Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-07-10

very nice.
MIR. and Mrs Fletcher Pringle of
Grand Rapids visited friends here the
past week.
Geo. Il. Baker, Spanish war veter-
an, has been granted a pension of So
per month.
Mesdames DIR. Bower and w. Clark
of Greenville spent Tuesday with Mrs.
j. l.. Lloyd.
Miss Baker formerly teacher here,
but recently of Evart, has been visit
ing friends here.
G. l.. Staley has been in Grand Rap
les and Detroit for several days pur-
chasing new goods.
The Maccabee members attended
services at the congregational chnrch
last Sunday morning.
r. A. Wilder and son of Boone,
Iowa, arrived Monday for a visit with
relatives and friends here.
Mrs. Maggie Snyder returned Tues
day from a weeks visit with Mrs G.
M. Grey of Middleyille, Mich.
Miss Mary and Master Charley
Lamberton returned "Wednesday from
weeks visit with friends in Grand
Rapids
Chas. Hammond visited his mother
who resides in Tuscola county, thirty
miles east of Saginaw, from Thursday
until Monday.
Communication received from Chi
cago informs us that Mr. and Mrs. N.
X. Benedict are the parents of baby
boy born Tuesday.
The subject at the Baptist church
next Sunday morning will be closing
Self" The Lords supper will be OBJ
served after the morning service.
John w. Stahlin of Bedding and
Minnie Clifford of Orleans were mar
ried by Rev. j. +. Butler at the par
sonage July Bird. They will reside in
Bedding.
A large company of ladies enjoyed
a pleasant social afternoon at the
Congregational church parlors, We'd
nesday. A short musical and literary
program was given and light refresh
ments served.
Michael Jacoby of Miriam died July
9Th and was buried July 7th. He was
II years of age and was one of the
good, old substantial Germans of the
settlement. Old age was as much
the cause of the death as anything
There was an ice cream famine in
town for a day or two but it is all
right now again. The sudden hot
weather and Fourth coming just at
that time, found the manufacturers
unprepared for such large demand.
The annual school meeting coming
on the same night as the regular
meeting of the Modern Woodmen the
latter will hold their meeting next
week on Tuesday instead of Monday
evening. Members will bear this in
mind.
A party of Bedding gentlemen, in
GLIDING Messrs. Hull, Lincoln, Hub
bell, Weter, l.. w. Holmes, Howard
Hail. and A. f.. Hill, of Chicago will
camp ont for week at Wabasis Lake.
Claude PETER, the celebrated chef,
accompanies them to look after the
commissarY department. G Nj. Wise
joins them Saturday.
Park policeman Fred VanVickle
complains that some boys whose
names he does not wish to give, used
indecent language and were consider
ably boisterous while in bathing OPP
posite the park grounds recently.
There is an ordinance against such
behavior and arrests will follow if re-
ported as the Mayor has given him
orders TO that effect.
The w. G. I. U. will give an infor-
NAL reception i'm honor of Mrs. A. S.
Benjamin, our State president Satur-
day afternoon July IL, from $50 to 4
o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Oster-
bout. Ladies who are not members
are most cordially invited to come and
meet Mrs. Benjamin. Opportunity
will be given the members at this
meeting to pay their dues.
Robt. McCue and family came from
Grand Rapids Last week to visit Bel
ding relatives and friends, and while
here their youngest child, Robt. Jr.,
was taken SO sick with cholera infan-
tum that it died. 1t had not been
well before coming here. The funer-
al was held Monday conducted by Rev.
FIR. Wicart. They have the sym.
pathy of many friends. 1t was about
one year old
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