Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State October 29-1875 A Narrow Escape.- A little son of Jos. BARNES, residing on Summit street, fell into an open sewer last Wednesday evening and came near losing his life. When discovered he was nearly drowned, but was finally resuscitated by the persistent and skillful efforts of Drs. TOZIER and CLARK who were summoned to attend the little fellow. P.S. The child has since died. + R.O. HOLDEN is headquarters for ladies' Ready Made Cloaks from the lowest price to the best cloak made which are warranted to fit and give as good satisfaction as any cloak made to order. Single and double wool and Paisley Shawls. Beavers in black seal brown and Navy blue. Braid fringe gimps and all kinds of Dress Cloak trimmings at their usual low prices. + For Fashionable Millinery and First-Class Goods at Low Prices, Call on Miss M. WARE, Ata No. 86, Main St., (Over CLARK's Jewelry Store.) + Genesee Ahead! The Best Cigar in Batavia or any other place for Ten Cents is Giddings Brothers. "Genesee Pride!" For quality and flavor it is acknowledged by all smokers to have no competitors. Buy it and try it, and you will smoke no other. "The Nerve Cigar" is also a choice brand. We manufacture several other find brands, and dealers will find it to their advantage to examine our goods and prices before purchasing elsewhere. + J.L. CURTIS, M.D. Can be Consulted at his office in Batavia, N.Y. Wed'sdays & Sat'days 183 Powers Block, Rochester Mondays & Thursdays >From 8 to 12 o'clock. + New Hardware Store.-Marvin SEAMANS, for many years clerk with Rowan & Humphreys, has leased the store now occupied by S.A. WILSON, for a term of years, and is to start a new hardware store there. His brother, who is a practical tinner, is to have charge of the manufacturing and repairing department. Mr. SEAMANS has also leased the two stories above the store for show rooms and tin shop. + Terrible and Fatal Mistake.-Miss Mary NORTH, teacher in the Union School at Attica, and daughter of Noah NORTH, formerly of Alexander, took, on Wednesday of this week, two tablespoonfuls[sic] of corrosive sublimate, supposing it to be tincture of rhubarb, and died in twenty minutes. Miss NORTH was very highly respected and greatly beloved, and her sudden and terrible death fills the whole community with gloom and sorrow. + Patent Neck-Yoke Clasp.- Mr. H..D. GIBBS, of this village, is inventor of a much needed improvement in neck-yokes, consisting of a swivel and clasp with heavy bolt, manufactured from the best malleable iron, and embracing both utility and durability in its construction. It is highly recommended for our livery men, who have used it during the past year, and wherever introduced has given the best satisfaction. Mr. GIBBS will show the Clasp to any one calling at his shop. Also a good chance to buy a fine harness. + Serious Joke.- The other day while a number of men were engaged in threshing at North Oakfield, in Genesee county, across the road from CARR's saw mill, the boys in the mill thought they'd do something cunning, so they blew the steam whistle of the saw mill furiously, and thus succeeded in frightening the horses attached to the horsepower of the threshing machine, and the horses became unmanageable and ran away, breaking the machine and doing other serious damage. The mill men had their fun and of course didn't care a continental for the expense, so long as they were happy. It seems to us, though, that more enjoyable pastimes might be engaged in than frightening horses, destroying property and endangering life and limb. + submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************