Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State December 25-1874 part 1 Neighboring Counties. Geneseo is to have a new depot. Rochester is reducing the salaries of her school-teachers. Nearly one hundred and thirty vessels are wintering at Buffalo. A bold attempt at highway robbery was made in Lockport last week. There are fifty-six widows and nineteen widowers in Holley, Orleans co., at last account. A German family named KLINE, have the Trichina Spiralis from eating Bologna sausage. James CARSON, of Livingston county, has been allowed $800 for sheep killed by dogs the past year. An artesian well is being bored at Buffalo, which has already attained a depth of five hundred feet. Albion is to have a paper barrel manufactory--at least such a report is manufactured by an Albion paper. Dr. NESBIT, of Avon, has been to the Indian territory in search of his brother whom he found among the Indians as a medicine man. North Ridgeway, Niagara Co., has a salt well which produces seven bushels of salt per day, Aaron BATHRICK is the owner of the property. The Dansville 'Advertiser' states that a child of N. YOCUM, of Dansville, aged one year, choked to death from a piece of wood that lodged in its throat. The Victor correspondent of the Canandaigua 'Messenger' says: Miss Fanny HASKELL is "meeting with gratifying success in her dancing-class" at that place. Recently a daring robbery took place at the residence of Col. A.F. ODELL, of Middleport, the thief securing some $300. Mr. G.W. SNOW, of Lima, came near death by gas suffocation a few nights since by his coal stove pipe becoming disjointed, thus suffering the gas to escape into his sleeping-room. Robert HAYES, son of Dr. S.L. HAYES, formerly of Le Roy, set fire to the schoolhouse, in which he was teaching, at East Bloomfield recently. It is believed he temporarily deranged. A German named John STAYER, who resides at Hunt's Hollow, threw himself under the wheels of a locomotive at Portage a few days since and his body was severed in two by the wheels. + Indian Names. The Indian name of Batavia was Decongowa--meaning "The great hearing place." Why thus named we don't know. Rochester was Gaskosago--"At the Falls." Brockport was Gwehtaanecarnundotch--and that long word means only "Red or bloody village." Pine Hill was Tocasoca--"Pine lying up." Oak Orchard Creek was Dageanogunt--meaning "Two sticks coming together." + Linden. One day last week Mr. L.C. DURGEE of this place, undertook to cross the mill dam on the ice with his team. The ice broke, and L.C. with sleigh and team, went down. Water about three feet deep--mud, depth unknown. The neighbors rallied and with much difficulty extricated man and team, wet and chilled, but unhurt. Moral--"Be sure you're right" before you "go ahead" on a mill dam. Ira NORTON of Linden, killed two lusty porkers one day last week, the weight of one being 580 lbs. and the other 500 lbs. He says he did not feed them much. Our village and vicinity were thrown into a great excitement on Monday morning last by the announcement that Wm. WEBBER had turned over his entire stock of goods and property to Nelson BLOOD, for the benefit of his creditors, and had left for parts unknown. He had left, to be handed to Nelson BLOOD, a package, which, on being opened, was found to contain a statement of his indebtedness and an inventory of his assets, with request that Mr. B. would settle his indebtedness, so far as the property left would do it. Long credits seem to have been the "rock" on which Mr. WEBBER foundered. He was, and is yet, regarded by his old neighbors as a well-meaning and honest, though unfortunate, man. + Local Record. Mr. and Mrs. R.H. MILLER of Le Roy are wintering in Florida. Taxes must now be paid. Mr. WEBBER, the collector, receives at the St. James. Merry Christmas! with all the blessing essential to make it such, is the Batavian's heart-felt wish to its patrons. The Post Office will be closed for the day, at 12 o'clock, noon, Christmas day. Let those interested govern themselves accordingly. "May SHELBY," the colored individual who stole the rings from Mrs. WALLACE at the Central House, was sent to the workhouse for four months. Mrs. STARR, widow of the late Samuel STARR, of Pavilion, died at her residence in that village on Thursday night, 17th inst., of cancer of the stomach. A Good Thing.--A week ago last Sunday evening, the pastor of the M.E. church in this village publicly announced from his pulpit that he would never again pass fermented wine in administering the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. On Sunday last was communion service at that church and the wine passed was unfermented. May other pastors follow his example. + Big-Day's Work.--On Monday last Geo. TRUMBLE, of this village, fitted 102 horseshoes in eight hours, and Mr. Robert CLARK drove the same. On Wednesday afternoon, from one to five o'clock, the same men put on sixty-eight shoes. Blacksmiths, near or far, who can or have beat this, are requested to report. George and Robert are a "full team" in the horse-shoeing business. + -to be cont'd.- submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************