Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-16

Mrs c. NJ Wingar was a visitor in
Greenville Monday
The largest stock of perfumes a,
Worlley 81 Frenchs
Miss May Harvey spent Sunday In
Ionia with friends.
Chas Wagner trans lcted business
in Greenville Monday.
Miss Grace Conkin left Monday for
few days visit at Stanton.
II. Peters and little granddaughter
went to Gowan Monday for visit.
Jesse Seaman of Big Rapids was
the guest of her sister Bessie Sunday.
Miss Lorena Braemer of Greenyille
visited Miss Bertha Barnes over Sun
day
Ollie Haysmer was guest of his
brother, Frank, in Greenville. Mon
day
Miss Emma Lichtenauer of Green
spent Sunday at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs, A. Friedman.
Earl French of the firm of Wortley
* French has oeen spending week
at his home near Lakeview.
A fine assortment of wall paper
window shades. alahastine and room
mouldings at Wortley & French.
T Frank ireland has b en- in Indi-
annapolis this week attending a meet
ing of the National Hardware Asso-
citation
The Geo w Scranton auction will
be held at the oldS. b. Scranton farm
in Grattan, Saturday Mar. Is. at ten
o'clock m.
Mrs. w. d Pierce and son, Frank,
of Ionia, were guests at the homes of
Lou Pierce and Mrs. w. Il. Richmond
from Saturday till Monday.
The, lad es Of the Baptist church
will give warm Maple Sugar socia,
at James Cramers. Friday evening
from ) to o'clock. Bill 10 cents.
Prof Y. Kertcher, optician, of Lans-
ing, will be at the Bricker Hotel, Bel
ding, from the 18th to the Goth of
March. Eyes tested free. Satisfac-
tion guaranteed.
Frank MINER, who has been the
obliging agent at the T. NJ. freight
depot for the past two years, has left
his position in that place and will
work at his trade of painting this
season.
AT a special election held in Green
vile Monday 10 submit the PROPOSE
ton to bond the city in the sum of
$4,000 for the purpose of building
new court house provided Greeaville
secures the plum. The proposition
was carried by majority of COL.
Dr. Lorenz the great Vienna sur
geon, refused wine at banquet in
New York because in his great work
he needed clear brain. steady
nerves and firm muscles. Thomas A.
Edison, the wizard of Menlo park,
declared he had better use for his
brains than TO muddle them with
drink.
At the regular meeting of Doric
Chapter, O. f. S. Tuesday evening 1t
was announced that they could not
secure special train to return from
Lowell Friday night as at first ex-
pected, al which much regret was ex-
pressed. AS many as could go on the
afternoon train and return on the
morning train were urged to do so.
A farmer heard so much about foot
ball that he finally took day of and
went to see a game. A neighbor
asked him about it. There is moth.
ing TO tell" said he. ''Just let 90
big hogs out in a soft field, any day,
and then throw in peck of corn or
so in a sack and see 'em go for il, and
you will know what a game of foot
ball looks like. "
Mrs. Addie Whitford entertained a
company of young ladies at her home
Tuesday evening, in homer of her
daughter Florence, it being her birth
day. The young ladies by invitation
came i'm Dutch costume and just as
merry and pleasant an evening was
passed as one might imagine such a
oeyy of Dutch lassies would know how
% enjoy. Mrs. Whitford served pan.
cakes, weinerwursts and coffee and all
present pronunced it an ideal lunch
nd the entire evening as most de-
ightful.
The man who handles the local de-
partment of newspaper learns after
due experience not to expect very
much thanks for column of pleas.
ant things but he knows as surely as
come the seasons, that single line
in which there are unintentional mis-.
takes will cause some one to be heard