Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-14
THIRTY
YEARS AGO MUD WAS
ORDER OF MONTH
A HEAVY RAIN AND MUCH MUD
WAS DISAGREEABLE DOSE
HANDED RESIDENTS

ileHS u Indt early DAY III Delulng.
Miss Agnes Gaylord has been quite
sick for several days past.
The editor will deliver an educa-
tional lecture at Eagle, Clinton
county on Saturday evening.
The Cottage Prayer meeting will
be held this evening at the residence
of Mrs. Fred Deitz.
Jerry Bricker is now resident of
Bedding. He has moved into the
Bond house.
Nettie Watson has been sick for
some time with rheumatism, but is
now able to attend school again.
Remember the donation for the
benefit of Rev. Buel at the residence
of G. A. Vandenberg on Wednesday
evening next.
Mrs. Anna Smith, daughter of H.
0. Green of Grattan, died on Tues
day night. Her funeral takes place
at the Ashley church.
Our genial station agent, +. f.
Crooks, carries a more than usual
smiling face. A thousand dollar
present fell into his arms on Satur-
day night. It's a boy, and mother and
child are doing well. Congratulations
Rev. John Lexington, an eccentric
and fanatical nti-Masonic preacher,
has been holding forth for several
evenings at the school house. His
bigotry is about equal to his imperti-
nance and his ignorance of the sub
ject 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 a sudden stop.
The horse is draying again and the
young lady managed to get her "Bert"
home with safety. The only damage
was broken thill.
Mud Mud! Mud
A heavy rain yesterday.
Saturday is st. Valentines day.
o! man! Where's that whip? Ask
r. M. w.
Our snow of last week has disap-
peared.
Buy your valentines of Newcomb
& Vandenberg.
The Greenville hearse passed
through town this morning.
Mrs. Clay Tallman. who has been
quite i'll for few weeks is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ID. Mrose spent
last Friday in Belding with their
friends, DIR. and Mrs. Coville.
VIM. Bricker, while gathering ice
on the pond on Tuesday, unexpected
ly took fine cold bath.
Parties have been very busy gath
ering ice for several days past. The
rain of yesterday put an end to the
business.
Mrs. J. Reynolds of Ionia is visit
ing her brother, t. B. Willard, of this
place. She is accompanied by her
son, Oscar.
Miss Rounds, mentioned last week
as the celebrated Detroit elocutionist.
is now giving lessons in Ionia. If
she visits Bedding it will be very soon.
Mrs. Maria Purdy, mother of Grin
Purdy of this place, is stopping with
her son here, and is under treatment
of DR.. Connor. She is improving.
The chicken pie and necktie social
announced for last evening at A. ID.
jerks has been postponed until this
evening. The bad state of weather
last night was the cause. A cordial
invitation to all.
w. A. Luther and d. Z. Wilson
have returned from their counting in
Chicago. We are glad to learn that
the lumber company are the winners,
and the insurance company compelled
to pay in full an honest debt, despite
a technically.
Mrs. Thomas Smith is i'll.
o. Z. Rowley and wife of Orleans
have gone on a visit to Rochester,
New York.
C. E. Ranney Of Grape, Mecosta
county is in our village on a few
days visit. He leaves the informa-
ton with us that the population of
that county is larger than it was
three weeks ago. 1t is fine boy.
The city hall at Albany. N. Y,
burned last week. When the mas
sive dome fell seven fremen were
crushed One of the number is dead,
and several others are fatally IN
jured.
The proposition to raise $4,000 for
the purpose Of building a Jail at the
county seat, is now receiving consid-
Grafton in the county press. The pro-
position will come before the voters
of the county at the spring election.
We forbear comment for the present.
The boys were terribly disorderly
at the meeting held at the school
house last night. A prominent actor
in the meeting limited that the Nor
gan killers might have something to
do with the unapproved conduct.
Probably? 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. ~#
Mrs. J. S. Gage is visiting at the
residence of Fred Deitz.
Serial meetings still continue at
the Orleans M. r. church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Phillips are
visiting friends i'm Bushnell, Mont
calm county.
No school to-day, because of the
sickness of Mrs. Trobridge. She was
taken iii last night