****************** The Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State June 4-1875 # 2 Bergen.-David HOOPER has re-opened his hotel which has been closed for more than a year. We presume that it will be run on the temperance plan, for the excise commissioners refused to grant him a license to sell liquor. Geo. GREEN and wife, from Syracuse, were in town last week on their wedding tour. Mr. GREEN first made the acquaintance of his wife in this village. They were both visiting here, and met by chance. She changed her name from BREWSTER to GREEN in consequence. Philo BASSETT and wife returned home last Friday from a protracted visit in Michigan. We notice that E. SHEPARD, dealer in furnishing goods, is selling at cost in order to close out of business. Chas. F. GOSS, who supplies the pulpit of the Hudson Street Chapel, Rochester, preached in the Congregational Church last Sabbath, in exchange with M.W. STRYKER. Mr. GOSS was warmly greeted by his many friends. E.P. WILCOX in getting out of his buggy last Saturday, caught his foot in the lines and was thrown violently to the horse-block, spraining his left wrist, and cutting his left hand in a painful manner. The Congregational parsonage has been thoroughly cleaned, painted, papered, and prepared for the reception of C.S. STOWITZ and wife, who are to take possession next month. Mrs. Geo. HUME, of Medina, Mich., formerly Alice McPHERSON, was in town visiting her friends the first of this week. She is soon to join her husband in Colorado, where he now is for his health. A promising youth of this village stole his mother's pocketbook last Saturday evening, another urchin putting him up to it. The loss was soon discovered and a part of the money recovered. Various improvements are being made in our cemetery, the laying out of town new roads and the grading of the front being the principal one. ** Corfu.-How are your potato bugs? Mr. Ed PECK has, I understand, accepted a situation in Buffalo. Edward, we shall miss you. The genial face of Jas. FARNHAM once more illuminates the classic shades of Corfu. He will make it his home here for the present. On Thursday a horse belonging to Chas. TOWNSEND, and which was hitched in front of Union Hotel, took fright and in swinging around the circle, ran into the hay-scales completely demolishing them, together with the carriage. The horse was not materially injured. Geo. H. CHEDEAYNE, formerly of this place, now of Buffalo, committed matrimony in the first degree, with Miss Clara COE of Le Roy, on Tuesday, May 25th. ** submitted by Linda Schmidt *********************************************