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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13
commissioners Sale
OF VERY
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE !

PG virtue of a decree of the Circuit
ID Court of Greenbrier county, rem
dered at its April term, 1895, in six suits
I'D chancery, therein pending, which
were heard together, and in which Alex.
+. Mathews, III. A. Holt, w. NJ. Tyree.
Enoch Smith, Washington Smith and
a. McN. Miller, respectively, are
plaintiffs, and in all of which w. II.
Conquest, jr., and others are defen-
dants, the undersigned Special Com.
missioner, appointed by SAID decree,
VIII sell, at public auction. to the high
est bidders, in front of the hotel of John
w. Anderson, in the town of Anderson,
IN Monroe county, w. Va, on
Saturday, the 22nd day Of lime, 1895,
the following valuable real estate, viz
That very valuable and fertile farm.
situated Immediately below or west of
the town OF Anderson, on Greenbrier
river, known as the Layne Bottom. y
tract containing 365 acres, exclusive of
the bed OF the river and of the railroad
right of way through the same. This
tract OF land lies principally in Summers
county, but partly also in Monroe and
Greenorier, and Is equal to any farm in
the said counties. 1t will be sold sub.
Ject to certain rights given by a former
owner for mining and removing brown
stone, and also to said railroad right of
way.
Also the undivided three -fourtbs of
the following properties
A tract of land of 125 acres, more or
less, on Flat Top mountain, in Monroe
county, formerly owned by f. f. Oar
nall and John S. Darnall. Certain wa
ter rights and privileges granted to w.
L. Conquest by the Town of Anderson.
certain privileges and rights of water
granted said Conquest by James Mann
through certain land of said Mann In
Monroe county.
a tract OF 81 acres, known as the
" Clay property" in and near the town
Of North Anderson.
"A tract of 22t acres, near North AL
derson, and known as part of the Fair
Ground.
A tract of 2 acres IN North Anderson.
known as the DR.. Clay lot.
A tract of l27 acres, more or less.
near North Anderson, and known as the
w. ID. bearing land.
After being offered separately all
these properties Will be offered as a
whole and that sale will be adopted
which brings the best price.
TERMS OF SALE:
Cash sufficient to pay the costs of
suits and expenses of sale; as to the
balance upon credit of 6, IL and IS
months, the purchasers to execute
bonds, with good personal security
bearing interest from date for said de-
ferred payments.
MASON MATHEWS,
Special Commissioner.
L certify that the aboye named
Special commissioner has given bond
as required by law.
JONATHAN MAYS,
MAY Zo-4W. Clerk.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13

SETTLED AT LAST. Last week in
the Supreme Court of the United
States at Washington the appeal
taken from the Court Of Appeals of
this State in the now famous case of
John b. Laidly vs.. the Central Land
Co. of Huntington, was dismissed,
the Court holding that it had no ju
risdictiOn. This affirms the decision
of the State Court sustaining Laid.
ly's title to the land embracing a
good portion of the city Of Hunt.
lngton. Laidly, who is q lawyer,
discovered that the acknowledges
ment of married woman Whose
name we have forgotten) to deed
conveying these lands to the Central
Land Company was defective. He
bought her claim and then instituted
suit to recover the lands. 1t was
case in which equity was against him
but the tdC was on his side. There
was a long and stubborn contest,
with able lawyers on both Sides
Laidly wins, and the decision will
make him a rich man, if his lawyers
do not come in for too large a share
of the recovery.
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Commissioners Sale.

ID URSUANT to a decree of the Cir.
l. cult Court of Greenbrier county
made at the June term, 1894, in the
suit of J. NJ. b. Walkup's adm r VS.. j.
Nj. b. Walkup's heirs ct al, will, on
Saturday, the 22nd day of June, 1895,
in front of the J. III. Stratton Hotel, in
the town of Lewisburg. sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder, the I'M
divided one-half interest in tract of
80 acres of land, situated above Fall
ing Spring, III Greenbrier county, and
being the same interest in said tract
previously sold in this cause and pur.
chased 10y W. {. WaIkup, and now to
he rc-sOld TO satisfy the unpaid pur-
chase money due thereon.
TERMS OF SALE.
Cash on day of sale to pay costs and
expenses of resale, and balance on a
credit of three and six mOnths-pur-
chaser 20 give bond with good security.
l.. j. WILLIAMS,
May oO-4W. Commissioner.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF yALTA-
BILE LAND.

