Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-23

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Mrs. L. Drew spent Saturday will
friends in lonia
August Belsar is papa to fine
daughter, weight pounds.
Mrs. "A. Secord has returned from
her visit TO Port Huron.
Miss Hattie Sutherland spent Sun.
day with friends in Greenville.
Mrs. A. L. Benedict was an Ionia
visitor the first of the week.
Wild geese are going north. I'm
doubtedly they will find cold coun-
try.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Meach have
moved to their farm near Muir this
week.
OThe largest stock of perfumes at
" ortley & French's.
Public meeting at Opera House to
discuss the Water Works question
Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Matice of Graf
tan rejoice in the birth of 3 pound
daughter, Wednesday.
Mrs. Christian, from near Detroit,
is visiting her brother, Ed Emmons,
OF this city, this week.
48c China Sale Saturday, March y,
at Gibson Bazaar.
Mrs. Ed Shoup, of Lansing, arrived
in this city Saturday for short visit
at the home of Mrs. Floyd Totten.
Mrs. M L Howe, Mrs. r. a. Howe,
Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Richmond, of
Orleans, visited at NJ. F, Benedict's
on Friday.
S. w. Glover, of Grand Rapids, was
in the city Monday and placed fine
Schumann piano in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Nicholas Getting.
Special Advance Sale in Ladies
dress and walking skirts. ID per cent
discount from the regular price, Mar.
"a, % and q Friedman's,
Mrs. n. w. Wright left Monday for
Grand Rapids, where after spending
the day, she left for California where
she goes to join her husband.
G j. Seely is home from Bay City
for short time to visit his family,
and has not yet decided whether he
will return to mis- work there again.
Will the person who took a pair of
nose glasses from the Oddfellows hall
between the 18th and 18th inst,
please return them to Banner Office.
You are invited to inspect stock
of ferns, hyacinths, cinerarias, aZalias
and cut flowers in Pierce & Hender-
sons window this week. Violets ten
cents per bunch.
Foundry Wortley & French,
great headache remedy, Konseals.
The w. G. T. U. will hold a Moth
er's Meeting at the home of Mrs. ].
F. Pinkham at 2:30 O'Clock Tuesday,
March %. Bring quotations on
Motherhood. Please c)me prepared
to pay annual dues.
Mrs. Thomas Cannon went to Grand
Rapids Monday for few Gays visit
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Geo Widdicomb. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. M. G Perrine, who
will. also visit there for a fewdays
There was something doing at the
K. p hall Tuesday evening. Work
in the Sd rank was on with a couple
of good candidates. The members
were out in force to greet the Greeu-
vile brethren who came down about
fifty strong. After the work ban
quet with hot veal pie as the main
part of the menu was served and a
smoker with speeches and genuine
good time was enjoyed.
Mrs. NJ. A. Reed very pleasantly
entertained company of seven la
dies at her home Friday afternoon in
honor of her guest, Mrs. G. w.
Sprngue. The ladies present having
been former acquaintances of Mrs
Sprague at Luther ard all enjoyed
the delightful afternoon which the
renewal of such old time acquaintance
gives with it's "reminiscences both sad
and bright which the passing of
years has brought.
The Ladies Congress 'onal Club met
with Mrs. ID. +. Wilson Thursday
afternoon for their regular meeting.
Several of the members we're ab.ent
on account of illness but there were
present as out of town guests Mrs
Grace Mcdonald, of Detroit, and Mrs
G w. Sprague, Of Waite ROO, N. Y
An interesting program was carried
out. after which Mrs. Wilson served
a most delicious lunch and all enjoyed
the social hour which followed.
A blow-up of the large cooking
range at the Richardson silk mill
boarding house Monday morning
caused CONSERVATION and quite lit
tie damage to the stove. One of the
water pipes had sprung leak and IL