Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-12-08
Mrs. Eliza Kennedy, who; has been

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turned to her home at Cadillac Oh
Tuesday.
Mrs Florence Ross, of Stanton
who has been visiting her sister, Miss
Dimmie Corey, for few days past
left Wednesday for visit with
friends at Gowan.
Fresh beef in so pound lots. OF OF
front quarter DC per pound; of of hind
] quarter, &c per pound. Leave orders
at Robinson e. HudsOn's. Phone No
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Mr. and Mrs. WIN Pinkham, who
have been guests at the home OF
their son, DIR. J. f. Pinkham, fol-
some time past. left Tuesday for Los
Angeles, CAL, where they expect 10
spend the winter.
The Ladies Social Circle will have
large line of aprons for sale at their
bazaar sale at the Congregational
church parlors Friday and Saturday
OF this week. There will also be a
Rummage department with a good
line of useful articles.
Hon. William Alden Smith has re-
turned from his trip to California
much improved in health and his
many friends here will join the Ban.
ner in wishing that his health may
continue to improve
The report circulated that the
dancing school conducted by Miss
Hall would be discontinued is a false
one, there being no truth in the
statement. They will be held right
along as heretofore.
The subject at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning will be.
"The great need of the day" Men
are especially invited to hear the
sermon. In the evening the pastor
will speak to the young people on the
subject, "What and how to read =
These are two excellent subjects and
should call out good crowd.
Mrs George Haysmer, having de
cided to leave her position in the
postofiice, Miss Minnie Luce, of this
city, is now fitting herself for the
position and will assume Mrs Hays
mer's place upon her departure about
the fifteenth of the month. Mrs.
Haysmer has been very atfable and
pleasant clerk and will be greatly
missed by the patrons OF the Office.
The bible school of the Church Of
Christ is preparing Christmas exer-
cises arranged from the finest por-
tions of a numaer of beautiful Christ
mas programs. Everyone is invited
to enjoy it with them on the evening
of Dc. %, and also to place any gifts
they may desire upon the tree.
A letter per week is often times a
hard thing for a person 30 get time to
write to the member of the family
who is living far from the familiar
scenes of home. You can give him all
the up-to-date news once a week by
sending them the Bedding Banner
every week in the year. We will send
the paper to any address from now un
til January lst, 1906 for 81 Jus,
think how your loved ones would ap
preciate gift of this kind, hand in
your dollar and we will do the rest.
Chas Hammond who for a long
time past has been employed in Rob
inson's & Hudson's grocery store, ha:
changed his quarters and is now as
sisting in M. E. Peck's shoe store
Verne Snyder is the new clerk il
Robinson & Hudson's store.
Rev. w. II. Warren of Lansing
occupied the pulpit of the Congrega
tional church Sunday morning ant
gave an excellent address, his subjec
being along missionary lines more es
pecially in the interests of home mis-
sions, it was both Interesting aud in
structive. A collection was taken a
the close of the sermon which will
the pledges received amounted t,
more then S46. The church assess
ment for home missions this year wa
placed at ISL and that amount will b.
more than made up.
E. j. Mason, formerly of Grattan
who has been making a visit here TO
the past ten days, left Monday on hi
return to Hagerman, N. M. He wa
here in the interests of real estat
company, who have extensive hold
ings of fine lands In the Pecos Valley
Mr.. Mason is operating a hotel an
boarding house in Hagerman and |
having fine run of business. III
says the county is settling up YER
fast with people from all parts of tn
union. In order to accommodate hi
guests he has been obliged to put IL
half dozen tents near the hotel fo
slee ping rooms. His son has a pos
ton on the railroad, and one of hi
daughters is teacher in the publ