Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-30
Short Hems of Interest Re
iaffns to the Toqvn and It's
People, told in a Single
Paragraph.


Miss Mabel Gibbs of Casnova spent
Sunday at DR.. G f. Smiths.
Mrs. Lydia Humberg of Ionla is
visiting her brother John Rouse.
Miss Sybil Forsythe of Greenyille is
visiting at the home of j. l.. Lloyd.
A. Friedman and wife made bust
ness trip to Grand Rapids this week.
The Postoflice is to be moved 10 its
new location, two doors west this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Evans of Grand
Rapids were Sunday visitors at Levi
! Broas'.
The supper at the Congregational
church last evening was well at
! tended
Miss Minnie Berry of Cannon was a
guest of her aunt Mrs. Delehanty,
Sunday.
The l.. L. l.. meets next Sunday
afternoon at 4 O'clock at the NJ f..
church.
Waldo Franciso has been attending
Masonic grand lodge in Muskegon
this week.
Mrs. w. f. Sandell spent Sunday at
Portland. Mr.. Sandell spent Sunday
at Lowell.
The Evening Post-Democrat is sue
cessor to the Morning Democrat at
Grand Rapids.
Mr.. Elmer Green is receiving Wis
it from his sister, Mrs. Dick Jebb of
indianapolis, Ind.
Mrs. Oscar Sylvester of GAINESVILLE
is visiting Mrs. w. l.. Orser and other
friends in the city.
A. NJ Williams is stopping at Ionia
with his brother Geo. f. Williams
who has been on the sick list.
Deputy j. l.. Morgan of Grand Rap
ids is in the city working in the in
terests of the Modern Woodmen.
Miss Nellie Hall returned to Grand
Rapids this morning after spending a
week with relatives in this vicinity
Special meeting of the f. d A. NJ.
next Monday evening. Work in the
third degree, and refreshments to fol-
low.
The ladies of the Congregational
society meet at Mrs. f. B. Lapham's
next Wednesday afternoon. BE pre-
pared to pay dues.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Spicer had as
their guests last week her sister, Mrs.
Rich, and mother, Mrs. Giles Near
thur, and neice, Miss Ethel Pasco, of
Grand Rapids.
The w. G. T. U. meets Friday after
noon at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. w.
ID. Ballou. 1t will be mothers meet
ing, all mothers are especially invit-
ed to be present.
The joint public installation of Off
GERS of the Maccabee lodges is held
at the Opera House this evening.
Much time has been spent in prepare
tion for the event and it is bound to
be big success
Enoch 5. Moulton, a well known and
long time resident of the city, who
has not known good health for years,
was reported in a very serious and
almost dying condition yesterday but
rallied and was some better this
morning.
John Flater has taken legal steps
for an accounting of financial affairs
of Huntley & Co., builders and con-
tractors, of which firm he was mem
Der. No trouble says Mr.. Huntley,
only he became impatient and wanted
things hurried faster than it was pos
sible to do so.
o. F.. Webster wanted to place a set
of wagon scales in the street in front
of his place of business and has done
so. Objection was made before the
common council by A. f. Weter,
whose place of business is close by,
but Mr. Webster quietly made his
plans and had everything ready to be-
gin work Saturday night at II O'Clock
and before Monday morning they
were in
A letter received by the BANNER
from j. w. Fleming informs us that
he will make his headquarters for the
present at Lexington, Ky. He wrote
from Jackson, KY, where he was stop
ping with James Meginley, formerly
of this city and well-known here, but
now in charge of Mr.. III. f.. Evans
hardwood lumber business at that
place. Mr.. Fleming is preparing tt
handle produce there, shipping his
supplies largely from Bedding. He
expects to return here about April /
For some time Hotel Bedding has
been serving suppers to passengers OF