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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-05-23
MUDDY CREEK
WOODEN MILLS
GREEIBRIER Co.. ". VA.

Tll T. undersigned would respectfullv
l. inform his friends and the public
generally that he is now prepared to
manufacture Wool into Yarn and Goods
upon reasonable terms. My terms will
be rs follows:
For Carding and Spinning and G
cut yarn, IA cents per pound for card
ing and spinning Z, s and cut warn.
10 cents per pound for cardinp and
spinning 10, ii and IL cut yarn, lScents
per pound making Blankets, 81. SOper
pair ut will take 10 lbs of clean wool
for one pair of Blankets y making
Jeans, 80 cts. per yard White Flannel
20 Gus, and colored Flannels, 80 to 32
cts. per pound Linseys, % to 80 cts.
per yard.
Wool received at the following places
ana goods returned when finished: AT
ID. >. Ford u Sons, Lewisburg. Green.
Orler county, w. Va; at Rupert & Nc
Ciungs, Rupert, Greenbrier CO.: at
w m. zimmerman s, Palestine, Green.
brler CO.; at Miller & Nowlan s. Alder
son, Monroe co.; and at the Anderson
Depot.
Persons shipping Wool by railroad
VIII marx their names on packages and
direct to me at Anderson, W. Va, with
directions how it is to he worked. I'm
payment for work l will take Wool at
the market price. All work must he
paid for on delivery.
JAS. A. GORTNER,
postoilice, Anderson, w. Va.
May 9-3mOs.
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Live stock Markets.
BALTIMORE. MAY 10th, 1895


There WAS fair run of very fine cat
tic here this week, and while the better
grades were considerable improve
ment over last week the quality gener.
ally was of better average than that
OF last week S offerings. There is no
serious change to note in quotations.
showing, owing to the improved quality,
decline of 10 to IS cents per 100 lbs.
We quote the range from 50 90 to So. so
most sales nj $500 to 1915 per 100 lbs.
The range ut same time last year was
from 800 to S4.65 per 100 lbs.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged
as follows Best heeveS at 5.OOaS5 so
those generally rated first quality Asa.
$500. medium or good fair QUALITY
) oOaS4.375, and ordinary thin steers,
oxen and cows 2.0Oas2.62t per 100 lbs.
Receipts-l ,2l9 head, against s53 last
week, and So same period last wear.
SaIcS--l,2i0 head, against SOL last
week, and $50 head same period last
year.
Sheep and lambs.--Receipts, 6.57g
head. We quote butcher sheep at 2a4t
cts. per H.: fall lambs ut 4a5s cts
and spring lambs 5Ia69 cts per III, gross.
New YORK, May 90. -lSeeves--Re.
ceiptS 5,2l2 head. The Market was
iirmcr: ordinary to prime native steers
sold ut 5.l5a$5.S5 per 100 It's, and bulls
and dry COWS, 2.25aSi.OO. The range
at same time last year for ordinary to
prime native steers was from s3. so to
y. 60 per 100 lbs. Sheep and Lambs
Receipts 1855: butcher sheep sold mt
3.$7 taS475, and lambs at 6.5OaS7. rs per
luO lbs. logs---Receipts 10, 446; live
hogs sold 1T 4.50a%5.00 per 100 lbs.
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Commissioners Sale
OF VERY
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE !

pG virtue of decree of the Circuit
- Court of Greenbrier county, rem
dered at its April term, 1895, in six suits
In chancery, therein pending, which
were heard together, and in which Alex.
r. Mathews, II. A. Holt, w. NJ. Tyrce,
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.
will sell, at public auction. 10 the high.
est bidders, in front of the hotel of John
w. Anderson, in the town of Anderson,
III Monroe county, w. W.. on
Saturday, the 22nd day of J,u,e, 1895,
the following valuable real estate, viz
That very valuable and fertile farm,
situated immediately below or west of
the town or Anderson, on Greenbrier
| river, known rs 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
Greenbrier, and Is equal to any farm i'm
the said counties. 1t will he sold sub.
Ject TO certain rights given by Il former
owner for mining and removing BROW,
stone. and also to said railroad right of
way.
Also the undivided three fourths of
the following properties:
a tract of land Of l25 acres, more or
less, on Flat Top mountain, i'm Monroe
county, formerly owned by +. f. Oar.
nall and John 5. Darnall. Certain wa
ter rights and privileges granted to w.
i. 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 22f acres, near North AL
derson, and known rs part of the Fair
Ground.
A tract of 2 acres IN North A lderson.
known as the DR.. Clay lot.
A tract of 1877 acres, more or less.
near North Anderson, and known us the
w. ID. bearing land.
After being offered separately all
these properties Will be offered as a
VIII ole and that sale will lie 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 e, II and Is
months, the purchasers to execute
ponds, 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 1o-4W. Clerk.
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OBSITU AR n.

