Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-05-07
A1derson Letter.

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Anderson Letter.
ReY. G.. L. Lyle reports that, as vet
he has had very little evidence of inter
est in the Indians who preceded us a!
inhabitants Of this mountain REGION
Amongst the most interested is Mr.
A. Nc Weigh Miller who has made q
considerable collection of arrow and
spear heads and other stone nipple.
ments. Amongst these arrow heads
what are considered the perfect ones
are those made to shoot straight and
without rotation. What are thought
to be the imperfect ones, because flat
on one side, when examined closely will
be found shaped to give the arrow that
same rotary motion that is produced
by the rifles of gun on a bullet. Sew
eral pieces of pottery taken from
graves near Muddy Greek Church indi-
cate that there were, at least, some urn
burials. In digging our own graves
Mr.. }. +, Pollock says the soil will
sometimes indicate an Indian grave in
the shape of a wash kettle. Three diff
ferent specimens of pottery from the
Lewis graveyard show by their curva-
ture that they belonged to vessels some
what larger than the ordinary iron
wash kettle, and that such vessels were
not constructed otherwise than for bu-
rial urns goes without question. The
crushed bones of animals were evil
IDENTIFY placed in these urns that the
spirit might live by sucking the mar
row. A well preserved piece of skull
indicates from it's curvature that the
head was we'll shaped and that it's pos
SCISSOR had a finely developed brain
chamber. A curious relic was given
Mr.. l.. by Miss BERTHA George, of Lick
Creek. An idea of it is best furnished
by an ordinary wooden button for a
door with the screw-hole made in the
center. 1t was doubtless some part of
a head ornament. A well constructed
stone pipe with the bowl inclined to the
stem at an angle OF about 1909 is also
in Mr.. L. s possession, the gift of Miss
Emma Warwick, of Pocahontas. The
grave from which the pipe was taken
was said to have vault constructed
with flat stones. We will have other
things to report concerning Indian
relics.
We are informed that Mr.. John Ford,
Of the Green Sulphur neighborhood,
had the misfortune to break his leg
whilst hauling logs ; that Mr.. and Mrs.
T. A. George are both seriously i'll
and have the same news of Mrs. John
Hutcheson that Mr.. Brooks still lin
gers without hope of recovery.
Mr., Clarke George has been teaching
the school in North Anderson very sue
cessfully. He has the faculty of inter-
esting children and making them apply
themselves.
Rev. w. E. Hill is visiting the Muddy
Creek congregation in the interest of
the Central Presbyterian.
Sunday Schools in connection with
Greenbrier Association convene at Lick
Creek Baptist Church on the 18th in
slant.
Mrs. John A. Bright is now GONZALES
cent, and has gone to Blue Sulphur to
spend some days.
Mrs. Garner, daughter of Capt.
Saunders, has returned to Cape May.
Bright Farrier has been in this vi
cinity for several days in the interest
of the Mccormick reapers.
Miss Charlotte McCullock, who has
been visiting Mrs. G. Il. Lyle, left on
Tuesday morning for her home in Pt.
Pleasant.
We learn that Mrs. S. w. Anderson
and wife were both hurt whilst return
ing from church at Asbury on last
Sabbath. 1t seems the horse became
unmanagable and commenced kicking.
Mr.. A. jumped from the buggy and
caught the horse, but was thrown to
the ground with such violence as to
considerably injure his shoulder. Mrs.
A. received kick in the buggy which
greatly injured her knee.
DR.. Hiram Miller has had his carpet
shaken, which accounts for the extra
cloud of dust that rolled up over the
neighborlng hills OH Tuesday.
Miss Susie Vandegrift, to the great
delight of her many admirers, has re-
turned from her long visit Of three
months to Eastville, Staunton and
Clifton Forge.
j. G. Price and family, Of Indian
apOlis, have returned for their usual
summer sojourn at Anderson. They
have made many friends here who give
them warm welcome.
DR.. Walter Beard has returned from
Clarksburg, where he was in attendance
on the State Board of Health of which
he is member, and also on the West
Virginia Medical Association. He
took in Washington city on his return,
and had a good time generally.
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