Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State October 27-1883 The Twelve Towns Occurrences of Interest in the County Outside of Batavia Oats and Barley are panning out big in Byron. Darien's Chautauqua Literary circle is wound up for the winter. Seats in the M.E. church at Oakfield will be rented next Thursday. Oats and apples are each bringing a cent a pound at Darien Center. A lyceum, to hold meetings semi-monthly, has been organized in Bergen. Mrs. Oswald BOND of Pavilion fell backward down stairs a few days ago and badly hurt herself. The oyster will be among those in attendance at the Methodist supper at Corfu next Tuesday evening. A pair of calves, half blooded Holsteins, a week old, owned by Eli VAIL of Alabama, weigh 172 pounds. Deputy Sheriff S.Willis ELLIOTT adds his income by teaching the school at "Canada," on the breezy hills of Bethany. "South Batavia wants a dressmaker," announces G. RANGER in behalf of the fashionable belles of Thebendofthecreek. The West Shore freight houses at Bergen, Byron, and Oakfield will be built by SHERLOCK & CALAHAN, Syracuse contractors. A Batavian-on-the-wing, tells a "pittiful" story in the Times of a "dieing" assisted emigrant that he saw at Corning the other day. L. DYMOND's team got away at North Pembroke the other day and brought up in a ditch. One horse was found with his neck broken. Last week, when A.H. NORRIS of Morganville went to Florida, he made the run from Rochester, this State, to Jacksonville, in 46 hours. The Rev. J.M. SCARFF and others will talk against intemperance at a meeting to be held in the town hall at Bethany Center next Tuesday. There is a little talk in Elba about some protection against fire, and Oakfield, which is a growing village, should increase its facilities for extinguishing flames. Mrs. M.S. STARR of Pavilion, who was so badly wounded a few weeks ago by the accidental discharge of a gun, sat up on Wednesday for the first time since the accident. The Le Roy Courier accuses the editor of the Gazette of having voted since he was aged 18. The Courier doubtless forgets that it is talking about a half-breed Democrat. A Wheativlle man got tight and drove into a twenty-acre lot six miles from home, where he unhitched his team. He must have been drinking Jimmy the Gun's forty rod. "Rough on Rats," which is sure death to rodents, came near exterminating two heirs of Frank STAFFORD of Alabama the other day. The boys ate some it, but a physician relieved them. A week from to-day the annual meeting of the Stafford and Bethany society for the apprehension of rogues, which does business under the name of vigilantes, will be held in Stafford. In Byron there is much dissatisfaction about the condition the highways are left in at the West Shore crossings. The usefulness of some highways at those points is greatly impaired. A mule ranch is to be established at South Batavia, by L.W. CARTER, who will keep and feed the mongrel animals, risking the kicks, for little pay. Even hardup persons should embrace this opportunity for cheap board and the companionship of brothers. Mrs. P.J. MATTHEWSON of Bergen is home from Texas, where she went, it seems, to appear in Court against a man who personated her nephew and secured a registered letter containing $99.75. She had the felicity of seeing the fellow sent up for two years and a half. ** Wrappers and Drawers. We have the most complete assortment in town. Fine wrappers only 25c, 37 1/2c, and 50c, worth more. J.B. & H. HEWITT. * A large line of dress silks in all colors will be sold next Monday at Stone's, 94 Main street at nearly half price. * Men's and Boys' Scotch Caps, best quality, lowest price, at the R.O.P.C.H., 61 Main street, Batavia. * submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************