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Toasted MarshmelIows Zoe a pount
at Patterson's.
Mrs. Otto Kelly was called 10 I'owle'
Vile, Thursday by the sickness O
relatives.
The Ladies' Social Circle will meel
with Mrs. Bert Gregg "Wednesday
June 18th.
Mrs. III. A. Wilbur and Mrs. Il. b.
I.apham were i'm lonia, Thursday,
guests OF Mrs. Dwight Sheldon.
Mesdames ii. Marsh and II. Scouten
OF Greenville were guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Gleason, Tues
day.
Sailed Peanuts 10c per pound at
Patterson's.
Mrs. w. r. Hetherington returned
this afternoon from Grand Rrpids
where she has been for a couple of
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. &. b. Hill, of Belding,
were in town part of last week, visiting
at the home Of Mr.. and o. G.. Brown
ing, parents OF Mrs. Hill.-Portland
Review.
Children's day exercises will be
| observed at the M. +. Church, Sunday
morning, fine program of music and
song is prepared for the occasion and
everybody is invited.
Jessie Attending had the misfortune
TO get quite badly hurt i'm the hurdle
race at the field meet Saturday and is
still confined to the house, although is
reported improving rapidly.
Mrs. III. II. Haywood of Minneapolis,
Minnesota, arrived here Monday, for
few weeks visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. AlonzO Brown, and other
relatives and friends in this vicinity.
Mrs. Vernon LaDow of Bedding visit
ed her parents Mr.. and Mrs. III. ii.
Stoddard Wednesday. She returned
home Thursday accompanied by her
mother who will spend week there.
Sheridan Advertiser.
The recent high winds have blown
all the dirt off of Main street and last
Saturday, the city marshal began re-
plenishing the supple by placing a
number OF loads of gravel on the street.
Or course gravel is better than dust,
but paving would be far more desirable.
The boys who are fortunate enough
To attend the Y. M. e.. A camp are
assured of good food, as the manage
ment have purchased an excellent re-
frigator Of Bedding Hall Co. TO keep
milk sweet, this with the expert cook
guarantees satisfaction. There is room
for five more boys from Bedding, enroll
with Messrs James, Peck, Morse or
Warner, $500.
Claude l.. PETER has been appointed
TO the position Of dining car conductor
on the q. X. Il |. railroad running from
Grand Rapids TO Mackinaw on the
flyer know as the "Northland Limited"
The position is responsible one and
Mr. PETER will fill il with ease and
dignity. His many friends here wish
him success in his promotion.
This year marks the twenty-seventh
anniversary of the Blue Ribbon races.
Other cities may offer rich stakes and
purses, but the annual event of the De-
troit Driving Clubs conceded to he in a
class by itself, the premier of the trot-
ting and pacing meetings in this coun-
try. The week beginning with July %
mas been set apart Tor this midsummer
carnival of speed and during that period
twenty trotting and pacing races will
be decided on the exceptionally fast
track at the Michigan state fair
grounds.
This year the Grand Circuit which is
the grentest harness-racing circuit in
the world, opens at Grand Rapids the
week of July s. To give the season the
proper send-off the Furniture City
Driving Club has prepared for five days
OF racing and has offered $500 in
purses. The big events OF the week
will be the Furniture Manufacturers
purse of Sl0,0 900; the Comstock purse of
50, 600; The Grand Rapids Railway
Purse, $1,000; the Giftline Purse, 81, 600;
toe Northrup Purse, $1,000 and the AL
cyron Purse, $1,000. All the other
purses will be 81 900 each and at least
twenty races will be put on during the
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