Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-09-16
Pickup. Tn Town and County.

has been elected Teller in the Bank of
Greenbrier here.
A number of contractors from Hunt.
lngton, Charleston, Covington and else
where are here this week to bid on the
new Bank buildings.
Rev. w. NJ. White IS conducting a
series Of religious meetings at Cald-
well this week. These meetings are
held at night and are we'll attended.
Revs. II. III. Wilson and Henry Law
son are holding protracted meeting at
Calvary Church, in the Richlands, this
county. The congregations are large
and attentive.
The Bank Of Greenbrier has bought
the Greenbrier Clothing House lot, on
| Main street, and will build a store-room
in connection with it's bank building
for rent. The building will likely be
let to contract to-day or tomorrow.
Thad. Surber, of White Sui. Springs
wants to buy one thousand fox squirrels
for which he'll pay % cents apiece. lie
don't want them skinned, as he wants
the fur to stuff for the Agricultural
Department at Washington, ID. &. So
Johnnie, get your gun.
Cards are out announcing the ap
preaching marriage Of Miss Evelyn
| Harlow, daughter of Col. b. +. Harlow,
of our town, to Mr.. Joseph Henry Car,
( nnntnr of rnu:rrfnr No Lo ;,>I
ing ceremony to take place at the Pres
byterian Church here, at 8 p. M, on
Wednesday, the 29th inst.
AT meeting of our Town Council
last Saturday night Mayor Harlow was
instructed to appoint 4 Committee of
three to examine the different water
streams around the town and report to
the Council the most feasible plan for
putting in water works in our town.
The Mayor appointed the following gen.
tlemen Rey. II. l.. Telford and Messrs.
David A. Dryer and John o. Handley.
| This is an excellent committee and we
may expect report in short time.
w. V. Freeborn, of Charleston, State
Organizer of the Order of United
American Mechanics, has been here for
several days, and organized an Order
in our town last Friday night, with the
following officers Councillor, Lamar
Bready Vice.Councillor, w. f. Oar.
nell Recording Secretary, J. S. Nc.
Whorter lnductor, c. a. Crickenber.
ger : Examiner, Chas. Bell Inside
Protector, g. E. Conner Outside Pro
tectOr, w. 7. Winall. Several members
from the Ronceyerte Order were pres
ent and assisted in the organization
The Order meets every Monday night.
Just after the late war Joseph Lipps
of the Rich Hollow, this county. who
was an excellent soldier in the Confed-
crate army, paid DIR. j. l.. Nelson, of
our town, one dollar in Confederate
money, for fixing tooth, being all the
money of any kind he had at that time,
and which the Doctor kindly agreed to
take, though knowing it to be worthless.
Last week Mr.. Lipps came into town
with lot of delicious honey, one dol
lars worth of which he gave DIR. Mel
son in redemption of the one dollar Con.
federate note aforesaid, which the Doc
tor had carefully preserved. Heis now
enjoying the honey, whilst Mr.. Lipps
has the satisfaction of knowing that he
has giving full value for the Doctors
skill in repairing his tooth. The Doc
tor says he is still taking Confederate
money for what it is worth.
The following students from a dis
lance are attending the Lee Military
Academy here: George Vandervort,
Parkersburg J. Putney Thomas,
Charleston M. Lacy McCreary, Beck
ley Nelson Lowry, Beckley; Tom and
Will Kay, Prince John Gay, Marlin
ton Jesse Dunbar, Frankfort Sam
Price, Frankfort.
We give below a list of the names
of the pupils that haye so far enrolled
at the Lewisburg Female Institute:
From Lewisburg-Misses Hale Aus
tin, Mary Hale Arbuckle, Mary Lynn
Arbuckle, Emma Brown, Lizzie Byrne,
Ella Brown, Mamie Dwyer Mary Dot
| son, Helen Harris, Dora Mason, Laura
Mathews, Andrea Mathews, Lula Nc.
Llaughlin, Gertrude Scott, Bessie Scott,
Jennie Sloan, Marguerite Sloan, Willie
Stratton, Matte Tyree, Annie Wor.
sham, Mary Skaggs, Susie Goheen, Ada
Percy. Ida Piercy, Zulieme Snyder,
Willie F. McClung, Virgie Beirne,
Myrtle Bel, Marie Bierne, jamie Echols,
Caroline Handley, SPOTS Harlow, Polly
Johnston, Elizabeth Mason, Wlnifrede
Mason, Mabel Martin, Nellie McClung
Lucy Walton. Rachel Bunger.
| Richlands-Misses Anna and Madge
Dobbs.
Frankford-Misses Rachel Bell, Eliza.
beth Price, jamie Price and Sallie Price
Caldwell-Miss Sadie Coffman.
Organ Cave--Misses Cora Jackson
and Mary Erwin.
Sinks Grove-Miss Susie Lacy.
Pine GrOye, Kentucky-Miss Nettie
Bean.
Wilmore, Kentucky--Miss Annie
| Guerrant.
Warm Springs, Va.-Misses Mamie
Pole and Carrie Payne.
Mediums River, Va.-Miss Alice
Heard.
Green Bank-Misses Mabel Ligon
and Lillian Moomau.
Ravenswood-Mis Nellie Brown.
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