A Fireside Chat

As is usual in the month of December the farmers go to each other's houses and have pleasant Sunday chats around the stove. Last Sunday several farmer gentlemen of Scio and Dexter townships met at the house of Mr. John B . They were quietly seated around the kitchen fire, some eating apples and several of them smoking pipes. The conversation drifted on to how near Christmas was at hand and one of them said: "That means S25 out of my pocket." "That's nothing, I expect it will cost me about $50. I'm going to Ann Arbor this week and buy a gold watch for my daughter and one for my son, and a pair of gold specticles for my wife. I told Mr. Haller, who's got that big jewelry store in Ann Arbor about it the last time I was down, and he smiled and told me it would cost about that much. " "Is that so?" said the first speaker. "We will go down- what day are you going?" "Saturday," was the reply. "All right; we will go down to Haller's jewelry store together. I'm going to buy my son, Will, a silver watch and a nice mantel clock for my wife. I guess it will cost me about $25." "Haller always has got a great assortment in his store, and they are square peop'.e to deal with too, ain't they?" said one of the gentlemen of Scio. Otseningo lodge, 295, I. O. O. F., of this city, chose the following orficers: Henry Luce, noble grand; James N. Morse, vice grand; John J. Ferguson, recording secretary; John Wahr, permanent secretary; Ceo. H. Miller, treasurer.