Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-20
Short Hems of Interest Re
Latins TO the Toqvn and It's
People, told IN a Single
Paragraph.
Local ~
Brevities.

Monday.
Miss Myrtle Nichols went to Crane
Rapids today.
Geo Regis is the happy papa of q
fine daughter born Wednesday.
N. Lapham left for the north thi.
morning on a few days fishing tour
Mrs. Sarah A. Hull left yesterday
for two weeks visit in New York.
Mrs. o. J. Kuhn left yesterday to
spend a week with relatives in Ionia.
Mrs. o, J. Burris and son Harry left
today for short visit with friends in
Ionia.
Miss Bertha Balm left this morning
for short visit with relatives at
Morley.
Mrs. VIM. Anderson has returned
from her visit of several weeks in
Canada.
ID. G. Sheldon returned last evening
from Ionia where he has been the
past week.
Mrs. Melissa Ferguson of Coral is
visiting her neice Mrs. Geo. Green
and family
Mrs James Breese of Adrian is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. A. r.. Workman,
for few days.
w. A. Chave went to Grand Rapids
Tuesday evening to purchase goods
for the holiday trade.
Miss Lizzie Wilson left this morning
for Grand Rapids where she will visit
friends for a few days
Miss Maggie Breeze has returned to
Belding after two months vacation
with her parents at Prestel
Mrs. A. Friedman left this morning
for Manistee where she was called by
the serious illness of her mother.
Mrs. Short of Hemlock, N. Y is Wis
iting with relatives in this vicinity,
the Messrs. Hoppongh and others.
Mrs. F. B. Livermore and children
returned Monday from weeks visit
with friends in Ionia and Saranac.
Mrs. L. w. Loveland Of Ionia ar
rived this morning to spend several
days with her friend, Mrs. II. F.
Campbell.
Mrs. j. G. Farr left this morning for
Cadillac where she will attend the
Free Methodist conference now in
session in that'city.
Arthur Conner Joseph Cobb and
Henry Clay were among the many
who took in the farmers picnic at
Saranac Wednesday.
Adelbert Putnam of indianapolis is
the new captain in the Salvation Ar
my to succeed Ensign Underwood who
has gone to Hillsdale.
Mrs. jacobson and daughter of
Greenville, and Miss Cohn and Mr..
Missouri of Chicago were guests of
A. Friedman Tuesday.
The meeting of the w. c T. U
which was to have been held Aug. 25
has been postponed to Sept. Sth at the
residence of Mrs. w. ID Ballou.
Tonia DIST. Fair Sept. 1925, promis-
es the best horse show ever given in
the county. Already 13 entries are
made in the year old stake race.
The Edison Photograph Co. will
give an open air concert from the
Band stand next Wednesday evening
and the citizens will be able to enjoy
a rich treat.
To-day is the date for the Mecosta
Maccabee excursion to Grand Rapids
and Reeds Lake a number of the mem
bers took advantage of the low rates
to visit the Furniture City.
Misses Jenette and Anna Orr, OF
Denver Colo. who have been guests OF
their sister DR.. Orr for a few weeks
past, left Saturday tor an extended
visit in Toledo, Ohio and Pittsburg,
Pa.
The business meeting of the Bedding
City Cemetery association for this
month will be held Tuesday evening,
Aug. 25th at Mrs Geo. Gleason's. We
would like to see all interested pres.
ent.
Mrs. Jay futile and daughter May
of Gonia, James and Ollie Butler OF
Canandaigna, N. Y. and w. T.. Pease
of Manchester, Mich, are visiting
with w. j. Moore and other friends
in the city.
Prof. Pitkin of the city schools has
J returned from his summer vacation
, which he spent in most enjoyable
manner at the State Normal school
He reports a literary feast through
out the entire course.
What will be the next in the wa,
of religious doings in Belding2 Eldel
w. ID. Rose of the latter day saints
, is in the city looking for additions t.
his flock, and meetings are being hel'
at the home of Mrs. Rose on the nortl