Belding banner., 1912-07-18
Short Hems of Interest Re-
Latins TO the Town and ITS
People, told In a Single
Paragraph.
Local ~
Brevities.

Bargains in all lines at Patterson's.
Vern G. Divine was Grand Rapids
visitor Monday.
Sailed peanuts 1Oc pound at Pat
terson's.
Mrs. w. j. Hardin was Greenville
visitor Tuesday.
Harry Connell went To Traverse City
Tuesday 10 see his sister.
Hugh Evans was Detroit visitor
from Saturday till Monday.
Mrs. Frank Fuller was- "a guest of
Greenville relatives Tuesday.
Mrs. G. NJ. Scott of lonia called on
her father, John McCue. Tuesday.
Mrs. V. III. Smith of Ionia spent
Sunday AT the home of +. w. Holmes.
Fresh lot of candy l0c pound, and
salted peanuts lOc "A pound at Bricker 5
Bazaar.
Mrs. J. f. Weaver of this city who
has been visiting at Stanton for some
time past returned home Monday.
15c blue belle bastiste now 10c yard,
15c lawus now 10c a yard. See those
lawns at 4tc at Bricker's Bazaar.
Mrs. Matte Brown and daughter
Mable returned Monday from a few
days visit with daughter at CORTLAND
Thomas Bracken Jr. who has been
edjoying two weeks vacation under
the parental roof left Monday to resume
his duties at st. Louis.
II. n. Law renee of Grand Rapids was
guest of Belding friends over Sunday.
He went to Portland Monday to attend
the funeral of an aunt.
Fred Minier and family of Grand
Rapids, came over from Palo, Satur-
day, for short visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. MINER.
Mrs. Millie Sewers returned Monday
from a two weeks vacation and visit
with her mother at Ithaca. Her
daughter Jennie accompanied her home
Charles Edward Darrow of Bedding
and Anna Florence Christensen of Fen
wick were united in marriage at the
probate judges office in Portland July
), by Rev. VIM. Wiedenhoeft.
Warren G. Shepard has received
from the war department at Washing
ton an honorable discharge from the
army. Ii has been Il long time coming
and is very acceptable 10 Mr.. Shepard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Simons have
a fine lemon tree in their yard in the
west part of the city. There are two
nice lemons on the tree besides num-
Der of blossoms which may yet become
fruit.
There is much talk about swatting
the fiy i'm order To get rid oi that breed
er of disease which il is said is working
death and destruction all around.
Moving picture films showing the fly
in action will be shown at the Star
Theatre in the interest of the V NJ. G.
A. on Thursday and Friday nights.
A light blaze in the roof of Wilson IL
Co.'S. coal shed adjoining the old eleva-
tor, called the fire department on
double quick time, Monday afternoon.
The blaze had a pretty good start when
discovered but was quickly eXtinquish-
ed. II heavy wind had prevailed at
the time the chances are that there
would have been pretty bad fire.
NV hateNer may he SAID oil the
promiscuous kissing in greeting friends
and acquaintance, il certainly is both
unsanitary and unbecoming,n says
Brother Lapham in the Belding Ban
ner. Just because our brother is getting
along in years is no sign he should
knock the popular pastimes of his
younger ubscribers-Portland Review.
Allegorically speaking, the editor is
happy medium between soupbone and
a porter-house steak. Nobody ever saw
a rich editor, and on the other hand no
one ever encountered an editor who
didn't head every subscription with
donation of four-bits and a stub-pen.
The editor is said TO belong TO the fourth
estate because that is the only kind he
ever leaves He is also one OF the most
cheerful and overworked prevaricators
now passing as legal tender. He has
to be.