The Daily News Batavia, Genesee Co., NY March 5 1891 PERSONAL. Anthony LOCHNECHT of Batavia is now a salesman in Larkin's store in Le Roy. H.C. PALMER of the Sporting Review of Chicago is registered at the Hotel Richmond. Ex-Assemblyman Charles A. SEAVER and son leave to-day for a month's visit in the South. Miss Delia CHASE of Silver Springs is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A.M. WATSON of South Main street. District Attorney WOOD, who has been confined to his home on East Main street by illness since Monday night, is improving. Alderman John REDSHAW and ex-Alderman Asa KING and Charles EBLING left for New York this morning on a pleasure trip. Charles W. STRONG is confined to his boarding house on West Main street. He is thought to be suffering from brain fever. Miss Lavina J. TOMPKINS returned last night from a two weeks' visit with her sister, Mrs. Thomas M. HOWARD of Weeping Water, Nebraska. Lester B. NEASMITH left on the late train last night for Buffalo, N.D., where he will spend several weeks visiting his sister, Mrs. W.S. HOWES. Mr. and Mrs. Duane ARMSTRONG, upon their arrival in Batavia Saturday night or Sunday, will take a suite of rooms in the residence of Orlando TOWN on East Main street. The Rev. William J. McKITTRICK and family arrived in town this morning and are registered at the Hotel Richmond. On Sunday next Mr. McKITTRICK will assume the pastorate of the First Presbyterian church. Frank H. MORGAN, formerly editor of the Le Roy Times, but who is now on the editorial staff of the Buffalo Commercial, has moved his family to Buffalo. The Le Roy Times is in charge of his father, Charles MORGAN. Miss Gertrude WILSON of Batavia was the guest of her sister Laura last Saturday at Mr. FINCH's. Miss Helen ELLINWOOD is visiting friends at Honeoye Falls. Miss Louis PARSAGE has gone to Byron to remain several weeks with Mrs. Charles H. SHEDD. Mrs. Herbert MOORE has the quinsy. Mrs. Cash DURHAM is sick at her mother's and Cash is sick at his home with the measles. * THE NEWS IN BYRON. Byron, March 5.--The temperance lecture given in the Presbyterian church by Miss Celia HUTTON, was a good one and very well attended. The MILLER Brothers are loading a car of potatoes at this station. The Hon. F.T. MILLER, who was at home over the town election, returned to Albany yesterday. David DEWEY of Buffalo has been spending a few days with the family of his sister, Mrs. Joseph DIBBLE. Mrs. Charles DIBBLE has had a visit from her brother, Charles GIFFORD, who lives in the West and whom she had not seen in several years. Another of the club dances will take place at the Windsor Hall to-morrow evening. The Home and Foreign Missionary Society will meet at Mrs. E.H. NORTON's Friday afternoon of this week at 2 o'clock. * CORFU NEWS MATTERS. Corfu, March 5.--Lewis HAAS, a Sunday school missionary, working under the State Sunday School Association, will speak before the Town Association at the Brick church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. In the evening he will give an illustrated candle lecture at the Presbyterian church. A full attendance is desired afternoon and evening. Major GIFFORD and wife of Brooklyn were guests of John LINCOLN last week. Mrs. R.A. WENTWORTH is visiting her parents in Maine. After her return, Mr. WENTWORTH intends to take up his residence in Batavia. Miss Anna EAGAN of Granville, N.Y., is a guest at J.W. PARKER's. * SOCIAL EVENT AT MR. HIGLEY'S. Daws, March 5.-The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac A. HIGLEY gave them a surprise party at their residence last evening. Those present would have been glad to offer their congratulations to Mr. HIGLEY, but as yet it remains undecided whether he or Mr. PARKER of Elba was elected Supervisor at the recent election. Miss Katherine DEAN is quite ill with an attack of neuralgia. * This End of the State. John R. MINER has 1,100 names on his petition for appointment as Postmaster at Warsaw. The Rev. H.W. CONGDON of Wyoming is quite ill and has had to give up his engagements for awhile at Pearl Creek. A dwelling in Warsaw, owned by a man named KINGSBURY and occupied by a family named ROGERS, burned last night. Loss, $1,500. There was a great crowd at the pension office in Buffalo yesterday. One old veteran, after his money like all the rest, fainted in the elevator. The Rev. H.H. EMMETT, who for some years has been the pastor of the First Baptist church in Warsaw, has tendered his resignation, to take effect on April 1st. Leonard KUHN, cashier of the FAULKNERS' defunct bank in Dansville, is on trial in Geneseo charged with receiving a deposit knowing that the bank was insolvent. Jerry KEATING, on trial in Geneseo for several days for complicity in the murder of William JOSLYN at Mt. Morris, was Tuesday night convicted of manslaughter. This morning KEATING was sentenced to five years in the State prison. It is reported that George W. PHELPS of Mt. Morris has been trying to induce the Erie to buy the Dansville branch of the Genesee Valley. If they do not buy, he offers to buy the road and lease it to the Erie at $12,000 a year. It is intended to build the road through to Burns. * AUCTION SALES. Friday, March 6.-Geo. AHL, will sell at auction on the Gen NEWTON farm, 1 miles east of Alexander village, commencing at 1 o'clock, fifteen good dairy cows all coming in in March and April. Charles EGGLESTON, auctioneer. Owing to the inclemency of the weather, my sale was postponed until Monday, March 9th. W.F. NORTON, West Bethany. * To RENT. The farm belonging to the estate of L. DOTY, deceased, situated near the Depots in Alexander. About 175 acres. Apply to J.H. WARD, Agent, or to Guiteau's Real Estate, Batavia, or Rufus G. AVERY, Alexander. * Do You Know It? If not we can tell you, that you can get First Class Phaetons, Top Buggies, 3-Spring Wagons Delivery Wagons, Road Wagons, and Skeletons At MOGRIDGE's Shop for less money than they can be bought in the county. All our own make and warranted. * submitted by L.C. Schmidt