Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-12-24
Pickups I'm Town and County.


An old adage says: AS the days
lengthen the cold strengthens.
County Court will convene OH Mon
day, the 4th of January, when all the
newly elected officers will qualify.
Rev. G.. II. Dohbs, of the Richards
Church, occupied Mr.. Whites pulpit
at the Presbyterian Church last Sun
day.
All the members Of the Cooking CLUB
are requested to meet at the home of
Miss Matte Porterlield next Saturday
afternoon, at 4 o'clock.
Miss Jayne HandIey, one of the teach
ers in the Lewisburg Graded School, has
purchased the Kelly property, on Lee
street. Price paid. 5000.
Preaching IN the NJ. E. Church, South,
next Sunday at ii a. m. and 7.30 p. m.
Christmas se1mon at night at p. m.
Preaching at Fairview at O'Clock p.
M, sharp.
If you want to spend happy Christ
mas send..a load of coal or wood, a bar,
rel of flour or turkey to some poor
family, and we will guarantee you the
best Christmas you ever spent.
Hon. Joseph Marcellus McWhorter
has received his commission from the
Governor as Judge elect of this Circuit,
and qualified yesterday by taking the
oath of Office before Thos. ii. Dennis,
Notary.
The ladies of the NJ. f. Church.
South, will give an Oyster Supper next
Thursday night, Dec. 3lst, i'll Mrs.
Pulliam's building, on Main street.
Proceeds for the benefit of the Church.
Give them your presence.
The Methodist Sunday School will
give an entertainment at the Town
Hall tonight. A Log Cabin has been
built and a present for each member OF
the School placed therein, which will be
distributed to them by Santa Claus
Special presents Will also be distributed.
The Lewisburg Female Institute will
closed to. day for the Christmas holidays,
and the teachers and pupils will all leave
to enjoy the season at home. We hope
they may all enjoy the rest from the la
bors of the school-room and return in
health and happiness for the duties of
the new year.
Mrs. Rebecca Mann, of Falling Spring
district, this county, died ut the resi-
dence of her daughter, Mrs. Johnson
McCo' mack, in Summers county,
(where she had been visiting for several
weeks,) Wednesday of last week. The
immediate cause of her death was a
cold contracted some time ago, which
gradually weakened her system, and
from her age, being 81 years, she was
unable to rally. Mrs. Mann was the
mother of capt. A. w. Mann, OF Fall
ing Spring district, this county, where
her remains were brought for burial
last Friday.
The great revival meeting, which
has been in progress here in the NJ n
Church, South, for about seven weeks
conducted by the pastor, Rey. L. W
Brown, and Rev. V. w. Wheeler, CLOSED
last Tuesday night, with Sacramento
services, which were very impressly'
and largely attended. After the ser
vices the congregation rushed forward
to bid Mr.. Wheeler, who was to ieaV
the next morning for his home in CHI
, ton Forge, Va, goodbye. He and MI
Brown have worked faithfully for tn
conversion of the people of this com
munity and were very successful
, Eternity alone will reveal the good tina
, has been done. There were l27 CONVEX
, sions, "a of whom haye joined tn
! Methodist Church, with others vet !
ioin. A purse of forty.odd dollars wa
, raised and presented to Mr.. Wheeler D
q our people. The Brown-Wheeler II
viyal of 1896 will long be remember.