Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-01-14

Grocery stores close at $3.50 every night
next week except Friday and Saturday.

Fred F. Ireland has returned from his
trip to New York.
Mrs. s. Laffler was in Grand Rapids
Tuesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Travis transacted
business in Iona Tuesday.
Mrs. Ralph White returned from a five
weeks visit at Continental, Ohio
Mrs. Frank Bailey is the gnest OF her
mother, Mrs. Haines, for week.
Earl Cole has been laid up at his home
this week with an attack Of the grip.
DR.. |. B. Malcomb Of Lowell was in the
city Tuesday on professional business.
Mrs. T. r. McSween Of Reed City is a
guest Of her sister. Mrs L. K Webster.
Mre Chas. Crosby returned Monday
from Greenville where she was called on
account of the illness Of her mother.
Mrs M. M. Baldwin returned to Ionia,
Monday, after three weeks visit at the
home of Grin Purdy.
Mrs. L. N. Shaft returned to Kansas
City, Monday, after a weeks visit at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w H. Shaw.
DR.. Taylor has removed the fence
around the late H. H ding property
which improves the location very much.
Remember the visit of Cinderella, with
her glass slipper at the opera house on
Thursday and Friday evenings, January
% and 90.
DR.. William Bell went to Ann Arbor.
Monday, to attend a meeting of the state
board Of medical examiners of which he
is distinguished member.
Mrs. w. S. Lambertson, Mrs. L. E.
Green, Mrs. Maude Unger and Mrs. Ar
thur Connor we're in Portland Tuesday liz
attendance at the county meeting of the
o. E. S.
The piano recital to be given by Miss
Eva E. Engel Of Grand Rapids, has been
postponed from the last week in January
to Friday evening, Feb. s. This was done
so as not to conflict with the performance
Of Cinderella.
Mr. and Mrs John Wilson Dodge, who
so successfully staged The Sleeping
Beauty" in this city last winter, will put
on the chorming little comic opera Gin
derella. or the Glass Slipper. at the opera
house, Thursday and Friday evenings,
January % and 90. Don't miss this.
Arcadian Encampment, No. l5z, |. o.
o. F. will hold a special meeting on
Thursday evening, Jan. 81, at Odd Fell
lows Hall, for the purpose of installing
officers. Every Patriarch is earnestly re-
quested to be present as business of inn
portance will be transacted,sto close with
banquet
w. B. Stewart says the Banner wants
for sale and business notices advertise
ments, are the clear thing, they always
bring results. He placed notice of a
house and lot for sale adv in the Banner
last week and had several applicants.
He sold the property on the strength of
the advertisement and thinks the quarter
he invested was well placed,
The Ladies Literary Exchange musical
day was held at the home Of Mrs. Mary
Angel. There was very large attend
ance and the program given was one Of
the finest during the year. Miss Elizabeth
Abbott rendered fine piano solo, which
was followed by review of the develop
ment Of American music by Mrs. Mae
Barnes very ably given. "Macdowell and
His Composition" by Mrs. Carrie Patter-
son was given in so simple and direct a
way that we carried home a good many
choice thoughts about his work. "Ameri-
can Orchestras," Theodore Thomas. was
given by Mrs. Teresa Ranney stating
from their beginning until now. Mrs.
Rose Lamb and Mrs. Hubbell sang a cou-
pie Of beautiful American solos and Misses
Margaret Lamb and Florence Fisher very
kindly furnished some instrumental music
from American composers.