Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-01-02
THIS WEEK THIRTY-TwO YEARS AGO.
Condensed From the Issue of
Dec. 30. 1877.


horses. a. p. Morchcad. on IN.
same mission. was here last week.
About 200 horses were brought in
but he bought only seven ut an av-
cragc price of $500.
| One night last week the store
house of Joseph Griffcc, at Viii
liamsburg, was robbed of $40 in
cash. The thief got in at an upper
window which he reached on an
improviscd ladder.
On Saturday afternoon last Ed.
monia Shelley and Belle and Jcn-
nette EARLY. all colored. went into
Jas. A. loves jcwelry store and
artfully stole and secrcted about
thelr persons six sets of cardropS.
vaucd at $1,000. When Mr.. Lowe
returned he missed the eardrops,
went in pursuit Of the girls, rccoy-
Tered the articles and on complaint
before Esq. f. ID. Withrow, thew
were sent on to answer indict-
mentS.
The Point Pleasant Gazette re-
ports that in Wood county Miss
Jennie Corn was married to Mr..
Henry Wheat. The spectators pres
emf were convulsed when the
church choir sang What Shall the
Harvest Be?'
At missionary meeting in the
NJ. r. Church, South, here SUNDAY
afternoon Rev. Kinser, p. E., and
| George Law delivered addresses,
Misses Rose McCleary, Lucy Cox,
Eta and Madge Thomas delighted
the audience with affecting recita-
tionS. while Mrs. John +. Estill and
Miss Dcccie McWhorter contributed
instrumental and vocal music
which was pleasing feature of
the occasion.
On Sunday afternoon last three
Meadows brothers boarded train
No. 4 below Hinton, went into the
ladies car where their behavior
was boistcrous and disorderly. AT
Glade Creek the two conductors
succeeded in getting them off the
I Train when one of the brothers
threw stone at one of the condl,c~
tors INJECTING Il severe, if ont
fatal, wound on his head. Another
OF the brothers fired his pistol at
Conductor Atkinson, the ball pass
ing through both jaws inllicting an
ugly wound; Atkinson returned the
fire shooting Meadows through the
body two or three times. 1t WAS
thought Meadows would die.
AT VIM. Starr Cranes, i'm the
meadows, recently wildcat hid
himself in the barn loft pounced
on one Of Mr.. C's fat sheep and
mad" feast on the flesh around
The Sleeps neck.
/. AT the Christmas exercises i'm the
Old Stone Church SUNDAY morning
one of the speakers told the Sun
day School pupils that as well as he
could ascertain there were 10000
0OO children in the Sunday Schools
OF the United States and asked the
children to figure out how long il
would take one Of them to count the
ten million, were they TO pass be-
fore him in single file, and he could
count them at the rate of twenty q
minute. Little John StrMton, in a
few days. sent the correct answer
-347 days. . hours and 20 min
lltcs. John A. Prcston's class pre-
sentea him Il beautiful gold headed
cane for which he thanks the class
III very touching short address.
The McthodistS lighted their
Christmas tree in the town hall
Wednesday night. from which
hundreds of gifts were distributed
to the children and special gifts to
many others.
a few days ago Col. b. +. Har-
low, late editor and proprietor of
the independents reccivde letter
published in this nunber) from
committee of the Ritchic County
Guards of the First w. Va. Regi
ment Volunteer Militia. advising
Coz. Harlow that the company was
thinking of changing its name and
calling ii in honor Of him and ask
ing II the same would be agreeable
10 nm. The Colonel sent an an
proprIate response expressing his
appreciation of The compliment and
Inodestly asserting to the com
pany's wish.
MISS Louise C.. Howes, of the
seminary, is spending the HOLIDAYS
III otaunton. Misses Lillian and Iva
i!otSon and their cousin, Miss Sal
lie Stevenson, Of BLOOMINGTON. ILL.,,
are spending a week at Hinton.
here for the Christmas HOLIDAYS:
Ioi. -. w. Byrne, of Charleston.
VIII, his brother-inlaw, Judge Holt;
i'hilandcr Sydcnstrickcr, of Ouin-
nlmont, with his brother. O. p. Sy-
denstricker; Fred Carr, Charleston.
at MIS- j. IL. McPhcrson's; Russell
caldwell, Staunton, with &. X. Mel
son; >: Is. Mason, j. NJ RAIDER, Win
licid Scott. Russell Pulliam and
John Cary. all from Kentucky, mt
tneir homes; Jacob Snyder and his
niece, niece, OF Jefferson county. with