Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-20

| Mrs. Jacob Weaver is at w. r. Tebbel',
in Smyrna caring for Mr.. Tebbel. who i,
seriously Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wright Of Fores
Hill have been the guests Of their daugh.
ter. Mrs. Albert Slayton.
Comic film on at the Thomas theatr,
Friday night. Hand tinted film for Sat.
urday afternoon and evening.
Prof v. Kertchsr, opsician from Ian.
sing. will be at the Garnett Hotel from
the | 9th to the 28th Of February. II yo,
have any trouble with your eyes yo,
should call on him Eyes tested free. sat
isfaction guaranteed.
Prof. v. Kertcher, optician from Ian.
sing. will be at the Garnett Hotel from
the 18th to the 28th of February II yol
have any trouble with your eyes you
should call on him. Eyes tested free, sat
isfaction guaranteed.
Bert Ohlinger, who has been working
for the past year or more in Lyons. Jack
son and Berrien Springs for the Common
wealth Power Co., is home for short
time. He has been suffering an attack
Of la grippe.
Rev. c. E. Maxfield is undoubtedly liv-
ing on ham and eggs now days, because
he has fifteen fine pullets which are laying
from fifty to fifty eight eggs every week
A ham and egg diet is a good one this
kind o. weather.
Supervisor J. T. Angel was in Ionia
Tuesday to meet the architect of the new
county building. He is chairman of the
building committee and says the building
is nearing completion as rapidly as posi-
be 1t will be fine structure.
BY mistake probably someone ex-
changed black neck scarf with G. E
Wortley the night of the minstrel show,
leaving one not so good and of different
pattern in its place. Mr. Wortley woulo
like to have the mistake corrected.
Mrs. Emma VanHorn OF Muir was
guest of her sons Clarence and Ezra las,
week. She was called to Greenville on
account of the death of D. F. Hiveley, a
veteran of the Civil war. Aged 65 years
and stopped off here for short visit.
Miss Cora Carpenter. who has been
the guest of Miss Ruth Fargo for ten days
returned to Chicago today. During her
stay entertainments in her honor have
been given by Mrs. H. H. Belding, Mrs.
Fred F. Ireland and Mrs w. H. Fargo.
There will be special communication
of F. & A. M. lodge Monday evening for
work in first degree. About dozen can
didates are on their way to the blue lodge
and Worshipful Master Vim. Anderson
says there will be plenty to do for some
time.
Miss Anna Wagner has gone to Buffalo.
N. y. for three or four weeks While
there she will have a position in the pat
tern hat department of the large millinery
wholesale house of Brockaway g. Rooney
as trimmer. She will return here for the
coming season with Mrs. Mlllard.
DR.. and Mrs. E. w. Little entertained
merry company of sixteen young people
Friday evening for their daughter, Ola
The decorations both in the parlors and
dining room were in keeping with Valen-
tine day and very merry time was en-
joyed by the young people present.
The remains OF Burr Claffn was
brought here Wednesday by Undertaken
Ben FREELY from GresnyllIe, where he
died Sunday of Consumption aged l8
years, he was son of Chas. Clafln a
former resident here and a brother of
Harry Claffin. lnterment took place in
the old cemetery by the side of his sister
Mrs. Elmer McCraoken accompanied
Mrs. Clayton Kimsrly to Maple Rapids,
where she went Lost Saturday to bury
her mother. they urove the entire distance
and encountered many snow drifts and
very bad roads finding places along the
road where it became nessary to be
shoveled out before they could proceed
The undertaken said it was the hardest
ride and drive he ever experienced.
As announced last week. Mrs. Royal J.
Dye of Ionia will speak at the Church OF
Christ next Sunday at | | a. m. and p.
m. Mrs. Dye is missionary to Bolengi,
Africa, and has with her some interesting
curios. DR.. and Mrs. Dye are the first
missionaries to the savage cannibal tribes
of that region. Come and hear a real
missionery speak out of a thrilling and
personal experience. Bring your friend.
E H. Forbes. aged So years, one Of the
patients at the Spinney sanatarlum when
the building burned, died at Dr. Orrs
Sunday Of paralysis. He came here on
the morning Of the fire and suffered a
slight stroke the following day but rallied
and another came to him Sunday. He
was produce dealer in Cadillac and a
fine man. He leaves wife and family.