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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03
SMALL. MAKES A SENSATION.

SMALL MAKES A SENSATION.-
The Norfolk (Va.) Pilot, now edited
by Rev. Saml Small, has made a
great sensation in Virginia by the
publication Of an elaborate article
charging Hon. John T.. Massie, State
superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton, with fraud and corruption in
office, in accepting brides from the
American Book Company to secure
the adoption Of its textbooks for use
III the public schools, and also charg-
ing gross negligence upon Gov.
O'Ferrall and Attorney-G
Scott, the other two members of the
State Board, in ratifying, without
sufficient investigation, the contracts
made with the American Book Com.
pany by Mr., Massie. The Governor
aud Acknowledgement have pub,
liShed statement denying the
charges, and to show that they are
groundlesS they set out in full the
evidence upon which they acted in
approving the contracts. Mr.. Mas
sic is very indignant, and has an,
nounced his intention to prosecute
the publishers of the Pilot Civill>
and criminally and every other pa
per that gives publication to the
PVOrS article. The American Bool
Company also denounces the charge.
as false and libelous, and declares hi.
intention 10 sue the Pilot for libel
The indications seem to be that tn,
PiOt has spoken without sufficien
information, and has probably gotter
itself into hot water. The law, how
ever, will allow it to show the trutl
Of the charges in defense, and w,
must wait now to see what we shall
see.
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WANTED.

4 GENTS to sell our new hook, Die
"A tionary of United States History,
by Prof. j. FRANKLIN JAMESON
Needed by every teacher, pupil and
family Endorsed by press and public.
Agents selling fifty books per week -
Successful agents will be made general
agents. Big pay.
RlTAN PUBLISHING CO.,
Jan SIT. Boston. Mass.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

TIE COLD SNAp.-The old wear
went out leaving the face of nature
covered with a mantle of snow and
with very unwelcoIne reminder of
its departure in the form of billiards
in the West and bitter cold weather
all over the country the mercury
going down in many places in the
North as low as 30 degrees below
zero. There has been great suffering
in Kansas and Nebraska, resulting
not "nly from the bitter weather,
hut from lack of water, food and
clothing. Active efforts are being
taken to aid the sufferers. In
Florida reports from 81 correspond
entS in the orange districts indicate
that 100000 boxes of unpicked
oranges are solid globes of ice and
more than SOC, 900 boxes Of oranges
in warehouses are frozen. Toma-
toes, cabbage, beans, peas and all
other vegetables i'm the northern
half of the State are ruined except
the pineapple plantations. Half of
the great orange crop is still un-
picked. The cold came suddenly.
The destruction will be felt for
years.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

Com m issiOner's Notice.
Office Of Conn., James Withro,c, }
Le,cisburQ, Dec. 10TH, 1894. !
Mathew Ellison s administrator.
VS..
Elizabeth l.. Ellison ct al.


Elizabeth l.. Ellison ct al.
4 LII persons interested I'm the above
"A named cause, now pending in the
circuit Court of Greenbrier county.
VIII take notice that have fixed upon
The 10Th day of January, 1895, as the
time and my said Office us the place to
state and report to said Court the fol-
lowing accounts, pursuant to an order
or the Court made at November term
1894:
lst, The administration account of
the late Martin l.. Ellison upon the es-
tate of Mathew Ellison, deceased, show
ing what estate came or should have
come to his hands for administration
and what disposition he made of the
same, and what is due to or from the
said Martin Ellisou or his estate to the
estate of the testator.
I'd, What estate, real or personal. he
ionged to the estate of said NJ. Ellison.
dec a, after payment of all debts due
from the estate.
ord, A distribution account between
the heirs of Mathew Ellison, deceased
showing what each has received, and
where the remainder of the estate un-
appropriated is to go.
4th, Any other matter or account
deemed pertinent by the Commissio ner
to this suit.
AT which time and place you can at
tend II You elect so to do.
Given under my hand.
LANES WITHROW.
Dec. 2o-4w. COm'r CIR. Or. Ct,
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FINE LIQUORS.

