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From: "Linda/Don" <>
Subject: [NY-WESTERN] Genesee Co., Nov 19-1880
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 14:08:09 -0500

The Progressive Batavian
Batavia, Genesee County, New York State
November 19-1880

Alabama-E.P. VAIL is in Iowa.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist Church met at Mrs. Wm. PRICE's
Thursday evening.
The Mite Society of the M.E. church is to have an oyster supper and
festival Tuesday evening at Pixley's Hall.
Our district school begins the winter term next Monday, under G.D.
ROYCE, who has taught some six terms heretofore.
Rev. CHASE, pastor of the M.E. church, was welcomed Tuesday evening last
with a reception at the parsonage.
The interior painting of the Baptist church is completed. The pulpit
seats and other fixtures will soon be placed in order.
Mrs. Clara HILL and Joe NORTON, who have been quite ill with diptheria,
are convalescing.
***
The noted check case of BRUSH against J.B. BARRETT of Alabama, which was
argued in the Court of Appeals a few weeks since, has been decided in favor
of the defendant.
***
Headquarters for Cutters and Sleighs! The subscriber would announce to
the public that he has a large stock of cutters and sleights consisting of
Portlands, swellbodies, one and two seated square box, pleasure and business
bobs, and all warranted first class. Also a few of those first class
buggies and three spring wagons which will be sold at remarkably low prices
to make more room for my winter work. Give me a call and be convinced that
I mean what I say. Shops in rear of Worthington's hardware store.
Thomas MOGRIDGE.
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North Alexander. Our cheese factory closed on Saturday last for the
season. They have made a large amount of cheese and all of splendid
quality.
The funeral of Mrs. Lester NORTH occurred here on Sunday last. She was
an aged lady, and she and her husband had lived together sixty-one years.
Mr. Nial COOLEY, who broke his leg, some time ago, is not getting along
well. Although properly set at the time of the accident, the fractured
parts do not unite.
Miss Belle LINCOLN, an estimable young lady, is the school teacher here
this winter. She possesses first-class qualifications, and we are sure of a
well taught school.
Mr. Samuel GRISWOLD shipped a superior ram, selected from his fine stock
of American Merinos, to Michigan on Wednesday last. WE did not learn the
price received.
***
In regard to the execution of the man GREY in this village fifty years
ago,, Mr. E. DRAKE of Corfu corrects some of the particulars as published.
He says that both Elijah and James GRAY were tried for the murder of DAVIS,
both found guilty, and both sentenced to be hung. A short time before the
day of execution, however, Elijah GREY's sentence was commuted to
imprisonment for life, but James GREY suffered the extreme penalty of the
law. Mr. DRAKE was at that time twenty-one years of age, and being one of
the number who witnessed the hanging, is familiar with and well recollects
the circumstances of the whole affair.
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The jail now has nine inmates, seven of whim, as follows, are either
awaiting the grand jury or trial at the Oyer and Terminer:
Crawford SUNDOWN, Wm. MOSES and Frank SUNDOWN, all Indians, grand larceny;
Frank MARTIN, and John A. BAKER, burglary and larceny; Cyrus C. ROOT and
Louis SMITH, forgery.
***
A large number of horses in this county are yet suffering from the
epizootic. A tablespoonful of ginger mixed with oat bran in half a pint of
hot water is said to be a sure cure, if faithfully administered a few days,
mornings and night.
***
A Batavian Killed by the Cars.-A young man named Timothy O'DONNELL, who
resides on South Liberty street in this village, met with an accident at
East Buffalo last Wednesday afternoon, which proved fatal. He was in the
employ of the Central railroad, and was engaged in coupling cars when he was
caught between the bumpers and horribly crushed. Physicians were summoned
and attended the unfortunate man, and at six o'clock he was brought to the
village and conveyed to his home. At one o'clock this (Thursday) morning,
he died. His age was twenty years.
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submitted by
Linda C. Schmidt
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