Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee Co., NY March 19-1875, part 2 of 2 W.W. HOUSEMAN has been induced to again take charge of the Batavia Union Cheese Factory. The cheese heretofore made by him has always stood A No. 1 in the market, and the patrons of the factory are lucky in again securing his services and experience. + THE FLOOD.--Batavia was visited with a heavy flood on Tuesday last. An extensive ice-gorge, reaching from the iron Bridge to TURNER's slaughter-house on the Tonawanda, obstructed the passage of the swollen waters and caused them to overflow Main St., from Mrs. BRYAN's seminary to Oak Orchard road, Walnut St. for several rods south of the bridge and Water St., from the bridge to Pearl St. There were considerable floods in other parts of the village, but these were the points worst effected. On Main and Water streets the water was several feet deep in many places. Yards and cellars were flooded, and in several cases the first floors of the dwelling homes were submerged. A ferry was established on Main St., to enable the water imprisoned dwellers on the south side to communicate with their more fortunate neighbors. Hundreds and hundreds of our citizens visited the bridge and vicinity to see the ice-gorge; and it was really worth seeing. Notwithstanding this was one of the most extensive floods that ever visited Batavia, the damage done was but little. The waters subsided on Tuesday night. ++ WE CAN'T TELL.--A querious sort of a person propounds the following conundrums, which we give up in advance. Editor Batavian: I would ask you if any one can tell why many of our young men who cannot pay small bills, can always find money to buy liquor, and to treat, when dropping in among friends? Can anyone tell why young men who always dodge their washwoman, and are always behind with their board bills, can play billiards night and day, and are always ready for a game of cards? Can anyone tell how many men support their families who have no income, and do no work, while others who are industrious and constantly employed, have to practice the greatest economy to meet honest expenses? Can any one tell why four-fifths of the young women prefer a brainless fop under a plug hat with tight pants and a short-tailed coat , to a man with some brains and energy? Now as the young ladies have it in their power to better the state and society of young men and bring about a great reformation, why do they not do it? + We learn that E.S. DODGE, village trustee elect, has declined to serve, and the Board has appointed R.A. MAXWELL to serve in his stead. + Coming to Pavilion.--The Warsaw 'Democrat' says Dr. ALLEN, of that place, proposes to move his Livery and veterinary business to Pavilion. + The 'Albion American' learn that Mr. Virgel BOGUE, of Elba, has purchased a number of acres of land near Albion for the purpose of establishing there a branch of the BOGUE nurseries. + Anti-Masonry.--L. BARLOW, D.D. of Syracuse, general agent of the Anti-Secret Association, is to lecture in Concert Hall in this village, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, 22d, 23d and 24th insts. Every body is invited. Admission free. + The PATTERSON Musical entertainment on Tuesday evening and Mrs. Anna Eliza YOUNG's lecture on Wednesday evening, were very slimly attended--the weather being very inclement on both evenings. We had not the pleasure of hearing Mr. PATTERSON, but we hear him highly commended by those who were present. Mrs. YOUNG's lecture was exceedingly interesting, and we design noticing it more fully next week. + NEIGHBORING COUNTIES. Henry STUBY died in Attica of small pox on Saturday last. Rochester's City Hall will seat from 2,200 to 2,500 persons. Wm. B. RICE has just been appointed Postmaster at Niagara Falls. Mr. Daniel T. HUNT has been appointed postmaster of Rochester. Mr. Hugh HARDING has been town clerk of Mt. Morris for 25 years. Mr. John CLARK, formerly of Portage, died at the Utica Insane Asylum on the 15th. Mr. C.A. CARPENTER, of Starkey, Yates Co., has succeeded in raising lemons this winter. Rev. John O'DONOGHUE, a catholic priest of Buffalo, died on the 8th instant of heart disease. "Mother Stewart," the leader of the Ohio Temperance crusaders is to speak in Lockport on the 23d inst. The temperance ladies of Brockport have brought suit against seventy-two liquor sellers of that place. A Buffalo manufacturer turns out 20,000 sticks of gum annually, besides patent medicines ad nauseum. The 'Republic' says that two hundred barrels of beans per day were shipped from Brockport last week. At Fredonia the Poormaster has "posted" all the drinkers whose families are calling on him for assistance. It is said that Niagara Falls was visited by more people last month than during any February within the past twenty years. A new insane Asylum is to be erected at Geneseo the coming season, with accommodations for two hundred and twenty persons. Avon is to have a newspaper called 'The Avonian.' It will be lucky if it does not soon have to change its name to 'Done-onian.' Mrs. S.W. TENNY committed suicide in Dansville last Friday, by taking carbolic acid. She was insane, and had long been an invalid. MR. C.C. BOWSFIELD, formerly of the Attica 'Standard' and more recently of the Aurora 'Advertiser,' is now associate editor of the Gowanda 'Gazette.' A fire at Canandaigua a few nights since destroyed a block of stores. The cause is supposed to have been spontaneous combustion among a quantity of oiled rags. E.S. BARNARD, editor of the Cuba 'True Patriot' died in that village on the 28th ult. of heart disease. BARNARD was formerly a resident of Genesee Co., we believe. The Canandaigua 'Messenger' propounds this serious conumdrum: "Does the Lord love a man who spends at a church festival the money he owes to his washerwoman?" We learn from the Perry 'Star' that R.W. BRIGHAM of that town raised last season on thirteen acres, seventy-two and one-half bushels of clover seed, of the large kind. Big raise, that! Mr. N. JUDD, a poor mechanic, of Wellsville, Allegany Co., has just been bequeathed $10,000 by a gentleman of Cohoes who "brought him up," and did not forget to remember him in his will. Frank KELLOGG, a 30 year old man, attempted to "shuffle off his mortal coil" at Nunda station by drawing a razor across his throat a few days since.--Whether the wound will prove fatal is now the question. A new silver mining company has been organized in Buffalo, under the name of "The Buffalo and Erie Company," for the purpose of working a lately opened mine called the "Erie," in Bingham canon, or the West Mountain mining district of Utah. Epitaph on a tombstone in Chautauqua county: Neuraligia worked on Mrs. Jones, 'Til 'neath the sod it laid her; She was a worthy Methodist, And served as a crusader. Her obsequies were held at two, With plenty of good carriages; Death is the common lot of all, And comes as oft as marriages. Another suit under the civil damage law was decided at Geneseo lately. Isabella MEAD brought suit against Isaac J. STRATTON, et al., on the ground that he had sold her deceased husband intoxicating liquors under such circumstances that injury had been worked her. The trial resulted in a verdict of $1,000 for Mrs. MEAD. ++ A GENEROUS OFFER. We see that Messrs. HOPKINS & REYNOLDS, publishers of the 'American Rural Home,' Rochester, N.Y., offer their beautiful paper from April 1st to next January--nine full months, including thirty-nine weekly issues--for only one dollar. This is lower than even their club prices, and can scarcely cover cost of the fine white paper alone. We suppose the offer is made to meet the exigencies of these unusually hard times, and we are sure it is extremely liberal. There is no more valuable Farm and Family journal than the 'Rural Home,' as there is none other so handsome. It is edited by men who know what the practical wants of the farmer are, and who have likewise a happy knack at catering for the farmer's family in a literary way. Having paid for your local paper, you cannot do better than send Messrs. H.&R. a dollar for their model sheet. + conclusion of issue submitted by Linda Schmidt