Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-05
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Belding were united in marriage by
Rev. Nj. l.. Fox at Ionia last week
Wednesday.
The members Of the w. G. T. u. are
requested to observe June 9th Flower
Mission Day, by sending bouquets to
the sick and shut-in.
The Eureka M. f. church will have
an ice cream social at the residence
of Ed. Stokes on Friday evening, June
18th which all are cordially invited
TO attend
Children's Day Missionary concert
next Sunday morning at the Metho-
dist church. Children are requested
to bring their bee hives and Offering
for the native missionary.
Fire was discovered in the paint
shop at the Ionia Wagon Works last
Thursday and made lively work for a
short time but was extinguished be-
fore great damage was done.
e. II. King the photographer wishes
us to say to the people of Belding and
vicinity that his studio will be closed
until Saturday, June IA. Mr.. King
will 90 on an extended business and
pleasure trip, after which he will
again open his studio on above date.
j. L. Morgan, ID. II. G. of the Mod
ern Woodmen is in the city working
again this week. Having brought the
Grand Rapids members to Belding he
is now talking up an excursion from
Greenville and Belding to Grand
Rapids.
Miss Graville, who has been en-
ployed as a teacher in our school for
the past two years, has been secured
by the Belding board. We compli-
ment them upon their choice as Miss
Graville is a splendid teacher and a
fine lady. Sheridan Advertiser.
The Smyrna Cemetery association
will hold their annual meeting for
the purpose of electing officers and
transacting such other business as
may come before the meeting on Sat
urday evening June IA, all interested
please turn out and help along the
good work
The following has been banded in
to the HAMMER: anted a home for
an orphan who came from the city of
Chicago and is wandering alone in
the streets of Belding, without bread
or board. This child is a bout II years
of age and is trying to earn his living
as a little boot black.
Bert Hansen, a young man, who
has been in the employ of Hawley
Woodbeck, near Greenville, was
kicked in the face by horse while
coming from pasture. Hansen's nose
was broken, nattened and turned to
one side, the end of the nose was split
open and the cut extended through
into the cheek
To many homes are born twin boys,
but it is a rare occurance when both
live to celebrate their seventy-fifth
birthday, but that is what Walter
Damon Arnold and William Dexter
Arnold did May 25th. They were
early pioneers of this county, and the
former lives in lonia city, the latter
in Saranac.
Belding will allow no more plank
sidewalks built in the city, and will
refund % per cent of cost to the own
ers who build cement walks. Will
Greenville permit itself to be beaten
by Belding in a good work like this?-
Greenville Democrat.
1t was not brought about in Belding
without an effort, brother, keep after
them.
The Elks had fine social session
Thursday evening. A candidate from
Belding was initiated and a Bedding
delegation helped do it. Hon. Chas,
a. Blair of jackson, was also present,
and stirred the lodge membership to
enthusiasm with an eloquent speech,
At the social session, which followed
the lodge session, the members of the
Perry Stock company assisted in the
entertainment, proving themselves
to be refined and capable entertain
ers.-Ionia Sentinel.
T.. M. Foster left here Saturday
after informing his wife that he was
going TO return to the woman who
had come between them. Mrs. Foster
left for her home at Port Dover, Can
ada, Tuesday. We understand that
il is her intention to return to Lowell
and make her residence here at least
long enough TO enable her TO obtain Z
divorce. We are informed that Fos
ter said to,his wife, "You are all righ'
and | am fool, but | can't give that
woman up. Lowell Ledger.
Warning.
I III Won have kidney or bladder troubl,