Chelsea
D. T. Greene, of Ypsilanti, whs here on business last Tuesday. ïlie wlieat on t!ie ground bas got so through the winter without injury. Drummers are very numerous now, selling goods lor spring' and summer trade. David Westfall, of Unadilla. was here, Tuesday evening, among oid friends. üur schools are sadly neglecting inteilectual aritbuietic to the greatdamage of the pupils. The concert closing the singing cotívention is booked tor Friday niglit at the M. E. church. llev. Fr. Buyse, of Jackson, attended the services at Si. Mary's cliurch the first of tlie week. The Chelsea Standard is to make its appearance on Thmsday now iustead of Friday as heretofore. The snow of Wednesday stopped business uutil it appeared whether we were to have sleigiiing or not. Kev. O. C. Bailey's domttion, at the town hall. last Friday was well atteuded, and S10S was realized. S. M. Schairer, Will Fratt and Jas. Curlett, of Dexter. were calléis upon Chelsea g'irls last Öuuday evening. Prof. A. F. Meyers conducted a song .service and talked to young peo)le at the y. E. church last Sunday niglit. They sell sulphur iti this village at 2 cents per pound. A man could start a little heil of bis own tor a little nioney now. Kev L. X. Moon will jireach next Sunday night on li John [luss tiie Jiohemian Keformer of the 14th Century."' The ice erop has not been harvested yet, here, but there is time enougu vet unlesií this is an exception to the average winter. The poultry and egg trade is growing to lárge proportions in this vicinity. They pay better tlian grain or wool ïiiising at present. The Chelsea school year is divided iuto tvyo termsof twenty weeks eacli. Examinations are going on this weok for the close of the first term. An unusual amount of taxes will remaiu un-paid in this township when the irst of February comes. The time will have to be extended in some places and may as well be here. Dr. Chas. Reillv, of Detroit, was here the Örst of the week and preachec an eloquent sermón to a large audience at St. Mary's churca on Monday night. More than half of our taxes are school taxes, but with all' the great outlay we can get 110 instruction in music in the Chelsea school, althougl the tax payers have three.times votec to have it. The markets continue dull and de clining on everything exCept beans Wheat now brings 55c for red or white rye,45c; oats, 28c; barley, $1 per hun dred; beans, $1.25; clover seed, $6 00 Kr prime; dressed pork, $f; chickens tic; eggs, 13c: butter, 14c. The Township Sunday school con vc.ition met last Saturday at the Con j-icgational cburch with small attent] aiice, but good interesting exercise we re had. In the evening some ün music was rendered and good talk given by Kev. Moon and Èev. Whit comh, and the following officers fo the corren t year elected: President Wm. J. Gray; vice-pi'esident, Mrs. A K. Calkin; secretary, Miss ■Minni Vogel; treasurer, Mrs. J. li. Gates. On Tuesday afternoon shortly af te four o'clock little .Freddie, son of Mi and Mrs. Robert Schvvickrath, was in stantly killed at the flrst crossinf, above Main street by an east boimc freiglit train. The boy was eigh years old and was standing on th south track watching a train going west on the north track and did no see a train coming on the track wliere he stood. The engine struck him breaking his legs and anns and crusb ing his skull, scattering his brains on the engine and track. The acciden is a very sad one. An inquest va held on the remains Wednesday.
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