Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State January 17-1890 # 3 Alexander. Herman BLODGET and wife, of Rochester, are visiting relatives and friends in town. Mrs. Arthur CADY has gone to Flint, Mich., to visit her parents. John TRUEL has sold his place on the hill west of the village to Mr. BARNETT of Bethany. Merrill E. TOOLEY, of Bennington, is visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Alburtus KELSEY, and calling on other friends. The influenza is a visitor at almost every house in town. No fatal cases are reported. We are entertaining it--hence the brevity of our communications. * Bushville. Mr.and Mrs. Charles KINGSBURY, of Buffalo, spent Sunday last with her mother here. During the past week quite a number have been wrestling with the grip, but are better at this writing. On Tuesday morning while Dennis HAYS, who has charge of S.B. THOMPSON's horses, was out driving leading another horse behind the buggy, the horse he was leading became frightened, and reared up coming down with his fore feet in the rear of the buggy, frightening the one he was driving. The horse turned suddenly to one side overturning the buggy and throwing him out. He escaped with a few bruises. The horses both ran to the barn. The carriage was badly damaged. * Bethany. Mr. HOUGH's writing school has closed. We have a number of sick folks round about here. Mattie THOMAS has returned from her visit to Rochester. The social at Harry WOOLF's on Tuesday evening was a very pleasant affair. A very pleasant sing was held at West Middlebury on Saturday last. The next convention will be held at Bethany Centre Feb. 1st. Rev. Mr. EMMETT, of Warsaw, preached in the Baptist church on Monday evening. He has promised to hold meetings next week, commencing on Monday evening. * West Bethany. Prof. Orrin TAYLOR, of Attica, was a guest at Wm. CARSON's over Sunday. Watson BRADLEY, of Elba, was a guest at Henry DYE's one day last week. We regret to learn that Tracy MILLER is severely ill. Grace HOXIE is also on the sick list. Dr. G.W. CROFF attends. The ladies of the Free Baptist church here held a mite society last Friday evening at the residence of Wm. CARSON. The attendance was good and the occasion was much enjoyed by all present. The annual meeting of the church and society that was to be held at the church two weeks ago was postponed until next Saturday at 1 p.m. The next session of the Genesee Quarterly Meeting of the Free Baptist church convenes next Friday at Attica. It is hoped this church will be well represented. * Indian Falls. Augustus BUCKLE's folks had a family reunion on Thursday last. Mrs. Daniel WILLARD died on Thursday at the home of her son Franklin, in the _5th year of her age. Rev. Mr. OLMSTED, of Byron, is assisting Rev. Mr. HOLT with the revival meetings at the Baptist church. Judson GATES and family spent Thursday and Friday last in Buffalo visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. SPECHT. During the high wind on Monday the steeple belfry and bell of the M.E. church were blown to the ground. The damage will amount to $700 or $800. We understand that Miss Amelia ROHR[sic] has been engaged to teach our school the coming term. Surely a better selection could not have been made as Miss RHOR[sic] is one of the best teachers that we know of. * East Pembroke. Herbert WALL, of East Aurora, is in town visiting his parents. Meetings are continued in the Baptist church, and Rev. Mr. Emmett, of Warsaw, is here assisting the pastor. A heavy wind struck this place on Monday morning and blew down some dozen chimneys besides tearing up roofs and doing other damage. It is reported that the wind had a whirling motion. On Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 14th. at the home of the bride's parents, William B. BLAIR, of Byron, and Miss Frances E. BENNETT, of East Pembroke, were joined in marriage, Rev. T.L. WALDO officiating. ** Basom. Miss Rena MEADE is on the sick list. Pretty big wind visited us on Monday. Miss Mary STEVENS is home from Buffalo for a few days. Misses Evelyn and Matie EATON are entertaining la grippe. Mrs. C. TUTTLE has been quite sick, but is better at present. Mr. De Forest ROSS and wife, of Medina, were in town Sunday. We understand that Mrs. A.E. BEMENT was called to Buffalo on account of sickness in the family of her son--la grippe probably. * South Darien. John GARDNER has traded off his farm for village property in Attica. John DERSAM left on Monday of last week for Batavia, where he is employed by the Johnston Harvester Co. Tax collector A.F. RICHLEY has one more day at Darien Centre. Then the tardy ones will be looked up and called on personally. Will CHICK is selling