IF you want Christmas whiskey send
your order to NJ. NJ. Collins, Coying-
ton, Va, where you can get fine Ken,
tncky Bourbon, at $500 and Maryland
Rye. $50 and $500 per galioE. lie
has on hands large stock of WHISTLES,
0randies and wine', which ne Is selling
ut very low price. AL orders filled al
once Dec. eff.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

GEORGE LAVIGNE, George Con
sidine, Jim Hall, Albert Spitfaden
Bill Taylor and referee John Duffy
the pugilists, charged with com.
plicity in the death Of Andy Bowen
who was killed in the auditorium
ring at New Orleans short time ago
were discharged by Recorder Au
coin on the 18th ult., the court hold.
idg that the evidence before the coro
nor's jury showed that death resulted
from the contact of Bowen's head
with the floor and not from blow
by Lavigne.
GENERAL q. w. &. LEE, Prcsi.
dent of Washington and Lee Uni
versity, and son of General Rober,
r. Lee, has presented to Captain
Dan Lee and Major John NJ. Lee,
of Stafford county, the sword, belt
and spurs worn by General Lee al
the surrender Of ArpomattoX.--
General Lees shaving brush and the
nail that killed " Traveller" the ia.
vorite war horse, by penetrating the
horses foot, were also donated.
HON. WIN. r. GLADSTONE, the
great English ex-Premier, celebrated
his S5th anniversary on the 18th ult
His has been long and useful career,
honorable alike to himself and to
his country. His sight has been re-
stored and "the Grand Old Man" is
now spending his time in literary
work and the Investigation of theo-
logical questions.
THE President has approved the
act to establish a national military
park at the battle field of Shiloh
similar to the parks at Gettysburg
and Chickamauga, carrying an ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for the pur-
pose of secuing the necessary land
and making improvements. Mr..
Tucker, of Virginia, has introduced
a bill to establish a similar park at
Appomattox.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03
rH0&. IL. DENNIS. .
Editor
Mr.. EIkin>.

More than once heretofore we have
taken occasion to deplorC the fact
that the election of this man to the
United States Senate by our lCgis-
laturc, which COnvcnC~ next W ednes-
day, seems much more than proba-
bic. Were we to view the matter
solely from party standpoint we
would urge our Democratic members,
whilst doing nothing to aid the cleo
ton of MIR. Elkius, to throw no OBJ
StaclcS in the way Of il, for it is oh.
Nious that, i'm the existing state of
public feeling against the election to
the Senate OF men OF his character,
associations and surroundings, the
choice OF Elkins will disgust the bet
ter element of the Republican party,
d!Sappoint the honest masses OF the
people, put the onomy upon the de-
tensiNc end give us an argument in
future elections which can be utilized
VITA telling effect. 1t is clear, too,
that the other Candidatcs-Goff, III
we may name him, Sturgiss, Hutch
insOn and Hubbard, all men of char
acter and standing in their party
will be grievously disappointed
should their claims be ignored and
this high honor conferred upon the
man from New Mexico, whose Legal
residence in the State is even yol
observation-disclosures character they de.
test and whose candidacy they regard
as a braZen impertinence. All this
toa Democrat, viewing the matter
simply from party standpoint
would be as it should be.
But there is higher standpoint
from which this important Questi0;
should be considered-thes standpoint
of patriotism, State pride and tn,
public goOd-and from this highe
standpoint every patriotic either
will consider the question and direc
his effort. When so viewed, as W,
think it should be, we trust tina
every Democratic member Of tht
Legislature will so act and ST
vote as To secure the defeat Of Mr.
Elkins regardless absolutely Of an,
advantage that might accrue to tn
Democratic party through his pro
motion. Parties, like individuals
should, at all times and under all cir
cumStances, do tho right thing
There is neither sense, wisdom no
good policy in doing evil that goot
may come. The right thing i'm thi
case is to defeat Elkins. We are un
alterably opposed to the promotion
Ola man whose character issmirched
whose reputation is bad and who ha
nothing but money, acquired b,
questionable methods, to comment
him Ia public favor.
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ATTENTION, EVERYBODY.

