Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee co., NY August 27-1875 # 2 Neighboring Counties. A Niagara county man has discovered a new kind of peach. Nunda had a $2,000 fire on Thursday night of last week. The hay crop is reported good in Allegany and Cattaraugus counties. The Steuben county fair is to be held at Bath Oct. 6th, 7th, and 8th. Peaches sold in Buffalo last week for the freight charges--10 cents a crate. Daniel GRAY, of West Barre, has developed a new species of rye, said to be immensely prolific. The County Fair of the Wyoming County Agricultural Society will be held September 21st and 22d. Emma PARKER, a young woman, died in Medina a few nights since, from an overdose of oil of tanzy. They have an ice dealer in Buffalo named Peter HELLRIGEL. We don't wonder he takes to the ice business. The Irish Catholic Benevolent Association of the United States meets in Rochester on the 30th of October. Geo. GRUNNEL, of Clarkson, Monroe Co., raised this year 687 1/2 bushels of barley on 11 1/2 acres. A big yield. A tinman by the name of Richard AUSTIN committed suicide at Corning a day or two since, by hanging himself. The Hotel and Brewery of Mrs. METZGER at Shelby, Wyoming county, were burned a few nights since. Loss $3,000. The picnic of the Grangers of Niagara and surrounding counties, held at the Falls recently, was a rather slim affair. The last license at Westfield, N.Y. expired Saturday, and the hotel, the Jones House, is now closed and offered for sale. It is reported that the Middleport 'Mail' is soon to move its office to Medina. All, we suppose, to add to Medina's Mail facilities. Ashford, Cattaraugus county, was visited by a severe hail storm a few days since. A large amount of damage was done to the crops. Brockport is endeavoring to organize a company of National Guards. Their duties will be to keep Beech, of the 'Republic,' from slopping over. G.M. OSGOODBY, Esq., of Nunda, has gone to Europe to obtain possession of the bonds of the R.N. and Pa. railroad sent over by a former agent. A few nights since, Chas. D. McCARTHY, of Rochester, had his head crushed between a street car and a tree on Lake avenue and died a few minutes afterward. Mrs. Mary WHEELER of Rochester was on Saturday taken suddenly ill while walking the street with her children, and died soon after being taken into a house. The Johnston Harvester Works in Brockport are to be doubled in producing capacity. The company have apparently given up their project for removing elsewhere. The barns of Rowland SMITH of Sheldon, Wyoming Co., were struck by lightning and consumed with their contents a few days since. Loss $4,000--insured $2,000. The Brockport 'Democrat' says: "During the absence of the editor of the Holley 'Standard' Rev. C.H. WOODS sits in the sanctum and--scratches his head with a toothpick. Hornby, in Steuben county is a nice place to live. N.B. STANTON of that town stopped long enough on his way to Corning, one day last week, to get out and kill a rattlesnake six feet long, and having twelve rattles. Quale & Cornell, Linden, Genesee county boys, have purchased the flouring mill at Shelby Center, (formerly owned by M. HARMON) and are now prepared to do custom grinding on the shortest notice. A fire Sunday night last consumed the fine barns of Benjamin FREEMAN, near Middleport, Niagara Co. Over 1,000 bushels of threshed grain and a large quantity of hay were burned. The fire is supposed to be the work of an incendiary. An important open-communion Baptist convention will be held in a few days in Buffalo. This is a movement on the part of the open communionists to secure a change of plan in the management and discipline of the Baptist church. submitted by L.Schmidt