The Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State May 16-1890 To Start Out To-Morrow The Shoe Factory Committee to Commence Soliciting. The citizens' shoe-factory committee, which is composed of George WIARD, D.W. TOMLINSON, William C. WATSON, John DELLINGER, and Henry F. TARBOX, held a brief session just before noon to-day and decided to start out to-morrow to solicit subscriptions for the $15,000 fund to secure the location of a shoe factory in Batavia. An estimate of the cost of the building and machinery desired by A.J. JOHNSON & Co. was furnished by Contractor GLADE, who put the figures at about $35,000, which makes the propositions of that firm and of D. ARMSTRONG & Co. practically the same. To secure either one, the committee declare, it will be necessary to raise the sum of $15,000, and to do that it will be necessary for every person approached to be generous in his responses. Which factory will be secured will depend upon the result of an investigation to be made by the committee, who will report which they consider to be the most desirable. The committee will begin work to-morrow among the business men, and if the contributions are of an encouraging sort the solicitors will feel encouraged to redouble their efforts to bring the matter to a successful issue speedily. The project has been pretty thoroughly discussed among the merchants and they are unanimous in the belief that nothing will so help the village as the proposed factory. It will bring men and money to Batavia, and they are what enliven business and put the affairs of a town on a solid foundation. Batavia must have manufacturing establishments, and to get them must pay for them. Other towns make large investments for such concerns, and Batavia must keep in line. This village has tried the experiment and knows it pays. Every citizen should make up his min to-day to subscribe cheerfully and liberally. In no other way can the enterprise be made to succeed. "Batavia has always accomplished what she has undertaken in this line," said Mr. WIARD in the meeting a week ago, "and I believe the people are still alive to their own interests." Get ready to subscribe! *** Why the Lights Went Out. There was trouble with the electric lights last night owing to new men in the engine room of the Consolidated Gas and Electric Company. Frank and William JEWELL, brothers, of Alexander, who have been employed as engineers for some time, quit work yesterday afternoon, owing, it is said, to the fact that a man had been placed in authority over them whom they did not like. As a result a new man was engaged to run the engine and, as he was not familiar with it, he made sorry work keeping the machinery in operation. It is hoped better service will be afforded to-night, but there is nothing certain about it. *** Lost a pocketbook and $55. John TAYLOR of Pembroke, while going home yesterday, had the misfortune to lose a pocketbook containing $55. On his way he met a fish peddler and purchased some fish of him. Taking out his pocketbook he tendered the peddler a $5 bill and laid his pocketbook, as he supposed, on the peddler's wagon. He was given the change and drove off, forgetting his wallet. On inquiring of the peddler the latter said he knew nothing about it. *** The Burglar Got a Dollar. A burglar got into Frank McALLISTER's house on Robinson street on Tuesday night through a window and was discovered by Mrs. McALLISTER, who spoke to him, whereupon he fled. An investigation disclosed the fact that Mr. McALLISTER's trousers were gone. They were found the next morning on the railroad track some distance away, having been relieved of what cash they contained, something like a dollar. *** John SMITH's Wife Elopes. She Takes $40 of Her Husband's Money & Goes Away with Ed. FOLLETT. John SMITH, a carpenter who is employed by W.H. HOMELIUS, is as strongly convinced as circumstantial evidence will persuade him, that his wife has proven disloyal to him. He found it out this morning. SMITH lives on South street, near the bend of the creek, and Edward FOLLETT, a man of all work, is a neighbor. For some time, it is said, the carpenter has noticed that FOLLETT and Mrs. SMITH have been altogether too friendly to give him perfect peace of mind, but he has not permitted the green-eyed monster to prompt him to rash deeds, although he has remonstrated with his other half in hopes that kind but forcible words would cause her to give the neighbor up. Last Monday Mrs. SMITH announced that she was going to W.W. GOULD's on Ellicott avenue to work, and her husband was not displeased to hear it. The woman packed up her best clothes and had them removed, and on Monday night disappeared. AT about the same time, FOLLETT the story goes, made himself scarce, and this morning when SMITH learned upon inquiry that his wife had not been employed at Mr. GOULD's he put this and that together and came to the natural conclusion that she and FOLLETT had made their escape to fresher fields and greener pastures. He thereupon made an inspection of his house and found that the major part of his wife' clothing was gone and that $60 of his hard-earned wages which he had accumulated was also missing. SMITH has been working on Dr. GARDINER's house on Liberty street and he visited his fellow-workmen this morning and informed them that his wife "had run away." He instituted a search for her, but was unsuccessful in finding any trace of her whereabouts. Mrs. SMITH, who is about 40 years of age, deserts only her husband, while FOLLETT leaves a wife and several children. SMITH this morning appeared before Justice WEBSTER and swore out a warrant for the arrest of Mrs.. SMITH on the charge of stealing his money. He says he has lost all love for the woman, but is anxious that she be punished for deceiving him. *** submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************