Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-09-26
Local II
Brevities.

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A. Traub returned Wednesday from
a business trip to Detroit.
Nj. l.. Osterhout and wife spent Sun
day with Grand Rapids friends.
Mrs. Abbie Joiner returned Tuesday
from a weeks visit at Benzonia.
Miss Nina Finch has been spending
few days at her home at Sparta.
Mr. viii Felch of Carson City has
taken charge of Canfield's bakery.
Mrs. Chas. w. Crosby is preparing
to move to Battle Creek in the near
future.
Miss Olah Green returned from
Cleveland and the Pan American
Monday.
Miss Leah Berger of Charlotte is
the millinery trimmer for Mrs. A.
Behrendt.
Mrs. O. f. Webster went to Traverse
City Wednesday to attend the funeral
of an uncle.
II. l.. Page and wife went to Grand
Rapids Tuesday to attend the we'd
ding of a friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Jones were in
Saranac Monday to attend the funer-
al of an aunt of his.
Entertainment for benefit of piano
fund at Congregational church, Fri
day evening of this week.
Mr. Anthony Friedman of James st.
has been spending a week with his
parents at Sandusky, Ohio.
Miss Julia Shaw returned Saturday
from Mackinaw island where she has
been spending the summer.
Miss Carrie Arnold and Chris. Grill
were married at Fowlerville, Sept.
18th. They will reside here.
Next Monday morning the big Beld-
ing-Hall factory "a starts up again,
which is welcome news to all.
A. Friedman, the clothier, has been
spending a few days at Manistee. He
returned Wednesday evening.
The negotiations which were in
progress for the sale of the Wilson q
Friedly furniture store fell through
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Green are enjoy
ing a visit from their neice, Mrs. c.
f. Conklin and little son from Manis-
tee.
Miss Tina Mcdonald went to Pom
tiac Wednesday to spend a few days
with relatives and friends and see the
state fair.
Bert Luck has taken Horace Gree
leys advice and gone west, having &C
companied +. Luck and wife on their
return to Belmond, Iowa.
Miss Mary Carnahan who has been
visiting her sister Mrs. DR.. Pinkham
for three weeks past, returned to her
home at South Haven Tuesday.
Ex-Mayor Waldo Francisco and wife
have returned from a trip to the Pan
American, which included visit to
friends in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Geo. Tooley went to Ionia Monday
morning to take charge of John S.
Donovan's branch confectionery and
cigar store there for short time.
Earnest Moore and wife have been
spending a few days at Big Rapids.
Mr.. Moore has returned but Mrs
Moore remained for a little longer
stay.
An old lady by the name of Mrs.
Gage, residing about four miles south
of Smyrna, died quite suddenly Tues
day. The funeral services take place
this afternoon.
Edgar Nash of near Ionia and Mrs.
II. d. Irish of Grand Rapids, visited
their brother and nephew of Eureka,
and their niece Mrs. II. b. Wilcox of
this city this week.
Mrs. VIM. Lessiter has bought lot
on ''Peck's bill" in the west part of
the city, and will build a nice home
upon it at once. Belding is pleased
to have Mrs. Lessiter locate with us.
Chas. Knapp, popular clerk at
Benedict's drug store is off on a two
weeks vacation. He will spend a few
days at Grand Rapids and then 60 to
Iron Mountain in the upper peninsula
Chas. S. Fetch left Thursday for
Albuquerque, New Mexico, bearing
the good wishes of a host of friends
with him. From word received it is
learned that he stood the journey all
right.
Mrs. III. N. Bush, former resident
here. but more recently Of Entrican,
Montcalm county, has been visiting
old friends here. Her husband and
herself are about TOT move to Grand
Rapids.
Geo. w. Moulton is in charge of De-
Wits furniture store this week
during the proprietor's absence in
Lansing. Chas. Hopkins is also handy
man at Robinson q Hudson's during