Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State June 25-1875 -part 3- Neighboring Counties, cont'd. Work on the Portage Bridge is progressing rapidly, but the time of its completion yet enigmatical. A subscriber to the Hornellsville Tribune ordered it stopped on account of the smallpox in that town. The 'News' now claims for Attica 2,000 inhabitants, and that its population has increased 700 in five years. Hon. Richard CROWLEY had a valuable harness and lap-robe stolen from his stable in Lockport Friday night. Mr. Lewis TUTHILL, of Portage, aged seventy-nine, was married on Thursday last to Miss MORSE, aged sixty-eight. The Universalists of Attica are moving to build a church. They have a lot for the building, and some $1,200 subscribed. The Orleans 'American' says that Mr. S.A. WRIGHT, of Rich's Corners, has this spring sheared fifty-five pounds of wool from three sheep. The Scottville postmaster, John CROFT, has been arrested for opening registered letters. The evidence against him is very strong. The revenue from the great flower gardens for which Rochester is so famous, is said to be nearly or quite two million dollars a year. The prospects are said to be brightening for the building of the Attica & Arcade railroad. They'll shine brighter and brighter if properly rubbed up. The Attica 'News' says: We notice some 42 cars of iron near the depot with 40 cars of ties, and Madome[sic] Rumor says it is for the proposed southern (Attica & Arcade) road. John DEMUND, of Belmont, was recently kicked in the head by a horse, and died in four hours thereafter. This was not, we believe, "the celebrated young colored orator from Washington." Henry HEINMAN, a German farmer residing some four miles south of Attica, committed suicide one day last week by hanging. He was found suspended and lifeless in his how barn. Insane. EMEIGH, the Canandaigua murderer, now accuses Mrs. CRANDALL, the wife of his victim, and a Mrs. WEBSTER, one of the witnesses, with complicity in the murder. His stories do not look very reasonable, but the women have been arrested. On the occurrence of her 18th birthday, (the 9th) Miss Anna CONE, of Geneseo, formerly of Pavilion, in this county, was presented by her father, Mr. Joseph CONE, with a new phaeton, a driving pony, and a harness. A nice present, truly. A New Albion, Catt. Co., octogenarian named Edmond WATKINS recently chopped the timber and piled the brush from an acre and a half of woodland. He was only ten days doing the job, which was pretty rapid work for a man over 82 years old. + Linden.-Miss Viola HARRINGTON of Bethany is teaching our district school this summer, and, so far as we can learn with good success. Sheep shearing is now the order of the day. O.W. BLOODS' flock of choice merionos averaged nearly 8 pounds per head of well washed wool, sheared as usual by Bostwick & Lent. James RODERICK has purchased the house and lot in this place known as the "widow WELLS place," consideration $550. Cheap. We welcome Jim and Alda this side of the river for we know they will be good neighbors. F.N. QUAIL and P.H. CORNELL have traded farm and village property, in and near Linden, for the lower flouring mill at Shelby Centre, formerly called Barnegat, Orleans Co., where they propose to remove. Their neighbors and friends here regret greatly to lose them. + Bethany.-Very little of much interest has transpired in our orderly and quiet little town during the last few weeks, as people have all been very busy getting in their spring crops, and our thoroughfares wear rather a deserted aspect at present. Crops are, as a general thing, looking well, and the farmers are anticipating a fair return for their labor. Improvements are being made to the roads in all parts of the town, and we shall soon be able to boast of as smooth and gravelly a turnpike as can be found in Western New York. Our townsman, Wm. PAGE, has made extensive repairs to his house near the Center, and has now a very pleasant and convenient dwelling, overlooking the country for miles. Our enterprising and energetic neighbor, Tom HARDING, has planted two rows of sugar maple trees on each side of the road in front of the cemetery lot, extending its entire length, thus giving it a very pleasant appearance, and laying the foundation for a beautifully shaded avenue in a few years, at most. If all our property owners would follow Tom's example, we would soon have one of the handsomest towns in the State. Cyrus BUELL has adorned the front of his lot with a nice new picket fence, which for neatness cannot be surpassed in town. Mr. DUTTON has also a new one in front of his place, and take it all in all, our town is beginning to wear a very aristocratic appearance. The coming festival of the Town Hall on Tuesday eve, June 29th, is the all-absorbing topic at present, and as the proceeds are to be devoted for the benefit of the whole town, we expect to see a large turnout of the residents, and a good, old-fashioned, sociable time is anticipated, as well as lots of strawberries, and ice cream to wash them down with. But my epistle is long enough, and I will close for the present. More anon. Chisel. + submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************