The Daily News Batavia, Genesee Co., NY May 18-1896 Two Gold Medals Won The Johnston Harvester company received a cablegram from Paris this noon announcing that their machines had received two gold medals in a field trial of harvesting implements recently held in Algiers, Africa, under government auspices. The prize winning machines were the "Bonnie" binder and "Globe" mower, and each received a gold medal, which was the highest award to implements of this class. All the prominent American manufactures of harvesting machinery were represented in the trial. This victory starts the Harvester company's season off under very gratifying conditions, it being the first competition in which they were entered. + Ruins Set on Fire. The fourth fire alarm of the year was sent in from box 21 at the corner of East Main and Ross streets at 11:45 o'clock last night. It was a particularly bad night for a fire and the firemen responded with the greatest possible speed. They found the ruins of the Benjamin TOZER house at No. 131 Ross street in flames. This dwelling was partially burned on June 9th of last year. The ruins were burning briskly when the firemen got there, and sparks and burning brands were being carried far to the east by the wind, which was blowing quite hard, but not as hard as during the day yesterday, or later in the night. The ruins were pulled down by the Hooks and the flames were soon extinguished. There seems to be no doubt that the fire was set. While the burning of the ruins caused no damage the time was very opportune for serious results. + Another Bethany Pioneer. Francis E. NOTT, for 64 years a resident of Bethany, died on Saturday, at 5 p.m. at his home at Bethany Center of a heart and kidney trouble, aged 83 years. He had been in ill health for a long time, but his last illness was of about three months' duration. Mr. NOTT was born in England and came to this country and settled in Bethany when he was 19 years old. He was a brother-in-law of Erastus D. HARDING, of Bethany, who died last Wednesday. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. M. CHADWICK and Mrs. M. HIGGENS of Darien and Mrs. Jennie CHAPMAN of Bethany, and fourteen grandchildren. The funeral will be held from the house at 2 p.m. tomorrow. + Mrs. Charles C. BUCKLAND of Stafford Mrs. Rosanna BUCKLAND, wife of Charles G. BUCKLAND, died of a complication of diseases after an illness of several weeks at her home in the northern part of Stafford, near South Byron, at 5 p.m. yesterday, aged 44 years. She is survived, beside her husband, by three children, Miner S., Ettie and Kittie. She also leaves two brothers and a sister, Alonzo HOSMER of Chicago and Albert HOSMER and Mrs. Hattie JOHNSON of Lake City, Iowa. The funeral will be held from the house at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. + Mrs. Jane H. JAMESON of Chicago. Mrs. Jane J. JAMESON, formerly a resident of Batavia, and who was most highly esteemed, died on Saturday from a stroke of apoplexy at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L.D. HUESNER, of Chicago, Ill., aged 77 years. She is survived by three sons, Frank M. JAMESON of Batavia and Albert L. and George H. JAMESON of Rochester and one daughter besides Mrs. HUESNER, Mrs. Charles M. ELLIS of Jacksonville, Fla. The remains will be brought to Churchville for burial. + William L. BISHOP of Kettle Falls, Wash. Bergen.-William L. BISHOP of Kettle Falls, Wash., formerly of Le Roy, died May 9th, after a weeks' illness, of general debility, aged 81 years. He leaves a wife, who is a sister of Mrs. S.E. SPENCER of this village, and a daughter, Mrs. Florence SKELTON of Colville, Wash. + Plea for the Birds. The Rev. J.H. DURKEE delivered an interesting sermon on the subject of "Birds" at the Free Baptist church yesterday morning, taking as his text, The Songs of Solomon ii, 1, a part of the verse: "The time of singing of the bird is come." Mr. DURKEE referred to the positions of note occupied by birds in Bible history. They were used in sacrifices, Christ taught about them and a dove descended upon him at the time of His baptism. The speaker also told of some of the birds of this latitude and emphasized the fact that it was wrong to destroy bird life by robbing nests and wrong to kill birds for sport. Mr. DURKEE made a strong protest against the practice of killing song birds and using their stuffed skins to decorate women's hats. After the sermon Miss Gladys CASE recited Longfellow's "The Birds of Killingworth" in an effective manner. + Coming Matrimonial Event. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus A. JOHNSON announce the marriage of their daughter, Bertha Lorraine, to Herbert Preston WOODWARD on Thursday evening, May 28th, at 8 o'clock in the First Baptist church. A reception will be held afterwards at the house, No. 308 East Main street. Friends are cordially invited. No cards. + Corfu.-D.W. Kinne Post, G.A.R., will meet at the Presbyterian church in East Pembroke for Memorial services at 11 a.m. next Sunday. The Rev. W.T. EDDS will preach the sermon. The Post will also meet at the Universalist church at Corfu at 2 p.m. May 30th. The Rev. A.U. HUTCHINS will deliver an address. All are invited. After the services at the church the soldiers graves in Evergreen Hill cemetery will be decorated with flags and flowers. George m. BAILEY read a sermon in the Presbyterian church yesterday morning on account of the absence of the pastor, the Rev. J. McK. BRAYTON, who, with Mrs. BRAYTON, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William ADAMS of Buffalo. E.R. PORTER of Milwaukee is the guest of his uncle, George A. PORTER. Robert ROWLEY of Attica spent Sunday with Mr.and Mrs. PORTER and Mrs. ROWLEY, who has been their guest for some weeks. Buffalo people who spent Sunday in town were S.A. KINNE, of the postoffice, William HUME and Miss Bertha HISCH, the latter being the guest of Misses Grace and Vira ADAMS. + submitted by Linda Schmidt