WE are now prepared to do TIN
w WORK IF all kinds. Nothing
but hrst'class meterial used. Satisfac,,
tion guaranteed. Give us trial ana
be convinced that we mean what we
say. ROOFING and SCOUTING a
specially. Shop In the rear Of Law q
Handley's.
McCLEkRY q DARNELL,
Aug. 25-ly. Lewisburg. w. Va.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

SINCE Queen Victoria assembled the
throne in England, 81 years ago, the
ruling heads of the world have been
changed often. Since she went into
power every throne in the known
world has been vacant at least once,
and many of them several times
She has had ten premiers, all of
whom are dead now except Mr.. Glad
stone, the Marquis of Salisbury and
the Earl of Rosebery. Commencing
with Martin Van Buren, l6 men have
held the Office of President of the
United States since the beginning of
her reign, and ofthese only Benjamin
Harrison and Grover Cleveland are
alive to-day.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03
Can Buy!

Give us call whether you want any,
th'ng or not. We will ALWAYS he Glad
To see you. Thanking you for past ta'
V"rs and soliciting some Of your IN
lure trade, We remain very
Respectfully,
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03
Public HIGHWAYS.

We have from Hon. William Sey-
mour Edwards, one Of the Delegates
elect to the Legislature from Ka.
nawha county, a copy Of bill intro ,
duced by him in the House Of Dele .
gates two years ago, providing for
the working and construction of pub.
lie highways in the State and the
employment Of our penitcntiary con-
NiCts thereon.
The bill provides tor tie appoint
mCnt by tho G0vernu: of State
Commission Of Highways, consist
ing OF five members, two to be chosen
from each Of the two political par
ties casting the highest number OF
votes at the last preceding State cleo
ton, to receive Il salary of two dol
lars per day and mileage, the fifth
member to he competent engineer,
who shall he known as the State En-
gineer of Highways, whose salary
shall he $1,000 year with travelling
expenses and mileage. a secretary
OF the commission is also provided
with salary of $500.
Under the bill this Commission is
I" have power, by and with the ap-
proval and consent of the County
| Courts, to lay out and determine
lines OF highway traversing the State
and connecting its leading cities,
| towns, county seats, &c. On the re-
QUESTION of the Commission, il is
made the duty Of the Warden of tho
Penitcntiary, or those having the
conNicts in charge, 20 detail not less
than two-thirds of the male persons
in their custody to labor on Tho high
ways designated by the Commission,
and at such times and places and i'm
such manner as the Commission NAV
direct. 1t is also made the Warden's
duty to provide suitable quarters and
guards, clothing, working tools, &C.,
for the convicts SO detailed, and in
All other respects to maintain said
conVlcts as they are now maintained
in the State prison. The persons de-
tailed are to consist of the better
'"' VI po'"o''' cont'heu' ana those
~" NY Tic shortest terms 10 serve,
"''' ''''He not SO detailed are to be
e."pl"Seo I'D the manufacture OF
'''',''"s ana 'ooiS Tor those at work
VI" VIC highways
Mr.. Edwards writes us that his
Dill is modelled upon the Ryder bill
: passed by the Legislature Of New
York, and is similar to measures adj.
Nocated by Governors Mckinley and
Alleged in messages to their respec
tive Legislatures.
: We approve the employment O,
convicts upon the highways of the
State, but whether their labor so en-.
be incurred under the measure pro
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Commissioners Sale of
Real Estate.

PURSUANT to decree of the Cir.
Il cult Court of Greeenbrier county
rendered the 2Sth day of NoyemIer
1894. In the suit of Caroline Tillmau
vs.. Elizabeth Smiths administrator q,
AIS; the undersigned commissioner
Will, OH
Saturday, January 5M, 1895,
at public auction, to the highest hill.
der, III front Of Jas. II. Stratton's Uo.
Tel, III the town of Lewisburg, W, Va
oHer Tor sale, the following property
mentioned in the bill and proceed mos
IN SAID cause, viz: a certain lot of
iand, with the buildings thereon, con.
tanning an acre or more, lying near the
"hlte sulphur Springs, Greenbrier
county, and being the same pronert1
upon which the said Elizabeth Smith
deceased, resided during her lifetime.
TERMS OF SALE.
Cash sufficient to pay the costs of
suit and expenses of sale, and as To the
residue OF purchase money upon a credit
OF q, IL and Is months, the purchaser In
give bond. with approved security for
The said deferred installments End the
legal title to lie retained as additionaI
security
JOEL. M. HARRIS,
Special Commissioner.
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Hon. LEVI =. MORTON was inau-
gurated Governor of New York at
noon on the LIST inst.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF yALUA
BILE LAND.

