Spirit of the Times Batavia, Genesee County, New York State January 23-1864 VALUABLE HOUSE with Barn and all Appurtenances, and Commodious Store with Stock, Fixtures, &c., for sale by private contract. The Subscriber offers for sale at private contract, his Dwelling House with good Barn, Outbuildings and Garden attached, situate on Bank street. Also his Store on Main street, with stock, fixtures, two excellent Billiard Tables, &c., all in excellent condition. Any one desiring to go into business in Batavia, will find the above property very conveniently situated, and will be offered on easy terms. John Heintz. "THAT SHIRT." Some six years ago the "Regulator" sold to a Mr. Levitt, of Bethany, 3 1/4 yards of shirting for the enormous sum of 6 cents, which was made into a shirt, and has worn out two linen bosoms already. Mr. L. was in town the other day in pursuit of more linen, and says that the body of the shirt is as good as new, and by adding another bosom to it and placing the costly 6 cent apparel in a glass box, it will then be in readiness for the Express Company to convey to the Cincinnatti Sanitary Fair to be placed on exhibition by the side of Uncle Abraham's original Emancipation Proclamation. Died. - The engineer who was injured by the boiler explosion at Attica on New Year's night, died last Friday, from the effects of his injuries. Gold.-In New York, Thursday, Gold was quoted at 155 1/2, at 2 p.m. A Washington correspondent of a radical journal informs the anxious public that the recent attack of modified smallpox has not in the least impaired the natural beauty of the President's countenance, as it was at one time feared it would. submitted by Linda Schmidt Web-Page Editor for Bethany BETHANY: Its Past and Present ~ Bethany Town Page http://www.arkwebshost.com/family/bluebird/TownOfBethany.shtml Contributor for the BUFFALO and Western NYS Website: www.buffalonian.com ~ History Through Newspapers