Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-01
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&1 friends In Grand RAPIDS.
Mrs. Maude Ward transacted bust
ness In Carson City Tuesday.
Boys and girls School shoes for 9s
cents at Edwards Clearance sale.
r. Howard Hall is back from st.
Louis, Mich, improved in health.
Remember and buy your meat al
the city market on Bridge street. G.
5. Moore.
B. f. Tower left Tuesday morning
for two weeks visit with sister al
Fostoria. Mich.
Mrs. Cadelia Fisk left Tuesday
morning for a two weeks visit with a
sister at Fostoria, Michigan.
Mrs. NJ. F. McNaughton left Tues.
day morning for a short visit with
relatives and friends at Sheridan.
Miss Lizzie Shipman returned to
her home in this city Tuesday after a
short visit with relatives in Freeport.
A regular meeting of the Rathbone
Sisters will be held Monday evening,
all members are requested to be
present.
Mrs. II. G. Chatfeld of Grand Rap
ids is a guest at the home of her sister,
Mrs. E. E. Hudson of the North Side
this week.
Miss Mabel and Master Ned Meade
re turned home Saturday from ten
days visit at the home of their uncle
in Orleans.
The Misses Margaret and Jessie
friedrich, Mattye Hubbard and Mrs.
Dedie Zolman spent last Saturday in
Greenville.
Mrs. Chas. Mclaughlin and son F..
G. Mclaughlin left Monday for olivet
where he will resume his studies at
the College.
Harry Howard returned TO his home
at Blanchard Tuesday, after a short
visit with friends and relatives in
this city and vicinity.
At meeting of the School Board it
was decided to change the Hardness
Latin Grammar. The Bennett book
is used in nearly all the large cities of
the state.
Mrs. Edison Carr who has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Ellen Ray
mond of Bridge street, for the past
four weeks or better, left for her
home at Carsonville Tuesday.
Frank II. Hudson returned Tuesday
from short visit at the Worlds Fair
at ST. Louis. Frank says it is a
grand sight and there is an much to
see that at would require month to
see it all.
Superintendent E. N. Pitkin who
was called to Brighton last week on
account of the illness of his father.
has returned His father David Pitkin
dieo at the age of IS years, he was an
old and respected resident of that
place.
Martin Hayes returned Monday
from a two weeks outing at Myers
lake near Rockford. He has been
camping out with a number of his
young friends from Grand Rapids.
He reports a most pleasant and en-
joyable time.
Mrs. Betsy Farnsworth of Pontiac,
who has been visiting at the home of
Thomas Kidd near this city for some
time past, left Tuesday morning for a
short visit at Saginaw. Mrs. Farms
worth is OIL years old and is doing her
travelling alone. She is remarkably
well preserved in spite of her years
and was as clipper as cricket when
interviewed by our reporter.
Here is half of the Concert Course
for this winter. Nov. 25, Hawthorne
Club Dec. L, Fred Emerson Brooks,
Jan Il, Harmony Co., Feb. "A, Kaffir
Boys, Mar. IL, Col. Howe. (HAM). No
dates have been received for the 9TH
ers yet. They will be held at the
Church of Christ as the charge is $40
while the Opera House is $40, so the
committee can give you more for your
money. But few reserved seats will
be sold this year and only 500 tickets.
Every thing presages that this years
Howard City Fair, to be held next
week, Sept. 8, Z, and 8, will be the
most successful meeting yet held by
the society. There will be special
train on Wednesday evening from
Howard City to Ionia, to accommod-
ate visitors from these points. On
Thursday evening tickets for Green
vile and Bedding will be honored lvia
Edmore and Stanton on return trip,
without extra charge. Half fare
rates.
In letter received from a friend
in Hart, we note that Mrs. Fred
Smith and children has settled there
in order to give them the advantage
OF schools. When Mr.. Smith died he
left $1,000 life insurance, $1,000 each to
his wife and mother. Mrs. Smith re-