WILLIAM CLIFFORD CUNNINGIIAM.
After lingering illness of several
months, this worthy and esteemed
young man passed quietly and peace
lullN To rest on Friday, May 10th, 1895,
at the residence of his father in Lewis.
burg, West Virginia.
Though not unexpected. this sad
event cast deep shadow of gloom over
the town and brought great burden of
grief and sorrow, not only to his imme-
diatc family, but to large circle of
relatives and friends, who mourn his
untimely death.
lie was born in lcwisburg on the 9th
ol April, 1866, and having spent his ell
TIRE HE OF - wears in the town, he had
many lifelong acquaintance and warm
trends here. lie was of Il quiet, retir-
ing disposition, Kind and generous, and
DID many acts of Kindness and charity
which were not known to the public.
even 10y his most intimate friends, un-
I'll after his dcath-the grateful recipi-
cntS OF his faVOrs came to bring their
tribute % affection to lay on his coffin.
He united with the PRESBYTERIAN
church IN April, 1883, just after his
18th birthday, and by his exemplary
''N''''' 'i'N NV S"ilSu VIC NblllluCIlCG
and approval of the congregation and
was chosen to the office of Deacon on
the 10th day of November. 1855, with
Ihos. w. .MCClung, f. II. Hunter, G.
ii. LutZ and James NJ. RAIDER, and was
regularly ordained and installed as such
on the 10Th day of November, 1855, and
was an honOred and faithful member of
The Board of DcacOnS at the time of his
death.
The Church has lost consistent
member and faithful officer the com.
muity an upright and useful citizen.
His faith was firm his hope was
bright; his end was peace. His fu.
neral took place from the PRESBYTERIAN
church, and large ConCourSe of friends
attended his body to its resting place
in the cemetery beside the Old Stone
| Church.
The Lord has called him to home
IN heaven, and the Lord will sustain
and comfort the hearts of those in the
home on earth who are Borrowing on
account of his vacant seat.
j. n. s.
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DIED.

On Wednesday, May LIST, 1895, at the
home of her parents on Mill Creek, Po-
c@@2ntas county, Miss LIZZIE +. BRIrF.
FEY, daughter of Mr.. w. A. Bruffey,
aged Is years.
On Wednesday, May 22nd, 1898, at
the home of his father, near Lewis
burg, of whooping cough, Roy, infant
son OF Mr.. VIM. III. and Mrs. Emma
Llpps, aged months.
On Saturday, May 4th, 1895, on Lau-
rel Creek, Pocahontas county, of CON
sumption, Mrs NANCY |. GALFORD,
wife of Mr.. VIM. GaIford and daugh-
ter of Mr.. James Johnson, aged 30
years.
On Sunday, May 9Th, 1895, at the
home of his son,in-law, (Mr. John
Sheets near LinwoOd, Pocahontas
county, Mr.. J. w. MCCALPIN, in the
b9th year Of his age. lie was native
OF Rockbrldge county. Va, but for 40
years a resident of Pocahontas.
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Notice to Lien Holders.

To all persons holding liens by judg,
ment or otherwise on the real es.
tate, or any part thereof, of James
+. Walkup, j. j. Walkup and ).
w. Walkup:
IN pursuance OF Il decree of the Cir.
cult Court of GreenGrier county,
made in cause therein pending, to sub,
ject the real estate OF the said James +.
Walkup, J. J. Walkup and :. w.
Walkup to the satisfaction of the liens
thereon, you are hereby required to
present all claims held by you, and each
of you, against the said Jas. f. Walkup,
j. J. Walkup and s. w. walkup, which
are liens on their real estate, or any
part of it, for adjudication to me, at
my Office, in the town of Lewlsburg,
w. Va, on or before the 10th day June,
1895.
Given under my hand, this l4th day
of May, 1895.
JAMES G.. McPH ERSON,
May l6-4w. Commissioner
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NJ 4 Sklk6Ekb.

