Spirit of the Times, Batavia, Genesee Co., NY August 20 1887 AN IMPORTANT BUSINESS CHANGE. Messrs. C.H. TURNER & Son, the "sleepless and tireless furniture men," have disposed of their stock to Messrs. George W. WEEKS and George W. WILLIAMSON, of Palmyra, who will come to Batavia, and take possession about September 15th. The Messrs. WEEKS and WILLIAMSON are well known in business circles at Palmyra and are very highly spoken of. Messrs. TURNER & Son have not as yet decided as to what business they will engage in in the future. C.H. TURNER expects to spend several months traveling and M.C. TURNER anticipates a trip to California soon. * A RISING VOCALIST. To sing to please the ear is one thing, but to sing yourself into the hearts and affections of the listeners is quite another; one is mechanical while the other is poetical. Beside having a thorough master of the chromatte scale the true artist must have a poetical conception of the author and a sympathy that goes out to the listener, and they become as it were en rapport--to accomplish this a commanding presence is desirable; there are really few singers that ever accomplish these points. The artist who can air the musical goddess and put you to sleep, or cause you to fight the battles of liberty or to weep or rejoice at will has taken a long stride towards perfection. Miss Mary CARR who for some time past has been studying in New York has the figure of a Perepa Rosa, and a voice that reaches high c. Her study has been hard and her training most thorough, and very soon she is bound to occupy a front rank among our prominent musical artists. She is certainly a credit to Batavia. * A MOTHER'S QUEER HALLUCINATION. A few weeks ago the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew PATSELL, a German couple who reside on South Liberty street in this village, was taken sick and died. The mother constantly brooded over it after the burial and finally she got the idea into her head that unless she dug open the grave and placed a wreath of flowers and a bunch of green ribbon the coffin that the child would not rest in peace, which she did, assisted by another German woman and her son. A lady who happened to be driving in the cemetery as they were at work went to see what the party were about and she learned the mother's reasons, as stated above, for her actions. She remained by the side of the grave until the woman and the boy completed their arduous task of opening the grave and saw the mother deposit her offerings of love upon the little box. Seemingly satisfied that she had done her duty and her child's last sleep would no more be disturbed, the mother quietly went to work and filled in the grave again. * TRIAL JURORS. The following are the trial jurors for the September term of the County Court and Court of Sessions, which will convene at the Court House Sept. 5th: Alabama- Jeremiah S. BEALS, E.A. BARRETT, Bruce RICE, John M. BICKFORD, and Charles GRAY. Alexander- Mahlon EARL, J.H. DAY, Martin SCHLENKER, Armenes BURT, Jerome RIDDLE, and Milo CADY. Batavia- R.T. HOWARD, and Charles MARTIN. Bergen- Henry E. HAMMOND. Bethany- Hartson PUTNAM, John BUCKHOLTZ, and Frank STARKWEATHER Byron- C.L. BENHAM Darien- Fred M. PATTISON, Geo. EVANS, Geo. W. THOMAS, and John W. SUMNER. Elba- A.L. TURNER Le Roy- Frank MUNROE, James NOON, John A. McPHERSON, and Abram Van VALKENBURG Oakfield- F.E. WRIGHT, and William FIDINGER Pavilion- Leonard CROFOOT, and James PARTLON. Stafford- Henry RANDALL, Walter DANIELS, Milton CLANCY, Michaell BUCKLEY, and Chas. CALL * DISASTROUS FIRE AT WARSAW. Shortly after three o'clock last Saturday afternoon flames were discovered issuing from the main building of the Variety Machine Works at Warsaw. An alarm was sounded and the entire fire department responded, and after hard work had just got the flames under control when another fire was discovered in the livery barns occupied by Eli PECK, in the rear of the Purdy Hotel. The flames spread with great rapidity and before the firemen could get a stream on the burning buildings, PECK's barn, MONROE's livery barn standing near, a wooden addition of the hotel and the hotel itself were all in flames. Castile and Attica were telephoned to for assistance and the entire fire departments from both places were soon on the grounds. The hotel block, the two livery stables, MONORE's laundry, Mrs. Betsy BINGHAM's barn, WHITLOCK & PRATT's grocery, McCAFFERY's shoe shop, RIECKER's restaurant and VOGEL's barber shop were all burned to the ground, despite the efforts of the firemen. It looked at one time as though the whole business portion of the village would be destroyed. S.D.