Chelsea

The Good Templars are preparing another Demorest medal contest. The Chelsea band will dispense music on theFourth at Manchester. D. B. Taylor was in Howell last Friday on business at the Probate Court. The farmers are getting hay under difficulties on account of rainy weather. Rev. D. H. Conrad is about to close his labors for the Baptist church of this place. The lake resorts are beginning to be occupied bythe usual number of people seekingrecreation. Several car loads of wool were consigned to Boston parties by our wool buyers the first of this week. Mr. Gaylord and wife, of North Stockbridge, visitedtheir son-in-law, Prof, Hall, the last part of last week, Miss Hope Wallace, of Arm Arbor, has been among friends here the past week, the guest of Miss Cora Taylor. The Glazier-Strong Oil Stove Co. has put in a 250 gallon tank and will use crude petroleum ior fuel instead of coa] in their engine. The Democrrts have a ratification meeting at the town hall Saturday night tö be addressed by Congressman Gorman and Chas. R. Whitman. Married at the residence of A. J. Congdon, onWednesday afternoon, by Rev. J. H. Mclntosh, Mr. Fred Fuller to Miss Laura Bachman, both of this village. They took the afternoon train for their future home in Detroit. Balance 'shipróents are to be made fmm thp plevator here by July 10. Twenty-three hundred loads have been delivered on this erop and there are at least 1.700 loads yet in the hands of 'farmers to go over to the next erop. It is many years since that amount was carned over by farmers. The market has been quiet the past week and arrivals light, excep inwool. Wheat stands at 80 ets for red or white, rye and barley nominal at 68 ets. and $1. Oats one load sold at 32 ets., one lot of extra nicebeanssold at $1.35. eggs ia ets., butter 11 ets. About 20 000 lbs. of wool were taken m here the first three days of this week at 20 to 23 ets. for fairly washed fleeces. There is no prospect ot better prices soon and they are selling freely.