Spirit of the Times Batavia, Genesee County, New York State July 10-1880 What We See and Hear. The Bethany Presbyterian church is being cleaned and repaired and there will be no service there next Sunday. Isn't it pretty that tray full of flowers always kept on Patterson Brothers' soda fountain; and the soda, how delicious. Try it. Lew LORISH is deprived of the use of both of his hands, which are swollen up and very painful on account, as he thinks, of a bite from a spider. A meeting of Alert Hose company will be held next Thursday to elect two directors to fill the vacancies occasioned by the removal of Messrs. John RIEKER and Frank PAGE. The last will and testament of the late Marshfield BURT was entered for probate in the Surrogate's court on Monday last. Myron A. BURT was named as executor. Abram REESE of Pavilion, one of the county supervisors of the poor, went to Warsaw last Monday after an insane woman who, in some manner escaped from the poor house. Dr. E. H. BURNHAM, the optician, whose advertisement appears in this paper, is now stopping at the Washburn House. The Doctor is reported to be an oculist of very excellent ability. An ice cream and strawberry festival was held in the Opera House last Monday afternoon and evening and a goodly sum was realized by the Baptist church choir, for whose benefit it was held. Some unknown party or parties recently broke open the money drawer at the R.& P. depot in Le Roy, during the absence of the employes, and stole there from some $50 in cash. The robbery was committed at noon. Not the least melodious voice on the driving park at Rochester during the sham battle last Monday was that of Steve DUSTIN, as he pleaded with the crowd to purchase soda water. He was there, apparatus and all. A Le Roy boy, son of Chris WEINMANN, had his face and eyes blown full of powder last Monday while fooling with a small cannon. Following the example of some older people he looked down the muzzle to see why the gun did not go off. Quite extensive repairs are to be made on the interior of St. John's M.E. church, which have already been started. The walls of the audience room will be re-arranged in amphitheatre style. Something like a thousand dollars will be expended. The 'Batavian' says "Capt. O.C. PARKER traded his farm on the Elba town line road, known as the BRUMSTED farm on Friday last, for a house and lot on Bank street, Batavia, and a coal office, sheds, and scales in Oakfield. The trade was made with S.A. McCULLOCH, Oakfield. A meeting of Irishmen was held in St. Joseph's Catholic school on Sunday last and true patriotism and love of the mother country prompted those present to subscribe some $11 to the cause of home rule in Ireland. Capt. T. LYNCH, T. CARY, Daniel SWEENEY, W.C. CASEY, and S.P. CREHEN were appointed a committee to solicit further subscriptions. Messrs. D.L. DODGSON, I.C. LOGAN, Jno. W. SMITH, C.H. CALDWELL, P.H. BECKER, and others of Batavia Lodge No. 220, K. of P., will attend the meeting of the supreme lodge of that order in Toronto. A motion before Judge CORLETT, at Buffalo, recently made for a new trial in the case of E.B. PALMER, administrator of the estate of Alex. FOSTER, vs. the N.Y.C. & H.R.R.R. has been denied. Mr. FOSTER, it will be remembered, was killed at the Alexander road crossing some time ago and suit was brought to recover for his death, resulting in a verdict of over $1,800. An alarm of fire rang by Officer DeSHON at about half-past twelve Saturday night took the Department to the upper end of Bank street--a good run for the boys--where a small frame building was burning. It was on the premises of Frank CROSS and was used by him as a paint shop and in it was stored a quantity of paints, oils, etc. It was so small that it was nearly consumed before water was thrown. There was an insurance of $300--of which $200 was on the contents. At the funeral of Wm. ENRIGHT, held on Thursday morning at St. Joseph's Catholic church, Rev. Father BROUGHAM denounced the liquor traffic in unqualified terms, referring to the business as one of murder and all manner of wickedness and denominating liquor dealers and saloon keepers as murderers. He advised heads of families and young men not to frequent such places and intimated that if members of his church persisted in spending their time and money there he would surely ex-communicate some of them. He was very outspoken in his disapproval of the liquor trade. A little son gladdens the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. SHEFFIELD. The annual inspection of all good looking firemen takes place next Thursday. An account of the drowning of Charles ISAAC, of Oakfield, will be found in our correspondence from that village. Miss DRAPER's Kindergarten School closed on Friday last with appropriate exercises by the little ones. Farmers could not wish for better corn and hay weather than has been enjoyed for the past two weeks. Another physician, Dr. C.J. TUCKER, from Fillmore, N.Y., is to locate in Batavia. We now have fourteen doctors and--only three undertakers. Amie, the fifteen year old daughter of John KELLY, Bank street, suffered a slight sun stroke last Monday. Dr. WHITCOMB attended her. Mr. Marshfield BURT, for many years a respected resident of this town, died at his home on South Main street, on Saturday morning last, aged about 81 years. D.W. TOMLINSON, chairman of the N.Y.S.I.B. executive committee has advertised for proposals to lay 4,500 feet water mains, to be laid from the end of the State street main to the Institution. Ralph A. GRISWOLD has relinquished his position in W.C. SIMPSON's dry goods store, which he has held for a number of years, and will associate himself with the Batavia Wheel Company. Chris DEFFNER got on one of his periodical drunks last Saturday and, as usual, became very quarrelsome and abusive, whipping his wife and children. He was jailed over Sunday and on Monday Justice CROSBY fined him $10. Willie McCONNELL, only son of Joseph McCONNELL of Chili, who resides near the crossing of the West Shore railway, was raking hay when a train came along and so frightened the horse that it ran away and the boy was thrown from his seat and becoming entangled in the machinery of the rake, was dragged, as it would seem, head downwards across the lot. What added to the danger and was probably mainly instrumental in making the accident fatal was the wheel that came off and let the body of the rake bear upon him with crushing force. Mrs. Nancy B. OTIS, widow of the late Levi OTIS, died at her home, on Main street, on Monday morning last at the age of 82 years, her death resulting from a general decline and terminating a long period of helplessness. Mrs. OTIS has been a resident of this village for the past half-century and enjoyed the respect and esteem of a large circle of friends, both old and young, by whom her death will be regretted. She was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church and delighted to frequent the place of worship. Four children survive her: James OTIS and Mrs. HAYWOOD of Batavia, Mrs. BEARDSLEY, of Chicago, and Wm. OTIS of Cleveland. + + submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************