Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-05-04


w. /. Benedict has set up his sod;
fountain and is again dispensing coo
liquids therefrom.
Mr.. j. Welfare who has been visit
ing his son Lee Welfare returned t
Millikin Wednesday.
Mrs. Ben Friedly is suffering will
felon and Ben says he is doing the
house work and cooking.
Mrs. Nj. Armstrong who has beer
visiting relatives and friends here re-
turned to Harbor Springs this week.
Mrs. Eva Divine and daughter re-
turned Monday from Saranac where
they had been visiting over Sunday.
George Madden, of Boyne City,
was a guest of his relatives in the
city last week returning home Satur-
day.
l.. Il. Spencer left for Battle Creek
Wednesday to work in the Perkins
refrigerator factory for Lester
Grant.
The full amount of the Archie
Chickering fund as reported by John
Donovan which has come into his
hands is $5l6.3l.
Mrs. Fred Stall who has been visit
ing at Lee Stalls and other relatives
in the city left for her home in Boyne
City Wednesday.
Mrs, Orville North of Carson City
and Mrs, Chas. Male and daughter
Lulu of Six Lakes have been guests
at c. A. Rowley's.
Doric Chapter No. 10, o. +. $. will
hold a regular meeting Tuesday even
ing May 9th and also confer the de.
gree. Refreshments at close.
Romano Robinson was in Lyons
Tuesday attending an associational
Sunday school convention. He was
on the program for an address.
Mrs. E. Trail went to Rochester NY
last Thursday where her little grand
daughter was to have an operation
performed to remove trouble in her
head.
David Rice, a son of James Il. Rice
of Grand Rapids, aged % years, is
dead. The family resided here for a
number of years, moving to that city
about two years ago.
Art Foss and Ed Sutphin who have
been working in the factory have re-
sigued their positions and intend go
ing TO Pennsylvania in the picture
enlarging business.
Frank Willard has sold his residence
property on South Bridge street to
Claude Wright, it is fine house and
Mr.. Wright is fortunate in sucuring
it. Mr.. and Mrs. Willard are con
templating a trip to California and
will accompany w. A. Chave and wife
when they go.
Miss Lillian Logan who has been in
the employ of E. G Lloyd has re-
signed her position in the store on
account of i'll health and has return
ed to Stanwood her home. Miss Clara
Schaffer of Portland has been engag-
ed to take her place and began work
ing there Wednesday.
The Epworth League will give a
Thank-offering social at the Metho-
dist church, Tuesday evening, May 8,
A good time is promised to all. Ey-
cry active member of the League will
be expected to bring silver offering
to make good the balance of the
pledge for the new church.
The Green's church cemetery asso-
citation of Orleans will have a bee at
the cemetery on Thursday, May llth,
for the purpose of cleaning up and inn
proving the grounds to have them in
readiness for Decoration day. The
committee want all to come with
spades and shovels and axes ready for
business.
The Orleans people are preparing
to celebrate Decoration day. Last
year the people turned out well at
the church and cemetery to observe
the occasion and listened to a fine
Grafton by Dwight G. Sheldon. This
year Rev. j. w. Sheehan has been
engaged to deliver the address there
and Mr.. Sheldon will speak here for
the G. A. II. Post
L. L. Holmes and E. w. Jersey have
gone to the Upper Peninsula on
fishing, land looking and pleasure ex-
cursion. They expect to remain in
Mackinaw county, whip few streams
for trout and grow fat eating them
and breathing the pure of that reg
ion. Mr.. Holmes went to Cadillac
Wednesday where he visited rela-
tlyes and joined Mr.. Jersey who went
Thursday morning.
Miss Cora Stone, who has been at
the Spinney Sanitarium in Reed City
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