Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-10

w. ~. Reynolds was In Lowell o.
Wednesday.
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Mrs. A. J. Osborne and Mrs. j. II
Parks were in Ionia Wednesday.
Mrs. Ad. Brooks returned Wednes
day from a two weeks visit at Clarks
vile.
The X. T.. arty will be held in theil
hall next Wednesday evening insteat
of Thursday.
Rev. j. Il. Butler was called to Shi
lob today to attend the funeral o.
Archibald Smith.
Benz. Angel arrived home Satur
day evening, being called here by the
sickness of his brother.
Chas. Krum of Grand Rapids was in
town yesterday and sold his house and
lot to Mrs. Mary Morey.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. f. Brown are en-
pertaining his brother Carroll S.
Brown and wife of Charlotte.
Mrs. Levi Loveland returned 10
lonia Saturday after visiting few
days with Mrs. H. S. Campbell.
j. h. Watson, of Cedar Springs,
who had been guest of his daughter
Mrs. Fl. L. Page, several days return
ed home Saturday.
One hundred and fifty books of the
Tabard Inn Library have arrived and
are now awaiting readers at w. l..
Benedict's drug store.
Mrs. T.. A. Collins of Springfield,
Mass, formerly Anna Purnell of this
city with her husband has moved to
a farm near Sunderland, Mass.
Mrs. III. A. Hudson, of Grand Rap
ids, arrived here Tuesday for a two
weeks visit with her sons, Frank and
Eugene Hudson of the North side.
Miss Ina Slayton Stanton is home
from Pontiac for few weeks visiting
her mother, her sister Ona has charge
of the office there while she is away
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman B. Avery and
little sons of Lowell, have returned
home after visiting a few days with
her sister Mrs. b. G. Curtis and other
friends.
I. Frank ireland now sports a fine
new 40-foot sign on the front of his
hardware. The sign is the product
of II. d. Miners handiwork. and is
indeed fine one.
Duncan McNaughton who has been
working the Holmes farm in Grattan
for the past five years will leave the
LIST of April, so the farm will be for
rent after that time
The alarm of fire this morning was
occasioned by the burning of a CHM
ney on the house owned by j. w. Coop
er and occupied by Amiel Ferrick in
the Sd ward. No damage was done.
E. B. Blett and family, of Ravenna,
were visitors at his fathers, G. Nj.
Blett in this city oyer Sunday. He
is editor of the Ravena news and the
report that he has made a sale of the
plant was not true the deal was not
consumated.
The Green Cemetery Association
will hold its annual meeting Monday,
March IA, at two p. IN. in Green's
church. The members and all others
interested are requested TO be present.
Election of officers and other import
ant business to be brought before the
association. Payment of dues is also
expected at this meeting.
Claude Walker has decided to re-
open the pool and lunch room on
Pleasant street. Mr.. Walker pro-
poses to put in an up-to-date lunch
room and has secured the services of
Claude PETER who will act as chef in
the lunch room. The pool room will
be in the rear of the lunch room and
be separated from it by curtains.
Chas. Godfre !, treasurer of Oak
field township, was in the city Friday
on his way to Grand Rapids to make
his returns TO the county treasurer
be stated that the taxes had nearly
all been paid in and he would return
less than $500 as uncollectable.
His wife accompanied him and they
visited friends in Alto over Sunday.
O. A. hummer was very agreeably
surprised last Friday March 4 on his
43 birthday by a company of his old
neighbors from Easton. There we're
three sleigh loads of them and when
they drove into his yard he surrender
ed at once. The day was crowded full
of enjoyment for all and the company
went home feeling well paid for the
visit.
G. III. Rorabacher left for his home
at South Lyon Saturday 10 spend a