to the farmers here dry sugar meal, which he gets shipped from Buffalo to the Attica depot. Will is a stirring business fellow. Married, Jan. 14th, at the Catholic church at East Bennington, by Father FISCHER, Christian GEISE of that place to Miss Mary FAHLE, of Batavia. Good luck to the young couple. R.S. CARTER, whose term of office for assessor expires this spring, bids fair to be re-elected for another term. Mr. CARTER has been a good official, and such men ought to be retained in office regardless of politics. ** West Batavia. Mrs. BENSON, who has been sick for a long time, is very low and is not expected to live but a short time. Mrs. J.W. BROWN was taken quite sick Saturday night, and at this writing (Tuesday afternoon) is yet confined to her bed. The school in the district south of here, No. 9 Darien, is closed for a few days owing to the sickness of its teacher, Irvin HICKOX. Ed HALSTED, who has been visiting awhile at his father's, leaves this week for Michigan, where we understand he hopes to secure a job. * Byron. Miss Kate BOWEN, of Medina, is visiting at N.H. GREEN's. The Byron W.S.A. will meet with Mrs. E. COLSON Saturday afternoon at 2:30. Will TAYLOR and wife, of Corfu, have been spending a few days at H.C. NORTON's. "A True Republic" will be the subject of Rev. Annie H. SHAW's lecture at Windsor hall under the auspices of the Byron W.S.A. Monday evening next, at 7:30. Tickets 20c. The renting of the seats in the Presbyterian church at Byron Center, has been postponed until next Tuesday evening and will be combined with a social. All are cordially invited to be present. Music and refreshments will be furnished. * East Oakfield. One sleigh passed here Friday last but now the ground is as bare as in June. So much warm weather may endanger the fruit buds. Mr. I. SPROUT, of Gasport, was in town Friday. The hard wind of Monday blew down my chimney, and it makes a big disturbance in the house. Melvin WIGTON, who has worked for A.E. NASH two or three years past, has engaged with him for another year. Mrs. Samuel BUCK, a former resident of Batavia, died at her home in Albion on the 4th inst., from the effects of a stroke of palsy. E.M. VAIL has secured Andrew CYPHER to work for him next year and Frank CARSON, who has worked his farm two years past, will leave in the spring. * North Bergen. Plenty of wind and rain, but little snow. The Grippe continues to claim its victims and is no respecter of persons. Mr.and Mrs. Chas. REESE and little daughter arrived at Father BARKER's from Chicago last Friday. Mr. REESE is on his way to New York. D.A. BARKER has just been putting in a new evaporator in his sugar house at a cost of $160. It is one of the latest improved and much larger than the old one. Dan keeps up with all the modern improvements in syrup making, as all who have been his patrons in the past can testify. * Stone Church. Frank FREER, of Medina, is visiting friends here. Peter BRODIE, who has been ill for a long time, is failing. Mrs. E.W. PARMELEE returned home Monday after spending several days in Tonawanda and Buffalo. The strong wind on Monday blew over several trees, one an evergreen on the corner, which has been a landmark for forty-five years. The tree was set out by Elias WARD. Horace KNAPP, who was a patient sufferer for four months, died on Saturday last. He was 67 years old and a resident here twenty-four years. The deceased, who was a kind husband, father and neighbor, will be missed in the community. He leaves a wife, two daughters, Mrs.. Wm. AIKEN, and Miss Emily KNAPP, of this place, and a son, Mahlon, of Warsaw, to mourn his loss. The funeral was held at his late residence Tuesday. The interment was in Macpelah cemetery at Le Roy. * East Elba. Mrs. G.W. GRAHAM is confined to the house with la grippe. We understand that Johnnie WILL is very sick with diptheria. Mr. Corydon BARBER has received a pair of pure white turkeys from the West. Elmer E. FORD and Marian JOHNSON are erecting a hot-house on the Castleton Garden Farm. We are glad to learn that our old friend Lieut. G.W. MATHER, of Buffalo, has been granted a pension. Under-sheriff FOSTER has been in Batavia the past week, taking the place of Sheriff REEDY, who is down with the grip. Mrs. A.W. HOWE and son Ed, of Charlotte, Mich., are visiting Mrs. H.'s daughters, Mrs. O.J. MILLS and Mrs. G.E. DORMAN. Mr.and Mrs. R.C. MARSHALL entertained a small party to an oyster supper on Thursday last, which was much enjoyed by all present. Mrs. John PARNELL has a lily that has two blossoms and one bud, and Mrs. Wm. BARBER has one that is thirteen years old that is budding. * submitted by Linda Schmidt *********************************************