NDER and by virtue of decree of
~ the Circuit Court of Greenbrier
county, entered at the November
term, 1894. in the chanoery cause of
OF Mary NJ. Brown, adm 'triX, plaintiff
aaainst +. T.. 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
Saturday, the 27th ddV of January, 1885,
at II m, the following real estate:
LIST, An undivided half interest i'm 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 otter half
being owned by John A. Preston. Esq.
This tract is very valuable for it's timber
and coal.
End, A one undivided 10th part Of
the tract of land, known us the An.
drew Clingman farm on the waters of
Muddy Greek, containing 207 acres.
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 s, II and Is
months, with interest from date of
sale.
j. NJ. Now HORTER,
Special Commissioners.
| certify that bond with approved Sc
curity has been given by the above
special commissioner, as required by
law.
JONATHAN MAYS,
Dec. CAV. Clerk.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

ONE HUNDRED guests dined on
horse.hesh in Newark, n. j., at DR..
Hopkins invitation Friday last, and
said 1T was good eating. 1t was pre-
pared as an experiment.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

Coz. BRECKENRIDGE, though one
Of the most noted orators i'm the
country, is not a drawing card Just
now. The number attending his lee
turC Mt Charleston last week did not
exceed l75, and i'm Cincinnati it was
not much better. At Terra Haute,
Ind. he had only III to hear him,
and now we see that at Memphis the
W0man's Nineteenth Century Club
has resolved to boycott him when he
appears there this week. Breckin-
ridge is struggling manfully to stem
the tide Of popular disapproval, but
the blight Of his hypocritical life
and wicked association with Made
line Pollard is upon him and its
shadow will darken his pathway to
the end of his days.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

WHATEVER other beet sugar manu-.
facturers may think of the prospects
Of that industry under the rule Of the
Democratic party, Claus Spreckles.
the >ugar king, seems to think il is
good one to invest in. 4 few days
ag" he drew check for one million
and a-half dollars to pay for the
40, 600 acres on which is located the
Chino (Cal.) beet sugar industry,
which includes the town Of Chino, a
ten-miIe railroad, the water system
and the contract with the Chino Val
ley Beet Sugar Company.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

The SUN publishes all the news all
the ime, but it does not allow it's
columns to be degraded by unclean, I'M
moral or purely sensational matter.
Editorially. The Sun is the Consist
ent and unchanging champion and de-
fender of popular rights and interests
against political machines and monopo.
lies of every character. Independent
in all things, extreme in none 1t is
for good laws, good government and
good order.
By mail Fifty-cents month, Six
Dollars year.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

CONGRESS will convene again To.
day and the Carlisle Currency bill
will Do the order Of business in the
House. The chances seem to be in
favor OF its passage 10y that body,
though the opposition To il is strong.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

HELP NEEDED.-The farmers of
Western Nebraska are said to be in a
depIorable condition-actually suf-
terlng for bread. The corn crop
there was almost total failure this
year, and as the crop in the South
was abundant, that section is called
on for aid. We hope it may respond
cheerfully and literally. Ex-Gov-
ernor Northern is taking active steps
to ship train load Of provisions
from Atlanta, Ga.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

CHARLES w. BUTTON, for many
years editor of the Lynchburg Vir-
gnidn, died on the 2Sth uIt., at his
home in AppomattoX county, Va.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

"A SPLENDID opera house is to be
erected upon the site of the residence
of the late James G. Blaine, on La
tayette Square, Washington, in which
the statesman died, permit for the
building having been issued by the
District Commissioners. The opera
house will cost $3.50, 900, and will be
so constructed as to allow of roof
gardens, the first of the kind in Wash
ington.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03
New Advertisements.
Dissolution.

