Chelsea

It was very quiet in this place the Fourth, as most of the people went away to celébrate. Clare Durand, of Detroit, spent the Fourth with his parents at this place. Wool comes in slovvly at 10 to 14 ets. The markets are at a stand-still yet. Grasshoppers are getting alarmingly numerous in some localities. Picnic and fishing parties go out from here daily now and will lor the heated term. Balance shipments have been made at the Company's elevator and it is closed for the present. ïhere were taken in there since one year ago, of wheat, rye and barley, 2,968 loads. The census enumerator reports the population of Chelsea at 1,420 souls. The rain of last week was just in time to be of great value to all spring crops which now promise to be uiiusually good. Gylie Bamis, of Cadillac, is spending a few days here vyith his mother and lïiends. S. G. Nobles, of Unadila, was here on Monclay. C. E. Letts, of Detroit, is here this week. A. J. Sawyer, of Ann Arbor, was here several days last week and over Sunday. B. F. Tuttle and family are spending some weeks now lor business and pleasure at Wolf lake. II. V. Heatley has completed the eüutreration of Lyndon and flnds 700 leop"e and one cliurcli ín that towusnip. The only eelebration of tlie Fourtli ol' July liere was at the lake resort and was a picnic occasion. George O. Codd and family, of Detroit, and severa! öthers, are already in their cottages at the lake and all the cottages will soon be occupied. Sonie much-needed crossings have been put in on Main street. I). 15. Taylor and P. .1. Lehman were in Manchester last week Saturday, on legal business. Congressman Gorman and family are now home trom Washington. G. S. Laird. our new postmaster, took charge of and moved the uostoflice last Saturday night into lts new quarters, which are much beiter than the former ones. M. J. Lehman, of Ann Arbor, was here over last Sunday. Cutting wheat will begin here on Thursday of this week. Huckleberries are already in market. The erop is said tó be an average one. Gilbert Gay and family. of Stockbridge, spent the Fourtl) here with Mrs. Gay's paients, Jay Everett and wife. Clias. S. Laird, of this place, father of the present postmaster, died yester day morning. The railroad company changed time agaiu last Sunday, but the cíiange is scarcely perceptible Rev. W. W. Whitcomb will preach to the union meeting next Sunday night at the town hall. Union meetings will be held Sunday evenings by the Methodist. Baptist and Congregational churches during July and August. Mr. Highway Commissioner, won't yon please complain of the pathmasters of your township and have them Qned $25 each for not takmg the stones out of the roads once or twice each summer, as the law requires? Haying is goingon this week, and the erop is coming in very light generally on account of not having quite rain enough.