Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-10
Additional Local


c. G. O'Bryon went to Chicago on a
business trip, Tuesday.
Mrs. j. p. Laux and daughter Lillian
are spending few days with friends at
Berlin.
Miss Margaret Ferguson returned
Tuesday from a short visit at Grand
Rapids.
Alfred Jonas has returned from his
western trip, He says he saw all kinds
of country and had delightful time.
John Dehn did not return with him.
Rev. j. Frank Jackson, J. Il. Noble
and Miss Elizabeth III. Patton went to
Kalamazoo, Tuesday, to attend the an
nual meeting of the Diocesan conven-
ton of the Episcopal church for West
ern Michigan.
The ladies of the Baptist church are
church and ask the cooperation of all
members and those interested. All
members, as far as possible, are asked
to pay at least one dollar. Contribu-
tons from friends will be thankfully
received.
Mrs. +. l.. Sagendorf
Mrs. +. +. Chapple
Committee
Some sneak kthief went into John
Bain's house one day last week and
stole a pocketbook containing $40.
The doors were locked and whoever the
person was had key TO fit the back
door. The pocketbook was lying on a
table in the bedroom and near by it
was revolver which was not touched.
Mr.. Balm would like to get hold of
the party.
The exhibit of art given by Miss
Louise Dangers at the Ellis School
last Friday, specimens of the work of
her pupils was really very interesting
and creditable one and should have
been viewed by many more of the par
ents of the children who are under her
instruction. Miss Dangers is the i'm
structor in music and drawing and the
exhibit showed the 'thoroughness of
the work required by her of her pupils.
An exhibit of the third and fourth
grades under Miss Iva Borner's and
Miss Sprague's instructions will be Civ
EN- at the High School Friday afternoon
to which all patrons are invited.
| Major Frank r. Chase is receiving a
visit from his cousin, ID. G. Powers of
Sandusky, Ohio, one of the pioneer cit
liens and substantial business men of
that city. He concluded To take a
vacation for few weeks from bust
ness and spend some of the time with
his relatives and old friends here and
they are enjoying the occasion very
much. They are two of the six cousins
still alive from list of thirty-seven,
the others having passed away. Mr..
Powers remembers of being at Smyrna
over forty years ago and of coming To
Bedding, then known as Patterson IS
Mill, one Sunday with Mr.. Chase's
father TO attend Sunday School, of
which Mr., Chase was superintendent.
Miss Alice M. Noble celebrated her
nineteenth birthday June and had a
few of her friends there. She received
many handsome and valuable presents
among which was a plain gold cross,
a gift from some of the girls at Bedding
Silk mill. The table was decorated for
the occasion, by Alice herself, yellow
and white were the colors chosen, "a
few dozen yellow and white chrysnth-
emums were daintily arranged among
the other decorations. In the center of
table, was the large birthday cake and
on the end of the table were nineteen
candles. Pruit of all kinds and glass
dishes of candies and nuts helped to
make the table a pretty picture. Each
guest present wore bouquet of lilies of
the valley, games and music were play
ed, the guests present were, Mr.. Archie
Tuinstra, Fred Carter, Howard Moulton
Margaret Fox, Mary Derusha, Beatrice
Tuinstra, Marie Gongea, Mary Gepford
Mae Hubbard, Blanche Chase, Maty
and Margaret Beckett, Margory Chase,
Louise Barren, Ruth Deleno and Miss
+. Patton. The cake was cut Fat l1,30
by Alice, Miss Beatrice Noble and Bea-
trice Tuinstra acted as the little wal {
r. A.