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TWENTV-TIIIliD YEAR. NO. 28
BELDING, MICH., THURSDAY,. DECEMBER 14, 1911.
WHOLE NO. 1081
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CHORUS
Will Give A Grand Entertain
ment At The M. E. Church
Next Week
THE ANGELIC CHOIR
A Cantata Appropriate To The Ap
proaching Christmas Season
Beautiful Songs, Chorus
and Solos
Under direction of Mrs. Abbie Joiner
Williams, supervisor of music of our
schools, the Belding High School
Chorus have been planning for some
time to give that beautiful Christmas
Cantata, "The Angelic Choir," and
rehearsals have been in progress for
several weeks in anticipation of mak
ing it one of the best musical entertain
ments ever produced by the lielding
schools.
The scholars have taken gnat in
terest in the work and it has certainly
been one of the best drills along educa
tion and experience in musical lines
that could possibly have fallen to their
lot. .Beside the Cantata the High
School Orchestra will render overtures
in parts first and second of the program.
Miss Ola Litle is the accompanist
and the orchestra is contused of Mr.
Clayton H. Knapp, Mr. George Y.
Reed, Mr. Kendall Meade and Mr. Abe
Alderman. The boys quartette are;
Messrs Clayton Knapp, James Critten
den, George Reed and Walter Ileins.
Wednesday evening, IX'cember 10, is
the date and there should not be a
vacant seat left in the church on that
evening, every patron of the school
should Toe present and listen to the
wonderful progress which the scholars
have made.
Part first of the program
Overture High School Orchestra
Holy City Chorus
Angelic Song, Solo . Miss Kenward
The Golden City, Solo . .Mrs. Williams
Song of Bethlehem Chorus
Intermission
Overture Orchestra
Part Second
The Angelic Choir
Admisbion 10 and 15 cents.
INSTALLATION
Belding Lodge F. & A. M. No. 355
Install Its Officers
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WOnSHIfFl'L MASTER VEKN KNOWN
Mrs. Etta L. McLaughlin, who has
been spending a few days in this city
thi guest'of relatives and friends, left
Tuesday for Los Angeles, California,
where she expects to remain for the
winter.
The recently elected oillcers of Beld
ing Lodge No. C05 F. & A. M. were
duly installed into their respective
ofllces Monday night by Acting Grand
Master, Henry J. Leonard and Acting
Grand Marshall, Charles M. Wise.
Mr. Vern Brown, who was relected
for a second .term, has proven himself
worthy and well qualified for the place.
During the past year matters in
Masonic circles have run smoothly
both in a business and social way and
Mr. Brown in his olllcial capacity has
maintained the high standard which it
had attained under previous masters.
Twenty-eight members have been raised
during the year and the w ork of him
self and fellow craftsmen have been
very commendable.
The new club and reading room
annex just completed is a fine addition
to Masonic headquarters.
POSTOFFICE
ARRANGEMENTS
Postm aster George W. Moulton in
forms us that in order to accomodate
the Christmas patrons of the postollice
in a proper manner, he will hold the
post olllce open until nine o'clock each
evening next week. He also informs
us that he will have a special carrier
on this year with a horse and wagon to
deliver packages that are received at
the ottlce here, the last delivery to be
made Christmas day.
This arrangement will be greatly
appreciated by our citizens and will
greatly facilitate the handling of the
large volume of Christmas business
which always come to this city.
Notice
All persona having Ice Cream Pack
ers belongirig to Frank O'Bryon are re-
. quested to please return them at once.
H. J. LEONARD. Pres.
A. N. BELDING, V. Pr.
W. S. LAMBERTSON, Cashier
CAPITAL STOCK $50,000.00
SURPLUS and PROFITS, $14,000.00
Common sense is the knack
of seeing things as they are
and doing things as they
ought to be done.
A checking account with
the Belding Savings Bank is
the common sense way of
paying bills, having a record
in writing of amount, to
whom, for what, when, all
fully receipted.
It is our policy to combine
absolute safety with prompt
and courteous service to all
our patrons.
Your account is invited
Belding
Savings Bank
Directors
II. J. Leonard A. N. Belding
E. C. Lloyd M. M. Belding, jr
W. C. Spicer W. P. Hctherington
E. E. Chappie W. S. Lamberston
TROWBRIDGE
IS
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T
His Son John Used A Revolver
With Deadly Effect In
A Quarrel
CLAIMS SELF DEFENSE
Deputy Sheriff Webster Arrested Him
At Once Made No Attempt
To Escape
In a quarrel Wednesday night at the
home of William Trowbridge east of
this city in Orleans, John Trowbridge
shot his father with a 22 calibre revol
ver and at this writing he lies In an
unconsious state with no hope of
recovery
It is stated that John, who with his
brother Ed were in the house with the
father alone Wednesday night about
nine o'clock, asked his father for some
money but was told that if he wanted
any he must work and earn it this led
to a quarrel and in the fracas John
claims he was afraid his father would
kill him and fired at him twice, the
first bullet went wild but the second
struck the old gentleman in the left
side of the head passing down into his
throat and lodged near his lungs. Mrs.
