Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-16


A. Behrendt and family have moved
to Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs Vern Van Horn go to
Lansing 10 reside.
1t is reported that bowling alley
is to be opened in Bedding.
Joseph I Berry left this morning
on his return to Minnesota.
Fred Dorman has been suffering
from an attack of the grippe.
The Lyric Ladies Quartet at the
Opera House Monday evening.
d. f. Elkerton, Of Alaska, Kent Co.,
has been in the city this week.
Mrs. Everett Of Greenville spent
Tuesday with Mrs, NJ. Y. Gephart.
Belding Woman's Club meets with
Mrs. c. D. Ellis Tuesday next Jan. q.
ID. G. Sheldon, city attorney, made
a business trip to Ionia this morning.
Rumors of coming change in
well known grocery firm, are circulat-
ing.
DIR. j. II. Armstrong is receiving a
visit from his brother Robert, of Sea-
forth, Ontario.
O. d. Blanchard of Casnovia was
the guest of his daughter Miss Peck
ham, over Sunday.
John f. Kohn is circulating a petit
tion for another rural free delivery
southeast from Belding.
w. A. Rounds of Fremont was a
guest of his daughter Mrs. Chas r.
Foote few days the past week.
Remember lecture course enter
tainments begin at 8 o'clock sharp, so
try to be in your seats at that time.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Friedman have
leased the residence which has been
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. L. O. Cush-
ing.
Mrs. j. w. Shipman and daughter,
Edna, returned Thursday evening
from an extended visit with relatives
at Six Lakes.
Supervisors Foote, Angel and Will
der, of Belding, went TO Ionia Monday
morning to attend the annual Janu-
airy session of the board of supervisors.
A large party went to Greenville
Saturday evening on account of the
Salvation Army meeting there and re-
turned 10y special train. 2lS tickets
were sold
II. Buttolph, proprietor ofthe Crys-
tai Diary, was the happiest man in
the city Sunday, all on account of
that s 10 daughter which arrived at
his home ON that date.
Frank Livermore and Mr.. Evans,
employees Of the Belding-Hall Mfg.
Co., have received injuries in the last
week, the former kicked by horse,
the latter cut i'm a buzz planer.
Nell Trotter, the well known Mis-
sion worker of Grand Rapids, occu-
pied the Congregational church pull
pit last Sunday evening. He was the
guest of w S. Garfield while in the
city.
Mrs. McCrobrey living two miles
south of Green's church suffered a
stroke of pralysis five years ago, and
Wednesday morning of this week had
another and now lies in a critical con-
dition.
We regret to say that the news
from Arthur Conner, who was taken
to a private sanitarium at Flint rec
emily is not of a very encouraging ma
ture, although his case is not consid'
cred hopeless yet by any means.
The Hotel Belding is right in it or
banquets. Besides the one tonight
the Ladies Literary Exchange ban
quet there the 18th, and on the 25tf
the Goodfellowship Club of Grattar
will have a dinner. In February some
time will come the Republican ban
quet.
Miss Mabel Il Thomas of Geneseo
Ill, is the name of the new teacher
engaged by the board. The particu
lar demand for a new teacher at thi
time is caused by the promotions il
the lower grades which take place
the end of the semester Feb. lst The
city is growing and the schools are
growing.
Chas. Mclaughlin, the blacksmith
ro+ 4, rouple If eplipters from a stee
hammer which he was using, in tn
forefnger Of his right hand. and ha'
TO have them cut out. DIR. Stanton
done the job Wednesday to Mr.. Nc
Laughlin's satisfaction, and he ex
poets to be able to get back to worl
in the course of few days.
OF. Webster has been the subjec
of considerable good natured banter