Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-12-16
HiIIsboro. Pocahontas County. I,cu,

Hiiisboro. Pocahontas County. Items.
There is considerable sickness IN this
neighooihood at present. Mrs. Alvin
Burr IS in very precarious condition
with Erysipelas. Capt. a. NJ. Edgar
who has been confined to his house with
the same ailment is getting better.
The annual Municipal Election for
our town will be held on Thursday,
January 9Th, 1898, for the purpose of
electing officers for the ensuing year.
+. }. Holt, DR.. G. w. Eskridge and J.
IL. Clark were appointed as commiss-
toner's to conduct the said election.
~ short distance from here on last
Wednesday, December 9th, Andrew
Boggs and Miss Nettie Simmons were
united in marriage at the residence of
the brides father, Easter Simmons. If
the hand on the indicator points right
there is more to follow.
The protracted meeting conducted by
Rev. j. III. Dills on Stamping Creek,
closed last week. There was three &C
cessions to the Church.
Payne Bros. shipped 5000 lbs. of
poultry last week.
4 Photograph Gallery will be put up
soon by Calvin Gay.
Jas. Hultz killed a hog recently which
weighed 475 lbs. Who can beat it
Mrs. Virginia Sharp, of Wyoming,
who is spending the winter here, has
given us the followind interesting facts
about that state: The Yellew Stone
Park is simply grand and beautiful be-
yond the power of pen to describe. 1t
varies from 5000 to over $4,000 feet in
elevation, and it's scenery is one vast
panorama. 1t Is thought by many to
he one of the greatest natural wonders
Of the continent.
The vast deposits in lakes OF crude
soda which only needs refining and puri.
flying to produce fine baking soda prom
Use to be one Of the leading industries
of central Wyoming in the future.
Several English syndicates have exam
ined it, but the distance to the railways
and cost of transportation have stood
in the way of the development of it to
any great extent as yet.
The natural Soap found in holes ten
and fifteen feet deep is another wonder
of wyoming; for all purposes it is
equal to any laundry soap producing a
fine lather and cleansing thoroughly.
Ranch men running their horses after
stock frequently plunge into holes with
the result that horse and rider have ia
be drawn out with ropes, and often the
horse left to die. The DEVILS Gate IN
il branch Of the Rockies is an opening
of considerable width and three hun.
dred feet in depth through which the
Sweet Water rive, passes. 1t forms an
ideal site for reservoir. A Corps OF
Engineers sent by the government last
winter to examine and survey site foI
a reservoir reported that one could be
put up at cost of $500, 900 that would
, hold an immense quantity of water
sufficient to irrigate thousands of acres
of the arid lands for farming and stock
to get Congress at it's coming session tc
appropriate money to built it. Nat
, ural lime or species Of gypsum which
takes the place of lime and will slack
like lime is found in large beds in cen
trail Wyoming. 1t plasters, white
washes and dries with a hard surface
that will not rub off. The moss agate
beds are another curiosity, they are
found a little under the surface of tht
ground and some on top. These beau
ties of nature can he gathered by the
ton, and are of all shapes and sizes
: They are clear and the moss inside In
: all forms, some resembling tiny trees
and waving ferns At one time there
was quite demand for them as orna
ments for furniture and Jewelry. The
moonlight III Wyoming is grand, al
most equaling daylight. 1t must be
I fn ha