Chelsea

lui'si' ure the shortest days m the yer' The pay car left its l'avors liere on Thurstlay. They have ;i dramatic couipany at Stock bridge. The railroads give reduced fare lor the holidaVs. Christinas entertainments are being prepared by all the churches. Many aaw logs have been brought in to the saw mili here this week. Much sickness prevails about liere, mostly colds and luug troubles. Prof. Webster was on the sick list with many others last Monday. Taxes come in very slowly yet, and many will not pay before January. James L. Babcock, of Ann Arbor, was here among friendson Tuesday. Irwin Storm s attended the revival meetings in Ann Arbor last week Friday. Five or six new wires have been put on the long distance telephone line this week. Miss Ida Fay Hopkins, oí Aun Arbor, spent last Suuday with iriends in this place. Charles J. Downer, of this place, is buying and shipping poHltry trom St. Louis, Mich. Presiding Eider Ij. P. Davis held quarterly meeting at the M. E. church last Sunday evening, The supper of the L. O. T. M.'s at the town hall, Wednesday evening, was well attended and au iuteresting occasion. David E. Beach, tax collector for Lima, will take taxes for the west part of the town at Whitaker's hardware store in Chelsea, December 30. About 800 loads Of wheat and 200 loads of barley and rye have been taken in at this elevator on the present erop, which is about the same as was in one year ago now. The above is not quite one-fourth of what should come here of wheat, if it is all sold. The market held its own last week under very large reeeipts, but there has been i weakeuing and some loss this week. Wheat now brings 56c for red and 55c for white; rye, 45c; bar ley. íl per hundred: oats, 28c, beans, $1.1-5: dover seed, 85.50; onions, 35c; dressed pork, $6 per hundred; eggs, 18c: butter, 22c; chickens, 5c: turkeys, 7c.