The Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State March 11-1880 Mere Mention. Prof. REYNOLDS dismissed his audience at the Opera House last night. Prof. WHITCOMB predicted a "cold storm" and "heavy winds" for to-day. The Darien case of TIFFANY vs. KINSEY was not tried yesterday. A jury was empaneled and the trial postponed to April 23d. It will come off before Justice RAYNOR. On Andrew HARTSHORN's farm Mrs. George WILLIAMS has pullets less than five months old which are laying eggs. They were hatched on October 18th and commenced laying on March 6th. Edwin H. GAMBLE is to establish a pop factory in Batavia, and expects to have it in operation by the middle of April. The machinery and apparatus are from Matthews & Co. of New York. The young people of the Baptist society of Bethany Center will give a dram "The Chimney Corner" at the Town Hall Friday evening of this week. The proceeds will be used for furnishing the church parlors. + Folding sewing tables, 98c. Boston Bazaar. + New Dress Goods. A very fine stock of black and colored dress goods, in henriettas, serges, brilliantines, flannels, Jersey cord, failles, silk warp henriettas, etc. All marked at very low prices. Frank DORF. + Personal. Ganson DEPEW of Buffalo was at the Richmond yesterday. Mr. HEATH of Attica is in town to-day, the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Albert GOULD. George W. BASSETT, business manager of the Warsaw 'New Yorker,' was in Batavia visiting A.J. ANDREWS. William B. MANN, who has been confined to his room at the Richmond for several weeks with pneumonia, is out again. Miss Sarah J. PALMER of Wood street has gone to Livonia to attend the wedding to-day of Ross CANFIELD of Dakota to Miss Jennie MEAD of Livonia. Miss MURFEY of New York, who has been spending time with her niece, Mrs. G.T. SOUTHWORTH of East Main street, returned home this morning. Edward L. GILLONS returned last night from Waveland, Ind., whither he went to visit a brother who was ill but who is now much improved. + New chamber pails, 25c. Boston Bazaar. + This End of the State. Jacob A. HOCKSTRA, a popular Rochesterian, was last evening re-elected Police Commissioner. About $3,000 worth of property was destroyed by fire at the Pearl Creek Salt Works yesterday. + For Rent--Front room over 87 Main street, Batavia, N.Y. Inquire of Mrs. Caroline DODGE, 312 East Main St. + To Rent.--The farm belonging to the estate of L. DOTY, deceased, situated near the Depots in Alexander. About 175 acres. Apply to J.H. WARD, Agent; or to Guiteau's Real Estate Agency, Batavia, or Rufus G. AVERY, Alexander. + Wanted.--A lady or gentleman with $1,000 or $2,000 to take an interest in a light manufacturing business, and fill the following positions at a good salary: Book-keeper, sales-lady, traveling salesman, and a mechanic. Address "D" in care of The Red Light Employment Bureau, Room 4, over 57 Main St. + Deaths in Bergen. P.W. MUNGER and Mrs. John D. GIFFORD--Political Affairs--Briefs. Parliamer W. MUNGER died last Saturday at North Bergen, aged 76 years. The funeral will be held to-day at 12 o'clock at the Presbyterian church; burial in Mt. Rest Cemetery. Mrs. John D. GIFFORD died last night at her home in North Bergen. She had been ill a long time. The Chairman of the citizens' caucus last Saturday was S.E. PARKER, not his son, Harry S. Last Monday H.B. PARISH, who was nominated for Collector, withdrew his name from the ticket and the committee to fill vacancies substituted the name of James A. BROWN. This has been called the firemen's ticket, but the firemen as an organization had nothing to do with its nomination. A straw struck on the CAMPBELL farm three miles north of the village, worked by Earl COLLINS, fell over last Monday night, and buried a cow under it. She was got with a broken leg, and of course had to be killed. About twenty of the neighbors of John WILSON, who will remove into Clarendon the first of next month, made him a surprise visit last Friday evening. They brought with them all kinds of good things to eat, including oysters, and put in the time in an enjoyable manner. Mrs. Julia CAUGHLIN and her sister, Miss Mary HANDLEY of Akron, on their way home from Albany, where they have been to visit their brother, stopped off last evening to spend to-day with their friend, Miss Mary HALEY. Miss Ida BURNS goes to Rochester once a week to take singing lessons of Mrs. FABER. The Dr. MURRAY place was not sold at auction last Saturday. Executor CROSBY said he had a bid of $800, which nobody cared to raise. Robert ROBBINS, who boards at George W. ARNOLD's, is seriously ill and the chances are against his recovery. Sealed bids will be received by the executors of the MURRAY estate, until March 31. + submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************