Chelsea Chat

Mr. B. F. Tuttle and wife have gone to Alma, Mich., where they intend to spend spend several weeks with their daughter. This village was the scène of the Methodist conference this week. A number of preichers were present and the business was concluded by a meeting Tuesday night. Tuesday monding Ed Chandler had a narrow escape.' In turniug around with his dray, it was tipped over, and he feil underneath it. The horses were unmanagable and were stopped by ruiming astricle a telegraph pole. Chandler crawled from underneath nnharmed. Last Friday the Epworth Leagiift held their animal business meeting at the Methodist church. Each year the society takes an imaginary trip to some point of interest This year they started for a winter's trip to New Orleans. A number of f rienda were present an 1 the trip was begun in a very pleasant manner. Just as the Masons were about to adjourn their meeting last Tuesday night, they were startled by a bustle and trampling of feet in the stairway. Hastily hiding the goat and other paraphernalia they opened the door, while their wivesand daughters marched in laden with cake and cold chicken and otherthings which only a Masón can appreciate. After this least a íiddle was secure! and the hours were passed. by old and young alike in dancing. What might have been a serious accident, occurred last Tuesday, at the tank. which the Water Co. is erecting near the Methodist church. About one third of the staves had been put in place at a height of thirty-five feet, when a sudden change of wind blew them down. A small shed in whieh one of the men was working was shattered into fragments but the man was uninjured. Some of the staves, which were twenty feet long by three and eight inches wide feil through the bain belonging to Tim McKone, and were found standing in the earth after having gone through the roof, second Hoor, and the plank Hoor on the bottom. One of them feil into the fctall occupied by a horse but he was uninjured.