Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-02
LOCAL ITEMS


WITS. JAMES DdnkS ieIt w euncSudy
for a weeks visit with her sisters,
Mrs. Mattingly and Mrs. Brown.
Mrs. Harl Eckert was the guest of
Mrs. VIM. Fuller Of Greenville, Mon
day and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George johnson Of AL
bion arrived Wednesday afternoon for
few days visit at w. G.. Lilies and
other relatives and friends here.
Belding-Hall company began opera
tons in Factory b., Monday morning
The Bridge Whist club met at the
home of Ambrose Spencer, Tuesday
evening, February l.
Fred and Harry Meade spent Sun
day in Ionia with their mother, who
is i'll with the grip.
Mrs. Alfred Wells was called to
South Lyons Thursday by the death
Of her father, Chas. Gray.
Miss Tina Benton Of Grand Rapids
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Benton.
Harvey Currie and family are NOV
ing to Greenville.
Mrs. Lew Sayles is quite i'll this
week.
. The ladies of the M. E. church will
serve a meat pie supper, including
cabbage salad, fruit jello, cake, etc,
in their church dining room Saturday,
February 5, from l o'clock until all
are served. The price as usual-20
cents for adults and 10 cents for chill
dren.-adv.
LOCAL
Miss Marion Spencer of Ionia was
in the city on business Saturday.
Ten free stamps to all those who
present their books at the S. & III.
premium parlor the last Wednesday
of each month.-adv.
Frank Hamman is sick with the
grip.
Miss Norma Loewe spent Saturday
and Sunday in Grand Rapids. She
brought her mother, who has been at
Butterworth hospital for the past two
or three weeks, back with her Sun
day evening. Mrs. Loewe is improv-
ing in health.
DIR. armstrong was in Grand Rap
ids on business Saturday.
The Congregational Missionary
Society met at the home of Mrs.
Henry Smith, February l. Mrs. {.
III. Meeker, of Lansing, district presi-
dent, gave a splendid review Of the
work of the society at the close of
which Mrs. Smith served fine lunch
con.
Miss Evelyn Sprague is very i'll at
the home of Frank Hudson. Her moth
er, Mrs. Sprague of Vermontville, is
here with her, assisting the nurse.
It's the coming event of the year.
What? The big X. of p. dance Thurs
day night, February 10.-adv.
Mrs. H. J. Pixley has been the
guest of Charles Webster. She came
Wednesday.
Miss Agnes Hall has accepted
- al
company and is now one of the force
at the central Office.
Mrs. M. J. Demorest is spending the
week in Greenville, the guest of
friends and relatives there.
Lester Miller of Greenville, one of
the superintendent of the poor for
Montcalm county, was in the city
last Saturday to interview our city
poor master. He says Greenville has
a family on its hands which the city
is caring for, who are Bedding charges,
and some provision must be made for
taking care of the expense.
Lloyd l.. Underwood has been out
some during the past week and be-
hind the counter at the store, after
his twelve weeks confinement to the
house and for the most part Of the
time to his bed.
Fred A. Washburn is on a bust
ness trip to Boston and New York. lie
left Tuesday.
The ladies of the Social Circle are
planning to hold an experience party
on February 20 at the church, TO re-
late their experiences as to how each
one raised their dollar or more for the
church fund.
Gordon Bricker spent the weekend
with friends in Lansing and Detroit.
Workmen are busy moving and re-
installing the furnace at the Eplsco-
pal Mission this week.
Joseph Isabel has moved out Of the
house which he recently sold to Mrs.
Mile Sewers and she will soon move
into it. Mr.. Isabel is planning to
move to Tennessee in the spring.
Mrs. Campbell and children left
Wednesday on her return to Portland,
Oregon. She has been visiting here
and in Big Rapids for several weeks.
Mrs. Campbell is niece of Mrs.
Chas. Wagner.
What? The big X. Of p. dance Thurs
cay night, February 10.-adv.
w. b. Pierson of Adrian has been
here as agent of the Wear-U-Well
company and closed up the store and
business for the present. The COM
pany will not operate here in the fu-
ture unless they can get some good
local man to handle the business for
them. The sewing machines have
been removed to the rear room of
Thomas jewelry store.
George w. Thomas, who has been
confined to his home by illness for the
past six weeks, is able to be out again
and attending to business in his store.
Realizing that the war will eventu-
alIv result in a famine in pigments
used in printing postage stamps, bank
notes. etc, Director Ralph of the gov
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