Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State April 9-1875 INDIAN FALLS.--Dr. H.W. COBB, has removed to Eagle Harbor Orleans Co. He rented his place in this village to Isaac COBB his brother who will establish wagon manufactory here. We are sorry to lose the Dr. Mr. Henry V. PHELPS has traded his grist mill for a farm near Crittenden Erie Co. Mr. SMITH our new hotel keeper, has taken possession, obtained license and held an open dance. Mr. ARNOLD, our new merchant has a fine stock of goods and is doing a good business. GILMORE & Co.'s, mill yard is full of logs and they will have something to do to empty it. They have engaged Miss FITCH to teach the school this summer, (who taught here last summer), which is good evidence of their appreciation of her qualifications of a good teacher. ++ CORFU.--Have you moved. Now the merry frog croaketh. A wedding is on the tapis, so "they say." So mote it be. The GRIFFITH Bros. have rented the house formerly occupied by John LINCOLN, and moved into town April 1st. Andrew SMITH having leased his farm, goes to Buffalo, to engage in the milk business. J. MARSH has sold his farm, and is to remove hence. He "auctioned" on Tuesday last. We shall miss you Joe. One of our business places has the following notice conspicuously posted: "customers and others are cautioned not to discuss the BEECHER-TILTON scandal, under penalty of instant expulsion." Fastidious, very. George PHELPS has just erected a large windmill. It is of the Heath make, and a fine specimen of its kind. Who furnishes wind, George? While individuals and the press generally are insisting that we are living in an era of panic and hard times, you have but to come to our modest little hamlet, to see in operation one of the most flourishing trades of this day and age. I refer to the "chair bottomers." Its devotees follow it up with an application and disinterestedness that is unaccountable. They mostly do congregate at the stores, and woe unto that lady, who, in pursuit of a corset, shoe strings, gaiters &c. is obliged to run the gauntlet of these owl-eyed gazers. Some of them occupy the same place which they graced three years ago. I know not if they have ever left them in the interim, but there they are today, as immovable as the "accursed spot" that tortured lady Macbeth. If they would but follow some laudable avocation, with half the zeal they do this vile trade, they would merit and receive the gratitude of the gentler portion of the community. ++ NOW LOOK OUT.--W.C. SIMPSON, of the firm of SOUTHWORTH & SIMPSON, is in New York making spring purchases. He has a splendid eye for dress goods, SIMPSON has, and if he don't bring back a stack of the neatest, tastiest dress goods ever seen here, it will be because they are not to be found in the New York market--that's all. ++ Mr. Chester WHITE of this town [Batavia] was eight-two years old on the 14th of February last. He has long been a resident here, and is well known and respected in all this region. On his eighty-second birthday one of his grand daughters sent him the following valentine, which, to gratify our aged friend, we publish. DEDICATED TO CHESTER WHITE, ON HIS EIGHTY-SECOND BIRTHDAY. The fourteenth of February--Valentine's day, We greet once more with mirth; Not because of increased joy, But 'tis the anniversary of your birth. Eighty-two years ago this day You were a valentine of joy Sent into this wondrous world, A little baby boy. By a fond mother's loving care Your infant life was reared; She proudly watched your boyish ways, And her tender heart was cheered. Unlike most other valentines, You were cherished with love untold, Until you started out in life, A child but eight years old. Show me the boy at thrice that age, With the courage you must have had. No! They settle down in perfect ease, And firmly cling to Dad. How very different now are times, Boys don't venture forth in life. They stay with Pa til they're of age, And then come home and bring their wife. But when you resolved to take a wife, You knew her love was true; To leave her mother, friends, and name, For a country far and new. And in your little hut of logs, You were happier, I know, Than those whose homes are palaces, With all their worldly show. Many hardships you have borne, Amid privation's stare; But now, in your declining years, You're pleased with tending care. You've lived to see a wondrous chapter, Both in Nature's works and man's. Where then was thick, dense forests, Your pleasant home now stands. And from your door, you now can look, O'er a large and beautious town, Bordered by the richest fields: Those forests are all hewn down. The old ox cart that once was prized, Is completely done away, And by the mightly power of steam, Are wrought wonders of to-day. By the wire we now communicate, With countries far away. And o'er the rail we're swiftly whirled, Hundreds of miles a day. And thus with time, we're hastening on To eternity and the grave; And from death's icy cold embrace No earthly power can save. These mortal coils of flesh and blood, Alike will moulder 'neath the sod; But the spirit, which is immortal, Must appear before its God. Soon those dim and feebled eyes Will wake to earth no more, May they open in that brighter world, On yonder shining shore. And in these happy realms above Loved ones are waiting there, Beckoning you to yonder home, Above the "Golden Stair." Feb. 14, 1875. J.A.T. ++ MARRIED. CARTER-DORMAN.--On the 1st inst., at the residence of the bride's father, by Rev. D.D. BROWN, Francis H. CARTER of Clyde Ill., to Elsie L. DORMAN of Batavia. PINDER-PASSMORE.--On the 8th inst., at the residence of the bride's father, by Rev. D. D. BROWN, Alfred PINDER to Annie PASSMORE, all of Batavia. ++ DIED. LEWIS.--In Alexander, Thursday evening, April 1st, of scarlet fever. Walter, little son of J.P. LEWIS, and wife, aged 4 years. ++ IMPORTANT to the Traveling Public! We are all travelers! Tramp, tramp, tramp! We go through life! The best Boots & Shoes will wear out. It is, therefore, Important to Know that Thos. DELBRIDGE can and will furnish you all, both great and small, with the best Men's boots and gaitors, Ladies' fine gaiters, Children's boots & shoes, And babies shoes. At bottom prices, for cash. In the course of your Summer Travel you will come to Watering Places. It is important then to have Boots that will not leak, and thick soles that let no dampness through. DELBRIDGE has them. It is his business to undersole, but not to be undersold. Repairing quickly and neatly done. Thos. DELBRIDGE. No. 60 Main St., Batavia. ++ submitted by Linda C. Schmidt