NDER and by virtue of decree of
- the Circuit Court of GreenOrier
county, entered at the November
term, 1894, in the chancery cause of
of Mary Nj. Brown, adm 'triX, plaintiff.
against f. &. Browns heirs ct al,
will offer for sale, at public auction, to
the highest and best bidder, in front of
the Lewisburg Hotel, in Lewisburg,
w. Va, on
Tuesday, the 25th ddV of June, 1895,
at II m, the following real estate:
LIST, An undivided half interest in a
tract of timber and coal land situate
on Little Sewell mountain and extend
ing down the side next to Meadow river.
containing sos acres. The other half
being owned by John A. Preston, Esq.
This tract is very valuable for its timber
and coal, and is in the immediate sec
tion where the most tlattering prospects
for oil is found in the county.
TERMS OF SALE:
Cash in hand sufficient to pay costs
and expenses of sale, and for the resi-
due bonds with approved security will
be required, payable in 6, II and Is
months, with interest from date of
sale.
j. M. MCWHORTER,
Special Commissioners.
l certify that bond with approved Sc
curity has been given by the above
special commissioner, as required by
law.
JONATHAN MAYS,
May 23-4w. Clerk.
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New Advertisements.
Commissioners Sale of
Real Estate.

PURSUANT to decree of the
L Circuit Court of Greenbrier
county, rendered at it's April term.
1898, in the suit in chancery, therein
pending, in which Allen Caperton. ct al
are plaintiffs and r. ii. Jarrett ct ais.
are defendants. | will sell, at public
auction, to the highest bidder, in front
OF the Lewisburg Hotel of the late Jas.
III. Stratton, III the town of Lewisburg,
on
Tuesday, The 25th day of June, 1895,
the following real estate, viz: A tract
of land in the western part of Green
brier county, on the waters of Meadow
River, joining the Taylor land, George
McClung, Martin and DePreist survey
and others, and containing 266 acres,
more or less, which is the same land
conveyed to JAS. Jarrett by j. w. Ar
buckle. Commissioner, by deed dated
Sept. 23rd, 1873, and recorded in Green
orier County Court Clerks office, in
Deed Book No. 80, page AIS, after de-
ductlng therefrom 33 acres sold by said
Jarrett in his lifetime.
TERMS OF SALE.
Cash as to SO much rs may be needed
to pay costs of suit and expenses of
sale, and us to balance credit of six
and twelve months will be given, the
purchaser to execute bonds with ap-
proved security, bearing interest from
date for said deferred payments.
ALIEN. +. MATHEWS,
Special Commissioner.
| certify that bond has been given by
the above named Special Commissioner
as required by law.
JONATHAN MAYS,
May 23-4w Clerk.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
~ GREENBRIER COUNTY, S.: Al
rules held In the Clerk s Office of tho
Circuit Court of Greenbrier county On
the first Monday III the month of
June, 1895.
j. X. Kincaid ct al, Complainant.
VS.
Samuel Sydenstrcker, administrator
OF Catherine Sydenstricker. decd
ct al, Defendants.
In Chdncerv.
The object of this SUIT is tn suhieot
the real estate of which Catherine Sy-
denstricker died seized, to the payment
or her debts, and to convene the credi-
TORS or said Catherine Sydenstricker
deceased and it appearing, by affida,
VT filed, that the defendants. lanes
Sydenstrlcker and Chas. Sydenstricker
(sons of Michael Sydenstricker. dec;d
Snmuel Sydenstricker, sr., and Cbas
Xandergritf, Robert Vandergriff, Oscar
Vandergriff and Veraon Vandergriff
are non-residents Of this State, it is or,
dered that they do appear here at the neyt
rule day after the date of the first nuhii.
cation of this order, and do what is
necessary to protect their interests in
this suit. III
Teste:
JONATHAN MAYS,
L. d. lillams' Sol. Clerk.
June Civ.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13

