Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-04-08
personal NIentton.

j. Speed Thompson, Esq, of Hinton,
was in town last Monday.
Nick Edmonds, Esq, of Hopkins
vile, KY, paid us a pleasant call last
Friday.
Il. Z. Rlttenhouse and family spent
Sunday with his mother in Monroe
county.
John SPOTS, of Staunton, Va, was
here this week, the guest of his father.
| MIR j. {. SPOTS.
HOwerton Feamstcr left Tuesday for
Fayette county, where he has accepted
business position.
| w. II. Shisler, of Failing Spring, this
county, left Tuesday for the Eastern
markets to buy goods.
Mrs. l.. j. Williams has returned from
visit to her sisters at Upperville
FauquIer county, Va.
Rev. DR.. NJ. l.. Lacy and Mr.. r.. p.
Boyd, of Monroe county, gave us pleas
ant calls last Thursday.
Miss Lucy Handley returned Satur-
day from visit to her friend, Miss
Matte Lee, in Monroe county.
Mrs. Chas. Walton, of Frankfort,
this county, left yesterday for Camel.
ton TO visit her mother, who is quite
sick.
Rev. w. ii. Ballengee was in Lewis
burg last Sunday. He left this week
for his work 1T Capon Bridge, Hamp-
| shire county.
Bishop Geo. w. Peterkin held Di-
vine services IN st. James Episcopal
Church here last Sunday, and confirmed
two young ladies.
Hon. E. =. Rucker, Attorney General
of the State, with his family, spent sew
eral days here this week with his father,
DR.. VIM. =. Rucker.
Alex. McVeigh Miller, of North AL
derson, is attending meeting of the
Board Directors of the Insane Asylum,
at Weston, this week.
Capt. SAINT G.. Burdette and wife, of
Charleston, were here Thursday and
Friday, the guests of Mrs. Burdette S
father, James NJ. Cunningham, Esq.
DR.. j. L. MoOmau and daughter, of
Green Bank, Pocahontas county, are
here to visit his son, Mr. T.. ). MOOmau,
and his daughter Miss Ena, ut the l..
f. |. She has been very sick, but is
now improving.
Judge J. NJ. McWhOrter returned
Friday from holding Monroe Court
and left Monday to hold Court in Po
cahontas county. Hons. John w. Ar
buckle and Thos. III. Dennis are also
attending said Court.
From the stanton NelUs, of the 2n(
inst. we learn that Prof. B. F. Hum
: phreys, of that city, was paraliZed oil
the 3Oth ult., the stroke rendering use
less his entire right side. Prof. III. II
n native of Monroe county, and is wei
known here. We much regret to learI
9 of his misfortune.
n Rev. J. ID. Martin and family, wh'
!. had been visiting relatives at Char
s lottesville, Va, since the adjournment
of Conference, returned to LewisDuri
: last Saturday. Mr.. Martin will begll
s his first round of Quarterly Meeting
f at Hinton next Saturday and Sunday
4 Miss Sallie Landes has also returned
G from a visit to her cousin, Prof. Lahdes
J, at Staunton, Va.
+. A correspondent writing from Ilcka
n way, Monroe county, to the Anderson
b Man, says: We had the pleasure o
h listening to very able and impressiV
h sermon delivered by Rev. Il. ii. Wllso
G ON last Sunday week, but we are vel
\ mucb panied to think of it being III
d farewell sermon to the Circuit. Ou
n hest wishes follow him to his new hel
v If labor" Mr.. Wilson was appointe
= by Bishop Galloway to Frankford CiI
t emit, this county, and will likely arriV
y some time this week.
10 AT Newport News, Va, Friday
!, I 200 head of cattle were shipped