Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-30
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The semi-annual meeting of the
lonia countySunday school association
will be held at Lyons, June and I.
John Eaves and family who were
burned out in the Wallace house on
south Broas st. April lst, have moved
to Palo, their former home.
"Auntie" Percival, for nearly 33
years a resident of Palo, is dead.
She was 81 years of age, was one of
those noble kind of women who is
passing leave a vacancy hard to fill.
One of the Greenville girls got
note from drummer the other day
who said he wanted to kiss her. And
she didn't do thing but tell him to
call with full line of samples.
Frank Howk met with serious ac-
cident on Wednesday last, at his
work in the cutter factory. His right
hand was caught in the planer and
the second finger badly mutilated. =
Lowell Journal.
G.. f. Potter visited his wife in this
city the first of the week. Mr. Pot
ter has accepted position with the
Ballou basket factory of Bedding
Stanton Clipper.
The Crawford-Jordan election bet
case has been decided in favor of
Crawford by Justice Curry, who gave
him judgment for $25. Jordan has
appealed to the circuit court.
A little over a month ago w. G.
Hawkins, Grand Rapids grocery
drummer, well known to many Bel
ding people, was married to Miss
Clara Albro, of Portland. Last week
she returned to her old home and says
she is there to stay, but gives no
reason.
Leo Caro- of Grand Rapids, the
recently elected grand chancellor of
Michigan X. of F., has announced his
appointments and among them we
notice that |. l.. Hubbell of this city
is made chairman of the committee
on returns and credentials.
Prof. G.. +. Garbutt of Saranac has
been appointed to $500 and Mrs
Garbutt to 5000 position as teachers
in the Philippines. They expect to
be assigned to Manila. This will
leave vacancy in the principalship
of the Saranac school, and Prof. NJ.
f. Scott who has been at Lyons for
several years has been engaged.
Prospects are that Pere Mar
quette extension west from Howard
City TO Ludington via Newaygo will
be built. The company has complet-
ed surveys and force of men are at
work setting grade stakes. 1t is re-
ported that right of way has been
secured between Howard City and
Hart. The building of this extension
will give the Pere Marquette direct
line across Michigan to the shore of
Lake Michigan.
Mary Il Crone, a former resident
of Muir, now living in Lyons, has
sued Miles Gorham, of Orange town
ship, for breach of promise. placing
the damage to her feelings at $1,000.
Gorham has been released on bonds
of $1,000. Both parties to the suit
are between 80 and go years of age.
The affidavits on which the suit is
based are highly sensational, and if
front seats in the court room will
probably be at a premium. Muir
Tribune.
The BANNER is not the one to ad
wise plunging into debt rashly OF
foolishly, but you know man so con
servative that he never goes into
debt, seldom makes much of a sue
cess. The Allegan Gazette of last
week said: Allegan people would
be dumb with astonishment if any
one should propose that the vii
lage should go into debt $4,000 ol
S50,0 900 for improvements, factories
etc. Our neighbor, South Haven
with not twice the population of Al
Logan, has an Indebtedness of $50, 900
and the town is booming, with the
population increasing, more manu-
factories coming, and evidences o
prosperity on every hand.
Michael Ward, of Harvard, has TAX
en- charge of the base ball question a
Harvard, and will have a fast team
this year. Tony Ferry will pitch ant
/ the rest of the team will line up a
follows Atkins, catch: Maloney
first base; Jack Burns, second base
J. =. Ward, Manager Wards son
third base; Matice, short stop; Tower
: right field: Her, center field; Mel
/ Burns, left field. Most of the player
= are those who formed such a combin
5 alton last year, Matice on short sto
1 being a new man. He played wit
{ Grattan's crack team three years ag
d and should prove a source of strengt
D to Mr.. Wards team. Altogether |
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