&C.G. PURDY, of Purdy's Hotel, Batavia, owned the Warsaw hotel building and the barns occupied by liveryman PECK. They also owned one of eight horses which perished in the barn. They had an insurance of $3,000 on the hotel and $2,000 on the building. Their loss is probably $12,000. They intend to erect a new building on the site, but not for hotel purposes. The other losses were nominal. * LINDEN LOCALS. Miss Fanny LORD, of Batavia, is visiting her cousins, Harvey and Anna SWEETLAND, of Buffalo. They will take in the excursion on Saturday by steamboat to Port Colbourne, Canada. About ten couples of our middle and younger citizens are in camp at Perry. Those absent, together with three whole families at Cassadaga, give our village a somewhat deserted appearance. Mason JOLLS was buried on Wednesday, aged about 66 years. He was the youngest of four brothers, all born on the farm where he died, his father clearing the land about 1809. Two sisters survive him, viz: Mrs. Diana BROTHERTON, of Newfane, Niagara county, and Mahala EVANS, of Michigan. He was an uncle of Mrs. Dr. TOZIER of Batavia, who, with her daughter and Mrs. E.W. LORD, also Ralph SWEETLAND and wife of Buffalo, Mrs. Emerson JOLLS and her daughter, Mr. WILLIAMS and Mrs. Volney C. BARROSS, of Attica, were in attendance at the funeral, the most of them being formerly of this town. Keeper of Poorhouse HARTWELL and wife are attending a convention in New York City of those having the care of similar institutions, for the purpose of comparing notes and gaining general information in regard to management. Superintendent BASOM of Alabama made a short call at the poorhouse this week. Superintendents REESE and IERSON are lending a helping hand in erecting the balloon for the new structure which is now being heated. Miss HALE, from Alabama, who has been violently insane and in close confinement since that memorable visit of the Grand Jury, was released by the superintendents this week, they giving her a solemn promise that no more Grand or other Juries should be entertained there until after the heated term. (Rumor has it that her late attack was superinduced by overdoing in preparing dinner for said company.) * SOUTH DARIEN. John BANK, of Buffalo, is visiting friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. ERNST and children, of Buffalo, are visiting at Mr. RUDOLPH's. Last Sunday evening as Mrs. DRILLING and son returned from a drive to Batavia, while nearing home, they were nearly run into by a party of three men in a carriage, evidently drunk. Had it not been for the timely turning out of the road by Mrs. DRILLING a fatal collision would have been the result. * BYRON CENTER ITEMS. Hibbard BENHAM is on a visit at his brother Milton's. A little child of Frank McDERMOTT's died on Thursday of cholera infantumm. A number of improvements are going on with us. Peter FARRANT has a new house in process of erection. Bean pulling has begun in this vicinity. The yield will not be large, the dry weather having diminished the number and size of the pods. Frank McCULLOM, who once lived in this vicinity, but has been absent twenty-eight years, has been shaking hands with old acquaintances. He is now from Battle Creek, Mich. The body of Willie, infant son of Hon. C.A. SEAVER, was brought to Byron for burial last week Friday. The funeral services were held in Batavia at 3 o'clock p.m., Rev. J.F. McLAURY officiating. The iron bridge west of C.A. NORTON's is undergoing thorough repair, new and more durable abutments being placed under it. Work has also been commenced on a new iron bridge just north of KNAPP's Corners. This work is under the supervision of Levant DIBBLE. We gladly sieze upon the opportunity of redeeming our reputation for veracity and assuring our good readers that the prediction made some months ago in this department of the Times that another young lady of Byron was to commit matrimony is surely to be fulfilled. How we were enabled to predict with such unerring certainty will of course forever remain a mystery. The anxious longings of the busy seekers after newsy information, whose eager interest aroused by the prophecy, led them to connect it with the name of every unmarried lady of marriageable age in town, will at least be satisfied. * STONE CHURCH ITEMS. Miss Ella HULL is absent on a two weeks' stay at Chautauqua. Miss Cora WARD, of Scottsville, spent Sunday at her home in this place. Miss