Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State January 17-1890 Local Record We are indebted to our correspondents for details of the wind's doings in their several localities. They will be found under the head of "The Cyclone." The Cyclone. In Attica: The fine grand stand on the Fair Grounds and a large portion of the fence was demolished. A part of the roof of the Attica malt house was blown off and the chimney of the gas house was blown onto the building, doing considerable damage. Shade trees, chimneys and small buildings were blown over and destroyed. ** The Warsaw correspondent of the Buffalo 'Commercial' says "The Duncan Salt Company of Salt Springs, who paid in capital stock was $75,000, with debts and liabilities of $40,000, has voted to increase their amount of capital to $100,000. For this proposition there were 781 shares against the 800 issued. The trustees of this corporation are C.W. HOUGH, M.E. RICHMOND, A.R. KENNY, J.M. DUNCAN, W.A. MORGAN. * Alexander. Merrill E. TOOLEY, of Bennington, is visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Alburtus KELSEY, and calling on other friends. ** Bethany. Rev. Mr. EMMETT, of Warsaw, preached in the Baptist church on Monday evening. He has promised to hold meetings next week, commencing on Monday evening. ** West Bethany. Prof. Orrin TAYLOR, of Attica, was a guest at Wm. CARSON's over Sunday. The next session of the Genesee Quarterly Meeting of the Free Baptist church convenes next Friday at Attica. It is hoped this church will be well represented. ** East Pembroke. Meetings are continued in the Baptist church, and Rev. Mr. Emmett, of Warsaw, is here assisting the pastor. ** South Darien. John GARDNER has traded off his farm for village property in Attica. Will CHICK is selling to the farmers here dry sugar meal, which he gets shipped from Buffalo to the Attica depot. Will is a stirring business fellow. Married, Jan. 14th, at the Catholic church at East Bennington, by Father FISCHER, Christian GEISE of that place to Miss Mary FAHLE, of Batavia. Good luck to the young couple. * Stone Church. Horace KNAPP, who was a patient sufferer for four months, died on Saturday last. He was 67 years old and a resident here twenty-four years. The deceased, who was a kind husband, father and neighbor, will be missed in the community. He leaves a wife, two daughters, Mrs.. Wm. AIKEN, and Miss Emily KNAPP, of this place, and a son, Mahlon, of Warsaw, to mourn his loss. The funeral was held at his late residence Tuesday. The interment was in Macpelah cemetery at Le Roy. * submitted by Linda Schmidt

> Good Morning List Can any one identfy the William and Frank Carson and also the Baptist Church located in Bethany? Thank You, Marilyn Bethany. > > Rev. Mr. EMMETT, of Warsaw, preached in the Baptist church on Monday > evening. He has promised to hold meetings next week, commencing on Monday > evening.( Is this a free will Bapstist Church) > * > West Bethany. > Prof. Orrin TAYLOR, of Attica, was a guest at Wm. CARSON's over Sunday. > Watson BRADLEY, of Elba, was a guest at Henry DYE's one day last week. > We regret to learn that Tracy MILLER is severely ill. Grace HOXIE is > also on the sick list. Dr. G.W. CROFF attends. > The ladies of the Free Baptist church here held a mite society last > Friday evening at the residence of Wm. CARSON. The attendance was good and > the occasion was much enjoyed by all present. > The annual meeting of the church and society that was to be held at the > church two weeks ago was postponed until next Saturday at 1 p.m. > The next session of the Genesee Quarterly Meeting of the Free Baptist > church convenes next Friday at Attica. It is hoped this church will be well > represented. > *> ** > West Batavia. > Mrs. BENSON, who has been sick for a long time, is very low and is not > expected to live but a short time. > Mrs. J.W. BROWN was taken quite sick Saturday night, and at this writing > (Tuesday afternoon) is yet confined to her bed. > The school in the district south of here, No. 9 Darien, is closed for a > few days owing to the sickness of its teacher, Irvin HICKOX. > Ed HALSTED, who has been visiting awhile at his father's, leaves this > week for Michigan, where we understand he hopes to secure a job. > * > > East Oakfield. > One sleigh passed here Friday last but now the ground is as bare as in > June. > So much warm weather may endanger the fruit buds. > Mr. I. SPROUT, of Gasport, was in town Friday. > The hard wind of Monday blew down my chimney, and it makes a big > disturbance in the house. > Melvin WIGTON, who has worked for A.E. NASH two or three years past, has > engaged with him for another year. > Mrs. Samuel BUCK, a former resident of Batavia, died at her home in > Albion on the 4th inst., from the effects of a stroke of palsy. > E.M. VAIL has secured Andrew CYPHER to work for him next year and Frank > CARSON, who has worked his farm two years past, will leave in the spring. > * >