Spirit of the Times Batavia, Genesee Co., NY October 8 1887 - part 2 of this issue - WHAT WE SEE AND HEAR. The annual rental of pews in the M.E. church will take place one week from next Tuesday evening. Hereafter you must order your meat for breakfast before 8:30 the evening before, as the markets will close at that hour. The death of Mrs. Wilber I. TRICK occurred at her home in Stafford on Thursday of last week. Her age was twenty-seven years. Albert MARTIN's horse got into Philip MOULE's well on Bank street road last week and could only be removed with ropes and tackle. J.B. & H. HEWITT's fall millinery opening attracted many of the fair sex to their store this week and the rich and varied display was greatly admired. John B. FINCH, the noted and popular temperance lecturer, who has been heard by many Genesee county people, dropped dead in Boston last Monday. We learn that Rev. R.C. BROWNLEE, a former pastor of the M.E. church here, has become violently insane. He recently took a trip to Europe but with no apparent benefit. The vestry of St. James' Episcopal church have, we understand, extended a call to the pastorate to Rev. A.M. SHERMAN, of Sing Sing, which has been accepted. The fall session of the Genesee County Teachers' Institute will convene at the Court House, Batavia, on Monday next. The instructors will be Professors BARNES and FRENCH. Last Tuesday the Court of Appeals handed down its decision in the case of David C. JONES, confirming the decision of the lower court, which sentenced JONES to five years' imprisonment. The Relief Association did not meet at Mrs. ENSIGN's for re-organization, as expected last Monday, owing to the inclemency of the weather. A meeting will be held next Monday evening. The Board of Excise Commissioners refused Mrs. James TRAINOR a license at their meeting Monday. "Jimmy the Gun" has applied frequently and been denied and now his wife tries it. In the horse show at Mt. Morris last week, Trumbul CARY's El Mando won second place for the masters cup and also for the high jump. His Sibil won second place for the selling cup. The Erie has another excursion to Keuka next Sunday. parties desiring to go to Le Roy that day can do so on this train, remaining during the conference meetings and return in the evening. The unusual sight of a rainbow produced by rays of light from the moon was observed last Friday night during a gentle shower. It was quite clearly defined, though not as bright as a solar bow. A Tonawanda reservation Indian got crazy drunk one day last week and assaulted a squaw with a pitchfork, inflicting dangerous and perhaps fatal wounds. Officers are after the buck[sic]. The Genesee M.E. conference opened at Le Roy on Wednesday last. Bishop FOSS presiding in the place of Bishop NINDE, who is ill. Rev. C.W. WINCHESTER, of Batavia, was elected secretary. C.F. STARKS has made arrangements to go on the road part of the time for H.N. KELSEY to sell jewelry and plated ware. Parties desiring Mr. STARKS' services for auctions may leave word at the Times office where he will have his bulletin. The base ball game that was to have been played here on Friday of this week by Rochester clubs, including many of the old players of the Batavios, has been postponed on account of the death of Joe and John CREEGAN's father. The game will be played Monday afternoon. Mrs. BLISS, who has supplied Batavia people with a most excellent quality of home-made bread in a small way for several months past, has gone to Buffalo and will conduct her business on a larger scale. Her bakestuffs commend themselves and she will doubtless do a large business. Mr. I.D. SOUTHWORTH says that the report that he is going to remove to Alexander and conduct the hotel at that place and that he has sold an interest in his livery in Batavia, is false. He has bought the Alexander hotel, but has not sold any share in his livery and does not intend to leave Batavia. Miss L.J. TOMPKINS has her opening of fall millinery this week and is showing some very elegant goods. Miss TOMPKINS has the largest exclusively millinery establishment in town and does a large and constantly increasing business. Ladies will take delight in examining the nice goods to be seen there. Last Monday evening a barn on the LARKIN farm in Byron took fire from some cause, presumably a cigar or pipe, and was burned to the ground, together with its contents, including three horses. The barn was insured for $600, but John GARTLEY, who works the farm, suffers a total loss on stock, tools, produce, etc. On Tuesday next in Wm. C. WATSON's office the trial of the case of E.J. PETTIBONE against the village of Elba will be finished. The case was partly tried last week. Col. PETTIBONE sues for $2,000 damages, claimed on account of the grade being lowered in front of his residence in Elba. Messrs. C.A. HULL, David LENT, and W. Harris DAY are the commissioners appointed to fix the amount of the award, if any. Operations for sinking the test gas well on the HOLDEN property, across the creek from the foot of Chestnut street, have commenced in earnest. Driller ADAMS has got his engine and boiler in position and the derrick is slowly taking its way skyward. In another week drilling will no doubt have been begun and the anxiety of the stock-holders will increase as the drill penetrates farther and farther into the earth. The Le Roy Courier said last week: "The newspapers of Batavia, none of whom could gather spunk to urge an overcoat for the big ditch, have spent the last six weeks plunging for a fire alarm system." If the Courier will turn to the files of the Spirit of the Times it will find in several issues reference to the "big ditch," in all of which we strongly urge that it be covered or be otherwise put in better condition. Mr. Harry C. FERREN, who presented "Pinafore" in this village last winter by local talent, put the "Makado" on the boards at Batavia Monday evening of last week, to a crowded house. There is some talk of his giving the opera in this village sometime in the near future. If he does he can be assured of a success. Mr. FERREN is a successful manager of light operas and is greeted with large audiences wherever he goes. A meeting of the Athletic Association was held last Monday evening and the following officers were elected: President, Albert E. BROWN; vice-president, W.E. RICHARDSON; secretary, W.S. WAKEMAN; treasurer, C.B. TALLMAN; directors, L.D. COLLINS, S.J. LAWRENCE, J.F. HALL, R.A. SHEFFIELD. Dewey MILLER, of Byron, will be one hundred years old on Saturday of this week. Fred HOFFMEISTER, aged 28, died at his home on South Swan street Friday last of typhoid fever. We acknowledge the courtesy of Mr. John S. BODGE, of La Porte, Ind., in sending papers from that city. The company of young people who rendered the Mikado here under Mr. FERREN's direction will produce it in Brockport to-night. Mr. Wm. M. JENNE and Mrs. Hattie NORTON, both well known Bethany people, were married at Linden on Wednesday last, Rev. McELROY officiating. We'd like our pick out of E. TOWNSEND & Sons' Holstein cows.