Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State September 15-1893 # 2 An Elephant's Doings. On Friday morning while Barnum and Bailey's circus was unloading in this village a freight car stood on a side track in the way of the men. The keeper of the elephants spoke to the largest one and told him to move that car. The big fellow placed his head against it and moved it along the track with the greatest ease. In the evening, while the circus was loading up, the same elephant became provoked at the noise of a locomotive that was blowing off steam, and walking up to it he struck the tender a fearful blow that made things rattle. This seemed to appease his wrath and he took his place with the others and walked on. Frightened Away. Burglars tried to effect an entrance to Mr. RANDALL's house, No. 12 North street, Monday night. They broke a slat from the bedroom window where they were at work, but the barking of the house dog frightened them away and awoke every sleeper in the house. Mr. Randall made an inspection of the premises but could discover no robber. A Fox Hunt. A mother fox and four young ones have been kept lately at the Hotel Richmond barn. The mother was chained to her cage but she managed to gnaw a hole large enough to let out her young ones and they skipped. Mr. Trumbull CARY shot one, in the village, Alexander WYNESS shot another in a lumber yard, a third was caught on Washington avenue, and the fourth, when last seen, was playing with a "yaller" dog near Ellicott street. Singular Accidental Death. Jerry CONNOLLY who has been for two or three months in the employ of John HEINTZ on Bank street, was found dead in the manger of Mr. Heintz's barn on Sunday evening. Mr. Heintz drove his horse into the barn in the evening and Jerry said he would take care of the animal. Mr. Heintz went into the house and when supper was ready went to the barn to call Connolly, but could not find him. The horse was acting strangely in his stall and Mr. Heintz went to see if any hay had been thrown down to him. Placing his hand in the boxed enclosure, where the hay was thrown from above, he was shocked to find Connolly there, head downward. Help was called, the box torn to pieces and the man taken out, but he was dead. He had fallen in head first from the barn loft. Dr. LeSEUR was called, in the absence of Coroner PARMELEE, and he found Connolly's neck dislocated, sideways, which shut off the wind pipe. the disceased[sic] was a soldier in the late war, 65 years old and has a son on the lakes, and a daughter living in Chicago. East Oakfield. The annual mission festival of the German Evangelical Lutheran church of East Oakfield will be celebrated at Parker's Grove (near Elba depot) on Sept. 17th, 1893. Two speeches will be delivered in the German language, one at 10:30 a.m., by Rev. G. GRAUPNER, of Medina, and another at 2 p.m. by Rev. G. MUEHIHAEUSER, from Hamlin. A speech in the English language will also be delivered at 3:30 p.m. by Rev. J. MUEHIHAEUSER, from Rochester. Darien City. Leonard YOUNG has returned to his school at Lima. Mrs. Maggie _ _DEAU of Italy is visiting her friends here. John SAULSBURY has bought 20 acres of land of Frank SMITH, adjoining his own land. The I.O.G.T. Lodge will hold a sociable at the home of Mr.and Mrs. Frank SHARICK on Friday evening, Sept. 16th. Everybody invited to come. North Darien. Mr.and Mrs. Herbert NORTHROUP of Buffalo were the guests of Mrs. Northroup's parents, Mr.and Mrs. HICKOX, on Sunday last. Mr.and Mrs. Samuel BARTOLPH, accompanied by Mrs. Myron SUTHERLAND, leave for Chicago and the World's Fair on the 18th inst. They will be absent some two weeks. A number of our sluices were washed out by the recent heavy rains. Mr.and Mrs. F.W. SIMONDS gave a reception in honor of C.F. Simonds and bride on Saturday evening last. A large number were present, a bounteous repast was served, after which a social time was had, congratulations and best wishes were exchanged and the company dispersed. Newkirk. Mr.and Mrs. Addison FOSTER visited friends in Le Roy Saturday. Raymond BARBER's baby girl, now being cared for by her Grandmother Barber, is very low with cholera infantum. Addison FOSTER has a five months' old colt that is a beauty, and it will have to be a good one that beats it at the Fair. The continuous thunder storm from 2 a.m. until 2 p.m. Thursday is the longest thunder storm on record in this part of the country. The barn of F.O. DEAN, situated at the end of the State street road, was struck by lightning last week during the great storm and destroyed. The stock was saved. Mr. DEAN was insured for $3,200, which will cover all loss. Tonawanda Reservation. The Six Nation dance occurs on the 25th inst. Over one-half of the Reservation witnessed the Barnum & Bailey show last Friday in Batavia. Mr. Warren SKY has had his new barn painted. H. JONES was the painter. Mr. Eli MOSES found his horse in the pasture one morning last week with its throat cut with a knife. There were four deaths here last Thursday, all supposed to be the cholera: Mr. George CROW, aged 66 years; Mrs. Solomon SPRING; Mrs. Alick SUNDOWN, aged 27 years; and a child of Mr.and Mrs. Barnum PURDY. The four funerals were on Saturday last. [Probably the cholera supposition is erroneous.-Ed.] Mr.and Mrs. Theodore JEMISON of Cattaraugus Reservation, the sister of our lost teacher, Mrs. H.C. HEWITT, were here last Monday, collecting her things. submitted by Linda Schmidt Web-Page Editor for Bethany BETHANY: Its Past and Present ~ Bethany Town Page [from the Genesee County RootsWeb Website] is now located at : http://www.arkwebshost.com/family/bluebird/TownOfBethany.shtml *********************************************