Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State July 5-1893 Hanchet Sanderson Dead. North Bergen.-Hanchet SANDERSON died recently in Lakeland, Minn., after a brief illness, aged 64 years. He was born in Byron, was married in 1852 to Martha TYLER, who survives him, and in 1853 removed to Minnesota. He was a brother to Wealthy SANDERSON of Oneida county, Lyman of Staten Island, Aaron of Le Roy, Anson and Levi SANDERSON and Mrs. P.H. CARVER of this place. The W.C.T.U. will hold the regular monthly meeting with the President, Mrs. Cora MUNGER, tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Owing tot he dangerous illness of his son, the Rev. Mr. LONG was not able to officiate in his pulpit here on Sunday. In his absence a sermon was read by Mrs. N.B. McKERCHER. Miss Minnie DEAN closes her school this week. Miss Jennie TEMPLETON has been visiting in Clarendon. One Hurt by Powder, Another by the Wad Alva THOMAS and Edward MULLEN, Batavians aged about 18 years, met with an accident wile assisting in firing a small cannon on Church street Monday evening. A portion of the charge of powder blew out of the touchhold of the cannon and filled MULLEN's face and eyes, and THOMAS, who stood in front of the cannon, was struck in the foot by the wad, which tore a hole in his shoe and cut a small gash in his foot. Dr. SHOWERMAN dressed the young men's injuries, which are not as severe as at first reported. Death Caused by Cancer. Miss Eva Eliza PLATNELL died at the home of her brother-in-law, W.S. ODELL, at West Batavia this morning aged 64 years, death being caused by cancer of the stomach. She had resided in West Batavia nearly thirty years. The funeral will be held from Mr. ODELL's residence at 3 p.m. tomorrow and the remains will be taken to Sharon Springs for interment. New Place for Engineer Hogan. It is understood that Engineer Charles HOGAN has given up his run on the Empire State Express, having accepted a position as General Travelling Engineer on the Central road. The travelling engineer has a general supervisor of all engineers and engines. It is said that his salary is to be $3,000 a year. An Explanation. An unfortunate accident to the press of THE NEWS made it necessary to distribute only two printed pages of the second edition of the paper on Monday. The publishers deeply regret the occurrence; but it was an accident, and the best had to be made of it. A Good Whirlwind Story. Saturday a whirlwind struck a new-mown hay field of W.J. WOODS in Bethany and took the hay from a space about two rods long and six feet wide, carrying it high into the air. Some of the hay came down on Main street in Batavia. submitted by Linda Schmidt *********************************************