin Dim
minds, before going to Lansing to take
up his duties under the new admins
tratiou.
The Belding- Hall Mfg. Co. has a full
line OF their refrigerators on exhibit
bition at the Grand Rapids furniture
exposition. Howard Hall is in charg,
OF the exhibit
The fire department has been Gale,
out three times in the past week, bu
fortunately their services we're unnec
cessary. S25 will more than cover tn
| damages for all three.
The annual meeting of the stock
| holders OF the Peoples Savings Ban
was held Tuesday. Everything az
peared to be in good shape and all tn
old directors and officers were reflect
ed. The usual per cent. dividend wa
, declared.
y Negotiations are in progress for tn
: purchase OF the Bricker shoe stock b
: Chas. Eddy the former proprietor wit
good prospects for the completion {
the deal. Mr.. Eddy is an HONORABLE
gentleman and all would welcome hi
+. return to business circles.
: Geo. w. Moulton has gone to Lar
: sing where he has the promise of con
!. mittee clerkship during the preser
;, Legislative session. He will continu
e to hold his Office OF city clerk, the del
y uty Chas. Foote performing sue
duties as may be required during h
absence.
Stark's Comedy Co. is booked for tt
! opera house three nights, openin
ii Thursday evening Jan. 18th. TIL
company was here several months ag
and established first class reputatiC
J. for themselves, consequently the
J. should be greeted with large hous
e this visit. They have been very su
cessful everywhere.
The next party to be given by Il
Foresters at the opera house will be
grand masquerade. Friday, Janua
18th is the date, and that there will
90 large attendance is certain. Madar
80 Schultze, the costumer, from Ora
% Rapids, will be at Hotel Bedding d.