On Monday. May 18th. 1898. at the
Parsonage of the Nj. f. Church. South.
in Hinton by Rev. q. &. BeaIl, Mr..
IEYT0N y. ALLEY and Miss ALICE
f MORTON-all of Hinton.
On Tuesday, May 18th, 1895, at the
residence of the brides father, at Fall.
ing Spring, this county, by Rev. ID. NJ.
layton, DIR. HENRY :. FLEIsHER and
Miss LENA X. NJ. RENICK- all of this
county.
On Wednesday, May 18th, 1895, at the
residence of the brides father. Mr.. g..
w. Hill, near Greenville, in Monroe
county, by Rev. -, Mr.. =, FLETCHER
GWINN, OF Summers county, and Miss
ONA HILL, of Monroe county.
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Notice.

- EALED bids will be received by the
~ Corporation CT Lewisburg, UP to
noon, June 4th, 1895, for the contract
TO light the street lamps of the Town
OF Lewisburg. The contractor will be
required to furnish the oil, chimneys,
wickS and matches, and light the lamps
every night for one year-three nights
before and three nights after every full
moon excepted. Parties submitting
olds VIII please make twO-one with
the privilege of putting the lights out
at midnight and the other at daylight.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all lids.
GEO. Il. ARGABRlTE,
May 23-2w. Secretary.
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Notice 10 Creditors.

10 the Creditors of j. II. Stratton, de.
ceased:
n pursuance of decree of the Cir
L cult Court Of the county of Green
Drler, made in a cause therein pending.
TO subject the real estate of the said 7
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
Wlthrow, 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 Nav
1895. "''
JONATHAN MAYS.
May io-'W. Clerk.
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New Advertisements.
Commissioners Sale of
Real Estate.

ID RSl ANT to a decree of the CIR
Il cult Court of Grceuhrier county.
rendered on the 10Th day of April, 1896.
III the suit of John 7. Harper VS.. John
/. Corran ct ais, the undersigned Spe-
cial Commissioner will, on
Tuesday, lane 1871, 1895,
offer for sale, at public auction, to the
highest bidder, in front of the Lewis
burg Hotel, in the town of Lewisburg,
w. Va, the land in the bill and pro
cecdlngS in said cause mentioned, viz
a certain tract of land, lying on the
waters of Towards Creek, in White
Sulphur district, Greenbrier county,
containing fOrtysiX acres, more or less,
and being the same hand conveyed TO
the said John II. Harper by Henry Gil
mer, special Commissioner, in the suit
of Jamison u Co. VS.. Eakle ct ais, and
by the said Harper conveyed TO Eliza
beth :. CorTan.
TERMS OF SALE:
Cash sufficient to pay the costs of
SUIT and expenses of sale, and as to the
residue OF purchase money credit
OF u, and II months will be allowed
the purchaser to give bonds, with ap-
proved personal security for the said
deferred payments and the legal title to
he retained rs additional security.
JOEL NJ. HARRIS,
Special Commissioner.
Bond and security has been given by
The above named Special Commissioner
as required by law.
JONATHAN MAYS.
May 23-4W. CLERK
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Com m isstOner's Notice.
Harry b. Moore
VS..
i. T.. Wolknp et olS


