****************** Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State June 18-1875 Neighboring Counties Brockport talks of organizing a new brass band. Corning has 25 places where liquor is sold under license. Chautauqua county swine are suffering with a "zootic." Apple tree worms have begun operations in Western New York. A party of Medina youths are preparing to go to the Black Hills. Henry SPANN, of Attica, has gone on a visit to Europe--"faderland." A Mr. AUSTIN, from Castile, has purchased the Exchange hotel at Attica. Two divorces were granted in Rochester last week, both against the husbands. Two hundred "heathen chinee" laborers are to be put to work near Lima soon. A spring like the Avon waters has been discovered in Gates, just west of Rochester. The New York Teachers' Association will be held at Fredonia July 27th, 28th and 29th. The Prohibitions of Livingston county have called a convention at Geneseo on June 15th. The Tonawanda 'Enterprise' states the total amount of tolls received at the Canal Collector's office there for the month of May to be $6,875.59. Mr. J.E. MUNN, proprietor of the St. James Hotel at Moscow, favored us with a call on Tuesday. - 'Nunda News.' Moral--pay for your-refreshments-when you take them. A very eccentric and miserly old man named Spencer C. HUGGINS, recently died at Rochester. An old tin box was found buried in the cellar containing several thousand dollars. The Hampton Colored Students, who sang here so delightfully a few weeks since, are to sing in Rochester on the evening of the 21st inst. We hope they may give Batavia another call. Daniel DORAN, the Lockport murderer, has been again respited by the Governor.-July 9th is now named as the day on which he will be executed. This is reprieve number five, in this case. * submitted by Linda Schmidt *********************************************