Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-03-12
THIS WEEK IHIRTY-TW0 YEARS AGO.
Condensed From the Issue of
March s. 1883.

that Col. r. S. Turk has sold hi,
property at Huntersvillr to C.. For
rest Moore ard will leave that place
about the middle of April.
Allen McClung, one Of the bcS
men Of Nicholas county, died Feb
9th, ult.. aged rs years.
The Pocahontas Times report,
that ii. NJ. Lockrilgc mas discovered
bituminOuS coal on his farm above
Huntersvilie
The officers of the seven com,
panics recently organized in Green
hricr and Monroe counties will NEE:
N Union ON the 10th, for the pur-
pose of organizing the 2nd West
Virginia Regiment by the election
field officers.
Beckett, of near Sinks Grove, age
%, and her son, Michael. aged 81,
Gicd within a few hours of each
other. They were buried in the
same grave.
Robt. Stribling, colorcd, Of Romeo
vcrtc, was found dead near the tlln-
mel at Fort Springs. Sunday morning
with his body terribly mutilatcd.
He was struck by All east bound
freight train.
A correspondent of the Rich
jnond State writes that paper that
the lag under which Stonewall
Jackson fought at the first battle
rf Manassas, July 81, 1861, is now
cwnad and carefully preserved by
r.. S. c"Tobe'O Mccartney, of Union.
Mr. Mccartney was member Of
the Monroe Guards which was a.
mong the first, if lot the first COM
pany to leave Monroe for the
front. 1t was organized with Atty,
John EchCls, afterwards Brigadier
General, as Captain. Mccartney
bore. the flag through many hard
fought battle and was severely
wounded carrying the bullet in his
body for many years. Years after
the war it was taken out by DR..
r. p. Lake, of Lewisburg, at the
White Sulphur Springs.
On the eve of the annual meet
ing If the Baltimore Conference.
intert sting statistics Of the NJ. f.
Church, South. here. arc furnished
The Board of Stewards for the en-
us by the pastor, Rev. w. II. Woolf
suing year are George Law, NJ. p.
Farricr. A. ID. Seldomridgc, Saml
Tuckwillcr, J. NJ. McWhorter. John
G. Cox, VIM. L. Leonard and John
\. Hanclcy. Supt. Sunday School,
George Law, same ut Oak Grove
School House. VI. w. Zimmerman.
A. w. hrbucklc. five miles north
OF LcwiSburg, owns half-brOtilcr
Of Susie S. 2:20 irotting fiily for
which her owners, at the Lcxing-
ION, Ky, races last week refused an
offer Of $4,000.
James Scott, Of Anihony's Greek,
now 70 years Of age, made last week
from four sugar maple trees, IL IL
pounds OF nice sugar and gallon
Ct fine molasscs.
Our Anthcny'S Greek cores
pondcnts suggests John w. Lcgg
and John A. Preston as suitable
men for the Legislature
Col. Andrew ID. Johnston died at
The home Of his son, John ID. John
sion, 3 miles west of Lcwisburg.
March 4, 1888. He was born on the
Kcaraes farm near Lcwisburg, May
~, 1910 and was son Of Capt.
VIM. Johnston, one Of the pioneers
Of the Grecnbricr region. He was
a merchant for many years at
Frankford LcwiSburg, DCerfleld
and last at Blue Sulphur Springs.
He married Miss Esther Alexander
who Was the another of all his
children. Interment in the cemctry
1t LeWisburg in the place where he
played when pupil of DR.. John
McEIhenncy.
Miss Mary r. Caraway, aged GO
years. died a! her home OH Muddy
Greek, on the 1th.
VIM. Starr Crane has trapped his
fourth red fox or his place near
Rupert. The ears Of this fox were
partly black and a black strc:k ran
down his back. He gets $500 for
The pclis.
NJ. a. Mcllalc, of williamsburg.
has gone to New York TO take a
position viii, his brother. engaged
On The CqueduCtS Ct that city.
Henry T.. Dunn, Of Kanawha, is
visiting his brother, J. r. Dunn.
south of town. The Sunday Eye,
N Indians paper, highly compli-
-Iucnt: JAS. Y. DOiSOn, late of Lewis
burg, on his recitation Of "An Old
frmnpS Story" an original compo-
SitiOn i'll the recitation of which
Nr. Dolsor showed exceptional
tjslrionic and evolutionary powers.
Mrs. Henry Argabrilc has gone 10
thristiansburg, Va, 10 visit her
mother, who is SICK.
Married. Feb. 21St., al The resi-
dcnco Of Inc brides father, by Few.
w. /. Quinn. Alfred &. Wade, of
Grccnbrici and Miss Annie y.
Trainer Of PuclhCntaS. The bride
is a lalIOhlnr of IGhn u'rninnr