Chelsea

Geo. B-JWhittaker, of Jackson, was here on Wednesday. Twice the usual amount of ice is being put up in this place. The revival meetings continue this week at the M. E. church. The Chelsea school district is to furnish free school books after February ist. Christian Laubengayer, of Lima, has sold his farm to Geo. Bareis, and will buy a larger one. Ed. Branch, of Brooklyn, Newl York, spent several days here last week among relatives. The Chelsea Savings bank has taken charge of the grist mili at this place, and is now running it. Thos. Taylor, one mile north of town, is very sick of a brain difficulty and is threatened with paralysis. F. W. Cooper and wife have been holding revival meetings the past week at Troy, in Oakland county. Robert Brearly, an old and respected citizen of Unadilla, died last week of pneumonía. He was about 70 years old. A colored gentleman from the Northern part of this state was here Tuesday night, and preached a very good sermón at the M. E. church. L. E. Sparks, of Jackson, was here Tuesday. Mr. Sparks has many friends here who would be glad to see him come and take charge of the mili again. The I. O. G. T. elected officers Tuesday night as follows: W. C. T., Jas. F. Harrington; V. T., Mrs. Julia Fuller; P. C. T., W. H. Wood; Chap., Rev. Mr. Conrad; Sec, Cora Bowen; Treas., C. M. Bowen; F. S., LuellaTownsend; Marshal, Frank Nelson; Guard, Ruth Loomis; Sen., Thos. Jensen; Organist, Edith Congdon. The markets have bracedup some what since our last report and arriv als are more free. Wheat got to 9; ets., but reacted and went back to 92 ets., barley is mostly in anc nominal at Í1.35 for good, oats are coming more freely at 43 ets. anc rye at 67. Beans are firmer and in better demand at $1 to $1.70 for the best. Clover seed brings $4 and dressed pork dull at $4. Wood is slow sale at $3 per cord. Eggs and butter have come in freely and have dropped off, eggs bring 17 ets. and butter 12 to 15 ets.