Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-08-14
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NAL possession Of tho Peniten tiary
at Moundsville on Tuesday last.
Colonel Samuel II. Early of Kanaw.
ha county, (bro,her Of General Early,)
it Il said, will raise this year 5000
bushels Of wheat,
A Lawrence. Maine, girl was going
to sue false hearted lover for breach
ofpromise, but she agreed TO comprise
the matter for sixty.one dollars and q
new switch.
A Grange 6f the patrons OF Hus-
bandry was organized at Ltetown Jes-
iersop county, on Tuesday evening. II
started of with twenty-six members.
There is an effort being made in
Boston TO establish the fashion Of re-
ceiviug callers in the kitchen, so
that pie making aud gossip may 90
on simultaneously.
William Haryey, colorod, was killed
on the night of August / by being run
over by the western bound train ON the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, near
Wayncshoro,' Augusta county.
Frankfort, Aug. 4.-The negro who
attempted TO outrage white woman
in this vicinity, some time ago, and since
ordered to leave, returned, autl the peo-
pie nave killed him.
The Philadelphia Ledger character
lies the manner in which the state Of
West Virginia was erected out of Vir-
ginia during the early part of the war
as "rather irregular proceedings"
The Ronmcy IntcHigcncer says that
recently DR.. A. II. Hayden, of that
county, had three fine Durham calves
killed by lightning. They were all
close together under small apple
tree.
TIE Western Virginia Conference
NJ. 4. Church, South meets at Ashland,
Kentucky -four miles from the State
line on the Ohio river,) on the 18th
Sept, Bishop Il. NJ. Marvin presiding.
Dick Roberts, of McComas town.
ship, Cabcll county, shot and killed n
black snake, few days ago, that meas
nrcd / feet in leugth. The snake had
just swallowed rabbit, and it was found
in its stomach whole.
Mr.. Abram FuquS died at his resi-
dence near Liberty, few days since,
in the SSth year Of his age. Mr.. Fu-
qua was Il worthy citizen, had deem a
member Of The Baptist church for tho
long period Of II years, aud deacon
Of the church for 81 years.
The attorney general on Saturday.
recommended the pardon Of Il. A.
Shotwcll, of North Carolina, and Will
liam NJ. Fulton, Of South Carolina,
both Of whom were convicted OF crimes
against the enforcement act and im-
prsoned in the Albany penitentiary
A clergyman in Wisconsin, while
drunk, cruelty beat his little son, elev-
en- years old. on the evening Of Satur-
day, 18th instant. Pbe neighbors in
terfered, but we're Gold to mind their
own business, and NOT until the man
was arrested was the boy rescued.
A short time since, a Harper's
Ferry man offered a whole mountain
for shot gun, and since that time n
geOlogist hes been around, and smelt
coal ore, gold etc, etc, and now that
fellows brain is disturbed, and you can't
buy that mountain for $500 an acre.
Factl
FLOUR MuIs.-Tbe Gallego mills
and Haxall, Crenshaw & Co.'s mills
are in the midst of their busy season.
The two together probably make three
thousand barrels Of foar daily. A
good deal Of the new wheat has found
its way to market, though the bulk is
not yet thrashcd, and much Is stacked
in tine fields yet.