Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-23
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Brevities.

dead.
John Griffith was in Greenville,
Monday.
Royal Palmer is visiting his parents
this week
DR.. Norman of Grand Rapids spent
Sunday here.
Geo. w. French of Ionia was in the
city Wednesday.
w. J Clarke is at ST. Louis taking
baths for Rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Stevenson of
Ionia Sundayed in Bedding.
w ID. Sinclair and wife spent Tues
day and Wednesday at Fenwick.
Mrs. A. +. Stewart is visiting at H.
L. Franciscos several days this week.
Mr. Erastus Brown of Stanton spent
Friday with his daughter Mrs. Jason
Hicks.
Miss Gladys Sherwood retured to
Fowlerville Friday after a weeks Wis
it here.
Mrs. Thos. Cannon has, been suffer
ing an attack of rheumatism caused
by the grippe.
F.. ID. Lincoln has his stock about
all moved to his new location in the
Wallace block
w. l. Benedict has in his window
fine picture of the Quinine tree. Look
at it as you pass.
Seymour Waldron returned from
Council Bluffs, Iowa last week. His
mother is improving
M. NJ. Benedict will have an auction
sale of farm stock and tools Feb. 18th
commencing at 10 O'Clock.
Chas. and Steve Baty returned last
week from Chicago where they have
been attending barber school.
Miss Pearl Bedding returned to
Kalamazoo Monday from brief visit
with relatives and friends here.
Jud w. King and Miss Lue Lavery
returned Monday from visit with
the latter's parents at Lakeview.
Mrs. Emma Peasley returned to her
home at Remus Saturday after pro-
longed visit with her sister Miss Mary
Peasley.
Palmer Fales has started on the
road to a bank presidency by becom-
ing general utility man at the Bel
ding Savings Bank.
Miss Gertie DeHart who has been
with her aunt Mrs. {. A. DeHart for
several weeks returned to her home
at Sidney this morning.
j. b. Arnwine has traded a house
and lot in this city for farm near
Ionia. They will continue to be resi-
dents of Belding however.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. J. Burris enter
tanned her sister Mrs. Albert Keefer
and her friend Mrs. John Gorham.
both of Lyons, over Sunday.
The city council last evening voted
to engage Geo. f. Nichols to assist
city attorney Sheldon in the next
trial of the Alta J. Hall damage suit
There is some talk Of special train
for the accommodates of those who
wish to attend the Gridley club ban
quet at Ionia the 3lst but no definite
arrangements have been made at this
writing.
Capt. Chrystal of the Salvation
Army contingent, now engaged at
Greenville, was in the city Monday
and reports the success of their meet
ings there very close to what it has
been in Belding.
Mayor c. r. Ranney, of Greenville,
has issued a proclamation ordering a
general vaccination on account of the
smallpox outbreak. He says there are
twenty-five cases within few miles
of the town. A house to house can
vass 10 astertain who had not been
vaccinated was ordered for Jan 20
A substantial farmer living south
and east of Bedding remarked to the
BANNER a few days since, that he did
not take much stock in Good Roads
banquets at 75c per plate. but he
would turn out and donate five days
work with his team to haul gravel
and put on the road from John Ross
mans corner if others are willing to
take hold and do the same.
r. and Mrs I II rmsttouu enter
tanned the Stratford Club at their
pleasant home Wednesday evening.
The guests represented the following:
Miss Ophelia, Cinderella and her sister.
Babbie, Colonial Dame, Martha
Washington, Priscilla, Grandmother,
Old lady, Rough Rider, Soldier, Min
lister, Peter Won Tropp. Dainty re-
freshments we're served, and an en-
II.