Chelsea Chat

Geo. Begole and family spent last week in Ann Arbor. Mr. Jonathan Stanger of Ann Arbor, was in town last Mond ty on business. Al. Condón and family of Dexter, visited friends here Thanksgiving day. Miss Helena Steinbach spent a few days this week visiting friends in Ann Arbor. About twenty eouples from here enjoyed the dance at Dexter last Thursday eve. The building of J. Staffan's livery I barn is being delayed on account of the cold weather. Gso. Steinbach of Lima, had all of his brothers and sisters at bis home Thanksgiving day. Nearly all the Chelsea students of the U. of M. visited their parents Thanksgiving day. Mrs. Lewis, and Win. and Eric Zineke of Ann Arbor, visited their parents here last weck. Our water works tank was fllled Ihis week. It leaked quite badly and durmg the cold weather it looked like a mammoth pillar of ice. The stove factory started work Monday with a small forcé of men, on three-quarters time. They expect to increase the force in a short time. Frank Shaver has in his barber shop an old six shooter, found in a musk-rat house in a swamp near the village. Any one is permiited to guess how it came there. Skating has commenced here already, although nothing can be found but small ponds. It is a pity that some one does not make a skating park here. It would be a good investment. Last Friday night the small boys and girls gave a dance over II. S. Holmes' store, on Main si reet. They danced until midnight. Dr Wm. Conlan was caller. instructor, and floor manager. One of our leading speculators heard that there was a shortage of apples in California: Chelsea proposes to flll any such demand, but when it was found I that the f reight on one carload was 8475 it was thought best to keep our own apples.