Chelsea Is Now Without A Miller

CHELSEA IS NOW WITHOUT A MILLER

The Chelsea Telephone Co. Declared a Dividend.

An Exciting Match Game of Ten Pins won by Chelsea Bowlers From a Jackson Team

Chelsea, Mich., Jan. 2 - Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Stephens and daughters, Curan White, Capt. and Mrs. E. L. Negus, and Mr. and Mrs. Keyes attended a family reunion in Detroit yesterday.

Richard Blanchard, who has been operating the Chelsea roller mills at this place for the past three years, left for Swartz Creek today. Mr. Blanchard has bought the mill in that town. By this move Chelsea is without a miller at present.

Chas. Paul of Lima has purchased of Arthur Pierce a house and lot on East Summit street and two vacant lots on Van Buren street of Homer Boyd. Mr. Paul expects to make his future residence in this village.

Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Hoover gave a dinner party to a number of their friends at the pleasant home on South street yesterday.

There was a large number of citizens who attended the Passion Play at St. Mary's church Tuesday evening.

There was a matched game of ten-pins at Staffan's bowling alley yesterday afternoon between a team of five bowlers from the Jackson City team and five from the Chelsea team. The teams played three games. The results was as follows: Jackson team made  1,971 points; Chelsea team made 2,232 points. Chelsea team won out by 261 points. The Chelsea boys expect to play a return game in Jackson some day next week with the same gentlemen that played here yesterday.

The shareholders of the Chelsea Telephone Co. were made happy today by the receipt of $1 per share dividends. This makes the second dividend of a like amount that this company has paid the past year. Who says that our Independent Telephone Co. is not a good thing?

Misses Florence Bachman, Mattie Hammond and Lillian Gerard were elected delegates to attend a group meeting of the Epworth League at Grass Lake tomorrow.

Lafayette Grange will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McMillen of Lima, Jan. 9. At this meeting the newly-elected officers will be installed.