The Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State January 22-1875 -cont'd.- I.M. JOSLYN has sold his vacant lot, east side of Bank street, to S. SHERWIN, for $1,400. We understand Mr. S. designs erecting two houses thereon during the coming season. Our old-time friends and neighbors, now resident at Blue Rapids, Kansas, have been enjoying a 22 degree below zero thermometer, cool and dry atmosphere that good for consumption--of fuel. Stafford Lodge I.O.O.F., installed the following officers on Friday evening last: Stephen DeBOW, N G Thos. PITHER, VG F.W. SAYLES, PS I.M. PECK, P G E.B. SANDERS, Treas. Mrs. Samuel PALMER, of Batavia, has been summoned by telegraph to the home in Iowa of her daughter, Eva, Mrs. EDWARDS, who is dangerously ill. Mrs. P. started on Saturday last. Mr. John H. YATES wrote the New Year's address of the Rochester 'Sunday Times,' and Mr. Sherman D. RICHARDSON wrote that of the Rochester 'Democrat'. Our poets are evidently appreciated in Rochester. Small Pox is reported in various localities near by. We suggest insurance against the loathsome and terrible disease, by way of thorough vaccination. Our physicians are doubtless prepared to this insure. J.W. SEAVER, of Byron, presided at the annual convention of N.Y. State Spiritualists, which was held in Buffalo, commencing on Saturday last. The attendance was large, and the sessions spirited and interesting. Geo. SHOULTERS, of this village, has been appointed to the Clerkship of one of the Committees of which Senator COLE is Chairman. George is "ahead and Shoulters" above many competitors in the Clerkship race. Mr. K.W. PRATT of this town received a telegram on Monday last, announcing the sudden death of the wife of his only brother, a resident of Massachusetts. Mr. P. left at once for the home of his afflicted brother. Firemen's Election.-At the annual election of officers of Richmond Hose, No. 2, the following were elected: Henry BUISCH, Foreman Fred. HESS, Assistant Foreman H.W. HUMELIUS, Secretary F.M. JAMESON, Treasurer Andrew GREEN, father of Hons. Loren and Newton H. GREEN, died at Byron on Friday last, aged 77 years. Mr. GREEN was one of the pioneer settlers of this country, and was highly respected and esteemed by all who knew him. Fire at East Pembroke.-On Saturday evening last our East Pembroke neighbors were considerably "stirred up" by discovering that the millinery shop of Miss CARSON was on fire. Prompt efforts saved the building and goods. Loss estimated at about $100. Insured in the Hartford. Mrs. Anna Eliza YOUNG, 18th wife of Brigham YOUNG, is expected to lecture in Nunda some time during the next month. Small-pox has broken out in three families at East Bloomfield, Ontario county, and is creating great consternation in that vicinity. A two hundred-pound fly-wheel broke loose in Lockport last week, and lodged in the middle of a three-story building. No one killed. George FLYNN, an engineer on the Central railroad, was run over at Buffalo, on Saturday last, and had his leg so crushed it had to be amputated. The Medina 'Tribune' says: Water is so scarce in the country that farmers are obliged to draw from creeks to water stock and for domestic purposes. A Kanona, Steuben Co., youth aged 18 years, and named Ira SMITH, "roped" himself out of life last week because his love affair wern't satisfactorily smooth. Incendiaries are at work in Allegany county. Two barns, with their contents, were thus destroyed, in that county last week--one in Grove and one in Canaserago. One day last week a valuable span of horses belonging to Lester REED, of La Grange, Wyoming Co., ran away and one of them was impaled on a bridge timber and instantly killed. Samuel DRAIN, an old soldier and pensioner of the war of 1812, died recently at his home in West Middlebury, where he had resided for nearly half a century, at the age of 92 years.-'Warsaw New Yorker.' The Supervisors of Orleans county, in a recent session, divided the town of Barre, making two towns thereof. Every Democrat on the Board voted for it-every Republican against it. Albion is the name of the new town. One hundred dollars is the price for an Allegany county ear. One STREETER, of Fillmore, in that county, while engaged in a fight with one SMITH, of the same place, gnawed off the latter's ear, and paid for his hash as aforesaid. The Cattaraugus 'Republican' states that Belvidere is in trouble. The site of the village once belonged to Benj. ALDRICH, and now one of the heirs brings suit to recover his share, one-eight, claiming that the title of the land rests with him. John Van ALLEN, of Woodsville, was attacked one evening last week near the toll-gate between Dansville and Wayland, Livingston county. The highwayman fired a pistol the ball of which passed through the carriage top but missed Mr. Van ALLEN. Scarlet fever is so prevalent in Buffalo that the Board of Health have recommended to the council enforcement, by a severe penalty, of the ordinance in relation to the admission of children to the public schools who have been exposed to the danger of contagion. The Buffalo 'Post' learns that on Tuesday night of last week an Indian woman was brutally murdered on the Indian Reservation, near Gowanda, Cattaraugus county. The murderers are supposed to be two young Indians, who fled after the commission of the deed, and are still at large. *** submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************