Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-07-25

mother and daughter, Miss Mann, of,
Forest City, Ark. are guests of Rev.
and Mrs. A. Knox.
Mrs. J. w. Mathews and her sister,
Miss Mamie McVeigh, spending
some weeks at Mountain Home
near the White, spent several DAYS
at Lewisburg this week as guests
of Mrs. A. F. Mathews and of Mrs.
Thos. II. Dennis.
Captain and Mrs. Milton B. Whit
ing have gone to Deerfield, Va,
where Captain Whiting, having
been discharged from the army, re-
sumes the position as manager of
the Augusta Wood Products Cor
poration, which he gave up to en-
ter the service.
DIR. Don r. Nickel returned from
Richmond Monday night, where he
had taken his mother, Mrs. C.. p.
Nickel, to undergo an operation.
which was performed Saturday at
st. Luke's Hospital. The Doctor re-
ports her as standing the operation
satisfactorily.
l.. NJ. Patterson and family, who
went overland to Tennessee, where
they spent several weeks visiting
relatives and friends, returned to
their summer home at Clute Sum
day night, having to abandon their
car at Clifton Forge, Va, on ac-
count of heavy rains.
Mrs. l.. S. Davidson and son,
Lewis, spent some days in Nicholas
county recently, joining in the cele-
bratlon of the 18th at Redwood,
witnessing the Soldiers Home-Com-
ing and afterwards visiting friends
in that community.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Crawford and
their children left Union last Sun
day night for Greenbrier county.
Mr.. Crawford, who is assistant
cashier of the Bank of Monroe, is
taking his annual vacation. He and
his family will probably visit Craig
Healing Springs, Va, ere their re-
turn.-Wdtchman.
J. Alfred Taylor writes from Fay
ettevillc to say that he is now out
of the hospital tho yet too weak to
work. He has suffered much from
pleurisy and is not yet entirely re-
covered. The Temoval of his tonsils
has fully relieved him of rheuma-
tism. This will, all be gratifying
news to his Greenbrier friends.
Or. w. o. Hughes, absent from
Camp Dix, n. j., on a 15-day fur
Tough, spent several days here last
week, after many months with the
army in France. He expects to be
discharged soon and will return to
Lewisburg to resume his practice as
veterinary surgeon. The Doctor
is looking well and has no COM
plant to make of army service.
Mrs. A. S. Johnston of Union,
who has been confined to her bed
fonmary weeks with complicated
illness arising from nervous col
lapse, at the instance of her physi-
clan, DR.. J. E. Roles, was taken by
Mr.. Johnston, her husband, last
Sunday night to Stuart Circle Hos
pital, Richmond, Va, for an exami-
nation. and treatment by DR.. Chas.
r. Robbins.
&. c. Shirley returned this week
from trip to Baltimore and is
ready to talk fertilizer with his
neighbors, in fact he Is already
talking fertilizer. While on the
trip he went from Baltimore down
the Chesapeake bay to West Point
and came up TO Craigville, Augusta
! county, Va, and spent the night
with his daughter, Mrs. B. NJ. Drum
heller.
Thomas l.. Livesay, son of Jesse
E. Livesay, southwest of Lewis
burg, who served in the motor
! transport division of the army sin
France, returned TO his home re-
Gently, having been returned to the
States and honorably discharged
| from the service. Tom comes home
in fine physical condition and hap
py over his experience. He made
an excellent record in his division.
The condition of Prof. Fl. o. Cur
ry, of this city, who has not been
doing well following an operation
for appendicitis in fhe Hinton Hos
pital several weeks ago, is again
hopeful after prolonged critical
period of some days prior to last
Monday when secondary opera
ton was performed by the cele-
brated DR.. Blake, who was called
from Baltimore to attend him.-W.
Va. NeWS.
Miss Ophelia nj. Fcamster is here
from Philadelphia visiting her
mother in the home of her brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
B. Wood. Under the auspices and
direction of the American Red
Cross she is engaged in the instruc
ton and training of professional
purses. With training school in
| the city, in which she teaches, as