Chelsea

J. W. Pool and family have moved to Jackson since they sold the hotel here. Mrs. F. M. Hooker has beenveiy sick the past week, but is now some better. Special revival meetings are being talked of for February at the M. E. church. The sleighing is good now and people are improving it in everv way possible. The kids have fine sport skating and sleighriding now that there is no school. Burt and Cora Taylor visited Tip Wallace's family near Ann Arbor on Wednesday. Chas. W. Gregg, of Jackson, has bought the Chelsea house and took charge of it on Monday last. John S. Cummings and Howard Conk have bought Smith cSi Stevens' meat market and are now running it. i Tim Drislane has bought the Grange warehouse in this place and will use it for handling farm produce. The scarlet fever is not spreading any more, and the schools will probably be opened again next week. W. G. Schenk has bought the two lots south of Knapp's hardware store atfid will erect a doublé store there next summer. Mrs. jas. Higgias, of Detroit, and Mrs. Dr. Shaw, of Ypsilanti, are here attending their mother, Mrs. Hooker, in her sickness. The annual New Year's dinner of the Taylor brothers, at the residence of D. B. Taylor, last Monday, was well attended and a pleasant occasion. The market has been dull this week and arrivals small. Wheat stands at 67 c. for red and 6 c. for white; oats, 33 c; barley, Si. 15; rye, 48 c; clover seed, $6. 50 to $7; beans, $1.40 for choice; eggs, 23 c; butter, 20 c; dressed hogs, $7. 85. Í J. M. Burchard died at his residence in this village, last week Thursdáy, of a complication of diseases, and was buried Saturday. He was about seventy-three years old and passes away regretted by a large circle of friends. His wife died about a year ago. He leaves a son and a daughter who will rauch miss him.