Chelsea

Miss Violet Wallace, of Ann Arbor, was the guest of Eva Taylor last Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Alice Billings, of Toledo, was among friends here the first of the week. Miss Mabel Wallace, of Ann Arbor, called on friends here last Saturday and Sunday. Rev. Mr. Moon, of Stockbridge, officiated at the M. E. church last Sunday. They had an interesting : ary service at the Baptist church last Sunday night. Rev. L. H. Moon officiated at Stockbridge last Sunday. The Fire Patrol was not largely attended on Friday night. ; Two lots of sheep were washed in 1 the creek north of town last Monday. A lot of unwashed wool was bought here last week for 13 cents ■ per pound. , Rush Green's carriage pony ran : up on to the railroad track last j day and broke its leg in the semiphore wires, and had to be killed. The school exhibition, Saturday night, was good, but moderately ] tended. Quarterly meeting at the M. E. church one week from next Sunday. Diphtheria is reported in the ily of Joe Stapish, two miles north 1 of town. The wind and rain of Tuesday , morning were heavy, but did no rious damage just here; but in ' ron it was a cyclone, and did much damage to fences, trees and buildings. It unroofed two barns for Henry Kuhl, and moved his large new basement barn, with 1,000 ' bushels of wheat in the granary, I several feet, wrecking the walls and ] otherwise seriously injuring the building. Herbert L. Cope at the town hall Tuesday night was moderately ' tended, but gave good satisfaction. ' Rev. L. W. Moon preaches the memorial sermón at the town hall next Sunday afternoon. Farmers are planting, and business is dull in town. Wheat is 66c; rye, 56c; oats, 35c; beans, $1.75; eggs, 13c; butter, 16c. The review board for this township was in session on Monday and Tuesday, but made very fewchangcs j in the assessment. I O. B. Taylorand wife, of Detroit, were here over last Sunday. An unusually large acreage of beans will be planted here this season. The basement walls of Schenk & Co. 's building are built. ' Geo. C. Page, of this place, is seriously ill and not expected to recover. The walls to M. Boyd's new store are up and the inside work going on. James Beasley is home resting, with an injury fronv a crowbar, received while raising a telegraph pole. Rev. O. C. Bailey has been persuaded to remain longer with the Congregational society as their pastor.