Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-08
Short HENS of Interest Re
Ia ing 0 the Toqvn and It's
People, told in a Single
Paragraph.
Local ~
BreVitieS.

Claude Wood is in Big Rapids TAX
ing course in the Ferris School.
Mrs. Charles Felch of Carson City
spent Sunday with friends in town.
Miss Mabel Barnum has returned
from a weeks visit with relatives in
Stanton.
Miss Albert Sabin of Ionia has been
visiting her daughters, Kate and
Allie, this week.
Mrs f. Maxan, of Minneapolis Mimi.
spent a few days this week with Mr..
and Mrs. l.. Guild.
DIR. Armstrong has leased Sheriff
Fales house and will occupy it as soon
as vacated by the family.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Christian. daugh-
ter Mabel, and son Earl of Ionia we're
guests of Mis-. @. r. Cowdin Friday.
Miss Gertrude Caldwell of Minnea-
polls who visited her father A. Fl .
Caldwell a week has returned home.
A. ID. Fisher of Plummerville Ark
ansas has returned to his home after
three weeks visit with his brother,
w. f. Fisher.
Mrs. Josephine Fatty who has been
visiting relatives here for the past
two weeks, returned to her home in
st. Louis, Tuesday.
Charles Coon and daughter N4va
and the latter's grandmother Mrs M.
M. Gals visited at Alfred Davis in
Grattan last Friday.
Doric Chapter, o. f. S, will meet
in regular session Tuesday evening,
Jan. l3. The Worthy Marion desires
full attendance of the members.
E. d. Ormsby who has been night
watch at factory "C' for years, left
Tuesday a. M, for Alpena where he
has charge of an engine at good sal
airy.
]. Friedman of Maple Rapids was
New Years day. In company with
Mr.. and Mrs. Friedman he went to
Greenville and visited friends there.
Ben Friedley has purchased car
riage shed of Mrs +. II Weter which
stood in the rear of her property on
Pleasant ST., and had ii moved up to
his place. He will utilize it for barn.
Tuesday night 20 of the high school
girls and boys made up sleigh load
and went out 10 NJ. Kohn's just south
of Cooks Corners where they had
good time, refreshments we're served
Mrs. Effie Russell who has been here
for some time visiting her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Geo Purdy, and taking care
of her child which has been sick, re-
turned to her home in Luther Tues
day.
G. b. Nye and wife of Grand Rapids
greeted old friends here last week
they visited at Carl A. Georges. Mr..
Nye was obliged to walk with cane
the result of stick of wood falling
on his foot.
Mrs. Fannie Ohlinger and son Bern
ard of Bedding spent the holidays with
her grandfather, A. Crane, and uncle
Oscar Crane, and family of Lyons.
They also visited at Geo. ]. Hayes
North Plains. Tribune.
Rev. A. o. Carman will go to Brock
inridge today the first charge at
which he preached after being or
dained, and lecture under the auspices
of the Epworth League his subject
being Character Building"
Lewis Steele has purchased lot on
the Luther addition adjoining S. w.
Case on the west and has begun the
foundation for dwelling house. Mr..
Steele thinks he had rather own a
house than to pay rent for one.
Mr.. and Fred Dorman had very
pleasant visit last week with Mrs.
Dorman's cousin Charles Bugbee OF
Traverse City whom she had not seen
for 30 years. Mr.. Bugbee has been
trying TO locate her for several years
but only succeeded last week and
made them happy with two day:
visit.
Fred Stebbins met with an acciden,
at factory ''C' while at work We'd
nesday morning. His right hant
came in close contact with a saw anc
lacerated his thumb and the middl,
finger. DIR. Ferguson attended hin
and bound up the injury in a yer,
satisfactory manner.
Very interesting New Years servi
ces were neld at the Congl churcl
SUNDAY morning. Mr.. Stewart Ston,
assisting in the singing AT the clos
of the sermon Rev, j. + Butler CAV,
the right hand of fellowship to min
new members and communion wa
administered To large number.
ChiIdr-n Poisoned.