I n obedience to a decree Of the Cir.
Il cult Court of Greenbrier county
rendered on the 10th day of April, 1895
requiring me to convene the lien credi.
tors of the defendants, JAS. f.. Walkup
}. j. Walkup and 5. w. Walkup in the
manner prescribed 10y law and to take al
account of the amount, dignity and
priority of said several liens and of the
location, quantity and probably value
of lands owned 10y the defendants, re.
spectivefy. and report my proceedings
hereunder to Court, together with any
other matter specially stated, deemed
pertinent by myself or required by any
party, all persons interested in the
taking Of and stating the matters of
report required by said decree will take
notice that | have fixed upon Monday
the 10th day of June, 1895, as the time
and my office in the town OF Lewisburg,
w. Va, as the place, Of executing said
order.
Given under my hand, this l4th day
of May, 1895.
JAMES &. MCPHERSON,
May l6-4w. Commissioner.
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Bic LAND DEAL.--lt is reported
from Elkins, this State, that on the
18th inst, Mabis u Mcclure, of Pitts
burg, closed the purchase of the Gof
and Arnold estates, comprising 1000
acres of land on the headwaters of
Roaring Creek, for which they bald
S35O,OOO cash. The cutting, saving
and handling of the timber ON these
estates will employ two hundred
men tive years, involving n cost of
S'OO,0OO, and the output of sawed
lumber is estimated at 200, OOO, 900
feet. The great Roaring Crock coal
beds crop out i'll many places on the
property, at times showing face of
twenty feet, while the whole survey
is covered with soft, white sand.
stone, invariably found where petro-
leum exists. The purchasers will be-
gin operations on gigantic scale at
once, their mills being located at the
mouth Of Flat Bush. The deal is
the largest ever cOnsummatcd i'm this
State.
DEATH OF A BIG CAVALRHMAS,
lleros Won BOrcke, the siX-foOt four.
inches Prussian, who was chief of
staff for Lieut.. Gen. J. T.. b. Stuart,
died in Berlin last Monday. lie
was one Of the hravest of men, and
his immense figure at the head Of 6
cavalry charge was one of the pict
ureSquc visions Of the war. He haC
an immense sword which was pre-
scnted him by the Commonwealth
Of Virginia, and which no ordinary
man could lift. He came to thi:
country at the Yorktown Centennia
celebration and came TO Staunton tC
pay his respects to the widow of tn,
great cavalry commander, Mrs. J
r. b. Stuart. Those who met hin
then were charmed with him. AT
ter he returned to Germany he wrot,
Il book on our civil war and his per
Sonal experience under the grca
cavalry communicable ,ultOn Th,
dicdtOr.
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Notice to Creditors.
April Is 6mOs

10 ne Creators Of Maria j. Alderson
dPcedSed |i"'e'Son'
, pursuance of decree of the Cir.
hrie o"'u .9uri OF the county of Green
~ "r; made III II cause therein pending
inJIc' me real estate of the said
her , !" =. NiuerS"m to the payment of
wonr "en'S' you are required to present
Sa,d , N,alin" against the estate of the
iinm M"'Ia D Anderson, for adjudica.
si"mo,r !" D. NJ McWhorter, Commits
o ON ~. at MS Office, in the said county
VIZ VI "c'"rc the l4th day of June, 1885
soi w itness: Jonathan Mays, Clerk or
'"'o court, This 9TH day of Nav, IS95
Non JONATHAN MAYS.
"' Clerk.
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commissioners Notice.
O6tce of Com r Jas. Withro,.
Letcisburg, May l4th, 1895.
James Skecn
VS..
John Il. Scott ct ais.


John T. Scott ct ais.
NOTICE IS hereby given to all per-
~ sons interested in the above named
caused. now pending in the Circuit
Court OF Greenbrier county, that have
fixed upon the 7th day of June, 1895. AZ
the time, and my office, in Iewisburg.
as The place to report, as required by
an order OF the said Court, IN vacation.
viz:
LIST, The amount of liens now exist
ing against the lands of the defendants.
John L. Scott, j Joseph III. Scott ,J lanes A =,
scott and Rankin w. Scott, which were
conveyed to them by their father, james
Scott, deceased, with their dignities and
priorities.
md, The quantity. location and
probable value Of the said lands, and
whether the rent Of said lands for the
term of five years will pay said liens !;
and,
3rd, Any other matter deemed peril.
nent by the Commissioner, or required
by any party interested.
At which time and place you can at
tend II you elect so to do.
Given under my hand. at my said Of
nee: JAMES WITHROW,
May lo-4w. Commissioner.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-05-23

