Chelsea

C. E. Letts, of Detroit, was here last Saturday. W. P. Schenk & Co. are moving in to their new store. J. A. Maroney is building a new house on Polk st. W. II. Wood, of Waterloo, was here on business last Monday. Buit Taylor and Allen Tueker are learning stenography at Ann-Arbor. The farmers are doing much fall plowing tor barley and other spring crops. Itev. Mr. Macklin, of Ypsilanti, spentSunduy hereenjoying the revival meetings. Fixtures have arrived and newgoods tor the new grocery flrm of Beissel & Staffan. A petition has been circulated and signed for the straightening of Mili Creek, north of this village. Thanksgiving will be two weeks xom ïhursday of this week and we all have much to be thankful for. The revival meetings at the M. E. church are in progresa this week and many are inquiring the way of salva,ion. Rev. J. E. Flemming, who conducted revival meetings here two years ago, dropped into the revival meeting last Monday night, at the M. E. church. The storm and cold wave of Wednesday caught many people about here unprepared for winter. Much stock unhoused and many cornstocks and sorne corn yet out. The markets continue dull and inclined lovver. VVheat now brings 56 ets., rye 45 ets., oats 28 ets., barley 90 ets. to $1.10, beans $1.20, clover seed $-5.00, buckwheat 50 ets., potatoes 45 ets., onions 40 ets., chickens 6 ets., turkeys 9 ets., dressed pork $6.75, eggs 18 ets:, butter 22 ets. James Cnnningham's house about a mile west of North Lake, occupied by tenants, took fire in sorae unknown way aboat 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning and burned down. The contenta belonging to the tenant were mostly all destroyed. Mr. Cunningham's loss on the house is about $1,000, iusured in the County Mutual for $600.