n FREE-TRADE CALAMITY IN
CoPPER.-The Philadelphia Record
says: Among the announcements
relating to the revival of industrial
prosperity is the statement Of Michi-
gan newspapers that copper mining
In that State was never in q more
prosperous condition. In coufirma-
ton of this is the further announce
ment that the great Calumet and
Heel" Copper Mining Company, fol-
lowing the example of the iron
manufacturers, has added 10 per
cent. to the wages of its $500 en-
ployccs. These statements are in
cheerful contrast with the howIs of
calamity organs over the baleful in
tiuence of the new tariff upon the
coppcrmining industry. When, in
1883, the Mills bill proposed to re-
duce the duty on copper in ingots
ana bars from four to two cents a
pound terrific shrieks Of alarm arose
from the copper mine owners, and
the tariff organs printed a chart in
which the copper region of Michi-
gan was darkly shaded as a sign of
the ruin that threatened its inhabit-
ants. Curiously enough, there was
not quite 50 much alarm two years
atterward, when the Mckinley tariff
actually reduced the duty on copper
to |! cents pound. When the
Democrats reduce duty it is free
trade; but when the Republicans
reduce the same duty still more it is
quite different thing. This is in
harmony with the doctrine that the
revision of the Tariff should be left
only to its friends. Great Republic
can organs that Indignantly de.
nounced the reduction of copper du
ties in the Mills bill took quite
kindly To a greater reduction in the
Mckinley art.
But all former outCrips con
corning the attacks of free-trad,
Democracy upon the copper indus
try were gentle compared with the
howls of calamity that arose wher
the Wilson tariff put copper ingots
and bars on the free list. The blacl
charts of the copper region O.
Michigan were reproduced and thi.
exhibition of free-trade malignit,
toward an American industry wa!
denoudced by the tariff organs a!
without the least provocation. Tn,
Hon. Julius Caesar Burrows, then ,
Representative and now a United
States Senator from Michigan, lugu
briously predicted that the abroga
ton Of the slight protective duties
on copper would make the profita
BILE working of the mines impossi
BILE. But the results have again dis
graced the predictions of the falls,
prophets of protection"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13

A HARD LABOR Convict LIFE IN
ENGLAND.-Oscar Wilde was taken.
directly after conviction in London,
to Pentonville, prison for convicted
criminals. He was examined phys-
ically with great care, since on the
medical officer: report will depend
what labor he is to be set to. If he
is passed as sound and fit for first
class he will take his first months
hard labor air on treadwheel six
hours daily, making ascent of 5000
feet; twenty minutes on continu.
ously, then five minutes rest. The
necessity for close medical exami-
nation is obvious before a man is
subjected to this labor.
During the first month while on
the wheel, If put there, Wilde will
sleep on a plank bed, a bare board
raised a few inches above the floor
and supplied with sheets. This will
be his diet: Breakfast at 1870 a. M,
cocoa and bread; dinner at noon
bacon and beans one day, soup an
other, cold Australian meat another
and brown flour suet another; the
last three repeated twice q week po-
tatoes with every dinner.
After he has finished his spell on
the wheel he will be put to some in
dustrial employment. He will ex-
ercise in the open air for an hour
He will be allowed no communica-
ton with the outside, except by spe-
cial permission, until he has COM
pleted three months of this sentence.
Then he may write and receive one
letter, and may be visited for twenty
minutes by three friends. Wilde
will attend chapel every morning,
and twice on Sunday. He will be
visited, if he wishes it, by the chap
lain as often as he likes, also daily
by the governor or deputy governor.
On release, Wilde, if he has worked
well and behaved well, will have
earned the magnificent sum of los.
$3.50, which he can have all at once,
or it will he doled out to him by an
agent of the Discharged Prisoners
Aid Society, if he (Wilde) elects to
apply to that excellent institution
when once more free.
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Notice to Creditors.

To the Creditors Of Maria j. Anderson,
deceased
n pursuance of a decree of the Cir
cult Court of the county of Green
Orier, made in a cause therein pending,
to subject the real estate of the said
Maria } Anderson to the payment of
her debts, you are required to present
your claims against the estate of the
said Maria j. Anderson, for adjudica-
tion, to j. M. McWhOrter, Commits
sioner. at his office, in the said county,
on or beforetbe l4th day of June, 1896.
Witness Jonathan Mays, Clerk of
said Court, this 9TH day of May, 1895.
JONATHAN MAYS.
May 9-6w. Clerk.
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Notice TO Creditors.