The silver conference held, re-
Gently at Salt Lake City, effected a
permanent organization to be known
as "The Bimetalic Union" whose
object shall be to inculcate the prin-
ciples of bimetallism and the resto-
ration of the free coinage of silver
at the ratio Of l6 to |, by the circula-
ton OF documents, the holding of
meetings. and ether appropriate
means.
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TIE election of a Senator i'm Ken
lucky to succeed Mr.. Blackburn will
probably turn on the silver question
and promises to be exciting. Col.
Phil Thompson says: II haven't
the remotest doubt that the State
Democratic convention Of Kentucky
will declare in favor Of free silver
coinage. The majority of the party
believe that way, and the silver men
are not going to take back seat in
old Kentucky. | am of the opinion
that the State convention will pay its
respects to the United States Su.
preme Court in the income-taX mat
ter if the verdict Of that tribunal is
adverse to the tax. Just keep your
eye on the convention, and see if my
prophecy isn't verified"
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CAPT. +. r. Cooke, of Cumberland
CO., Va, who was the populist candi-
date for Governor, says that none of
the histories of General Lee gives an
account of the Generals life from
his surrender at Appomattox, to his
acceptance of the presidency of
Washington d Lee University
During that time Capt. Cooke says
General Lee lived i'm Powhatan
county in house, and on farm,
the use of which he was invited to
accept for as long time as he
might choose, by his, the Captains
mother. 1t was while riding along
a lonely road near that house that
the General was met by one of his
old soldiers, who stopped, and TAX
ing off his hat, asked, is this not
General Lee?' and receiving an at
tirmative reply, waved his hat and
gave the General three cheers.
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WHEAT sold i'm Kansas City Fri
day at - cents bushcl, an advance
of nearly 30 cents from the extreme
low price reached last fall.
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commissioners Sale of
Real Estate.

DURSUANT to decree of the
L Circuit Court of GreenbrieI
county, rendered at it's April term
1895, in the suit in chancery, therein
pending, in which Allen Caperton ct a
are plaintiffs and T. ii. Jarrett ct ais.
are defendants. | will sell, at public
auction, to the highest bidder, in front
OF the lewishurg Hotel of the late Jas,
ii. Stratton, in the town of Lewisburg,
on
T"eSdt'y, the 25th day Of Jume, 1895,
the following real estate, viz: A tract
of land in the western part of Green.
Orler 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, 10y deed dated
Sept. 23rd, 1878, and recorded in Green.
brler County Court Clerks office, i'm
Deed Book No. 80, page 475, after de-
ductIng therefrOm 80 acres sold by said
Jarrett in his lifetime.
TERMS OF SALE.
Cash as to so much as may be needed
to pay costs of suit and expenses of
sale, and rs to balance credit of six
and twelve months will be given, the
purchaser TO execute bonds with an.
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
rs required by law.
JONATHAN MAYS,
Nav o3-lw luarL
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TIE State Educational Associa-
tIon will meet this year at Shepherds.
town, July |, 2, 3, and 9Th.
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SECRETARY CARLISLE made a
great speech at Covington, Ken
tucy, last Monday, to a large and
deeply interested audience. He
strongly opposed the free coinage of
silver and declared for the gold
standard. He denied that silver was
demonetized by the act of 1873, or
that that act was passed by stealth.
Mr.. Carlisle will deliver two other
speeches before returning to Wash
ington.
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STATISTICS prepared by the Agri-
cultural Department show that weeds
cause annually loss of $4,000, 900
to American crops.
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CHAs. j. SEARCY, the Aqua creek
train robber, has been sentenced TO a
confinement of eight years i'm the
Virginia penitentiary.
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In Chdncerq.
The object of this suit is to subject
the lands of the defendants, John II.
Scott, Joseph II. Scott, James A. Scott
and Rankin w. Scott, which were con-
veyed to them 10y deed from their father,
James Scott, and his wife. to the plain
tiff, lien and it appearing, by affidavit
filed, that the defendants, the admins
TRAITOR and heirs at-law of II. b. James,
dec d., are unknown, and that the de-
PENDANTS, Mary +. Mathews, executrix
of Thos. Mathews, dec d.. surviving
partner of the late firm of NJ. and T.
Mathews, and James A. Scott and
Nancy &. Scott, his wife, are non
resident of this State, it is or
dered that they do appear here at the next
rule day after the date of the first puhli-
cation of this order, and do what is
necessary to protect their interests III
this suit.
Teste:
JONATHAN MAYS,
Dennis ~ Williams, soils. Clerk.
May 9-4w.