Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-08-20

WE learn from The Man that Their
arc rs guests at the Anderson Hous,
Anderson.
TIE Marvin Grove Camp. meeting
in Monroe county, will convene mex
Thursday, Aug. 9th.
THERE will be Divine service /
st. James Episcopal Church here Sur
day afternoon, at 4.30 O'Clock.
Mr.. w. III. EEAGER, of Cheyenne
Wyoming, will please accept our thank
for batch of Western papers.
TIE Supreme Court of Appeals wi
convene at Charles Town, Jefferso
county, on the End of next month.
Mr.. JOSEPH HANNA, formerly O
Greenbrier, died at his home in Charles
ton one day last week, aged IS years.
+. D Prince, Cashier of the Bank O
Hinton, has resigned, and f. II. Va
Antwerp has been elected to take hi
place.
THE levy for county purposes wa
fixed by the recent term of the Count
Court of Monroe county at 40 cents OF
the 500.
TIE Monroe Waterman says J. b
Leach, Of Second Greek district, tina
county, had six extra good 2-year. ol,
cattle killed by lightning on the 1Otl
instant.
WHEN you go to Charleston stop a
the Hotel Peyton, if you want mic,
fare, nice quarters and want to b,
nicely. treated. 1t is kept by George l.
Peyton. and is first.class.
Miss EVA b. UOGE, daughter of Chas
L. IIoge, of Kentucky, will be married
on the Goth to Henry 7. Iveys, of Mis-
sissippi, at the home of the bride
father in Kentucky. They will 90 OF
bridal tour to Europe.
THERE will be a picnic at the ole
Matthew Humphreys place, on the Salt
Sulphur turnpike, on Saturday, Sept
9th, the proceeds to be used for the pur.
pose of building Church near that
point. Everybody is cordially invited
TO attend.
WE are requested to announce that
Capt. G. L. Smith and Henry Gilmer
Esq, will address the Bryan Club at
Ronceverte tomorrow FRIDAY evening"
at the Clubs usual hour of meeting
and that Thos. II. Dennis will address
the Club on Friday evening, Sept. 4th.
CONVENTIONS have been called by
the various Executive Committees of
the Peoples party to meet in Anderson
on Wednesday, the Goth inst, to nomi
nate Congressman for this district, q
Judge for this, the tenth, Judicial Cir.
cult and a State Senator for the StL
Senatorial district.
A LAWN PARTY, under the auspices
of the Epworth League, will be given at
the M. E. Church, South, at White Sui.
phur Springs, on Friday night next, the
Dist instant. Ice cream, lemonade, or
anges, bananas, California fruits and
coffee and sandwiches will be served
Proceeds for repairs to auditorium.
TIE Teachers Institute of Poca
hontas county last week was attended
by 73 teachers-37 males and SO females
The Pocahontas Times has this to say
of Prof. James Il. Rucker, one of the
instructors at the Institute: Prof
}. L. Rucker, so well known for his eff
llcient work as Principal of the Lewis
burg Graded School, and instructor in
previous institutes in our county, is
doing some of his best work for the
benefit of the teachers at the present
sessions of the Institute.
MIR. MARION COULTER, of Anthony's
Creek district, while playing with 49,
caliber revolver last Monday accident
ally let it discharge. The ball took eff
feet i'll the inside Of his kneecap, pass
ing under same and out to the skin or
opposite side. Mr.. Coulter took out
his pocketknife, cut the skin and took
out the ball. DR.. Jos. &. Brown wa:
called in las he was passing, by and
washed and dressed the wound. 1t is
Just possible that Mr.. Coulter may
carry stiff knee to his grave.
List of Deeds.
The following is a list of deeds, etc.
admitted to record by the Clerk OF
Greenbrier County Court from Aug
10Th to Aug. 18th, 1896:
a deed from j. NJ. McWhorter, trus
lee, TO David Green, for part of lot No
-, on Nailroad avenue, Ronceverte.
From John l.. Harper and wife tt
benjamin East, for lot No. 5, contain
ing one acre, at Dry Creek, White Sui
phur district.
From j. w. Arbuckle, commissioner
toC: l.. McClung, for 100 acres of lane
!S9rface only in Meadow Bluff dis
trict.
TIE Brushy Ridge Campmeeting will
close tomorrow. 1t has certainly been
aspiritual series of meetings - result
Ing, up to our latest report, in some IL
conversions and 30-Odd seekers at the
altar. The church has been greatly re-
YiVed and edited. Splendid order, fol
SO large and continued gathering, has
prevailed throughout. Oyer 100 tents
are occupied, and Methodists, Presby
terians and Baptists alike are becom
Ing deeply interested in these annua
meetings. Among the ministers pres
ehl we note - Revs. Martin, Parrot