Villages Will Elect Officers

VILLAGES WILL ELECT OFFICERS

Contests to be Held a Week From Monday

A BIG AUCTION SALE

Was Held in Lima and $2,000 of Personal Property Was Sold

Chelsea, Mich., Feb. 26-- Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Welch entertained a number of their friends at their home on Middle street east last evening, the occasion being the 10th anniversary of their marriage.

Sam Trouten, who has been employed as a fireman at the village light and water plant for the past two years, has quit and will engage in the pursuit of a farmer in the employ of Hon. Jas. Gorman on his Lyndon farm.

The municipal board of registration will meet in the council rooms Saturday, March 8, for the purpose of registering all who are qualified to vote at the coming village election.

The annual village election will be held Monday, March 10, at which time there will be a president, clerk, three trustees for three years, treasurer and assessor elected.

D. C. McLaren, having sold his farm in Lima, had an auction sale there yesterday and sold off nearly $2,000 worth of personal property, etc., and it is reported to have been an extremely lively and well attended sale.

Mr. and Mrs, M. L. Burkhardt were called to Freedom today to attend the funeral of an aunt of the later.

R. A. Snyder and family were called to Ypsilanti to attend the obsequies of an aunt.

Adam Effler has just had built a large galvanized iron smoke-house that he will use in connection with his meat business.

Miss Lena Williams is now an employee of the Chelsea Telephone Co., as one at the "hello" girls, taking the place of Miss Mattie Hammond, who will be united in marriage with a Mr. Hoffman some time this week.

The Chelsea people who were injured in the Hawks-Angus wreck near Jackson Monday are all reported as being on the road to a speedy recovery.

Jacob Schumacher, one of Chelsea's well known blacksmiths, suffered a stroke of paralysis Monday afternoon, but at last reports he was said to be improving.

The Wm. Bacon-Holmes Lumber company are having an addition built to their office situated on North Main street, near the M. C. R. R. tracks.

Dr. E. E. Caster, of the M. E. church of this village, will go to Jackson today, where he will perform the necessary service that will make a young couple husband and wife.

The Western Washtenaw Union Farmers' club will hold their next meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Everett, of this place, on March 20.

The fishermen report that in some of the lakes around here there are a quantity of dead fish, that are supposed to have died from the lack of air as the thickness of the ice is from 18 to 20 inches.  Their tales of woe meet with considerable credence.