TO the Creditors of j. III. IStrdtton, de-
ceased:
IN pursuance of decree Of the Cir
L cult Court Of the county of Green
brier, made in cause therein pending.
to subject the real estate of the said j.
ii. Stratton, to the payment of his debts,
you are required to present your claims
against the estate of the said J. II.
Stratton, for adjudication to James
Withrow, Commissioner, at his office
in the said county, on or before the 9th
day of June, 1895.
Witness: Jonathan Mays, Clerk of
said Court, this 18th day of May,
1895.
JONATHAN MAYS,
May 16-7w. Clerk.
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Editor,

NOIs DEMOCRATS.--The
DcmocrtiC state Convention of ILL
n"!s held on the 18th passed, amid
much enthusiasm, resolution IA
Voring the use of both gold and sill
Yer as the standard money of the
United States, demanding the free
and unlimited coinage of both met
ais at the ratio Of Ii to |, without
waiting for the action of any other
nation, declaring that such coins
shall be legal tender for all debts,
endorsing the action of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee in
calling the convention and instruct
ing the Democratic members of Con-
gresS and Senate from the State to
use all honorable means to carry out
the principles above enunciated.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13

THE tistic encounter or physical
culture" meeting between Profs.
Corbett and Fitzsimmons appears
now to be definitely arranged, and
1T is proposed to pull off the fight at
Dallas, Texas, October 3lst. Alder
man Webster, of Dallas, has begun a
war on the proposed encounter and
Is calling upon all the religious ele-
ments of the city to join him. He
is laughed at and applications for
boxes and reserved seats are pouring
in,
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Notice..

NOTICE is hereby given that there
~ will be meeting of the stOckhold.
ers of the Glen Jean, Lower Loup Creek
~ Deep Water Railroad Co. held at
Oak Hill, Fayette county, w. Va, on
Thursday, the 9th day OF June, 1895,
for the purpose of organization and such
other business as may properly come
before them.
JOHN NJ. RICHARDS,
JAMES w. DA Wis,
j. A. PRESTON,
S. l.. PRICE.
May 30-4w.
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Notice.

A LII persons having claims against
"A the estate of George White, dec ID -,
of any kind or character will prove and
file the same before j. NJ. McWhorter,
Commissioner of Accounts, at his Of
fee in Lewisburg, w. Va, on or before
the LIST of July, 1895.
&. l.. WHITE,
Admir- of Geo. White, decd,
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COmmissiOner's Notice.
Maria j. Anderson s Admir-

Maria J. Anderson s Admir-
VS..
Maria j. Alderson's Heirs and Others.
4 LII parties interested In the above
"A styled cause, now pending in the
Circuit Court of Greenbrier county,
are hereby notified that l will state and
report the matters required of me by de-
cree entered In this cause at the April
term of Court, 1895, at my office i'm
Lewisburg, w. Va, on Friday, the 14th
day of June. 1896.
j. NJ. MCWHORTER,
May 30-4w. Commissioner.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13

PREMATURE.-The movement in
augurated by the Illinois State Demo
cratic convention in favor of a ma
uonal convention Of our party to be
held in August to make a declara-
ton on the currency question we
think is unwise and such a conven-
ton will hardly materialize. Were
the party to assemble in convention
now ii would inevitably result in "A
split that would be disastrous 10 our
chances of success in the national
election next year. The rank and
gle OF the party are now much Iii.
Vided on the silver question, and we
would do well to spend the interval
Of time from now until the assem-
bling of the convention next wear i'm
further discussion of the question
and in the effort to harmonic our
people.
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Wool Wanted.

WE will pay CASH and give best
market prices for good clean
wool delivered at any point on the G. &
y. hallway Hold and get our figures
or call and see us.
PATTON & CO.,
May SUIT. Ronceyerte, w. Va.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13

TIE West Virginia Bankers AS
ISOLATION, which has been in session
at Wheeling, elected the following
Officers and brought the meeting to a
close with a banquet: President, II.
r. Davis, of Grafton; First Vice
President, l.. j. Bayha, of the Ger
man Bank of Wheeling; Second
Vice President, a. w. Lorentz, of
Morgantown; Third Vice President,
l.. .. Prince, Of Hinton; Fourth
Vice President, j. Claypool, of Spen-
GER; Secretary-Treasurer, p. b. Dob
bins, OF the Dollar Bank of Wheel
ing. Fairmont was selected as the
next place of meeting, during the
first week in June, 1896.
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DIED.

