Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State May 9-1899 # 4 Bergen Firemen Meet. Bergen.-Twelve firemen were present at the regular meeting of the department last evening. Van R. RICHMOND was admitted to membership. The meeting was adjourned to next Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock, when arrangements will be made for a strawberry and ice cream festival to be held Decoration day evening. George KELCH will move into the house which Mrs. James WILSON has been occupying. Elbert S., the 7-year-old son of Lawyer ROBINSON, is ill with pneumonia, and Mrs. ROBINSON has inflammatory rheumatism. Frank KEARNEY, who has been visiting at peter KANE's, went to Hudson yesterday. His sister, Bessie KEARNEY, has been a guest at Mr. KANE's since Saturday. The Rev. David HOWELL of Lansing, Mich., who has been visiting at D.J. McPHERSON's since Saturday, will start for home this evening by way of the West Shore. He will stop at Sandcreek, near Adrian, to visit his son, Dr. Maurice HOWELL, and at Onsted, 11 miles from Adrian, where he has a farm of 100 acres. Mrs. HOWELL will spend the rest of the month with her sister, Mrs. McPHERSON. South Byron School Inspected. South Byron.-S. Dwight ARMS, Inspector for the Board of Regents, spent yesterday at the Union school. He looked over the grounds and buildings, inventoried the books and apparatus, and will make a favorable report to the Regents. The inventory shows that the school has a sufficient amount of books and apparatus to come under the Regents. He also said that Regents' examinations would be held here in June. Steward Scott Leaves the Club George W. SCOTT, who has been steward at the Batavia Club for 15 years, has relinguished his position. He and his wife and Charles DIXON, Mrs. SCOTT's cousin, left this morning for their former home at Harrisburg, pa., where they will live. SCOTT's successor at the Club has not been selected. Married at the County House. Charles MIDDLESTEAD and Mrs. Etta Van CLEVE, both of Batavia, were married at the County House in Bethany yesterday afternoon by Justice of the Peace Sherman HART. Collection for Firemen. Pavilion.-A collection and subscription taken at the M.E. church for the benefit of the Fire company amounted to about $10. It is expected that it will be increased to $12 to $15. An unusually large congregation was in attendance at the union temperance meeting at the Baptist church on Sunday night. The Rev. E.E. WARREN preached a very interesting sermon from the text, "Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess." Dr. Hugh PEDDLE has bought the practice of Dr. A.B. STRAIGHT of Perry and will locate in that village. The regular monthly meeting of the M.E.W.F.M.S. will be held with Mrs. George SWAN at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow. Miss Lottie TERRY of Rochester is visiting her uncle, Fred COXEN. The Rev.. and Mrs. C.R. BUCK are spending the week with friends in Avon and Sardinia. Mrs. G.V. PHELPS went to Alden yesterday to remain several weeks with her mother. George ALVORD is at Mt. MORRIS, having been called there on account of the serious illness of his father. Peace Jubilee, Washington On account of the national Peace Jublilee to be held at Washington, D.C., May 23d, 24th, and 25th, the Pennsylvania Railroad company has arranged to sell excursion tickets from all stations to Washington at rate of single fare for the round trip, except that the rates from New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore will be $8, $5, and $2, respectively, with proportionate rates from intermediate and adjacent points. Tickets will be sold May 22d and 23d, good to return within ten days from date of sale, when properly validated by the agent at Washington. L.J. MORGAN, No. 9 State St. Not Only Frames Pictures, but also Sells, Repairs and Cleans Sewing Machines of all kinds. CALL AND SEE HIM. For Hacks and Carriages Furnished on Short Notice, Go To WILLIAMS' LIVERY, Telephone 23-_ 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 *********************************************