Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State July 6-1894 # 2 Successful Students. At the uniform examinations in June the following students in this county passed successfully and will receive their diplomas: Alabama-Gertrude BLOOMINGDALE, Ralph BLOOMINGDALE, Fannie McPARTLAND. Alexander-Mabel BRINKERHOFF, Anna HASTINGS, Anna E. HARRIS, Lucy PEARSON. Batavia-De Etta MARSH, Mary FRANCIS, Blanche COVERT, Rena DENNISON, Sara MOORE. Bergen-C.H. MAHER. Bethany-Adaline LINCOLN, Mabel GIFFORD. Byron-Bertha BROWN, Charlotte GODFREY, Georgia MERRILL. Darien-Maud ROBINSON, Cary GETMAN. Elba-Marian STAPLES, Chas. SEAMANS. Le Roy-Grace C. GRISWOLD, Matie DOLLING. Pavilion-Maud S. STEVENS, Henry QUINLAN, May BURNS, Lizzie WILSON, Mamie BURKE, Elvena McLEAN, Belle COLE, Hattie SPARKS, Cora WHEELER, Bertha COOK. Pembroke-Olive BOYCE, Edith CLEVELAND, Lydia PECK, Eva M. FINCHER. Stafford-Pearl GREENING, Anna BUCKLAND, George BOOTH. Other students passed, but the report has not yet been sent in. * * Squibs from the Fourth. The Fourth passed off very quietly in this village, the small boys doing the celebrating. Very many of our citizens went to Rochester and Horseshoe Lake to spend the day and others went fishing with their families. In the evening there were a few fireworks at private residences. In spite of extra police put on duty by the mayor, gangs of rowdy boys did some damage in the village in the very early hours of the day. One gang on East Main street tore up and burned the platform in front of J.M. SILLESKY's store, also gates and line fences on Harvester avenue. Another gang made preparations for a bonfire to astonish the town, to be built of railroad ties on the corner of Ellicott and Liberty streets, but Officer Johnson put in an appearance and stopped it. The boys were so angry the threw cannon firecrackers at the officer. A number of barrels of vinegar were overturned in the rear of Mr. BROWNELL's house on Washington avenue and a long ladder was placed in front of the entrance of MR. Homer WILLIAMS' on East Main street. A number of printers went down the creek to Jacks' Island in the afternoon for a clambake. The heavy shower which fell in the afternoon must have "washed their forms" for them. Firecrackers stated a fire at the house of Louis SMITH, on Ellicott street, in the morning. Neighbors put out the flames and no alarm was sent in. Quite a hole was burned in the roof. While David BURNINGHAM and a boy named Powell, son of William POWELL, were loading a cannon Bank street a spark communicated with the powder can and it exploded. POWELL's clothes took fire and he would have been seriously burned had not a man rolled him in the grass and extinguished the flames. The faces of both BIRMINGHAM and POWELL were burned with the explosion and Dr. SHOWERMAN was call[sic] to look after their injuries, which are not serious. * * K.O.T.M. Excursion and Re-union to Portage Bridge. On Tuesday, July 10th, the Maccabees of Western New York will hold their annual mammoth re-union at famous Portage. The romantic scenery at this noted resort is worth miles of travel to witness. The Supreme and Grand Officers of the Order will be present. The public are cordially invited to participate. The Erie lines will run cheap excursions, leaving Batavia at 8:33 a.m. Fare round trip only 75c. Let everybody go. It is cheaper than staying at home. * * Glacetype Photographs. A new and beautiful picture by an entirely new process, whereby they can be printed with much greater rapidity than any photographs heretofore made, requiring less than one-fourth the usual time in printing, thus giving our customers the benefit of fine pictures at a nominal price. With this new paper are combined all the finer qualities, retaining the beautiful flesh tint so much desire, avoiding the chalky whites so prevalent in nearly all photographic papers. In order to introduce this class of work I will make photographs for a few weeks for $1.50 to $2 per dozen. C.W. Tallman, Opp. Schafer's Commercial Bldg. * * If you want a ladder or eave troughs go to G. W. Stanley & Co., Lumber and Coal Yards, Evans street, Batavia. * submitted by Linda Schmidt *********************************************