Chelsea

The charter election did uot divide on political lines. Eugene Evans is reported to be dan gerously ill of pneumonía. Mrs. Geo. McClain visited friends in Jackson the lirst of this week. The Japanese Medicine company eft here ïor Grasa Lake on Monday. The work of rebuilding the Stafïan part of the Chelse a House now goes on. Congressman Gorman was here on Monday, being home on official business. Prof. 15. M. Thompson, of Ann Arhor, was here last Saturday, on legal business. There are idications of a dry, wiudy spring, which is the worst possible for the farmers. Rev. J. II. Mclntosh, of Grass Lake, made'a cali on friends here last Mondav niorning. S. O. Hadley has erected a line monument at North Lake to the memory of himself and wife. County Surveyor Woodard, of Ypsilanti, was here last Monday helping the railroad surveyors. Plans for the new Cougregational church have been completed. It is expected to cost about $5,000. Conrad Finkbinder lost a valuable horse on Tuesday which had been sick siuce last Friday of paralysis. Eddie Noyes and Cora Taylor attended the funeral of Timothy Wallace in Pittsüeld last week Friday. Revs. L. N. Moon and O. C. Bailey attended the county convention at Ypsilanti Tuesday and "VVednesday. Dr. R. B. Gates returned on Monday from Jackson, where he has been several weeks attending his sick daughter. N. C. Lowe, of Jackson, of the Michigan Inspeetion Bureau, was here last week Friday on Insurance business. The sophomore class of the high school will give an entertainment at ttie town hall on Friday night, this week. Rev. ü. C. Barley has resigned his pastorate of the Congregational church and accepted a cali from some city in Massachusetts. Rev. O. C Bailey, will deliver a temperance sermón at the town hall next Sunday night ander the auspices of the W. C. T. U. Congressman Gorman has purchased the building next west of his residence and the Eiseman tobáceo factory has been moved into it. Martin Cross feil down the broken steps in front of Marhle's saloon last Saturday and cut his head and otherwise injured him badly. The railroad company's surveyors were here on Monday locating the lines of their grounds with a view of luoving the stock yards. Frank McNamara, of Jackson, was here the latter part of last week, and is talking of building on his lot on the west side of Main street. Bishop W. X. Ninde is expected to officiate in the M. E. chureh in this place on the 2óth of this month upon the opening after the repairs. Rev. Chas. Reílly, D. D., of Adrián, is advertised to deliver a lecture at the town hall, next Tuesday evening, on 'The last days of the Christ." John McKernan, living one mile north of this village, plowed last Mondas for spring crops. It is a rare thing that it is possible to do that so early in this county. The G. A. R. hall in the WinesHatch building was badly damaged by the late fire but has been repaired and a stairway built to it and is about ready for use again. The dismal days of house cleaning seem to have come earlier than common this spring. It is safe to conclude that if we are getting April weather in March we are liable to get some Maren weather in April. The market has been active the past week and receipts large. A large amount of wheat was bought at 54c, but the market broke and now stands at 53c; rye, 46c; barley, $1.05: oats, 28c; clover seed, $5.50; beans, $1.30; eggs, 13c; butter, 16c. Miss Louise Beeler died at the residence of her parents three miles north of here, last week, of consumption, and was buried last Saturday .from the Lutheran cburch. She was an excellent girl, about twenty-eight years old and beloved by all who knew her. The charter election was quiet and a small vote polled on Monday. The following were declared elected by majorities froin 25 to 50: President, Wm. Bacon; clerk, J. B. Cole; treasurer, L. T. Freeman; assessor, Albert Winans; constable, Rush Green; trustees, W. F. Riemenschneider, A. C. Pierce and W. P. Schenk. These were all on the Union ticket and nominated without any cali or notice for a caucus, as required by law, except Pierce, who was from the People's ticket, which was nominated pursuant to a cali published in the Standard.