The Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State September 11-1874 Neighboring Counties. Work has been recommenced on the Lake Ontario Shore Railroad. A pointer dog was sold in Medina the other day for $40. A high priced pup. The Chautauqua county jail is pretty well stocked with prisoners. Thirty all told. Burglars have been operating in Churchville, one or two residences having been robbed. Wm. HAMILTON of Caledonia, has been appointed General Superintendent of the Western New York Fair. The town of Barre, Orleans county, has a farmer 72 years of age, who does not know how to harness a horse. The Attica Collegiate Institute opened its fall term on Tuesday last, with over three hundred students present. The thirty-second annual fair of the Wyoming county agricultural society takes place at Warsaw on the 22d and 23d of the present month. The Niagara Falls excursion a day or two since, under the management of E.D. HATCH of Attica, was one of the largest that ever left Wyoming county. The train consisted of seventeen over-loaded coaches. Duncan McKENZIE, of Fowlerville, had a horse, buggy, silverplated harness and buffalo robe stolen from his barn a few nights ago. "Nunda is now a railroad town," at least, so boasteth the Nunda 'News.' Do you mean that you are conjuncted with Rochester? A new "cave of the winds" has been discovered and partially explored at Niagara Falls. 'Tis on the American side, and "delightful," of course. The widow of the man MEAD who was killed by falling out of his wagon on his way home from Geneseo to Greigsville, on the night of the 8th inst., has commenced suit against STRATTON of the Globe Hotel, claiming $5,000 damages. At Silver Creek, Chautauqua county, a couple of ladies, a few days ago, took the trotting horse, "Buckskin," out for a drive. The animal soon became unmanageable, and both were thrown out of the carriage, and one was killed and the other badly injured. C.R. HURLBUT, of Friendship, Allegany county, hung his pantaloons on a chair near the window the other night. During the night some thief cut out one of the slats of the blind, and the window being raised, found no difficulty in reaching his hand in and taking out the pants, and after abstracting from the pocket $326, threw the pants and pocket book on the front porch and departed. On Tuesday, August 25th, uncle Abner HUNTLEY, the oldest person living, reached the remarkable age of 107 years. Uncle Abner has been for many years a resident of Cuba, Allegany county, living with Martin SMITH, his son-in-law; he has seen our nation's development from its birth. His first vote was cast for George Washington, his last for Gen. Grant, and he has voted at every intermediate presidential election. At Dansville, a few days since, a man named WELLINTON entered the shop of a blacksmith named Patrick RHOAN, from which he had previously been discharged. He used insulting language, and RHOAN put him out, following him to the door and striking him with a pair of heavy tongs, inflicted a fatal wound upon the skull. He was carried home, and lived but a short time. RHOAN is under arrest, and feels badly regarding the act he committed. That's what comes from giving way to passion. + submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************