Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State June 2-1882 HEALTHY TOWN.--As an evidence that the Batavia climate is healthy and conducive to longevity, we give the following list of citizens three-quarters of a century old, or older. We don't believe there is a town of its population in the country which can show a better life record: ADAMS, Eliza M. 79 ALLEN, Althea 81 BARNES, Isaac M.78 BARTOLF, William 77 BARTOLF, Sarah 75 BOOTH, Elizabeth 82 BURT, Mansfield 76 BACKUS, Elizabeth 80 BEACHEL, Eva 76 BUXTON, C.T. 78 BUXTON, Rebecca 76 BRADLEY, Michael 90 BRADLEY, Margaret 88 BEZOLIA, Maria 81 BIGELOW, Elisha 84 BICKFORD, John 76 CHESLEY, Naomi 77 CLARK, Hannah 75 CULL, William 80 CULL, Elizabeth 78 COWDIN, Augustus 79 COLE, George 80 DEWEY, Lucinda 78 DUSTIN, Mary 78 FISHER, Nancy 77 FOLEY, Timothy 79 GRAVES, Mary 77 GRIFFIS, Belinda 75 GRIMES, William 80 GRIMES, Mary 77 GOULD, Nancy 76 HAWES, Anna 76 HACKLEY, Ezekial 88 HACKLEY, Sarah 81 HICKEY, Clarissa 77 HOLT, Betsey 75 HOLBROOK, Sophia 76 HOYT, Charles M. 81 IVES, Stephen 81 JACKSON, E. 76 JOSLYN, I.M. 78 JOSLYN, A. 78 JOHNSON, Ruth 81 JONES, Rebecca 75 KELSEY, Sarah 78 KURTZ, Henrietta 75 LAY, Gustavus 79 LAW, Sarah 86 LEONARD, Mary 75 LEWIS, Flora 81 LAMKIN, Abigail 80 LONG, David 79 LINCOLN, Lucian 77 LYNCH, Daniel 77 MATTICE, P. 76 MANNION, Sarah 80 McGRATH, William 75 McDONALD, M. 80 McMILLAN, Alexand'r 76 MOYNIHAN, Julia 77 MOORE, S.F. 79 MORSE, J. H. 87 MERRILLS, Mary 75 MINER, Joanna 97 NORTON, Frank 77 NUGENT, Thomas 76 OLMSTED, Stephen 88 OTIS, Levi 83 OTIS, Nancy 78 PARKS, Louisa 81 PARSONS, Sybil 82 PALMER, Aaron 79 PARKHURST, George 75 PALMER, Betsey 80 PALMER, Catharine 77 PIKE, Catharine 76 PRINGLE, Benjamin 75 QUILIGER, Honnorah 97 RAPP, R. 78 REED, Phoebe 83 RICH, Calvin 79 ROSENKRANZ, M. 76 RUSSELL, E. 81 ROSE, Martin 75 RAPP, George 82 SILVER, Nancy 76 SCOTT, Elizabeth 82 SCARLES, Eunice 80 SUTLER, M. 83 SPRAGUE, Mary 80 SMITH, Samuel 81 SMITH, Elizabeth 78 SMITH, John 76 SWEENEY, Joanna 79 SPENCER, Chiristoph'r 89 TAYLOR, A. 89 TAGGART, Moses 83 THAYER, Sarah 77 THOMPSON, Maria 82 TOWN, Sarah 77 THOMPSON, John 81 TWING, Almira 81 UPTON, Electa 78 UPTON, Daniel 85 WELKER, Elizabeth 84 WILLIAMS, Christina 77 WRIGHT, Salinda 78 WOOLSEY, W.R. 78 WEISS, Christian 75 WEISS, Mary 75 YOUNG, Jerusha 80 ZIMMERMAN, Anna 90 The ages of the persons above given, 113 in all, aggregate 8,989 years, or an average of a trifle over 791/2 years each. Where is there another town in Western New York that can show up as well as that. *************** Progressive Batavian June 9-1882 In our list of old people last week we omitted to mention the following persons over seventy-five years old: Mr. J.G. RUSSELL 85 Mr. Christopher SPENCER, 88 Mr. Warren WEST, 84 Mr. A.S. PRATT 75 Jane E. RUSSELL 75 Mrs. Angeline RAND 80 Polly RIDDLE 84 Elijah DAY 80 Mrs. Sarah WEST 77 Mrs. WEST has lived in the town of Batavia for 72 years. + + submitted by Linda C. Schmidt