Trowbridge, John's mother, was work,
ing for Bruce Fales and immediately
after the shooting he went there and
informed her.
Deputy Sheriff Webster was called
to the Trowbridge home and in com
pany with Fred L. Warner and Dr.
Dorr a hurried trip was made. Mr.
Warner took the statement of the affair
from Trowbridge and Dr. Dorr found
the wound made by the bullet a
langerous one, it was with difficulty
that he could talk.
John and his mother came home at
once and he was taken into custody,
he is thirty-two years old.
After the shooting Ed Trowbridge
ran over to Harry Spencer's and George
Hagadorn's who quickly eame and
found Trowbridge on the floor bleeding
badly. Domestic relations have not
been pleasant at the home for years
and John, who is considered slightly
unbalanced mentally, has had difficulty
before with his father. He was in Bel
ding Tuesday and tried to sell his
watch and the revolver to Amos Ilarris
a colored man who draws coal for the
Belding-IIall Co., if the deal had gone
through John would'nt have been fac
ing a trial for shooting.
The revolver used was one John got
of Charles Darrow in a trade and had
not been found this morning although
Harry Spencer and John Antcliffhad
nade a thorough search for it Trow
bridge claims that if he had thought
John would have shot him he would
have left home long ago.
Trowbridge served a term in prison
for an offense committed nearly twenty
years ago.
John was taken to jail in Ionia and
will have his examination before Jus
tice Spencer, Monday.
SUBSCRIPTION BARGAINS
HOW TO USE
GAS COKE
The Banner's Christmas Bargain
Days Offer with Herald and Press,
Take Your Choice
Again this year as heretofore we have
arranged with the Grand Hapids
Herald and the Grand Itapids Press for
another "Bagain Days Offer," begin
ning Friday December 15, and con
tinuing until Saturday of the next
week December 23.
Herald Bargln Days Offer
Combination No 1 J2.90
Banner Regular J 1.00
Daily G. 11. Herald 12.50
Western Rural Router 4 .50
Total $4.00
Bargain Days Offer 12.1)0
Combination, No. 2 $3.00
Banner Regular $1.00
Daily G. R. Herald $2.50
Western Rural Router .50
Farm Fews .50
Farm Life .60
World's Events 14 .50
Home Life 4 4 .50
Total
Bargain Days Offer
Combination 3
Banner .
Daily O. R. Herald
Western Rural Router 4 4
Michigan Farmer 44
Regular
Total
Bargain Days Offer
Kindle the fire in the usual way, and
when fairly burning fill up with plenty
of Coke. Keep a large body of Coke
under a low fire rather than a little
Coke under a strong fire. To keep a
low fire close the draft openings in the
lower part of the front of the furanace,
keep the slide in the feed door open and
the damper in the chimmey pipe al
most entirely closed. The damper
should be opened only when kindling a
new lire. Keep a layer of ashes on the
Grate, and when shaking stop before
coals appear. This helps to keep the
Coke burning slower. Do not allow
ashes to pile up under the grate so as
to touch it.
To bank a fire for Uie night fill up
full with Coke, and, if necessary, throw
on coke-screenings or ashes to fill up
ojwn spaces.
Thirty per cent cheaper than hard
coal.
Fifty per cent less ash to carry out.
Quick heat in the morning. Lasts
longer than hard ooal.
Price $3.50 per ton, delivered
Belding Gas Works
Phone 334
Ijcave orders at Ofllce, notat.Plant
' Don't fail to read the large number
of advertisment8 found in the Banner
today, they will interest you very
much.
Press Bargain Days Offer
Bargain No. 1
Banner Regular
G. R. Evening Press 4 4
Michigan Farmer 4 4
$6.00
$3.10
$3.15
$1.00
$2.50
.50
$1.00
$5.00
$3.15
$2.85
$1.00
$2.00
$1.00
Bargain Days Offer
Total $4.00
$2.80
Bargain No. 2 $2.75
Banner Regular $1.00
G, R. Evening Press 4 4 $2.00
Woman's World 4 4 .50
Farm and Fireside . 4 4 .50
Profitable Poultry 44 .50
Bargain Days Offer
Total $4.50
$2.75
Bargain No, 3 $2.70
Banner Regular $1.00
G. R. Evening Press 4 4 $2.00
25 Beautiful Colored Postcards .50
Total $3.50
Bargain Days Offer $2.70
Remember the above bargain days
offer are good only from December 15
to 23 inclusive.
