Chelsea

These are the shortest days of the year. Wheat begins to move a little again at $i per bushel. Ira Glover, of Jackson, was here Wednebday on business. The Congregational church fair is largely attended and is a success. Dressed pork !s coming in here now and brings $5.75 per hundred. The latest arrival here is a travelling house giving igems for 25 ets. The Catholic people have bought seven acres of land from the Downer eótate just east of oak grove cernetery-for a cemetery for tneir church. Mrs. Hooker has moved her millinery rooms across the street over Hummel & Fenn's drug store. Dr. Lynas has taken a position in the medical department of the University and has moved to Ann Arbor Wheat threshing has been closed up vvith several jobs about here this week. The first touch of winter carne Wednesday in snow and colder weather. gL. K. Taylor has recently returned from the upper península and is spending a little time at home. The tax gatherer is abroad in the land again. He will receive taxes at the Savings bank evcry Friday for this township. They are about the same in amount as last year. They are nothing compared with what people pay in the shape of tariff every time they gó out to buy any manufactured article. Chauncey Stedmandied athis late residence ir. Lima Monday morning of cáncer on the face. Mr. Stedman was about seventy years of age and a pioneer in this county. tie was a quiet, unobstrusive, substantial citizen who had many friends who much regrett his departure. He was a good and consistent member of the church who lived to do good and nothing but kind words are spoken of him.