Allie PARSONS, of Rochester, is spending a few weeks at H. FARNHAM's. Mrs. Maria STEVENS returned on Saturday from a few days' sojourn at Chautauqua. Miss Carrie HUTCHINSON, of Wilson, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A.S. DAVIS for a few days. Misses Sarah and Emma COOPER, of Batavia, spent Sunday with their brother, J.W. COOPER. Mrs. Frank OATNAT and two children, of Rochester, are spending a few days with P. MERTON and family. Mrs. Elizabeth LUDDINGTON, of Rochester, spent a few days of last week with relatives in this section. Rev. J.A. ANDERSON, of Deulah, filled the pulpit in a highly acceptable manner on Sunday last, in exchange with Mr. George SWECZEY. Mr.and Mrs. John JOHNSON returned last Saturday evening from a brief stay in Syracuse and vicinity. Mrs. Mary DIBBLE, of North Manlius, accompanied them as their guest for a few days. E.E. WARD entertained a goodly number of young people last Tuesday evening in a very pleasant manner. Cake and watermelon were served, after which the guests departed for their homes, each one coming to the conclusion that lawn parties were very pleasant affairs. * BERGEN. Bishop COXE was greeted with a large audience Sunday evening, who seemed well pleased with his address. Rev. Mr. JOHNSON, of Tioga county, occupied the Congregational pulpit last Sunday with much acceptance. The game of ball between Bergen and Batavia was played here Wednesday. Result: Bergen 19, Batavia, 3. Bergen ahead. S.J. GETMAN was in town last week and reported the birth of a boy to Mr. and Mrs. N.A. ECKLER, formerly of the Bergen House, this village. The little visitor came on Wednesday of last week. Mrs. A.T. SOUTHWORTH, Mrs. S.E. SPENCER, Mrs. Clara CURTIS, Mrs. Spencer WILCOX, Mrs. L. LEWELLYN, Mrs. B. HARFORD, E.F. HUBBARD and wife, and J.W. STRATTON and wife were among the excursionists to Chautauqua last Tuesday to return on Saturday. Rev. T.T. ROWE was too unwell to hold evening service last Sunday and will now take a short vacation. He went to Chautauqua on the West Shore excursion train Tuesday to join his wife, who went there last week, but expects to occupy his own pulpit next Sunday. Last week Alonzo GREEN received a letter from his cousin, Zalmon a. GREEN, of Breed's station, Ill., that he was about to come east on the Toledo, Peoria, & Western road with an excursion bound for Niagara Falls, starting the 10th and would be in Bergen to see his friends on the 13th. He was among the number who were do suddenly launched into eternity near Chatsworth. N. DARROW, of East Aurora, a nephew of Mrs. Smith HULSE, formerly of this village, called here on Saturday, having in his possession a horse that had been stolen from him four years ago, and which he had just recovered. The horse was found in the possession of a farmer in Brighton who bought it about two weeks' subsequent to Mr. DARROW's loss, and had used it ever since. The strangest part of it is that this same farmer had two other horses that he had owned six and seven years, which prove to have been stolen, and he has had to give them up. He thinks that he will buy of his neighbors hereafter instead of strangers. The thief has been found and sentenced to two years and six months' imprisonment. Miss Alida Van OSTRAND starts this week Friday for a trip to Coney Island and Long Branch.--Mrs. Dr. HUBBARD, of De Moines, Ia., formerly Electa TONE of this place, is now in Chautauqua with her daughter, and expects soon to visit her brother, Thos. J. TONE, and other friends in town.--Mr.and Mrs. Nelson WRIGHT left last week for a stay of two weeks or more at Troutburg and vicinity, where their daughter, Mrs. MELVIN, had preceded them.--Mrs. Frank MERRILL and family went to Warsaw last Monday to take a vacation of two or three weeks. Mr. M. is still in Chicago.--Freddie WHITE is spending a few weeks with relatives in Sweden.--Mrs. Gertrude KING and Mrs. Harmon STEVENS, with their children, visited Ontario Beach last Saturday.--Miss May HISCOCK spent last week in Rochester with her uncle Arthur. * SHILOH's Cure will immediately relieve Croup, Whooping Cough, and Bronchitis. For sale at N.W. STILES. * Do not endanger your health by using quinine, when malarial fevers can be more effectively treated with AYER's Ague Cure. Warranted. * "HACMETAC," a lasting and fragrance perfume. Price 25 and 50 cents. For sale by N.W. STILES. * A Nasal Injector free with each bottle of Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy. Price 50 cents. For sale by N.W. STILES. * submitted by L.C. Schmidt