Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-15
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city this week.
Mrs. DR.. Little and daughter spent
Tuesday in Ionia.
Miss Carrie Allen of Sheridan spent
Sunday here with friends.
Sheriff Elmer f. Fales sundayed
with his family In this city.
Carl Hoppough is moving his house
hold goods to Smyrna today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Thompson spent
few days in Ionia this week
David Friedman was in Chicago a
few days this week on business.
Mrs. Nj. j. Conklin spent Saturday
and Sunday visiting relatives in Ionia
Chas. Berry of Oakield spent Sat
urday with his sister, Mrs. Ii. PETER.
Charley Chapman, who is in Alma
taking the baths, is improving in
health.
Miss Audra Thompson, of Rockford
spent Sunday with her aunt Mrs. j.
Weaver.
Miss Iva Caukins was called to Fay
cite, Ohio, Friday, on account of the
severe illness of her mother.
Jacob Weaver and wife were iu
Greenville Tuesday, visiting at A. A
Burch's, and also their old friend
Mrs. d. w. C. Burch.
Miss Eliza McBurney of Ionia who
has been guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Dorman returned home Tuesday.
The Ladies Social Circle will meet
with Mrs. II. III. Gooding next We'd
nesday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock.
The Ladies Literary Exchange club
will meet with Mrs. l.. G. Willard,
Thursday, Jan. % al 2:30 O'Clock p. m.
Miss Myrtle Clark, of Green Vile
spent few days this week visiting
with Misses Marie and Anna Gri iliths.
Lewis Kessler and John Weaver of
Seneca county. Ohio, who were visit
ing at VIM. Kessler's, returned last
week.
Miss Gertie Putnam has returned
from two weeks visit with her
friend Miss Ethel Crouter, in Mus
kegon.
Mrs. G. w. Hendricks returned last
week from very pleasant visit with
her daughter Mrs. Frank Phillips in
Perrinton.
DR.. |. Ohlinger city Health officer
left Wednesday for Ann Arbor to at
tend the State Sanitary Convention
as delegate from this city.
Eighteen ladies of the Greenville
Episcopal church Guild came
down from that city in a sleigh load
and took dinner at Hotel Belding
today.
Chas. Brown made a sale of l4115
acres of timber land this week which
he owned in Mackinac county to l.
Krupp supervisor of Otisco township,
| for $l700.
The Bedding Savings bank held their
regular annual meeting Tuesday
afternoon electing the old board and
directors and officers The business
for the year showed up very satisfac-
tory.
A special meeting of Bedding +. &
A. M. will be held Saturday evening,
Jan. oath for work in the Master Ma
sons degree. 1t is desired that very
large attendance Of members shall be
present.
Worshipful Master Chas A. Ireland
and Senior Warden DR.. j. II. Arm
strong were in Lowell visiting the f.
& A, M. Lodge, Tuesday night. They
were well entert aimed by the Lowell
brothers.
+. A. Palmer went to Portland Mon
day to make survey of another sew
er for that place, the council having
voted TO engage him to look after the
work. The one he superintendent
/ lhot ian WCo vel odlloldCbOlJ y
The Mutual Improvement Club IA of
the number all piled into O. J. Wheel
er's sleigh Sunday and went out to
JEFF. Godfreys for social time. The
ride was delightful and Mrs Godfrey
made the visit extremely pleasant.
Capt, Underwood reports 50 scholars
already enrolled for the night school
and more a coming several sessions
have been held and the interest mani
tested has been excellent. + f..
Chapple is teaching the class. in book
keeping and a class in literature will
be added.
Gala X. Howe of Orleans was i'm the
city Wednesday, he has purchased
the Widow Spragues farm miles
north of Ionia, consideration $1,000.
His many friends in this city will be
glad TO know he is getting along in
the world in good shape ten years ago
he was laboring in this city but has