Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-05-02
rH0N. II. DENNIS, Editor.
THURSDAY. MAY 2ND, 1890.
E,dit0r.
"A Choice Fit Of Carbon"

"A Choice Fit Of Carbon"
a few weeks ago we published an
item of news taken from the Char .
lesion Mai, giving an account of a
diSorderly aud disgraCeru! night raid .
made by number of tuughS upon
the home Of one John Burns, living
within the cooperate limits of the
town of Montgomery, adding, that,
at Montgomery, the Legislature, I'M
der the wise and able leadership of
Mr.. Senator Davies had appropriated
a large sum for the establishment of |
state school for the training of
youth. The publication by US of
this item from the Mat seems to
have given mortal Offcnsc to the
Montgomery Courier. 1t is worthy
Of remark, however, that the Courier,
whilst dcnouncing the MARS ac-
count Of this outrage as a lie, at the
same time admits all the material
statements made by that paper, en-
cept the statement that Mr.. Burns
and his daughter were both badly
beaten. Here is the Curriers' adj
mission Of the MdpS account in the
face of which how can it denouncc
the story as lie?--
cts true that lot Of toughs.
residents of kanaWha county, go
glorious!y drunk on Kanawha whist
key and proceeded to paint Mont,
gomcry red, and in the night time
stoned the house Of John Burns. 1t
is true that a door and some win
dowS were broken, but il is an infa-
nous lie to say that any one was
hurt, for such was not the case.
The CannOnadingn did not last II
minutes, for the town policemen ap.
peared upon the scene, the offenders
captured and turned over to the
Fayette county authorities to be
punished"
The following "choice bit" of
classic English from the article of
our irate contemporary is far more
amusing than offensive to us:
"That vulture, the independent,
amid the Tapping of wings, cmits IA
scream of delight as it pounces
down in this choice bit of carbon"
The INDEPENDENT begs to assure
the Courier that it has no relish for
these "choice bits Of carrionn so
frequently found in the locality
where Mr.. Davies proposes to estab-
llsh his State University, and much
regrets that its mild protest against
the cruelty of assembling the youth
OF the State in community where
these "choice bits" are so abund-
ant should have excited the ire of
that journal.
We shall not allow the rudeness of
the Courier to tempt us to speak I'M
kindly Of the people of Montgom-
cry, toward whom we entertain
mono other than the kindest feelings,
but we shall continue to feel at lib
erty to criticise the egregious folly
of the Legislature in appropriating
n large amount of the peoples
money for the establishment Of a
State school in that narrow, swelter-
e '"s anu "he'e' OH account Oh
''0 '''o' ofe''eouS character OF the
population, for which the people Of
Montgomery are not to blame, the
' NV may VIZ 9e"' 'here' must
necessarily be exposed to many
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""' -ho'''h"nierS needs
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"heh MIR. Davies gets his school
the educational process haoir in ,hc
Courier office. where , fay Io.o,,.
in the amenities and pronriotias ot
newspaper controversy arc seen,.
ingly much needed and uboro III.
tie drilling in the correct uee Of rro.
lish words we trust wouId pot no
wholly in vain. The proprietv ~
this kindly SUGGESTION will no an