Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State August 27-1875 # 3 Neighboring Counties, cont'd. An attempt was made early Tuesday morning last to burgle the safe in the ware house of Wm. HAMILTON, produce dealer at Caledonia. They did succeed in blowing open the safe, and then in making safe retreat; and that's all they did make; a watchman happening around at just the wrong time for them. The Rochester 'Express' says: "Sunday morning, about 2 o'clock, the mill of George HARMON, of Churchville, was burglarized, and the safe blown open. The noise was heard by police, who thinking it was a pistol shot, rushed toward the mill. The burglars, who were outside listening until after the report, succeeded in making their escape. Nothing was taken from the mill, although the safe was badly damaged. We learn from the 'Avonian' that Hon. Augustus FRANK, of Warsaw, recently favored the people of Avon water cure, with a description of Mt. Vesuvius during the eruption of 1867. "Mr.and Mrs. FRANK made the perilous ascent, while huge stones were falling around, smoke and ashes bursting forth, enveloping the country in darkness, and large streams of the red hot lava rolling down the mountain side. Mr. FRANK has a very easy, happy manner of imparting information, and from the great attention and pleased faces of his listeners one would judge that pain, anxiety, and suffering were alike forgotten, while we all climbed the ragged, terrible, fiery mountain brought so vividly before us. Among the many fine entertainments at the cure, none rank higher, intellectually, than the above." A few days since John SCOTT, of Cooper's Plains, Steuben county, stepped on a snake, which at once bit him in the ankle, its fangs cutting through his boot. hearing its rattle apprised Mr. SCOTT of his danger, and he at once removed his boot, and moistening a boxfull of tobacco, which he fortunately had in pocket, applied it to the wound, replaced the boot, and then tearing a strip of muslin from his shirt, corded his leg just below the knee, and at as rapid a rate as possible started for his home, which was about a mile distant, but which he hardly expected to live to reach. On arriving at home he found his ankle so badly swollen that he had some difficulty in removing his boot. He commenced killing chickens, cutting them open and applying the warm flesh to the wound. As fast as the meat became saturated with the virus and turned black he applied fresh, keeping this up until the chicken flesh retained its natural color. He exhibited unusual presence of mind, and had a very narrow escape. ************ Local News A runaway and smash-up occurred on Main street Monday evening last. Young Dean RICHMOND was driving pretty fast, when the wheel of his vehicle collided with a step-stone, which projects into the street a little beyond the grassy border, and over went the buggy, spilling the driver and releasing the horse from his control. Then Mr. horse "made things lively," until he collided with the buggy of Mr. C.A. KIBBE, whose horse stood hitched in front of Dr. CLARK's Block, when, immediately, there was a grand display of mashed buggies, floundering horses, yelling men, &c., &c. The horses were finally rescued from their entanglement, cut and bruised, that of RICHMOND especially and badly so, and the buggy fragments were gathered and sent to the shop for repairs. Batavia Assessment: Mr. Editor: The town assessment roll is now completed and in the hands of the Supervisor. Every one who examined the roll expressed themselves satisfied with their assessment, save two or three, who felt somewhat aggrieved. But on reflection they will no doubt be inclined to think that the assessors meant to deal with them fairly. The increase this year will be from two to three hundred thousand dollars, which will tend to lessen the taxes upon all. Outside the corporation, in assessor BIERCE's division, the gain on personal property is about $75,000. The western division, assigned to Geo. C. GOULD, shows a very marked improvement in equalization, of which there was much need, and which, in fact, is highly creditable to the newly elected Judge. The eastern portion of the town is about the same as last year, save minus a dog. Altogether the assessment roll approximates the nearest to a uniformity of any which has been made for years. The large gain of over half a million in all upon the assessment rolls, reduces not only the taxes in the corporation, but also on the State, county and school tax, which does not show that the assessors are driving people out of town, but on the contrary, that they understand the principles of equal taxation, and are laboring hard to bring about he long desired result. Another Tax-Payer. Bergen- Mr. Joseph GAPP is improving his house very much by adding another story to it. Mr. E. BURDITT is doing the work. Miss Gertie HAMLIN left town on Wednesday of last week for Lima, where she is to attend school. Miss Mary HATCH returned from Michigan, where she has been teaching school, last Friday evening. She is looking well. Bergen is to have a representative in the Brockport Normal School in the person of Mr. Jas. B. ARNOLD. He went to Brockport on Wednesday of this week to be examined for admission. We are glad to know that he intends to come home once in two weeks. Misses Minnie and Jennie GARDINER, of Brooklyn, came to town last week Wednesday, and spent until last Tuesday evening visiting their numerous friends, who very much regretted that their stay was so short. They were formerly residents of this place, their father having been pastor of the Congregational church some eight years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Morris GIFFORD celebrated their silver wedding last week Tuesday evening. There was a large attendance of relatives and friends, and the presents were numerous and elegant. The occasion was one of rare enjoyment. On Wednesday of last week the Brockports came to Bergen to play the return game with the Experts. They confidently expected to beat the "moss-backs," two to one, at least. But our boys were victorious by a score of 16 to 14. After the game was over the Brockports offered the Experts $25 and their expenses if they would play another game on the Brockport grounds. We don't know whether they will accept or not. Mr. D. McVEAN, a resident of the town of Le Roy, well known to Bergen people, died last Sunday, aged 68 years. His death was very sudden, and took place while he was sitting in his chair. He was well enough to be at Stone Church the day previous. * submitted by Linda Schmidt *********************************************