****************** Spirit of the Times Batavia, Genesee County, New York State July 24-1886 # 5 Bergen Briefs. A twelve-pound boy came last Friday to make his home with Mr. and Mrs. Michael BOWER. Mr. McLAWREY of Byron preached twice in the Congregational church last Sabbath, in exchange with A.D. DRAPER. Mr. DELLINGER was on Wednesday threshing grain for S. CARPENTER, the earliest one hereabouts of whom we have heard. Mr. and Mrs. G. HOLDRIDGE are entertaining a little daughter, who came to them last Thursday, with the intention of remaining. Mrs. Rab. HISCOCK lost two valuable canary birds last Sunday, but has since recovered them, one of them being caught at Tone's warehouse and the other at Mrs. FENNS. The widow of George DAVIS who resided two miles north of this village, died on Friday last, and was buried at Spencerport on Monday of this week. Funeral services were held at the house, the Rev. DRAPER officiating. Mrs. T. ROWE and son started on Friday of last week for her paternal home near Boston, and after preaching here next Sabbath her husband will follow her for a vacation of three weeks or more. The masons, PARMELEE nad KELLY, have begun laying the cellar wall for George MULLEN's new house on Lake street. Geo. says that he will have it covered before snow flies again. Success to him. On Saturday night at midnight or shortly after, the grain barn of Michael HENDRICK just east of this village was destroyed by fire with its contents. Supposed to be the work of an incendiary. Loss $450, insured for $250. Mrs. Amy GIFFORD received word last week that her nephew, Oris I., son of Harrison MOSIER, had died at his home in Kendall, Michigan. His funeral was held at Paw Paw on Sunday last where he was formerly a resident of Bergen. Mr. and Mrs. DODGE of Syracuse and Miss SPRINGER of New York, gave an exhibition of what can be done on the Domestic sewing machine, at an art reception given in S. CARPENTER's store on Friday and Saturday of last week. The store was thronged with admiring ladies, and the draperies, banners and other fancy work, elicited many flattering comments. This has seemed to boom the sale of the Domestic machine, and CARPENTER is delivering them in all directions going on Tuesday of this week with his son Burt as far as Greece to deliver one. The ladies seem to agree that it cannot be beaten. The misses Julia and Flora SPENCER of Rochester, spent three days in town last week-Alonzo MUNGER, after leaving his wife at the seaside in Connecticut, spent nearly a week with his brother Wm. and returned to his home in Detroit on Monday.-Mrs. RICH and two children of Bethany, are visiting with her sister, Mrs. F. LEWELLYN.-Mr. and Mrs.. E.F. HUBBARD left Bergen Tuesday morning for a stay of a day or two in Rochester, from whence they go to Silver Lake to stay a month.-Jerry CRAMPTON's sister Mrs. Kate H_ _ eck of Wisconsin, came on Friday of last week for a visit to him. She was accompanied by another sister Mrs. GRIFFIN of Oakfield.-Mrs. Dewain BRAINARD of Waterville, daughter of Charles GREEN of Hubbardsville and sister of the late Jerome GREEN of Utica, visited Mrs. C.L. TERRY last week.-Wm. DART after spending several weeks with his sick father was this week obliged by urgent business to leave him and go to his western home. The old gentleman is failing slowly and some portions of the time is out of his right mind.-Mrs. Frank WEEKS and Mrs. Will _OWER with their children drove out to Batavia Wednesday, to attend the firemen's parade. ** North Bergen Notes. Mr. PECKHAM has purchased a new Empire twine timber. _.M. TEMPLETON has a team of fine mustang ponies which are much admired. Milton TEMPLETON is laid up with a sprained ankle, the result of an accident. Harvest is progressing timely. We have big crops here this year and oats and corn are more than usually fine. Mr. G.R. GAY has been obliged to relinquish his position in the choir on account of a throat difficulty. Mr. RYAN has finally been obliged to shoot his lame colt on which the experiment of resetting a broken leg was tried. C.N. REED is raising his house up one more story and building an addition to the kitchen, thereby improving the appearance of his domicile. Mr. John STEEL returned from the east Wednesday morning, whither he went to settle up his deceased brother's estate, which he is doing to good advantage. Mr. J.D. GIFFORD has a raspberry bush some eight feet in height, which is literally loaded down from top to bottom with fruit. Mr. GIFFORD boasts of having the largest corn in town. ** Mrs. C.H. St. JOHN, the Queen of the West, who spoke to 10,000 people near her home on the 4th of July, will speak at the Oakfield Temperance Assembly on Sunday evening, Aug. 8th. ** West Shore Railroad N.Y.C. & H.R.R. Co., Leasee No. 5 Vanderbilt Ave. New York, July 15, 1886. Mr. Frank H. MARTIN, Oakfield, N.Y. Dear Sir:-I have your favor of the 10th inst. in regard to Oakfield Assembly. Supt. McCOY advises that he can arrange for special train for Aug. 8th from Buffalo and intermediate stations to Oakfield, and that he can also stop Nos. 55 and 56 between Churchville and Oakfield on same date. We will make a special rate of one and a half fares for the round trip to Oakfield and return with a minimum rate of 40 cents. What time would be desirable to have the special train leave Buffalo? Kindly give me this information to enable us to arrange schedules for special service. Yours truly, Henry MONETT, Gen. Pass. Agent. ** submitted by Linda Schmidt *********************************************