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

Mr.. j. Il. Boone, of Fayette county,
was summoned to Greenbrer last week
by the extreme illness of his sister,
She is now better and he returned to
Fayette last Saturday.
Mr.. Henry l.. Cox, of Staunton, Va,
spent several days here with his parents
the past week.
Mr.. Calvin b. RAIDER left last Friday
for Wheeling, where he has accepted a
business position.
Lloyd and Maud Kincaid and Lake
Brinkley, who spent the holidays with
their parents near Frankfort, returned
to their school at Anderson last Mon
day. MIR. Ira Brinkley, of Charleston,
also spent several days with his parents.
Mr.. Frank Tyree, who spent several
weeks with friends and relatives here,
has returned to his home in Kansas.
Miss Callie Harlow, who has been
teaching in Virginia. has returned to
home here.
Mr.. Lake Moore has returned from a
brief visit to Philadelphia.
Misses Clara McAllister, Of Coving-
ton, Va, jamie Slaughter, of Gordons-
vile, Va, and Mamie Cabell, of Hin
ton. are guests of Maj. James II. STRAIT
ton, at the Lewisburg Hotel.
DR.. Robert Biggs, Of Ashland, KY,
and Geo. n. Biggs, Esq, of Hunting
ton, were here Tuesday to attend the
funeral Of their brother, Samuel G..
Biggs, Esq.
Our boys all returned to College this
week-Ben. Harlow, Claud Feamster
Fred White, VIM. and James Mason,
Verne Snyder and Summers and Win.
ters Mcneil to Washington and Lee
Rev. Henry w. Mclaughlin, to the
Union Seminary; Julian Arbuckle to
Hampden Sidney and Kent and Fred
Snyder to the Fishburne School at Way.
neSboro.
The teachers and young ladies Of the
l.. +. l. are all expected back this week.
The School opens for the last half of
the session to-day.
Hon. John j. Davis. after spending a
week here the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Preston, returned the first of
the week to his home at Clarksburg.
Judge Holt of the Court of Appeals
spent the holidays with his family here.
The Court well convene in regular SEES
sion next w ednesday, the 9th inst, in
| Charleston.
Messrs. Cary Feamster and Lyle
Austin were in Hinton one day last
week.
Mrs. J. f. McClung, of CoyingtOn
! Va, is here the guest of her father, Mr.
Jesse Bright.
| Mr.. Bedford Calwell and wife, of the
White Sui. Springs, have been spending
the holidays with their neices, The
Misses Harrison. Mr.. Calwell is in his
8Oth year, but still bears the impress OF
the Old Virginia gentlemen, as does
his amiable wife. the cultured matror
of ante bellum days.
Prof. Lane, who spent the holidays
with relatives and friends i'll Virginia
has returned to Lewisburg.
Mr.. John X. Johnston, of Highland
county, Va, has been spending thu
Christmas with his brother, NJ. A
Johnston. near this place. He was ;
member of the Greenbrier Calvary, ant
being raised in this county, he has beef
spending a pleasant time meeting hi
old friends and reyiving the scenes O.
his childhood.
Mr.. J. w. McNair, travelling sales
man for the Clifton Forge Grocery Co.
and bride, nee Miss Fannie Bell, o.
Basic City, Va, arrived in Lewisburt
last week, and have taken rooms at Capt
A. p. Meetings..
| Mr.. Sandy Arbuckle has returned u
his school in Pittsylvania county, Va.
Mr.. Chas. A. Byrd, Of Bath county
Va, has taken position here as clerl
in the store of Col. J. w. A. Ford
Mr.. W. Rush Burdett expects to taxi
the road soon as a travelling salesman.
A dispatch was received here Mon
day morning by Mrs. j. w. Mathews
announcing the death, on the 3Oth ult'
of her brother. Capt. Hiram McVeigh
at Jonesboro, Ark.
Mrs. f. S. Moomua left last night 10
Richmond, Va, where she Will receiy
medical treatment from DIR. Mcclure.
Rev. w. K. Marshall has returned
from trip to Romney'