Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-20
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Brevities.

Rathbone Sisters party Opera
House Friday evening.
Mrs. NJ. Il. Pierson is visiting relat-
ives i'm stanton this week.
A fine eight pound girl arrived at
Arthur Mulford's Sunday.
Miss Grace Hadley spent Sunday
with relatives in Greenville.
Miss Zela Shaw spent Friday and
Saturday in lonia, visiting relatives.
VIC. Sheldon was in Stanton sew
eral days last week on legal business.
Miss Maggie Spalding, of Greenville
spent Sunday with Miss Mammie
Presley.
Mr. and Mrs. Fisherman, of Ionia,
spent Sunday with George Crawford
and wife.
Miss Leila Cowan, of Cannon, visit
e4 at Or. +. w. Litle's a few days
thN week.
Mr. and Mrs f. Gay and daughter
of Ionia, spent Wednesday with Mr..
and Mrs Alex Balm.
Miss Erma Lemp of Sparta, arrived
Wednesday for an extended visit
with Mrs. A. l.. Cole
Miss Gertie l.avery spent SATURDAY.
and Sunday with her cousin Miss
Edna Lavery, at Ionia.
Mrs b Kanouse and Mrs. VIM.
Walters, of Ionia have been visiting
relatives here this week.
Mrs Mary Crawford of Grand Rap
ids arrived Wednesday for few days
visit with Mrs. NJ. Darling.
The Ladies Literary exchange
Club will meet at Mrs Frank Ireland's
Nov. 2Sth. at 2:30 O'Clock p. m.
Mrs. Hattie McNlchols, of st. Johns
arrived Tuesday for an extended visit
with het mother, Mrs. M. Quimby.
Mrs. j. II. Mcintyre who has been
spending several weeks here returned
to Woodland, Barry county Saturday.
hAs L. Tyler aud Mrs. j. Lambie,
of Maple Rapids arrived Tuesday for
an extended visit with Mrs. F. Don
aldson.
The Royal Circle will meet with
Mrs. Ed. Lamb on the evening of Nov.
18th, at 1880 o'clock p. M for the cleo
tion of officers
N. f. Harris of Hart, has been in
the city this week. He owned the II.
A. Wrldron property and sold it to
Nelson jerks, Wednesday.
A union Thanksgiving service will
be held in the NJ f church Thursday
Nov. 9th at 1920 a. IN. Rev. j. K.
Butler will deliver the sermon.
Edgar Nash and Misses Louise and
Julia Nash of Berlin were called here
to attend the funeral of their brother
and uncle, Martin A. Nash of Eureka
Tuesday.
The Lady Maccabees will have in
itiation Saturday evening Noy. y,
and close with literary program and
refreshments. All members request
ed to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Brown are the
pSpud parents Of an eight pound girl
tat arrived last week. The mother
aud babe are doing well at the home
of her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur,
at Woodland Lake.
The weekly prize at Turner a.
Moore's bowling alley was won by w.
j. Healy who made score of at nine
pins, a similar prize on ten pins will
be given this week for highest score
made during this week.
The w. G.. II. u. will meet at Mrs.
Wilbur Locke's Friday Nov. Fl at 2:3O
y. m Bring scripture texts of praise,
echoes from the National convention
recently held at Portland will consti-
tute the program A cordial welcome
TO all
a. A. Houghton and wife of Column
bus, Ohio have taken up their resi-
dence in this city. Mr.. Houghton Is
district manager of the United States
Health and Accidental Insurance Co.
and Is a well and widely known insur.
ance man and we welcome him to our
city.
Street Commissioner Mitchell has
done good piece of work this week
in opening up the sewer on the cor.
ner OF Main and Bridge streets. RE
took out the six inch pipe which was
continually getting filled up with
refuse and replaced the section with
ten inch pipe.
n Henry Luck Is making great pre-
plrations for entertaining a large
crowd at Cooks Corners at his
Thanksgiving party, Thursday night
Nov 9th. Decker's full orchestra OF
Ionia will play. Bill including supper
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