Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-08-21
Short hems of Interest Re
latins to the Tozvn and It's
People, told IN a Single
Paragraph.
Local ~
Brevities.

the city Saturday.
l.. b. Hall, of Grand Rapids, was in
the city Saturday.
Mrs Lew Willard and daughter Elsie
are in Grand Rapids.
Miss Lulu McElroy left Monday for
weeks visit at Hart.
Miss Anna Rainier spent Sunday in
Greenville with relatives.
w. j. Knott was in Grand Rapids
Friday and Lansing Saturday.
The II. ]. Leonard store fronts are
receiving fresh coat of paint.
Mrs. NJ. F Tuck is spending the
week with relatives at Hillsdale.
Miss Bertha Grant left Saturday
for her home in Keenan,. Lake Co.
Mrs $. &. Snyder and daughter left
Monday for McCord for weeks visit.
Mr. and Mrs. George Pettingill have
been visiting relatives in Lake Odessa.
Miss Tessa Brown, of Greenville,
Sundayed with her cousin, Miss Merl
Stall.
Mrs. G.. S. Roosevelt left Monday for
weeks visit with her daughter, at
Lansing.
Miss Dora Friedman of Manistique
is visiting her brother Abe Friedman,
this week.
Miss Edna Steele of Grand Rapids
visited her brothers, Lewis and Carl,
over Sunday.
Mrs. H. G. Evans left Monday
morning for a two weeks visit at
Port Perry, Ont.
Connell Bros drug store is being
improved inside and out, by fresh
paper, paint, etc.
Mrs +. Barnes and daughter left
FRIDAY for a two weeks visit with
relatives in Lansing.
Patrick Conroy and wife, of Flush
ing, are guests at her sisters, Mr..
and Mrs. Vern Pope's
Miss Ethel Callagan, of Greenville,
is visiting Miss Florence Fisher and
other friends this week
Mrs j. III. Orth, of Fowlerville, ar
rived Monday for weeks visit with
her brother, William Fisher.
Alfred (Bub) Stone is back in the
dray busidess again, handling the
ribbons on Webster's big wagon.
Mr.. f. GrifRns and wife and Mrs.
Ida Evans and daughter left Tuesday
for Muskegon, where they will reside.
Mr.. j. f. Hall, of Chicago, presi-
dent of the Belding-Hal Mfg. Co.,
was in the city several days the past
week.
Mrs. j. II. Locke of Grand Rapids
and Mrs. + NJ. Treat of Coral made a
few days visit with Mrs. J. w. Moore
this week.
Sold through Charles Browns real
estate agency, house and two lots
known as the Peter Schafer property,
to Owen Barker.
The Baptist ladies of the second
ward will sell baked goods at Robin
son & Hudsons store on Saturday
afternoon, Aug. %.
w. II. Edwards and wife of Chicago
spent Saturday and Sunday here.
Mrs. Edwards is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. G. Sheldon sr.
Mayor f. B. Lapham joined his wife
at Chase Saturday, and after spend
ing Sunday there, they went on to
Manistee, Frankfort, and Charlevoix.
The address by Mrs. Z. Fl. Nudge
at the Baptist church Monday even
ing was really very line effort and
was highly appreciated by those in
attendance.
Clyde Sinclair, who had been spend
ing several days with his parents
and friends here, left on his return to
Petoskey Wednesday morning. where
he has a good position.
L. J Dickinson, of Milwaukee, con-
nected with the postoHice department
there, is guest at NJ A. Cooley's.
1t is the third annual vacation visit
he has made here in succession.
Don. Wilson, of Chicago, is here on
a two weeks vacation visit with his
sister, Mrs. DIR Ferguson, and friends.
He Is accompanied by his friend Joe
Norling, who remains for one week.
A. d. Prosser, of Detroit, the pro-
motor of an electric road project
from Grand Rapids to Saginaw via
Bedding has been in the city and VIZ
cinity the past week, working to Sc
cure right of way contracts. He says
the money to build the road is all Sc
cured and ready providing franchises
and right of way contracts can be all
secured before Sept 18th.
A large crowd watched and waited