Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28

turned home today.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Smith returne
today from a visit with friends a
Grand Rapids and Coopersvill.
r. L. Smith went TO Greenville thi
morning To invoice harness stocl
that he has purchased In that city.
Miss Alice Brown returned TO he
home in Mosely today after a shor
visit at the home of K M. Parney.
/. Mesdames Snyder and Pearson o
Ionia arrived here today to attent
the funeral of little Clarence Honson
Mrs. Nora VanTassal returned Il
her home at Vickeryville this morn
ing a short visit with her friend Mrs
Dell Coon.
Miss Bulah Mcintyre left today for
Toledo where she will reside with her
sister and attend the city schools for
some time to come.
| +. Green and wife of Morley who
came here to attend the funeral of
Mrs. L. E. Green, returned home to-
day.
Miss Ellis Berridge of Greenville
returned home this morning after
spending Sunday at the home of Mi
Ian j. Demorest
Bertha Satterlee returned to her
home at Greenville today after hav-
ing spent Sunday with her friend
Miss Retta Graham.
Mr.. aud Mrs. John Jacott of Green
vile we're guests at the home OF ID.
A. Hanselman over Sunday. They
returned home this morning.
Alvin Wright, an employe at Fac
tory G. got the little finger of his left
hand to close to a saw on Saturday
and cut it so badly that DR.. Ferguson
was obliged to anputate it.
The Misses Bertha and Lizzie Pitts
and Maude Mowl left this morning for
their home at Farewell where they
expect to remain for the present
They have been working in the silk
mills.
DR.. c. NJ. Cook of Grand Rapids, a
travelling dentist who has made this
city several times on his rounds, got
into an alteration with a Rockford
liveryman the other day and was
knocked down and otherwise injured
He has begun suit against him for
800 damages
Two or three sleigh loads of young
people, merry sleighriders drove to
Grattan Saturday evening and en-
joyed dance, the blizzard came on
and the party continued until day
light, the drivers of rigs not wishing
to attempt the start for home in the
storm and darkness.
Horace Fl Goodings' 18th birthday
occurred Friday and his brother, z.
w. Gooding and wife invited Horace
and wife over to tea where sort of
a family reunion was held by the two
families. Mr. Gooding is one of the
Oldest residents of the city, having
moved here when it was very small
burg
Married at the residence of Mrs
Geo. Shute Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock, Miss Evalina Worden, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Shute, and Myron Taber
Rev. j. E. Butler performed the cere-
mony, and the wedding was attended
by only few of the relatives of the
contracting parties. The groom is a
Saranac young man but the couple
will reside here for the present.
1t may be interesting to some who
have slipped in "just few words" of
writing in a package of paper or
merchandise mailed at the lower
rates TO their friends, that the abuse
has become so common that postmas-
tiers have been instructed to examine
such packages and report. If writing
is found, to the department officials.
The next the senders know will be a
visit from a deputy United States
marshal with warrant of arrest,
and he is taken to Grand Rapids for
trial with the result of having to pay
a fine of S25 and the cost of the ac-
tion.
The alarm of fire today was occa-
stoned by small blaze in the roof of
a house occupied by Mrs. Nash in the
second ward south and west of the
Richardson silk mill. The flames
were extinguished before the depart
ment reached there and fortunately
but little damage was done. At the
time the alram was sounded the city
team was at work with the snow
pillow on Peck's hill and considerable
time elapsed before they could reach
the hose house. Had it been a more
serious fire, considerable loss would
surely have resulted before the COM
pany could have gotten to work on
the flames