Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-05-30
PERSONAL MENTION.

"iSS hai liza LdlnS Is at nome
from Agnes Scott College. Decatur.
Georgia.
r. E. L. Wood attended the An
nual Conclave of the Grand Comman-
derry of Knights Templar of West
Virginia, at Grafton, last week.
Miss Elizabeth Goheen left Tues
day morning for Huntington to nurse
her nephew, Billy Freeman, in
school there, who has the measles.
S. A. Lowance, who some months
ago moved from Greenbrier to Cen
tralia, Missouri, recently moved from
there to Texas, where he has rented,
for two years. at Rhome.
Mr.. and Mrs. George N. Davis got
back some days ago from Richmond
where. as usual, they spent the win
ter, to their home near Fort Spring.
Mrs. S. A. Wissinger has returned
from Florida and is now with her
sister, Mrs. B. F. Mann, at Hill
Crest Farm near Fort Spring.
Earl Russell. son of N. w. Russell,
has been discharged and is now at
home here from California where he
served as member Of the 18th
Regiment of U. S. Cavalry.
Blackwell Buster is here this week
from Kentucky and will leave Mon
day night for Huntington, Indiana,
where he will have a position with
the c. & o. Ry. Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Pole arrived
here last Friday from Plttsburg and
are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Mop.
Austin tho Mr.. Pole spent a few
days THIS week with kin at the Vir-
einia Hot Springs.
Frank Hall. Esq. and his mother,
Of Virginia, and Mrs. Wood, of Char
louisville, Va, were brought over
last week by Henry Mathews in his
car and are guests at Stuart Manor
III Fort Spring district
Roy Burns, son of Marshall Burns,
has returned to his home in the
Meadows from army service in
France. He was member of the
Keystone Division and saw hard SER
vice at the front fol ninety days.
Colonel C. N Feamster, who has
been returned to the Regular Army
and is now Lieutenant Colonel,
was in Lewisburg for a couple of days
this week. He was enroute to Ho-
bokeh, where he will upon Monday
embark under orders for overseas. =
Marshall Burns, Of the Meadows,
took Charlie Flanagan, of the same
district, to Johns Hopkins Hospital
Monday for treatment for loss of
sight. Mr.. Flanagan has lost the
sight Of both eyes so completely that
ne cannot see to get around and has
TO be guided.
Miss Myrtle Bell came home last
Saturday, for a few days vacation,
from the Office Training School at
Columbus, Ohio, where she took a
business course which she has prac-
tically completed She will return
to Columbus in few days probably
20 accept position.
Shelby Freeman, son of VIM. l..
Freeman, got back Wednesday, hon
orably discharged, from Camp Tay-
lor, Ky, where he had served for
twelve months first in the Artillery
then in the Motor Transport branch
Of the service. He is looking well,
values the experience he had and
mas gained much in weight.
Mrs. Denny Callison and three
children from Beard, Pocahontas
| county, are here with her father-in-
law, Richard Callison, who is con-
! fined to his home. Sergeant Josiah
Callison arrived at Newport News
from France Tuesday and will be at
home is soon as he is discharged
from camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Sheppard, Jr.,
otter sojournipg about year in Lew
isburg while Mr.. Sheppard was sup
erintending, for the J. G. White En-
cheering Corporation of New York,
the construction of the new, large
and very complete electric power
plant of the Virginia-Western Pow
or Company at Ronceverte, left Mon
day for Florida where Mr.. Sheppard
hopes to rest a while after his ar
duous labors under war conditions
at Ronceverte. But probably not
very long as his intelligence, skill
and efficiency as q construction engi-
! neer, new well know, will soon open
for him another field Of labor. They
will stop for few days in Charles
ton, s. c., to visit Mr. Sheppard's
people. Both had become well and
tavorably known here and had made
many friends who will welcome them
should they ever return.
An interesting visitor in our town
Wednesday of last week was Col.
Tom Dryer, native Texan, quick
witted, big-hearted Irishman, now a
leading banker and prominent bust