Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
Interesting Items
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From The Bsldins Home News

The Temperance meeting held at
the church on Thursday evening, Mar.
4, was quite largely attended, not
withstunding the threatening condi-
ton of the weather. After the usual
Introductory services, Mr.. Benjamin
Medss took the platform and made a
feeling address He recounted his
experience as drinker; related his
-utferings resulting from the use of
intoxicating drinks, and expressed his
determination TO stand TO the pledge
ne had taken. Mrs Modes followed,
and exhorted the young ladies of the
congregation never to entertain the
bought OF marrying person whom
hey knew to be even an occasional
tinker. Chas. Malley followed in a
most pathetic address. He felt most
,enlv the resu t. of stron 5drink
He never had signed the pledge before
but signed now with the determina-
ton to keep the same until death He
ranky recounttd the experience OF
be past, and felt that his habits had
been the enemy to prosperity and
lappldess. Oscar Knapp followed.
md spoko admiral bly, as TO the pledge
ne had taken and his determination
maintain ii Then followed most
thrilling and touching remarks by IA
5tahlin
Died at b me in this township on
sunday, March 7, 1880, after an i'll
ness of less than one week, Mrs Cath
crime Rossman, wife of John Ross
nan, aged 55 years. She leaves a
husband, thee sons, four daughters, a
brother aud two sisters to mourn her
oss.
Died at the homestead one mile
north of this village, Monday, March
! Sth, 1880, after an illness OF five days,
Mr.. James Tallman, aged SO years.
Mrs. w B. Grow of Plymouth
Mich, is on a visit to Mrs. L. S. Mcu :
ton this week
A very pleasant visit was enjoyed
1t A D. jerks on Saturday afternoon
asst 1t was the second anniversary
If the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs
jerks.
f d Hammond of this place ha:
purchased of Samuel Megin ey hi.
farm of so acres, located in Orleans
about one mile from Chadwick. Con
4ideration, $4,000.
Charles Henry, late half owner Of
he Norton form, south of Smyrna
has gone TO the Red river country, in
Dakota, OF prospecting tour. j.
| The country meets his expectation
ne and his brot her-in-law Mr. Norto.
intend to make il their future home
Lafayette Tanner, who was married
in this village on July 4th, has beer
arrested for oigamy, he having a liv
ing wife at the time of his late mar
rage, and no legal release from her
de is how in Ionia awaiting trial. Al
he time of his trial he was an EN-
ployee of w. l. & w.
"What is home without haby?'
This is the question that j II. God
frey is now asking after many year
without one. It's an IL pound boy
and JEFF is as proud as a king.
We were present at the meeting oi
the Literary Society on Friday even
ing last. The school house was wei
filled, and the exercises were of q
creditahle order. The reCiia on 81
Mrs NJ B. Divine was credltable to
her. Mrs Divine is giving spec al a.
IGNITION TO voice culture, and we are
glad to say that she has already made
commendable progress. II. J. Leon.
ard executed his German selection
with much more than ordinary ability
In fact few towns, can boast of better
elocutionary ability than that exhib-
tied by Mr.. Leonard The paper pre-
pared and reod by Mrs. j. b. Willard,
assuming the possible status of GER
years hence, was line production.
The Highhyer, read by L o. Mnn,
aeounded in sitticisms, mo its read
ing was the occasion of much inno-
cent merriment.