Chelsea Chat

Mr. Earuest Wurster of Ann Arbor, visited Ilenry Steinbach last Saturday night. . The X Y Z club was entertained at the home of Miss Vale Burton, last ïuesday night. A large. number of young people f rom here will attend the ball given by the Grass Lake people, Friday night. Mr. F. White of Dowagiac, has been in town during the past week trying to start a fraternal lodge of the Interna tional Congress. Cards of invitation have been issued by Fred Xehaus of Lima, to a dance at his new and elegant residence. on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Mr. Howard Ganfleld, who was injured last week, is improving rapidly, notwithstanding the reports in some of the Ann Arbor papers of his death. Mr. 15. Steinbach had the bad luck to break the forward truck on his threshing engine last week, and had to quit work for a whole week during the busiest part of the season. Last ïuesday our water works were tested with pressure from the new tank. A forcé of 39 lbs. to the square inch was registered, and two sets of hose were successf ully operated. The following are officers of Chelsea lodge, No. 194, K. of P., elected at their meeting Wednesday evening, December 2: C. C, Geo. A. BeGole; V. C, Julius M. Klein; P., Bert ,T. Howlett; M. of W., Chauncey M. Stevens; K. of K. and S., Bert B. Turnbull; M. of F., John D. Watson; 31. of E., Edgar A. Williams; M. A., Geo. W. Beckwith; I. G., Thomas Speer; O. G., Ernest E. Shaver; trustee, for three years, Ilarmon S. Holmes; Representative of Grand Lodge, P. C, James L. Gilbert; Altérnate Keprentative to Grand Lodge., P C Iliram Lighthall. Last Saturday afternoon the fire bell startled everybody with its rapid clanging. iNow was the time to try our water works. The flour mili was on fire, but because of the wet day burned very slowly. A large crowd soon gathered at the scène of the fire and vvatched with impatience the brave firemen attach the hose to the pipe. Meanwhile the two chemical engines arrived and set immediately to work. As vet no water had appeared in the hose, and the liremen frantically waved their hats in despair. And still no water. Then they took the hose apart and blew the water through each section. Out came great chunks of ice, and the mystery was solved. After the test of the day before, the hose had been reeled up without emptying them, and of course, were f rozen f uil. The chemical engine had put out the fire by this time, and the erowd adjourned up town, where it was found that one of the water pipes had burst. This was repaired during the night, after much digging. We hope that the next exhibition will be more sueeessful.