--Le Roy Courier. All right; go down most any dark night. They have no dog. M.C. BENHAM, of South Byron, has raised 20,000 pounds of hops this season on which at 20 cents per pound he will realize $4,000. Pretty profitable farming. A new juvinile industry has sprung up: At Canastato small boys make a pretty good thing gathering up the corn silk around the canning factory. It is sent to Albany where it is used in making cigarettes. It is about time for the boys to get together for their annual hunt---choosing sides, tramping all day and winding up with a big supper in the evening. There is lots of fun and the occasion is not wholly devoid of work. Game is passably plenty and why not have a "shoot." After twenty-eight years of proprietorship of the Lyons Republican Mr. Wm. T. TINSLEY has sold the paper and printing business to Wm. G. DAVID, formerly of the Canandaigua Journal. The Republican has always, during Mr. TINSLEY's administration, been a clean sheet, morally, politically, and typographically, and he made it a first-class paper in all respects. Mr. DAVID is a journalist of ability and we wish him abundant success. In some of the schools in the state bulletin boards are placed in the hallways for the information of visitors who may call. This is a good thing because it pre-supposes visits from the patrons and a consequent interest. It is a good thing for parents and citizens generally to drop in occasionally and see how the educational mill grinds. It encourages both teachers and pupils to know that you are interested in their work and it gives you a better appreciation of our excellent advantages in this direction. As Ed. WOODWARD was sitting by a window at his home on Bank street last Saturday forenoon he heard something fall with a thud on the sidewalk alongside of the house. Going out he found lying on the walk a large, plump partridge in the last struggles of death. He took it in and had a nice dinner on it. How it came there is a mystery. There were no marks on it to indicate that it had been shot and the supposition is that it became blinded by the reflection of the sun on the glass in the cupola on the house and flew against something. The General Term, Superior Court, Albany, has decided that last spring's election of officers at the New York State Agricultural Society was illegal. There was a contest over the secretaryship between T.L. HARRISON, of Ogdensburg, who held the office for ten years, and J.S. WOODWARD, of Lockport. WOODWARD was elected owing to his having more proxies than HARRISON and the latter, enraged, chagrinned, and disappointed by being ousted resorted to legal disputations, making, on the whole, an old ass of himself. He is one of those old fossils who think that the world will stop revolving when they die. The Mt. Morris Union says, speaking of the Livingston county fair, "Mons. Ira ALLEN's balloon ascension and parachute descent proved a failure, but not without an effort, however, on the part of the aeronaut to make a success of it. Two attempts were made but in both instances the balloons lacked buoyancy and only sailed a short distance over the fence. Mons. ALLEN claimed the heavy condition of the atmosphere, together with too much smoke and not enough hot air in the balloon, as the reason why she would not go up." That is the way ALLEN's ascension flizzled out here July 4th. We have failed to hear as yet of a bona fide ascension made by "Mons!" ALLEN. + + THE M.E. ENTERTAINMENT. The Y.P.C.A. of the M.E. church gave a musical and literary entertainment in aid of the organ fund on Tuesday evening last which was well patronized and proved very interesting and pleasing. Miss May DELBRIDGE, of Batavia, and Miss Cora BRITTON, of Rochester, and Miss Cora B. RADLEY, of Batavia, gave readings, which were well received, Ida ROSS recited a little poem, and Miss Agnes WHALEN, of this village, recited "Miles Standish's Courtship" in an especially charming manner. Misses Eva BARNES and Grace PECK played a piano duet prettily and were warmly applauded. Messrs. C.B. PECK, N.And E.G. HARTSHORN and E.E. LEVENWORTH sang a quartette acceptably and Messrs. PECK and WARD sang a duet. Mr. C.W. THOMAS played several selections on the Spanish mandolin and was accompanied on the guitar and piano. Mr. Grant HOOD played cornet solos, accompanied on the piano by Prof. Geo. T. OGDON, and May PHELPS sang a cute little song, Mrs. W.D. SANFORD accompanying on the piano. The entertainment closed with a piano solo by Prof. E.B. PAGE. The Association netted about $45, which nearly makes up the entire amount--$200--subscribed to the fund by them. + + Henry BENDER, a bachelor, living at Lock Berlin, was found dead with a bullet hole in his head Saturday morning at 8 o'clock. BENDER was last seen alive on Thursday afternoon. + + Carter's Little Liver Pills may well be termed "Perfection." Their gentle action and good effect on the system, really make them a perfect little pill. They will please those who use them. + + Women with pale colorless faces who feel weak and discouraged, will receive both mental and bodily vigor by using Carter's Iron Pills, which are made for the blood, nerves, and complexion. + + - this issue to be cont'd. - submitted by Linda C. Schmidt