Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-06-08
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her sister in Lansing.
DR.. Hook and family are moving
their new home this week.
Excursion to Grand Rapids Saturda,
June 18th, leaves Bedding a. m.
Elwood Weter has been quite sick thi
week and is not yet able to be out.
DR.. Bell goes to Lansing and Ann Ar
Dor Monday to be gone all the week.
When IN Grand Rapids you will fin'
your friends at The Cody Popula
rates.
David Friedman has been in Detroi
this week visiting his people and purchas'
ing goods.
B. c. futile and wife, of Saranac, were
in the city visiting relatives and friend:
over Sunday.
The ladies Of the Baptist church viii
serve supper next Wednesday in the
basement from to 8 p. m.
Miss J. Gardia Merritt after the close
Of the school year here will study al
Ypsilanti during the summer.
The Bedding band will give their week
y serenade on Thursday evening this
week instead Of Friday evening.
Herman DeHart was up from Ionia a
few days this week and not being able to
get train back took the bicycle route.
Mrs. Belongs Sunday school class
will serve ice cream Saturday afternoon
and evening on Mrs. Doty's lawn. Main
street.
Miss Mary Yost has accepted the posi-
ton in the eighth grade and will have
eighth and ninth grade work for the COM
ing year.
A bond social will be held at the M. E.
church, Tuesday evening, June 3. A
general good time, entertainment and re-
freshment
Don't forget the excursion to Grand
Rapids, Saturday, June 18th under the
auspices of the ladies of the Congrega-
tional church. Train leaves Belding at 8
a. m
The gypsies are making their annual
spring tour and incidentally doing the
town selling, begging. borrowing. They
are supposed to be escorted beyond the
city limits but they creep in just the
same.
Rev. w. n. Kindred. of Adrian, Mich,
former pastor and organizer Of the
Church of Christ in this city, will speak
from the pulpit in the Church of Christ
Friday evening, June 9. Everybody
come.
The Banner is issued this week under
many difficulties and our readers will
please overlook errors and abbreviated
news. We are under obligations to the
News and Herald Pub. Co. for favors
granted US.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Parslow have NOV
ed TO his fathers home and will be with
the family there for the present while Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Parslow are away for a
trip on account of the enforced vacation
Of Mr.. Parslow by reason of his recent
accident
Children's Day exercises will take the
place of the regular service at the Bap-
fist church next Sunday morning. An
program is being arranged.
The offering will 60 for Sunday school
work throughout the U. S.
The ordinance of baptism will follow the
evening service
At the Baptist church Sunday the pas
tor gave the right hand Of fellowship to
AZ candidates for membership. The
at the Lords supper was par
in by the largest number that
ever observed that service in the church
before. There was also very large
at the Sunday school.
The Congregational Sunday school are
fine program for their Child
ren's day service next Sunday morning,
at the hour Of the usual church service
and Rev. Secord will administer the rite
Of infant baptism. In the evening SER
vice OF Story and Song illustrating Pill
grim's Progress will be given.
Next Sunday is the day the Oddfellows
observe as memorial Sunday. Rev. F. T.
Porter will speak in Oddfelow hall at 2
.. m. and after the service the cemeter-
les will be visited. Teams will be pro-
vided for the brothers and Rebekahs to
ride to the Beldng cemeteries and COM
mittees will be appointed for visiting
those outside the city
A large force Of hands heye been kept
busy night and day patroling the river
at the dam and along the banks above
and at the bridges to care for logs and
watch for possible breaks in the dam
The Bslding Hall Co. have been on
close lookout and the Richardson Silk Co.
also In the absence Of Mr.. Washburn,
L. E. Green and Geo. Putnam with others
have done thorough and excellent work