DROWNED AT
BALDWIN LAKE
Walter Bicking the adopted son of
Mr. and Mrs. David Delehanty former
residents of this city but now residing
n Greenville, was drowned in Manoka
Lake at Baldwin Lake resort Saturday
afternoon while skating. In company
with Clare Parkhurst, he was skating
on the ice, which was three inches
thick at the shore, but thinner farther
out. The Ice broke and both boys were
plunged into the water.
Parkhurst made a brave effort to save
his companion and was in the water
above his waist for many minutes.
but was unsuccessful, lne body was
recovered in fifty minutes.
Edward Lamb Stricken
Edward Lamb whose serious illness
was noticed last week suuereu a
stroke of paralysis Wednesday and now
lies in a partially unconscious condit
ion with no hope held out by the
physicians for his recovery. Mr. Lamb
has been in impaired health for some
time but continued to work in the store
until a few weeks ago. Several years
ago a piece of steel flew into his eye
from a nail while endeavoring to open a
box of groceries, which has always
troubled him necessitating its removal
later and this injury undoubtedly has
had much to do with the impairmentof
his health.
Later Mr. Lamb died at about noon
today (Thursday,) he was fifty
eight years old and been a resident here
twenty yearst was married to Emma
Moulton eighteen years ago. His re
mains will be taken to Vpsilantl at
10:40 Saturday, a brief service will be
held at the house here before leaving.
BUSINESS PLACES
AIT
Are Ready For Christmas And
The New Year Shopping
With Goods Of
Quality
MERCHANTS ARE BUSY
Belding Offers Wonderful Opportun
Ity For Patrons Of The Santa
Claus Season To Make
Good
The holiday season with its thoughts
of Santa Claus and the New Year
greetings its gift giving and good cheer
in abundance is upon us in full swing,
and the next two weeks it will have
passed into history. Many of our mer
chants have made their windows look
fine, placing them in holiday attire
with decorations appropriate to the
season of all the year the best. They
have purchased large stocks of goods of
the very best quality in variety to suit
the taste of all and are ready to serve
customers from far and near.
The window decorations are worth
coining a long distance' to see even if a
Ierson does not care to trade. But
trading is a foregone conclusion atid
every one is bound to buy something.
The pages of the Banner is filled with
attractive advertising by the merchants
and business men who seek for patron
age and a glance at its pages and a
careful erusal of them will at once
direct the thought to the best place to
make a purchase.
The Silk City has a goodly number
of up to date merchants, and business
men, who stand ready to extend the
fclad hand of welcome and wish for
every jcrson a Merry Christinas and a
Happy New ear.
Ins
BROWNIE
Christmas happi
ness for that boy
means finding a
CAMERA
waiting for his first snapshot.
Come in we will show you all the Brownie family.
They work like the Kodaks.
Benedict's Bigger Drug Go.
Special Values in
Cut Glass for Xmas
Evejything from a fl.iiG Nappy to a $25.00 Punch Bowl. Come in
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A. B. HULL, Jeweler and Optometry I
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Sugar and Creamer, full cut, from J
from J2.f0 per set up. ft
and have a look at them.
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Mrs. Wm. Dorman was pleased last
week when she received a box from
Pasadena, California, from Mrs. Fred
King, who is visiting her son there,
Carl King. The box contained a fine
lot of roses, several branches of the pep-
ler tree with its red berries and a num
ber of cotton balls in full blow. Mrs.
King was a former resident of this city
but of late years has been residing in
Hancock, Michigan.
FREE
A New
White Sewing Machine
You may be the lucky one. It
cost, you nothing to try. All we
ask you to do is to register your
number. Someone will get this ma
chine the second Saturday in Janu
ary, 1912. All information freely
given.
Miller & Harris
Furniture Co.
Phone 350
Belding Mock
CHRISTMAS AT CONNELL'S
The man or woman, boy or girl, who cannot find a suitable present at our store
will find it difficult to iind one anywhere, There's something here for everyone, for
lover or sweetheart, for baby or grandpa, you can find your present here, if you'll but
call and see the large stock now ready for your personal inspection.
CONNELL'S DRUG STORE
The entertalment given by the Choral j
Union In the M. K. church Wednesday
night was a very pleasing one and fair
ly well attended The chorus and solos
were finely rendered under directions of
Wm. A. Thorpe, who is certainly a
master in his art. The drill in music,
which the forty or more voices have ex
perienced In its production will be of
lasting benefit.
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.Saturday, JUeceniDer loin
You will have another chance to select
FURS
From a Manufacturers Complete Stock
at Money Saving Prices
By a special arrangement with one of the largest
Fur Manufacturers in the country we will have on exhi
bition here a complete showing of furs in
Ladies' and Misses Scarfs', Muffs,
Shawls, Muffs and Fancy Sets.
Also a big line of Fur Coats in many different furs. 5
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It otters you an unequalled cnance to Duy a Deauuiui
Christmas present at a price that is way below normal.
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