Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State October 4-1872 # 4 ********************************************* NEIGHBORING COUNTIES [cont'd.] Penn Yan is to have a new bank. A man fell and broke his neck in Lockport the other day. The Western New York fair at Rochester was a success financially. Penn Yan has a young lady who nailed up 400 grape boxes on one day. The Park Place Hotel at Niagara Falls has closed for want of patronage. A Dunkirk young lady has just sailed for Japan to take charge of a school there. A little boy named Hickel fell and broke his neck at Tonawanda Friday morning. According to the 'Tribune,' one thousand crates of peaches are shipped each day from Medina. A mad bull killed two oxen, and came near doing as much for a man, in Lyons last week. Rochester is the third city in the Union for the quality of its boots and shoes manufactured. A large number of buildings have been struck by lightning in Chautauqua Co. during the late storm. Hiram HAY, of Nunda, has a crop of hops grown upon two acres of ground which he expects will bring him the snug sum of $1,000. There are 536,744 acres of land assessed in Orleans county. The Equalized real estate valuation of the county, is $9,568,202. The Nunda 'News' says the wheat crop turns out to be very light in that locality as is made evident as the grain is threshed. Judge Harlow COMSTOCK, formerly judge of Wyoming County, has been nominated by the Liberal Demo's for judge of Ontario County. Mr. L.D. MORGAN has upon his farm in Orangeville, Wyoming Co., an Elm tree whose circumference at the base is twenty-one feet. Geneva has voted $20,000 for the purchase of the right of way through that village for the New York, West Shore and Chicago railroad. The Second Annual Reunion of Teachers and Pupils of Pike Seminary will be held at Pike, Wyoming Co., on Friday, Oct. 18th 1872. A good time is expected. As a man named Aaron DEWEY a resident of Royalton, Niagara Co., was taking the harness from his horse, a few nights since, he was killed by a kick in the forhead[sic]. Last week a daughter of Mr. TELFORD, near Castile, Wyoming Co., was killed by falling from a straw-stack. Her neck was broken by the fall. She was 14 years of age. The Albion 'Republican' tells that a wealthy woman living a short distance north of that village, made cheese, and sold it in Albion, of the milk in which she bathed an injured limb of her hired man. The dirty slut! [NOTE: Origin, Swedish: slata - an idle woman. In context of time period, 'slut' was defined as: a woman who is negligent of cleanliness and who suffers her person, clothes, furniture, etc., to be dirty or in disorder.] The contractors have commenced to lay the iron on the Rochester, Nunda and Pennsylvania railway, and expect to have it in running order from Mt Morris to Belvideer in three months. The Brockport 'Republic' reports a shipment from that market during the last year of 100,000 bu. of beans. The average price realized $2 per bushel. Quite a pecuniary beanifit to that community. A farmer in the town of Leon, Catt. Co., advertises his farm of three hundred acres for sale at one hundred dollars per acre payable when U.S. Grant is re-elected President of the United States. The Brockport 'Republic' is sixteen years old and reports increasing prosperity and strength with its increasing years. It is one of the best of our weekly exchanges and richly earns the liberal support accorded it. Major Hugh T. BROOKS, of Wyoming Co., was quite severely handled by an infuriated bull on his premises a few days since. He was knocked senseless, but was saved from serious harm by some of his neighbors who happened to be near. St. Paul's M.E. Church at Niagara Falls, was dedicated on Wednesday of this week. Among the clergymen who took part in the exercises we notice Rev.s. HUNT, STEVER, SEAGER, RIPLEY, and SIMKINS, formerly pastors of churches in Batavia and vicinity. Information is wanted of Manselle T. NEWMAN, who left his home in Lyndon, Cattaraugus county, N.Y. , April 1, 1872. If any one has any information concerning him, they will please communicate such facts to Sarah J. NEWMAN, Lyndon, Cattaraugus Co., N.Y. The 'News' of last week gives an account of an Attica painter, who fell from a platform, upon the steeple of the new Presbyterian Church in that village, a distance of sixty feet, to the ground and, strange to say, he was neither killed outright nor fatally injured. A.F. Lawrence, 65 Main St., (Cobble Stone Block) Manufacturer of Picture Frames, Window Cornices, Brackets, Show Cases, Pattern & Model Making. Turning and Scroll Sawing, Furniture Repaired, etc., etc. Duty Off of Tea We have now on hand 115 Chests of Tea 100 Barrels of Sugar 50 Boxes of Soap 15 Crates of Crockery, bought before the advance Which we are prepared to sell Wholesale & Retail Cheaper than the Cheapest, Salt, Only $1.75 Per Bar. Call Before purchasing elsewhere at Kenyons' Grocery, Crockery, and Variety Double Store, 72 Main Street, Batavia. 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