Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-03-26
Anderson Items.

ALEX. THOMPSON.
Anderson Items.
One Of our young ladies went to Bal.
timore to have her eyes treated, and has
| surprised her friends by sending the fol.
lowing announcement from that CITY.
Miss Irene Warwick Saunders and
Mr.. Howard Moran were married Mar.
18th, &c." We hope the matrimonial
life will bear no resemblance to the
rough month in which it begins.
Our Monroe citizens are sorely af-
tiicted with candidates. They are as
thick as "lyart leaves bestrew the
yird" in the autumnal days. Our
friend Smith says, "with half dozen
sitting around your stove, all for the
same office, to make each believe that
he is your pet, requires finesse in ~
ing which it is simply impossible to at
TAIN" When Smith confesses himself
in such straits it is time a little neigh
borly help was extended. We accord
lngly recommend the following set
speech to each one rs the voter is cor
nered and his aid solicited: My dear
Sir, Ecu know how highly esteem YOU:
and If, after considering the best inter
ests OF the county and my party, your
election seems best, you shall most GER
tainly have my support. Let that be
all, for the candidate S vanity will do
the rest. He Is perfectly assured that
you cannot consider the interests of
your county and party without seeing
the necessity of putting him into office.
II the y rays were turned upon vol
unteer candidates head, through the
natural openings in we'll developed
contour of brassy skull, not a trace of
anything would appear, for the empti-
ness of vanity fills the brain space, and
you cannot photograph vacuum.
Some of our speculative inventors
were talking the other day, and
thought their ideas might be of value
to the practical ones. The general
idea was that each axle of every car on
train ought to be arranged to run a
dynamo, and the electricity generated
conducted to storage battery on the
engine, from which the engineer could
turn it on the machinery in making the
up grades. That this might be made
available in an engine combined for the
use of both steam and electricity, and
especially for electrical engines. 1t
seems possible to accumulate energy in
this way on down grades to overcome
the up grades, and we hope some prac-
tical inventor will give it attention.
Miss Fannie Steenbergen, a charm
ing young lady and student of the
l.. F. L." spent last Saturday and
Sunday with her cousin, Mrs. Geo. T.
Lyle, in North Anderson.
The many friends of Rev. Jacob II.
Lewis will be glad to learn that there
is a marked Improvement In his health.
Miss Jane Buster, of Blue Sulphur,
gave on last Monday birthday dinner
inhonor of her sister, Mrs. J. Nc. Bright.
Every ono who has had the privilege Of
putting his feet under Miss James din
ing table, will instinctively say,
would that had been there"
Edward Bryant, son of Mr.. J. II.
Bryant, died at the home of his father,
about three miles above the Blue Sul
phur Springs, on the 18th inst.
Mr.. John Harvey lies badly paralyzed
at the home of his brother-in-law,H Hon.
VIM Haynes, near Stockyards.
This rough March weather has been
hard on our old people. Amongst 9TH
ers it has badly crippled with rheumat-
les Mrs. Carlisle, a motherly old lady
living near Roekstool's mill.
Except in that of Joe Stephens, jr.
who is in critical condition, the cases
of typhoid fever before mentioned are
recovering.
Rev. Jas. NJ. Hawley, our Methodist
pastor, has left for the Conference at
Roanoke. Mr.. Hawley has given en-
tire satisfaction, and his people are
looking and hoping for his return to
this field.
The Anderson House is rinsing its
face and hands and putting on clean
shirt, preparatory to receiving spring
company. On its register we note the
names of w. Dan. Williams and r. w
Jackson, of Parkersburg J. q. Fin
nell, Osborne, o.; Senator T. p. Da-
yies, Montgomery City; and g. e.
Parrish, Baltimore.
Mr.. J. J. Houchins and others, Of the
Republican State League, took passage
for Charleston on No. 8, morning of
the oath inst. 1t is said that an extern
siye manufacturer of opinion has been
holding closet counsel with the boys
and that, in consequence, they will 90
down to the capital city unanimous in
their sentiments. HECKEL.