Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-02-06
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. Mary Byrne CHolU Dyc is
here from her home ut Jordan, y.
y. TO spend while with her
parents. MIR. and Mrs. II. b. Holt.
Mrs. NJ. A. Watkins, of Organ
Cave, has gone to Becklcy 10 make
her home with her son, DIR. ]. w.
Watkins. who owns and conducts
Il drug store there.
Harvey Wilson left yesterday for
Tiiiin, Ohio. He expects to pur-
chase a carload of pure-bred
Shorthorn COWS and heifers. His
brother. Prof. Chas. V. Wilson, of
Morgantown, will join him at Tiflin.
Hon. Jos. s. T'hurmond. of Alder
son, was Il welcome visitor here
Tuesday. He will not be a candi-
date for the House of Delegates this
year Tut is much interested in see
ing the Democratic party put I'D
two good men rs its candidates.
Chas. X. Thompson. of Anderson,
returned Saturday from Baltimore,
where he had been for about ten
days taking medical treatment. He
is much improved. His sister, Miss
Elizabeth, who accompanied him
to Baltimore TO take treatment, is
yet there and at last accounts was
not much improved, but will not
have to undergo IN operation.
Mrs. Z. w. Cook and little daugh-
ter, who were called to Greenbricr
by the illness and death of her
| mother, Mrs. 7. r. Hefncr, left for
their home at Versailles, KY, Mon
day of last week. Miss Iiilda Hef-
ner, who had been attending Mar
garct College ut Versailles, and was
also called home, will not return
to the school.
Andrew Baker, Esq. of Prince
Edward county, Va, spent several
days here last week with his broth
or, }. y; Baker, who, we are pleased
10 say, seems now TO be making a
good recovery from the injuries
suffered i'll the distressing automo-
| bile accident of Jan. I'd, when Mr..
! McNair was killed.
l.. T.. Hanna has been here this
| week loading lumber he recently
purchased from J. S. Armentrout,
OF the ;h.andS. This makes about
4OO,OG0 fec, he has loaded and MIR.
! y. has about 100000 more which
he is TO put to Lcwisburg for Mr..
Hanna. From here Mr.. Hanna goes
10 load large quantity of lumber
along the n. & w. and Virginian
| railroads.
Richard p. Bell, accompanied by
his cousin. Mayor r.. NJ. Bell, went
to the Johnston-Willis hospital in
| Richmond Tuesday night to con-
suit physicians there. He has been
suffering with stomach trouble,
Inc character of which he does not
understand and goes for an Xray
examination. He will return to-
morrow morning.
Our townsman John J. Echols,
Esq, most delightfully."- celebrated
his birthday on Thursday, Jan.
29ll, having with him for the oc-
casion, besides his own family, his
brothers, Ernest Echols, of Balcony
Falls. Va; Hubert Echols, of Mar
linton; William and wife, of Alder
son, and his son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mds. Baxter l.. Necl, of
Gap Mills. His son, DR.. w. +.
Echols, Of Redwood, was unable
TO leave his patients and was the
only member of his immediate
family not present.
Mrs. \. S. Johnston left Union
Monday, Jan. Goth, going to Stuart
Circle hospital, Richmond, where
she will undergo an operation for
Soirc. She has been ill for the
past eight months and this is her
third trip 10 the hospital for treat
mcnI. Mrs. Johnston was accom-
panied by her son, Lieut.. J. Nal
colin Johnston, of the u. S. Navy,
VINO had been at home on a fur
Tough, and was returning to his ship
at Charleston, S. G.. We hear that
Mrs. Johnston is much benefited
by the treatment already received
at The hospital.
ClaS. y. McWhorter and wife,
who. some weeks ago. returned TO
ICwisburg to reside. are today NOV
ing into their home on German
street, where they will soon be
ready TO receive their friends. Mr..
McWhorter, who is IL graduate in
Law from the State University,
served for some years as the per-
s0nal secretary of his uncle, Judge
II. e.. McWhoricr, while u member
Of our State Court Of Appeals and
was afterwards, for period of
eleven years. associated with Judge
l.. }. Williams. of the same court,
in u similar capacity. He has thus
had an exceptional opportunity to
faniliarize himself with legal pro-
ccdurc--to drink at the fountain
head OF legal lore. Under an agree