Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-09
INTERESTING NEWS
OF BELD|NG PEOPLE
MANY YEARS AGO
PANCAKE SOCIAL WAS ONE OF
THE IMPORTANT MEETINGS
OF WEEK


en- from our files of February IL, 1880.
by Nudge q Kendall. Much of this
printing an address given by Elder
Nudge on Christianity VS.. Ingersol-
ism. The address was given by him
in the Christian church on the even
ing of February 8.
Locals
Miss Agnes Gaylord has been quite
sick for several days past.
The editor will deliver an education
al lecture at Eagle, Clinton county,
Saturday evening.
Mr.. Jerry Bricker is now resident
Of Belding. He having moved into the
Bond house last week.
The Cottage Prayer Meeting will be
held this evening at the residence OF
Mrs. Fred Deitz.
Nettie Watson has been sick for
some time with rheumatism, but is
now able to attend school again.
Remember the donation for the ben
fit of Rev. w. Buel at the residence of
C.. A. Vandenberg Wednesday even
ing next.
Our genial station agent, E. +.
Crooks carries a more than usual
smiling face. A thousand dollar pre-
sent fell into his arms on Saturday
night. It's a boy, and mother and
child are doing nicely. Congratula-
tons.
Rev. John Lexington, an eccentric
and fanatical Anti-Masonic preacher,
has been holding forth for several
evenings at the school house. His big
otry is about equal to his impertin-
ance and his ignorance of the subject
chosen fully equal to his egotism.
A company of our young people
spent Tuesday evening at Charles
Drinks in Fairplains. The ride and
visit are represented as very enjoy
able with the exception of the little
episode on the way out there. Ac-
cidents will happen and horses will
sometimes come to sudden stop. The
horse is draying again and the young
lady manager to get her Bert" home
with safety. The only damage, a
broken thill.
Mud Mud! Mud
Today is Lincoln's birthday.
o! man! Where's that whip? Ask
R. M. w.
Our snow of last week has disap-
peared.
The Greenville hearse passed
/ through here this morning.
Mrs. Clay Tallman, who has been
quite i'll for a few weeks, is improv-
\ ing.
VIM. Bricker, while gathering ice
on the pond on Tuesday, Unexpectedly
/ took fine cold water bath.
Parties have been very busy gath
ering ice for several days past. The
rain of yesterday put an end to the
/ business.
/ Mrs. Maria Purdy, mother Of Orrin
Purdy of this place, is stopping with
her son here, and is under treatment
Of DIR. Conner She is improving.
w. A. Luther and ID. +. Wilson
have returned from their counting in
\ Chicago We are glad TO learn that
4 the lumber company are the winners,
and the insurance company compelled
4 to pay in full an honest debt, dispite
technicality.
The boys were terribly disorderly
at the meeting held at the school
house last night. A prominent actor
/ in the meeting limited that the Morgan
4 killers might have something to do
/ with the unapproved conduct. Probab-
i ly. These vile and impious wretches,
and unwilling slaves, are up to almost
anything Nothing is too bad or too
ridiculous for their woeful depravity.
But, boys, don't do such naughty
things, even if these naughty fellows
do put you up to it. You ought to
know better, if they don't
Belding is in civil war all because
man is there lecturing and claiming
to tell all the naughty wicked things
that are done in the lodge room by the
Williams who killed Morgan.-Green-
vile Daily News.
Not quite so bad, Bro. Wells; but it
/ is true that the fellows that do such
naughty, wicked things" are receiv-
ing an awful drubbing. At this date
we can hardly divine the results.
Those williams" can only hope for the
best; but need to prepare for the
worst. If the lectures continue for
many evenings more the Morgan kill
ers may have TO surrender at discre-
\ ton