THE merchantile firm of G.. II. & E.
Il A. Hanna, Of Frankfort. w. Va,
was dissolved on the l7th day of De-
cember, 1894.
&. II. HANNA,
Jan. 3-tf. +. A. HANNA.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

REV. SAMUEL w. SMALL. for
twenty-five years member of the
bar OF Tennessee, was admitted to
practice in the Corporation Court at
Norfolk, Va, last week.
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7

at SOC: per yard. A better one at
4oc. 70 give yon the whole thing in
nuI smell, we Will say that we can fur
,isn you anything you want in our line
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

THERE was great fire in Louis
vile, Ky, last week, destroying
about S5OO,000 Of valuavle property
on the main street Of the CITY.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

THE State Legislature will con-
vene at Charleston next Wednesday,
the 9th.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

JOHN W. FOSTER, EX-Secretary
of State, has been requested by the
Chinese government to go to Japan
to meet the plenipotentiaries of the
former government and aid them in
their negotiations for peace. Hca
copied the invitation and has de.
parted for the East.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

THE Delaware Hotel, Albany, n.
Y, was destroyed by fire on the
3oth ult-loss SG00,00O. The Legis-
lature was just converting and the
house was full. A hundred guests
lost their baggage and had narrow
escape.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03
Save YOU MONEY !

II you want anything that we have not
got III stock let us get it for you, and
we VIII furnish you it for LESS
MONEY than you
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

AT session of the Logan county
grand jury last week, over 300 in
dictments were found against the il,
licit vendors of the ardent along the
line of the Norfolk and Western
railroad.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

EX-SENATOR JAMES G.. FAIR,
of Nevada, died of diabetes and
Bright's disease, at the Lick House,
San Francisco, ON the 2Sth uit,, leav-
ing to his children a fortune esti-
mated at $40, 100000
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

WE TfKE THIS CUM GRAND
Col. p. II. Moore, of Wheeling, reg
istered at the Monongahela House
last evening. The Colonel brings
the news, which he says he gets from
Il reliable source, that if Golf is u
candidate President Cleveland will
appoint Republican to succeed him
The President, it is stated, has given
Goff's friends to understand that he
will do this to be even in courtesy
with eX-President Harrison, who
named Judge Jackson, a Democrat,
for a seat on the United States Su.
preme bench, and to square matters
with Elkins, who worked hard to de.
feat his pet, Prof. Wilson. One of
the objections raised to GGff's can.
didacy has been that the Republi-
cans would lose a judgship, but with
this disability removed he need not
hesitate any longer on this score
Pttsd,ry Dispatch, 27M Wt.
DURING the recent revival con.
Quoted by Evangelist Schoofield, al
Huntington, telephones were put in
the theater where the services wer,
held, and the preaching was listened
to nightly by people in three States
Ohio, Kentucky and West Nir.
ginia. Telephone wires were run to
Ashland, KY; Ironton, Ohio, and
Guyandotte, w. Va. Mr.. Schoofield
says of this meeting at Huntington
1.-THE converts included all classes OF
people-an eX-Congressman, the Cir.
cult Judge, lawyers, prominent bust.
ness men, saloon keepers, gamblers,
infidels, newspaper men, railroad
conductors end engineers
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03

THE highest amo ont that Col. Rob
ert q. Ingersoll ever received for do
livering single lecture was So, 600
in Chicago. AT another time, in the
same city, he received 81, 100. His
receipts for Sunday night lecture
In New York, seventy per cent. of
the gross receipts, amount to from
1900 to Sl,5O0. In small cities the
receipts on this basis sometimes fig
ure as low AS $500, but his lectures
in large places bring the average uu
to 81 200 night.
MIR. JOHN II. DRAKE, of Phila-
deiphia, in II latter to the Mdn,.fuct-
'"'erS' Record, states that the SO, OGO.
600 Of bonds issued on the Charles.
ton, Clendennin u Sutton Railroad,
have been placed in PHILADELPHIA.
and insure the building of eighty
miles of road, which will complete
the line between Charleston and Sut.
ton. The road traverses for lOC
miles rich coal and timber section OF
the State.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-01-03
SUNDAY SHOE

good enough to get married in, at 81 .25.
We will sell you a good
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CA\'|BE BEAT

we have Just the thing you want in
I'D GLOVES, UNDERWEAR, &C.
&C; Look at our SHOES for La
- Dl 90 GlcEe grain, Sl.OO, pebble grain,
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Jan. 3 If.