Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-09-16
STATE NEWS.


gala county, sent to the Office of the
Moreaptowu Post two stalks of corn
measuring - feet i inches in height.
Cannot some of our Cabell county
farmers beat thai?
Mr.. Godfry Shahcr was killed bv
threshirg machine near Danvllle
Barbour county, last week. His
shirt sleeve was caught in the ma
chinerv and drew him on to shatt
revolving rapidly. His sm was torn
loose from the socket and he VS.
otherwise injured so Is to cause MS
death in two days.
The IIin,on Herald saws that there
arc some men in Summers county 20
stiugv and mean that they viii ride
or walk two Or three miles 10 borrow
a copy Of their county paper, Some
OF these men, too, pass tor sool men,
and in some instances they are men
who are much more able to take 4
paper than are the parties OF wnom
they borrow. Shame.
A Raleigh c. H., correspondent
writes t. the Pittsburg Ler!sr; "Af
ter inquiring around among cur far
mers, / find that the recent floods
have DESTROYED nearly one third OF
the wheat and oats crop. Corn is not
injured much. grass mas done exceed
mglv well, and take everything into
consideration. We have come out re-
markably well. We have no fruit
here, neither apples. pears, peaches,
nor any other Kind, it being killed by
the late freeze in the spring. Far
mers are cheerful and confident they
will come all right yet.
/ Mayor Sweeney went before the
/ Board Of Regents of the University
Yesterday and asked that Professor
Fontaine be placed under the direc-
ton of the Centennial Commissioners
and managers, for the purpose Of go
ing through the State to collect speci-
mems of ores, herbs, wood, &c, tor
use at the Centennial Exhibition
The Mayor said that the specimens
would be returned TO the University,
and would make such an addition to
its cabinet as would fully repay it tor
any expense that might be incurred.
/ The Board seemed inclined to accept
the proposition. The Mayor did not
ask the use of the University cabi
net. as has been stated Wheeling
Standard.
The ninth annual fair Of the We
Virginia Central Agricultural snC
Mechanical Society i. to commence
TODAY. Lam told that it his excel
lent prospects for large crowd anc
fine success. II Is under the charge
of Mr.. Lee Raymond as President
and Mr. George ba,tahle as Secretary
both of whom are residents. Of CIarks
burg. There l. to be 10 opening sd
dress \ genuine biz Injir foot race
i. To be substituted for the Grafton
and the exchange is said bv promi
n-ut citizen to be 4 profitable. one
though the remark is a tribe rough or
the o-atory OF Harrison county -
Whether the red men run a foot race
or not. the vene able Senator Gideon
u. Camden should be called out for :
speech.-Cor., Of Wacc'inJ Standard
BOARD or REGENTS MEETIyG.-
The Board Of Regents of the We'r
Va. University, met 81 the Mcclure
House at nire o'clock this morning
where they heard the balance Of tn,
applications tor the vacant Professor
ships at the University. An election
beng ordered. Prof. John F. Harvey
Of Hinton, W Va, was elected to TIT
chair OF Modern Lar. uage. Prof
harvey i a graduate of Richmond
COLLEGE. University OF Virginia. anC
Heidelberg. Germany, and Is recon
menled by the highest literary talen
of the State. The chair Of Norma
Instruction was created.
I John Walker Y. Macbeth. Of New
jersey, who is famous Is an author 4
well IL IN educator. was elected TO th'
chair of History, Political Economy
and Bellies LettreS.
The election Of president and nor
malinstructor were postponed till tn
November meeting.
\ motion TO adjourn TO meet on The
Sd of November, 1873, al the seat O
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