Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-21

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of candy Sold by Geo. o. Tooley & Co.
Miss Mae Harvey has gone to Grand
Rapids for few weeks visit with rela-
tiyes.
The Woodman will meet next week
Wednesday night instead of Monday
night.
An A. No. |, second hand piano Good
value. Call and see it. Foster, Ritter q
Foster.
Miss Mayme Oswald returned to her
home in st. Louis, Wednesday, on accour
of illness.
Largest assortment Of presents shown
in the city. Call and see. Foster, Ritter
& Foster.
Miss Grace King left Monday for her
home at Portland where she will spend
the holidays.
Miss Jennie Weed went to Brecken-
ridge, Wednesday, to spend the holidays
at her home.
Mrs. N. Lapham and daughter, Mar
guerite. left Saturday for three weeks
visit in Detroit.
Miss Pauline Moleskey left Monday for
her home at Alpena to spend the holidays
with her parents.
Claude Ekerton has sold out his black
smithing business in Boyne City and re-
turned to Belding.
J.P. Westlake of Ypsilanti is spending
the Christmas week with his daughter,
Mrs. w. H. Kennedy.
Girls! Buy rocker or some article OF
furniture IS send home. Well ship it,
Foster Ritter & Foster.
Miss Sadie Kennedy left Monday for
her home at Tustin where she expects to
remain for several weeks.
Miss Ella Girton left for her home at
Coleman, Tuesday, to enjoy her holiday
vacation with parents and friends.
Mrs. Jennie Insley returned to her
home at Stanton Monday after a short
visit with her sister, Mrs. E. Ring, of this
city.
Miss Eva Kennedy left Tuesday morn
ing for her home at Stanwood, where she
will spend the holiday season with par
ents and friends.
Miss Myrl Miller, who has been work.
ing here for some time past, left Monday
for her home at Sheridan where she will
spend the holidays.
Mr.. w. D. Peer returned to her home
at Evart, Tuesday, after few days visit
with her daughter, Miss Gladys Pier, at
the Richardson boarding house.
c. G. O'Bryon has sold mis- house and
lot on Congress street to A. F. Decker of
Shiloh. Mr.. Decker intends to remodel
the house and make quite extensive re-
pairs on the same.
Mr.. Husband-What would make your
wife better Christmas present than a
new sewing machne9 We've got all
kinds at all prices Call and inspect EN-.
Foster, Ritter & Foster.
The first ward school entertainment
held in Woodman hall last evening was a
very fine one. Every number on the
program was excellent. The little folks
did their parts nicely. The receipts were
about $l2 90.
Silk City Court OF Honor No. 5o2 will
meet in regular session Dec. 9th to elect
officers. An oyster supper will be served
and members are requested to bring
fother necessary provisions for good sup
per. All members are requested to be
present.
SIS worth Of books are being added to
the library at the high school. Nearly all
OF the books in this library are text books
though many are stories. This is free
public library. For books from the pub
lie library at Benedict's store charge Of
cents is made for each book.
Mrs. w. A. Wood died Tuesday morn
ing aged 81 years and ten months. The
deceased had been i'll for a long time.
The funeral will be held at the house Fri
day morning at ten o'clock. Much sym
patty is expressed for Mr.. Wood, who is
left with three children to care for.
Speaking Of Christmas presents, what
more desirable present could you send to
your absent friends than a years sub
scription to the Bedding Banner. Why il
would be like a letter from home every
week, and il you don't take it you would
like it yourself. And remember, we pay
the postage.
Hotel Belding will serve one Of those
fine Christmas dinners on Christmas day
for which the house is noted and Clerk
Thos. Bracken would like all who desire
to take dinner at that time to give him
their names. The Thanksgiving menu
was good one lot Of people enjoyed il
and the Christmas service will be equally
as good il not better.
Christmas gifts and surprises are quite
the fad these days. Mr.. Vern Brown
overseer in the finishing room of the Rich
ardson Silk Co., was made the recipient
OF fine mahogany rocker Wednesday by
the employees Of his department Mr.
Byron Brown made the presentation anc
at the same time Mr.. j. w. Bolenbaugh
overseer in the spinning room received 4
very valuable gold watch and chain
Marion Case, who is confined TO tn,
house with inflammatory rheumatism
was remembered with basket OF frui
and fine book from the employees Of hi
room in Belding Bros. mill.
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