Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-11-21
THIS WEEK THlRTY-TWO YEARS AGO.

NOVEMBER II. 1887.
John II. Dunn. near Ronccvcrtc.
lost % or 80 head of Shcp by dogs
last week.
About so cases of measles report
cd this week among the pupils of
the graded school here.
The Valley Messenger. Romeo
vcrle, reports DIR. r. =. Lake. dur
ing q recent visit to Grccnbricr,
as buying of the Kcstcr estate, 30
acres OF land on the heights north
west Of ROnccvcrtc where he will
probably soon build an attractive
suburb.
The Watchninn says the Salt
Sulphur Springs Go. contcmplatcs
erecting a $4,000 hotel at Fort
Spring.
ThoS. IL Pare. having bought
out the stock of his brother. WIN.
p. Pare, has given out the idea of
going west.
The State Court of Appeals has
decided that Il case appealed from
the decision OF Justice of the
Peace. where the judgment was
rendered by jury. canot be tried
dc moro by The circuit court, al
though the defendant did not APP
pear before the Justice, but that
such case may be reviewed and
reversed for rr0rS of law upon "a
writ Of ccrtiOpdri.
There were four conversions at
Rev. W. II. Woolf's recent revival
meeting at Oak Grove.
Henry SkaggS has completed "A
nice new residence on his farm
three miles west of Lcwisburg-J
j. and Stuart Knapp contractors:
our tOwnSman, Richard Thomas,
doing the painting. J. J. Knapp has
also built Il large iwo-story dwell
ing house for David 4. Dwycr at
the foot of Brushy Ridge. eight
miles west Of LcwiSburg. Jacob H..
and JAS. NJ. ArSabritc have built. on
their Muddy Greek farm, a large
two-story dwelling, one of the best
country residences in Grccnbricr-
Stuart Knapp contractor.
a. T.. Huddlcstun. of The Clifton
House. at Dry Greek. is making
many improvements to the proper
~.
Capt. J. W. Matthew's. of Alvon, is
back from Richmond. where he
witnessed The unwilling of the
Equestrian statue TO General Robi.
r. Lee on Monumental avenue. He
says ten thousand Confederate Vet
Grams took part in the ceremonies.
5. II. Livcsay. son of Vim. Live
say. has gone for Il four months
STAY in Harrison county. Iowa.
Vim. l.. McNccI. Jr.. of Washing
Ion Territory. returned to his home
last week after visit TO his home
folks in ,pocahoniaS county.
Frank FIagg and bride of Char
lesion. were The guests of Judge J.
VI. MCWh0rtcr last week. The bride
is II daughter OF Capt. H. E.. Me-
Whoricr.
William d. Blake and family. lalc
OF Dayton. Va. are guests Of VIM.
r. Johnson. Esq. in Fort Spring
district Mir. Blake, We hear. pro-
poses /" open Il store at Ronccvcric.
Rev. VIM. Mc. Miller and bride.
returning from The Synod Of Nir-
Ginia. were guests Of Capt. and Mrs.
\. +. Mathews.
George y. Lynch. Of Anlhony>
Greek. and Miss Virginia T.. Dick
son will be married this evening at
HE Dickson House. Dry Greek.
s. $. Jacob, of West Liberty. is
in wiShurG the guest of his cousin
here visiting his cousin, Mrs. $. u.
Mason.
Henry BranSfOrd died on the rom
At his home in Williamsburg dis
iriCi in his Siih year.
Married. al The residence Of Gil
bert Morgan. near Ronccvcric. by
Rev. T. Anderson, Henry Morgan
and Miss phOcba +. Stanley, all Of
Grccubricr. On The 10Th, at the
residence Of \. ID. Scidonridgc, the
brides father. J. VIM. White and
Miss Lima VI. Scldomridgc. all of
Grccnbricr. AT The residence of
Edward Patton. in Irish Corner
district, on the 9th. BY Rev. 5. !.
Baird, -. D., Francis Humphreys
and Miss Mary T.. Anderson. all Of
Grccnbricr. Rcccnlly at The resi-
dcncc Of Joseph Bryant. in Blue
sulphur district, by Rev Geo. W.
Wesley, james u. MiIcm and Miss
May T., TinChcr. Also James II.
Phillips and Miss Throdocia Bry-
ant On The Slh. at The residence
Of the brides father. VIM. John
son. in Amherst county. Va. by
Rev. J. !. Moore, j. Lee j. COnman.
Of GrCcnbricr. and Miss Eliza s.
Johnson. Of Amherst county.