The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-04-11
CHAPEL HELL.

the ATTENDANCE ofthe taFmers was small
though goodly nuinberof tile hest men
Of the vicinity were present, aud the at
tendance Of ladies. and fhe presence Of the
Studeuts gave Gifafd Hull g yefy respec-
lableeappearaI,ce.
! Tbead,lress Of Mr., Battle was toall In
tents and purposes the same as delivered
4 Ia the Hall Of Representatives last winter
and which has Already hcen noticed III
these columns. The speaker, however,
a,ile,t mueh additional valuable In
fornation respreaing the selection Of
Chapel Hill as the site Tor tho University
amid nany conflicting and rival claims.
We do not feel at liberty to use ,sa tstasS
nation given, and will only refer % one
circumstance, which u, the Ear greater
practical Interest manifested I'll tie cause
OF education al that early day than We see
among us now-a,siays. In the eagerness
OF the competitions. fabulous donations of
land were made by ancestors oimamy now
living around Chapel Hill--ibe Hogans,
the Gattis'. the Morgans, tie Mcrritts' and
others those donations running from five
To two hundred and fifty acres and
amounting altogether 10 eleven hundred
and eighty acres, u free gift % thu new in
stitutioa.
Mr.. Battle named rs one off The induce
ments 10 The selections of the site the album
dance OF springs OF pure soft water, and
said he believed There We're nine springs
now on the " Hill Mr., John Hogan who
Was present. corrected the speaker with
the infurmaiiou that there were within
tile corporate limits. sirty frc springs, MI
good aud flush. This We think without 4
parallel illihe whole ceniitry.
Prnf. iiedd preceded Mr, Battle with
some introductory remarks. among wh;cl.,
was demonstration Of the fact, that The
:, law pravi,lh,g for the analysis of eon-
merc:Hi fertilizers, 50 fnr from beilig
aimed al he Interests ofiIie farmer, Was
for theii direct henetit aud presented such
narray Of facts aud figures rs must have
convinced them that they have ~ last
found the needed protection against the
wholesale Imposition 10 which they have
besn subjecist for years Il
The Institution Is rs ilouFfshing rs could
he expected There are for This session
llsmairicnlai.s. The new system ofin.
siructinn. the real University system. Il
woi king we'll. and the Young men are
lmrsuing their studies with commenda6ie
zeal. Our time wins too brief there aud
otherwise 50 much occupied that we did
no, obtain all iheillforlaaiion we hoped 60
get.
The professors seem so lie popular and
are nj able men. One Is aptt 20 be struck
\ with tile generally youthful appearance 81
the faculty. but these young men are
learned. zeaIoas. and healthy. and they
have long years before them TO develop
inlo their iull pnwers.
We regret omeniim rs an exception 10
health. that DE-. Phillips is an invalid,
aud has been confined 10 his room Cor
some weeks. He Is sluwly improving,
aud We hope will siH,n resume duties that
no one ran fiji - wviI ~ himself
Old Person Hall. recently burned. u
rising from is ruins, The walls were
n,-tly pninjared. and ave being rriIsva-
ted a.,drr tile skllfu hands Of Capt. II.
Richards Of liillsluro A new roof has
been pa on. aud window frames aud
dooF~ putnp. aud ~ iCsmmencrment lie
ravage Of fire will nol adnit of = suspicion.
1 Commencement il locked forward %
With The usual ragcrness. alid "a l,e, ~
usual brilliant affair. Visitors will
he amply provided for by Mrs. Rowe
la:-ly 81 the Exchange NJ Raleigh. wha
Has taken Miss NaIicy's" old house, aud
vsTy @aril,ily Iills hsr place.
TT. -yillagen itself wears very CHEEKY
aud thrifty look. There are few ~ 80
me-. suildings. hut the I'D ones have Lren
repaired. nsw and l,audS,me frncs~ CO..
cl,,-.. nhely kept yards aud grounds, aud
IIiai waful look clutter gnnru,ssp which,
laomied ovrr,l.e plaeet~o y eats ago has
given way 10 life ai.l cherrfulutes. We
l,rlievc all Tie slores are occupied. aud the
counnY arouid shares ia TIE happy in.
pulse.
We met our oil friend. Mr. Andrew
/ Micklr. nnw Bnnar ~ the College, IL exs
ctIlent licaluI and spirits. He Informs u
illal five ol his children are H. Texas. lie.
Gently. one Of ih-m being sick, q physi-
cirn was sen: far lrom The nrighhorins:
town. Who pfoyed 10 he Dr' w.bb. As
! Orang. country people. they were
naturally interested IN the name, and upun
inquiry. Dr. Webb proved iohe soi. u
. lie youngest brother 81 tlie late venerable
James we6L - hong resident 81 Hills
L,orO.
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