Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-20
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iaffns to the Town and It's
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Grand Rapids Wednesday.
Miss Clara Moulton is home from
Big Rapids for weeks vacation.
Mrs. w. +. Sandell and Mrs. b. f.
Brown were in Lowell w Wednesday.
Don't miss the display OF lace cur
tains at the Bedding Furniture com
pany.
/ Charlie Lamberton left for Grand
Rapids Wednesday, where he has q
position.
Mrs. John Shaw returned Tuesday
from an extended visit at Hastings and
Caledonia.
Grant Francisco has opened a shoe
repairing shopin the basement of the
old post Office.
Mrs. Mary Sage has purchased the
Jason Platt house on Broas st. Con-
sideration $3.50.
John Swartz OF Greenville was q
guest at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs, G.
w. Thomas, Tuesday.
Ray Il. Scott, who is a student at the
Ferris Institute, spent Easter with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Scott.
Mrs. Emma r. Weter returned TO her
home at Lenawee Junction, Tuesday,
after two weeks visit with Belding
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sixbury are
happy over the arrival of a fine little
daughter at their homeFriday morning
April l4th.
Mrs. Harvey VanBenschoten was q
guest of Mrs. M. A. Chapman and left
Tuesday morning for her home in
Krem, North Dakota.
Harold Washburn, Melvin Wagner
Dean Face and George Altenberg have
returned TO Ann Arbor to resume their
studies at the u. of NJ.
Zenas Dow, OF the Bedding Furniture
Company is an expert window trimmer
and this week has fine one showing
up beautiful line of lace curtains.
J. r.. Shelters who spent his Easter
vacation in this city, left Tuesday for
Champaign, Illinois to resume his
studies at the University of Illinois.
Mrs. w. F. Bricker and son, Gordon,
went TO Lansing Tuesday, to be with
Representative Bricker at the closing
session of the legislature and accom-
pany him home.
Mrs. Geo. Knapp left Tuesday for a
few weeks visit with her parents near
Howard City. She has leased her
home on Pleasant street and will soon
go to Grand Rapids to reside.
Lloyd and Fred Underwood have
moved from the suite OF rooms which
they have SO long occupied in the Ed
Lamb house to rooms in their own
block recently purchased Of George
Crawford.
Mrs. j. Galloway, who has been
spending a couple of months with her
daughter, Mrs. J. III. Armstrong, left
Wednesday for her home at Petoskey.
Mrs. Charles G. Ashby was a guest
of Greenville friends, Wednesday.
M. G. Hotchkiss, a former travelling
salesman for the Ballou Mfg. Company
seven years ago has accepted a position
with the company again and leaves
for an Eastern trip this week. He was
with them for twelve years and knows
how to handle the trade.
Mrs. pnniamin Pufirr was given q
very pleasant surprise April 10, il being
her sixtv-ffth birthday anniversary.
A handsome oak rocker was given her
by her daughters, Mrs. Spencer and
| Grace Puffar, besides several other
gifts from other friends with many
good wishes.
| William WEIGH who for some time
past has been in the employ OF the T.
f. Ireland Company has accepted 9
position with big hardware store in
st Johns and expects to leave for there
soon. The family moved there thu
first of the week. Mr.. Welch is q good
citizen and his many friends will bt
sorry to learn Of his departure.
At the morning service in the Con
gregational church Sunday morning
April 8 the Masonic order of the city
to the number Of ninety attended in I
body each member wearing a white
carnation. They marched in body
from the church to their hall and pre-
sented fine appearance. Specia
music by the choir, SOLO entitled ''Th'
Pentecost" by Mrs. Williams and III
excellenr sermon by Rev. Collins wa
enjoyed.
The District Association of TIT
Church Of Christ was held in Crane
Rapids on Tuesday and Wednesday o
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