Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-01-02

1903
Don't forget
| To write it so.
r. Howard Hall Of Chicago is in the city
Sailed peanuts loo pound at Patter
sons.
The Reflex" gas lamp burns a whole
evening for one cent 2Ou
M. M. Benedict was in lonia. Monday
on business connected with the probate
| court.
Miss Pearl Boyce OF Mackinac Island is
a guest OF Miss Carrie Demorest for a
few days.
Miss Mary Lamberton Of Grand RAPIDS
is spending a week with relatives ard
friends in this vicinity.
Let the baby ride out in style Our
beautiful line of baby buggies makes il
possible. Foster g. Ritter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern c. Divine were in
Grand Rapids the first Of the week on a
combined business and pleasure trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. F A. Palmer returned to
their home at jackson on Saturday last.
after few days visit with friends here.
The Misses Fargo entertained few
young lady friends Monday afternoon IN
honor Of Miss B. Fern Emerson of Chi
cago.
MISS Mary Hartwick returned to her
home in Detroit Monday after a week S
visit at the hone of her sister Mrs. c. A,
Wheeler.
The Ladies Aid Of the Green's church
will meet with Mrs. Fred Curry Wednes :
day. Jan. 8. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all
The early closing movement has struck
Portland and hereafter several stores will
close at $50 p. m, except Wednesday
and Saturday nights.
Geo A. Leonard of Detroit, formerly of
this city, was calling on friends here TIE
last of the week. He is in the real estate
business at present and is doing well in
that line.
The Smith and WEIGH family reunion
was held Saturday night, Dec. %. at
Max Walser's residence. All report
very jolly time. There was a house full
of relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. w A Keeney and Miss
Helen Walser entertained Messrs Henry
Denman and c Swart Of Grand Rapids
and Miss Ethel Mandel of Chicago Satur-
day and Sunday.
At the Congregational Church Sunday
the sermon will be along the line of re-
view for the past z months of Mr.. Myers
pastorate. Miss Bessie Face will sing a
solo both morning and evening.
On account Of the raise in rates for tel
ephone service by the Citizens Telephone
Co. at Portland, many citizens have
signed an agreement not to continue the
use Of the phone unless the rate is placed
back to the old figure
Louis Sayles went to Grand Rapids
Monday to see his wife who passed
through difficult operation at Butter
worth hospital on Friday Of last week.
She passed through the trying ordeal very
successfully. and is getting along as well
as possible.
Portland has sensation. Village
Clerk II w. Holcombe. aged 20 years,
has disappeared. He did not return home
after the meeting of the board Tuesday
night and his wife became alarmed at his
absence and search has been made for
him since. His accounts appear to be
straight.
Miss Blanche Bush of Yysilanti was
guest of her brother. Fred A. Bush Of the
Banner office from Saturday till Tuesday.
She was accompanied by her half broth
err. Arthur c. Munson. Of Vanegas. Mex
leo. who has been civil engineer in that
country for the past nine years. He was
not much pleased with Michigan weather
and declared he would never again visit
Michigan in the winter. Mr.. Munson ex-
poets to leave shortly for five years job
on the upper Amazon IN South America.