The Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State June 3-1896 AN ARTISTIC SUCCESS. The concert given at the Methodist-Episcopal church last night, under the direction of the Rev. R.P. INGERSOLL, was well attended and was an artistic success. The programme was made up of 21 finely rendered numbers and all were enthusiastically received. The soloists were Mrs. C.W. STICKIE, Miss Susie MOCKFORD, G.W. MOWER and Mr. INGERSOLL. There were duets by Mr. INGERSOLL and F.A. LEWIS and Mr. and Mrs. J.C. HOLMES; a trio composed of Misses HAMILTON, IVESON and CARDUS sang; there were quartette renditions by Mr. and Mrs. HOLMES, Mrs. Lee BREESE, and Mr. INGERSOLL; Mr. and Mrs. F.A. LEWIS, Miss BYAM and Mr. SIMONDS and Messrs. HOLMES, LEWIS, Matthew ROBINSON and Fred NORRIS. Miss HAMILTON rendered an organ solo. The work of the chorus of sixty voices was exceptionally good and reflected much credit upon their instructor, Mr. INGERSOLL. The accompaniments were played by Professor SAIFF of the School for the Blind. + + SMALL FREIGHT WRECK. A westbound Central freight, Albert HAMILTON of DeWITT, formerly of Batavia, conductor, drawn by engine No. 507, met with an accident on the Byron grade last night. The train was puffing up the grade about 9 o'clock, with a Byron pusher shoving from behind, when an accidental application of the air-brakes tore the bodies of two box cars from their trucks and threw them across track 4. Both Roadmasters BURNS's and TAYLOR's wrecking forces were called out and they had all evidences of the wreck cleared away by 3 a.m. + + DAVID BROTHERTON'S CONDITION. The condition of David BROTHERTON, the youth who was struck by a Central engine early Sunday morning is not as favorable this morning as it was yesterday. He still lays in a stupor and is growing weak. No nourishment can be given him and when attempts are made to give him medicine he shuts his jaw tightly. Unless there is soon a decided change for the better the young man is not likely to recover. + + TO ATTEND THE TRUANT SCHOOL. Adelbert LAKE, the thirteen-year-old son of Jay LAKE of Seaver place, has not been attending school as much as is required by the compulsory education law and Truant Officer TRYON gathered him in yesterday afternoon. Justice DUNHAM ordered him committed to the Truant school in Rochester and he is to be taken to that institution this afternoon. + + LOST PART OF HIS THUMB. Harry KING of Ellicott street, an employe at the Harvester works, had a portion of the end of his right thumb taken off by a buzz saw at that factory yesterday. Only about two months ago Mr. KING had two fingers on one of his hands taken off. + + CHURCH CONCERT IN OAKFIELD. The Delaware Avenue Methodist Episcopal church choir of Buffalo will give a concert at the M.E. church, Oakfield, Thursday evening, June 4th. An interesting programme has been prepared. Tickets, 25c; children, 15c, on sale at the store of W.C. UNDERHILL. + + If a load can be had the WILLIAMS livery will carry passengers for 25 cents each to the concert at Oakfield tomorrow evening. Leave word at UNDERHILL's clothing store before 4 o'clock Thursday. It will be a fine entertainment without doubt. You had better go. + + Buy your wash ties of LORD. + + A CARPENTER'S BAD FALL. James HEWITT, a carpenter who was assisting in raising the frame to a barn on the Albion RICHMOND farm, north of Le Roy, met with a serious accident Monday. While upon a beam about sixteen feet from the ground he lost his balance and fell, striking on his back upon a pikepole. It was feared at first that he had been killed as he was taken up in an unconscious condition. His injuries were found to be internal, but no bones were fractured. + + INSURANCE FINALLY RECOVERED. W.H. SMITH has received word that the case of E.A. ROBBINS against the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance company has been decided in the Court of Appeals in favor of the plaintiff. This case has been long in the courts and has been bitterly contested. The action was brought to recover insurance on the laundry owned by Mr. ROBBINS and which was insured with the Springfield's company. The verdict was for about $500. + + DEATH OF MRS. SUSAN A. GOULD. Mrs. Susan A. GOULD, widow of Urial B. GOULD, died yesterday of old age at the County House, where she had been for a number of years. Mrs. GOULD was upwards of eighty years of age. She was at the County House as a boarder. The burial took place this afternoon in the Batavia cemetery, brief services being held there. + + THE CROFF PARTITION CASE. Application was made for the entrance of final judgment in the CROFF partition case in Special Term in Buffalo today. Justice WHITE ordered that the judgment be prepared and submitted to the court for approval upon 24 hours' notice to all parties interested. An allowance of $20 was made to F.A. LEWIS, attorney for Mrs. Nellie May HARDING, the plaintiff, and Le SEUR & LENT, attorneys, for certain defendants were allowed $150. The amount realized from the sale of the real estate was a little over $3,800. + + MISS PEASE IN 'PINAFORE'. Miss Maud PEASE of Batavia will appear as Hebe in a production of 'Pinafore' at the Star Theater in Buffalo on Monday and Tuesday evenings of next week for the benefit of the Newsboys' Home. Miss Agnes STONE of the Bostonians will sing 'Buttercup', Chauncey Olcott, 'Ralph Rackstraw', and E. A. WALLACE, 'Sir Joseph Porter'. + + CARE OF THANKS. Upton Women's Relief Corps would extend a vote of thanks to all that donated flowers or assisted in the observance of Memorial day, also to Mrs. Adelaide KENNY for her generous donation and to J.B. YATES for the banner and to all the merchants and citizens who donated. + + Bicycle hose and sweater, Lord's, No. 61 Main street. + + Wheels tired and repaired at our factory while you wait, at moderate prices. Batavia Carriage Wheel Co. + + submitted by Linda C. Schmidt