Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State March 26-1875 # 2 Bergen.-"Gentle Spring" is not as gentle as might be in this region, with its thermometrical wave sloshing around zero; but next August will bring its compensations. About the most common things in this section are auctions. We notice Aaron ARNOLD's name appended to nine different auction bills for this month, and to several, already, for next month. The names of Menzie and Wilcox also ornament many such bills. P.J. MATTHEWSON is to re-open the photograph gallery here April 1st. He's a good artist and we wish him the success he merits. Mr. James MILLER has sold the house recently occupied by Geo. WARREN to Samuel CARPENTER, who removes it to another lot in the village. Mr. MILLER designs to erect a much better house in its place. On Monday last, in moving the CARPENTER house, MR. SUTHERLAND, mover, got it under too much headway at Tully's corner, and it collided with the meatmarket building breaking down two maple trees en route. There was a scare, a crushing of siding, but after all no great damage. * Oakfield.-The singing school, under the management of Wm. DANIELS, of South Alabama, is progressing finely. We can safely recommend Mr. D. as a first-class teacher. Our district school, taught by George M. BROWN, closes this week Friday. Mr. BROWN has taught a good school of about one hundred scholars, and as far as we can learn, all have made rapid progress. We regret that there are not more such teachers. Business is very dull. F.S. HACKLEY is constantly receiving cases of boots and shoes, which looks very much as though he means business. * Alexander.-Some of the lovers of literature here, in the absence of a lecture course or anything particularly entertaining during the winter months, formed a society which meets under the name of the Amphictyon Literary Society. The Society has a President, Vice President, and Secretary, and meets once a week at the house of some one of its members. The exercises consist of select reading by some person appointed the previous evening for that purpose, and reading from Shakespeare by the Society. The exercises prove very interesting and instructive. The Society met this week at the house of Thomas GUARD. A goodly number were in attendance. Its next meeting is to be next Tuesday evening at the house of Mrs. WITTER. I understand that the job of building the cheese factory has been given to a man from Batavia, he having bid the lowest, by $50, of any other man. The other bids ranged from $350 to $385. If I am any judge of the amount of work to be done upon said building, the man from Batavia will play a losing game. Some mechanics are so anxious to get jobs that they figure out of their own pockets, to say nothing of the harm they do the trade by such action. * Fire in Stafford.-On Wednesday morning of this week, the grocery store of Rufus GOULD was totally destroyed. Loss $1,200. Insured in Aetna $1,000. PAGE's shoe shop adjoining also burned. Loss $250--no insurance. Building owned by Mr. RATLIFF--worth about $500--insure in Le Roy. * submitted by Linda Schmidt