Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-11-11
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the wedding bells are ringing.
The students at the Lee Military
Academy now appear in their uniforms.
Squire John Lipps has been confined
to his bed by sickness "a stomach trou-
BILE.
The name of the postotlice at Robin
son, this county, has been changed to
Keiffer.
A l5-year-old son of Lon Vance was
killed by a train, at White Sui. Springs,
recently,
The revival meeting at Fairyiew
Church closed Wednesday night of last
week. There were no conversions.
Miss Barbara Hawver died at her
home on Muddy Creek montain, this
county, OH the Goth ult., aged about 10
years.
The brick work on the store house of
ID. II. Thomas is completed. Dick says
he expects TO sell Christmas goods in
his new building.
The weather prophets have been heard
from, and they all predict the coolest,
hardest winter we have had for years.
Well, this settles it, So prepare for
| hostilities.
Our Town Council advertises for
bids this week for the construction of
the town water works. The Mayor
Will also receive bids for town bonds. =
See advertisement.
The wind storm last Tuesday did
great damage in Greenbrier, by blowing
down fences, hay stacks, straw ricks
and scattering fodder oyer the fields. -
The wind was very strong and fierce.
Prof. Lee gave the students of his
school an outing last Friday. AS
they went through the street, the cry
sounded out on the air" Hoorah
Hooraa we belong to the l.. NJ. A."
w. A. Brown, of Failing Spring dis
trict, tells us that his machine threshed
out, during the season of 1897, 1892
bushels Of wheat and 5000 bushels of
oats, rye and buckwheat. Who next :?
We were i'll error in stating last week
that Mrs. o. =. Sydenstricker had
opened hotel at her home here. She
simply means to take n few boarders,
but thought it best to obtain license.
The wife of Jim Winston, colored,
dropped dead at her home in Charleston
last Friday. She was a daughter of
| Bob Bush, Of our town, and her remains
were brought here and buried last Sun
day.
Mrs. A. b. Watts died at her home,
in Williamsburg, this county, last Mon
day night, the Sth inst, aged about 20
years. She was most excellent lady
and mem Der of the M. E. Church,
South.
AT Falling Spring Tuesday afternoon,
pistol in the hands of little daugh-
ter of Ben Hollansworth, accidentally
went off, the ball lodging in the leg of
| Mrs. Ed. Byrd below the knee. 1t has
not yet been extracted.
Mr.. j. G. Cox has sold his steam mill
| in Lewisburg to Messrs. Frank Dun
bar, Granville Anderson and William
Knapp for $4,000. These young men
| will take charge to-day, and we be-
speak for them unbounded success.
Wm. Bennett, who lives in Irish c or
nor district, this county, discovered
| four bears in his cornlield on Sunday,
| the 3lst ult. Bears, like squirrels, are
leaving the forest in hunt Of something
to eat, the mast being almost total
failure this year.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of MIR. w. II. Schiser and Miss
Mary Pickering, which will take place
| at the residence of the brides father,
John Pickering, Esq, in Failing Spring
district, this county, on the oath inst,
at o'clock p. nj.
Mr.. j. f. Freshman, of Monroe county,
brother of A. w. Freshman, of our
town, and Miss Amy Boone were mar
ried, at the residence of the brides
father, Mr.. Jas. III. Boone, in Irish
Corner district, this county, yesterday,
Rev. L. r. hardwood officiating.
Mrs. Jane Craft died at the home of
her son-in-law, c. B. Rutledge, near
Fort Spring, this county, of dropsy,
on Monday, November 1st, 1897, aged
"a years and 2 months. The deceased
was the wife of James Craft, and had
been a member of the Baptist Church
for many years.
A religious revival of unusual inter-
| est is now in progress at Alvon, this
county, conducted by Rev. A. G. Ham.
i'll, of the M. E. Church, South. Rev.
Geo. H. Echols and Rev. Geo. r. Mays,
of the same Church, the former at
Green Sui. Springs, and the latter on
Talcott Circuit, are both holding very
successful meetings.
A. w. Arbuckle weighed six yearling
heifers for A. NJ. Mclaughlin, Esq,
one day last week, the averaged weight
of them being 1881 lbs. One weighed
LOO, one 1,010, one $50, one $40, one
S44 and one S36. Five of these heifers
are thorough bred Shorthorns and one
graded, and were raised by Mr.. Nc.
Laughlin on his farm north of Lewis.
burg. Will the Waterman please note
these figures?
We respectfully request the various
agents who have been selling CONNER
cial fertilizers In Greenbrier county
during the summer and fall season of
1897, to let us know how many tons each