On Monday, May Goth, at her home
near VAUDEVILLE, Monroe county, after
Il long Illness, Mrs. ELIZABETH Gro
SER, widow of the late Andrew Crosier,
aged 90 years.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13

THE amount of gold held by the
Treasury Department will amount
to about Sl06, 900, 900 on July /. The
syndicate, which bought the bonds
at the recent issue, now owes the gov
eminent SS,000,OO0, which will be
promptly paid. 1t is not anticipated,
after all the payments shall have
been made, that there will be an ap-
preciable shrinkage in the gold re-
serve.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13

Hon. VIM. WOODWARD, a success
full lawyer and prominent Republican
of Roane county, and late a member
Of the State Senate, died on the 3rd
inst. in Illinois, whittier he had gone
for his health.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13

AN unfortunate result of the re.
cent terrific explosion of nitro-glyc-
crime at Parkersburg was shock to
the nervous system Of Mrs. Judge
John j. Jackson, eliminating in a
stroke of paralysis. Judge jackson
at once adjourned his court at
Charleston and went home. Mrs.
Jackson, at last accounts, was i'm
proving and may get well.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13

a SECOND ADVANCE IN WAGER,
The blast furnace operators Of the
Mahoning and Shcnango valleys
have decided to advance the wages
OF their employees 10 per cent, to
take effect June -. This is the sec
ond lO-pcr-cent. advance made in
two months, or restoration of the
wages paid before August Is, 1893.
About 1000 men will be affected.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13

THE municipal election in Hunt
ingtOn, under the new charter as pre-
pared by the Legislature last winter
for the alleged purpose Of enabling
the Republicans to control that city,
was held Tuesday. From a private
letter To Col. j. w. A. Ford, of this
place, we learn that the Democrats
elected the Mayor and majority of
the Council.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13
May 23-4w.

The best $500 Mems Shoes on the
market.
Made from tannery calfsxin, dongola
tops, all leather trimmed, solid leather
soles with Lewis Cork Filled Soles.
Unequaled for beauty, fine workman
ship, and wearing qualities. Your choice
OF all the popular toes, lasts and fasten-
ings.
Every pair contains a paid-up Acct.
dent Insurance Policy for 500, good for
80 days.
Wear Lewis Accident Insurance
Shoes, and go insured free.
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OVER half the graduating class at
Grove City College, Pa, were ex-
PEELED on the 7th inst. for ducking a
Lieutenant of the College Guards be-
cause he appeared in a new uniform.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13

MRS. G. S. MORRISON graduated
in the department of Law at our
State University on the 18th, (yes-
terday.)
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13

The gratifying increase in the
wages of labor in many of the great
manufacturing enterprises of the
country is complete refutation of
the Republican argument that a re-
duction of tariff duties would ruin
the laborer. We rarely pick up a
paper nowadays without seeing
mention made of an advance in
wages in some great manufacturing
establishment.
CABINET CHANGEs.-The Presi-
dent has appointed Attorney General
Richard Olney to succeed the late
Walter q. Gresham as Secretary of
State. Judge Judson Harmon, of
the Cincinnati bar, succeeds Mr.. Oh
ney as Attorney-G General. Mr.. Har-
mon stands high as a lawyer, and
was for some years Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas of Hamil
ton county
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13

THE Richmond (Nirginia) Times
threatens to bolt the Democratic
platform if IA free silver platform be
adopted. The paper intimates that
if the Democrats next year nominate
free silver Democrat on free sill
Yer platform, the sound money
Democrats will hold second con-
ventiOn and put up another ticket.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13

EX-SECRETARY WHITNEY says he
IS not and will not be a candidate for
the Presidency of the United States.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13

THE Board of Regents are now in
session at MOrgantOwn and it is said
there are half dozen or more can
didates for the vacancy in the Office
of President of the State University,
among them DIR. +. Nj. Turner, who
was deposed some time ago.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13

FIRE AT CAMERON Fire broke
ont in CrawfOrd's livery stable at
Cameron, Marshall county, on the
Is. .. X. r., at midnight on the
9th inst. The livery stable, hotel,
drug store, two general stores, post
office, railroad warehouse and MANY
dwellings were destroyed. A high
wind prevailed and .le water supply
or the town snon gave out. The fire
burned itself out at 5 O'Clock the
next morning with loss to the town
estimated at S250,000. A Baltimore
and Ohio train carrying a Wheeling
fire engine, hose and reel, sent to as
sist putting out the fire jumped the
track near Rosby's Rock and went
down q fifty foot embankment.-
Three men were killed and several
others badly injured.