Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York State Friday, September 15-1893 Bethany. Mrs. BUELL, who is staying with her grand-daughter, Mrs.. George BURT, is very sick. Mr. Will NOBB spent Sunday at the residence of his brother, Frank Nobb. W.E. HARDING has returned from his trip to the World's Fair. Miss Lillian HYDE starts this week for Pittsburg for a two weeks' visit. Harry WOOLF was presented with a fine rocking chair last week by the Sunday-school in the Pearson district. Services were held at the Presbyterian church on Sunday, the pastor, Rev. David BROWN, having returned from his visit to Chicago. Dora WARREN is visiting relatives at Elmira. Mr.and Mrs.. George PATTERSON of Rochester spent a short time last week with their parents, Mr.and Mrs. Charles KNIGHT. Sara NORTON and Irma FRENCH attend school at Wyoming and Clarence ROBBINS attends at Dansville. Hattie HILL will teach in the Putnam settlement. From Another Correspondent. Miss Cora WOOD is seriously ill. Ruby PAGE is slowly recovering and strong hopes are entertained of her recovery. Charles RUDOLPH and family visited relatives in Stafford last Sunday. John LINCOLN came to town last Friday and spent a few days in the vicinity of his old home. He has given up treating for the present and expects to enter Harvard college the last of this month. Mr. MARKLEY's front yard is now ornamented with a handsome dog house, which, together with a noble looking mastiff, was presented to Mrs. Markley last week by her son, Byron ROGERS. We should judge that tramps would not trouble the premises much now. This section was visited by another heavy rainstorm last Thursday afternoon. For three hours the rain poured down, flooding the low lands, and washing the hills. Farmers who had not sowed their wheat have been seriously delayed. Beans have been injured and are being pulled by hand, as the ground is too wet to admit of using a machine. Last week Wednesday night about 12 o'clock as Ed BECKWITH was returning from Batavia he saw flames bursting from George LENT's barn. He immediately aroused Mr. LENT, who got out in time to rescue two horses that were in the barn, at the peril of his own life, as the roof fell almost immediately after he got them out. The barn contained twenty tons of hay, and all the grain raised on the farm this year, together with his last year's wheat, also four Jersey calves, which he prized very highly. The fire is supposed to be the work of tramps. We understand that both the building and its contents were insured. Alabama. Quite a number of our citizens are traveling to Batavia to attend court this week. This reminds us of the stabbing affair last winter that was a disgrace to our town. Those who vote for license can see in this the fruit of the license system. Put out the drink business and you put out drunken rows. The heavy rains of last week put back wheat sowing quite a good deal. The interest in the lecture course increase as the days advance. By some, the last lecture is always called the best. Certainly, Rev. E.C. DODGE greatly pleased all the people for he told us how to find gold and silver. Rev. P.T. LYNN of Rochester will lecture on "Waifs" Wednesday evening, September 20th. He is a fine singer as well as lecturer. Mr. CURRY has begun his school. 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 *********************************************