Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-12-14

Stewart Hayden Of Chicago is in the
city.
Repair work called for and delivered
by W. c. Martin.
Xmas Bargains at Glib
sons Bazaar.
Tea sets, toilet sets, carving sets and
all other sets at Hulls,
Jesse E. Hall Of Chicago has been the
guest Of his brother. Brinton F. Hall.
w. w. Heulster Of Grand Rapids was
registered at Hotel Bedding Wednesday.
w. B. Tracy wife and little son Leo,
spent Thanksgiving with their parents in
this city.
Chas. w. Long of Grand Rapids was
guest Of his daughter Mrs. Will Curre,
this week.
Mrs. Sarah Masse Of Greenville was
guest last week of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Lambertson.
The Social Circle will meet with Mrs.
E. B Lapham next Wednesday afternoon
at the usual hour.
There will be morning prayer and SER
mon in the Woodman hall on Sunday at
1880 and Sunday school after the SER
vice.
WILDER Reed and Rena Belle Witt, both
of Keene, were united in marriage at the
Baptist parsonage at lonia, Nov /, by
Rev. Branch.
H. A. Lamb didn't get moved into his
new house last week but he is now very
comfortably settled in as convenient and
coy house as there is in the city.
Sarah Beach of Grattan has been
granted a divorce in the Kent circuit court
against Clayton j. Beach through her at
torney Dwight c. Sheldon Of this city.
Mrs. James Bookey of Cannonsburg
was in the city Wednesday and made the
Banner office a pleasant call She is the
guest of her brother, w. L. Reeves and
has also been visiting in Grand Rapids
and lona.
Miss Cora Cairns has returned from
Grand Haven where she was called last
week by the sickness and death of her
brother, a young man 20 years Old He
was sick only a few days. About three
weeks ago he visited Miss Cairns in this
city
Ray Cline had a large silver from a
board fly off from rip saw he was OPP
Grating at the refrigerator factory Tues
day, strike him on the left eye causing a
bad wound. DR. Little put the injury in
good shape but Mr. Cline is obliged to
wear a bandage.
Miss Edith Demorest, who is down in
old Kentucky. at Mt Vernon. sent home a
box of fine mistletoe this week She says
plenty of it is growing there. Miss Dem
crest is getting along nicely with her COL
lege work and likes it better than when
she first went there.
Gerald p. Kimberly has issued a SOU
venir book of Belding which is a credit to
his genius. II contains seventeen views
and the design is unique, the photos of
the different buildings. factories and pla-
es of interest are excellent and makes the
little book a valuable one to have in the
home. He has many orders for them
and has also placed them on sale at Con-
nell Bros.
There is a wonderful contrast in the
weather of one year ago this week in
Belding from what it has been for the
past week. A year ago we were exper-
fencing an exceptionally cold spell, plenty
of snow and sleighng and on the | 9th
day of December mercury stood below
zero as shown by Hotel Bedding register
Continuing below zero all the week, run
ming down to % below on the 18th of
December.
About Is friends met to surprise Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Mlllard last evening
Cards furnished the amusement, DR.. Fer
guson carrying off the honors and Mrs
c. F. Smith the consolation. Mr.. and
Mrs Milard were presented with hand
some cut glass piece as a reminder of
their 5th anniversary very enjoy
able evening was spent and all left for
their homes with good wish for the
happy pair.
Laura Long died at the county home,
Dec. lth, / COS and her remains we're
brought here for interment in the old
cemetery by the side of her son, Wayand
D. Long The deceased was 81 years
old, widow Of Joseph Long, who resided
here until 1885 when they removed to
Tennessee, selling the farm now known
as the Bedding farm to z. W. Gooding at
the time. Her husband died there and
she returned home penness. She was
member of the M E. church while resi-
dent Of this place. One son, Chas. w.
Long, Of Grand Rapids, survives her.