Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-16
wortley 4 French the Druggists.

Miss Guardia Merritt spent SUNDAY
at her home In Ionia.
Fred Barker of Lake City has been
guest OF his father, |. l. Barker.
Dennis and Mary Hollenbeck spsn,
Sunday with relatives in Lakcview.
Miss Lena McFarlanc spent Sunday
at the home of her parents in Paris.
Mrs. A. T. Joiner has been visiting
relatives ia Williamson for a week
When your head aches take Kon-
seal, made and sold by Wortley q
French.
Mrs Ray Powell of Orleans attend
ed the funeral of Mrs Jacob Weaver
Saturday.
How do you like White p ne and
Red Spruce for the cough! Wortley
& French.
Mrs Thos. Griffith and sister Mrs.
Holmes, were in Ionia TO spend the
day Saturday.
o G. Wright of Ionia was caller
in this city on his return from Che.
boygan Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A Northway went to
Reed City Saturday to visit her sister
few days.
Miss Blanche Benedict was home
from her school in Keene, during the
vacation this week.
Mrs. Lucy Rider returned to Butter.
nut Saturday after a pleasant stay
with her sister Mrs L j. Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. o. Webster, Of
Allegan, we're guests of their parents
in this city from Saturday till We'd
nesday.
The w. j. Barker farm, lying north
and west of this city was sold recent
ly TO Sylvester Osborne who moved on
the same last week.
On next Lords Day, f. T. Porter
will begin series of sermons with
charts and blackboard upon most in
teresting and important subjects.
The subject for the evening will be,
THE Law of Pardon" We hope 10
see you at every service.
Mr.. G w. Castle of Lakeview was
In the city Sunday to attend the fu
neral services of Allie j. Vincent, he
was near neighbor of the deceased
when he lived on his farm near tina,
place and pays high tribute TO his
neighbor.
r. c. Lloyd has been exhibiting in
his window bunch of strawberries
made by Mrs. Lou Sayles from the
Richardson silks, the fruit is 30 per-
feet that passers by whose eyes behold
it can almost fhel their mouths water
so perfect is the representation of
the natural fruit.
An old criminal was once asked
what was the first step that led him to
ruin and he said: THE first thing
that led to my d 'wnfall was cheating
ton. When | had done that the devil
had such a grip on me that | could
not shake him of "
Fred Travis when he stepped out on
the front porch last Saturday at his
home slipped at the top of the porch
stairs and fell striking heavily on the
bottom step, injuring his back, the
fall Jared him up to such an extent
that it was at first thought he was
badly injured, but he soon recovered
and is all right again.
Hiram III. Vincent has purchased a
livery stock at Nashville, Mich, and
has moved there but did not got set
tied when he was called TO Grand
Rapids by his brother Allie, who de-
sired that he should be with him dur
ing his treatment at the hospital and
was there constantly by his side until
the end came last Thursday morning.
Vern Parslow is getting to the front
as an adv. writer and also the style of
putting it to make 1t attractive, he is
the efficient clerk in the City Shoe
Store and his advs which have been
appearing weekly in the Banner have
been so fine that the Sells Bros. Shoe
Co. awarded him prize of 81 90 last
month, the series we're put in com
petition with many others by them
and one of his productions was the
winner.
Don't get big headed, young man,
this world can get along witho't yos.
If taken out of it relatives and friends
may mourn for time, but the world,
bless you, she will never slip a cog,
and the sun will rise and set the day
after your death. 1t is we'll for you
to stop and take into consideration
just how little you do amount to and
what little tiny speck you are in
the great conglomeration and hustle