Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-12-10
THIS WEEK TARIY-TWO YEARS AGO,
condensed from me Issue of Dec
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| U. 1000.
| Hon. Henry \. icagcr. of Poca
hontaS county has been appointed
by President Cleveland, rs Timber
Agent Of the General Land Office.
At called meeting OF Green.
brier Presbytery. held here ON the
'ith. Rev. VIM. McMiuer was dis.
missed to North Carolina.
L. T.. Gohecn has Just comDlct-
ed the flag walk from L. y. War
rcn'S to Capt. ~ +. Matthew's res
idencc.
Columbus G.. Campbell, an old
ana highly respected citizen of
Nicholas county, was kicked in the
abdomen on the 2lst. by vicious
horse and died after 70 hours of
intense suffering.
II. r. Nandegrift, nephew of
Sam1 {. Sydcnstrickcr. of this
county. and the man who made
the balloon assent at the Anderson
ialr IN 1886. was drowned recent
~ at Columbus, Ga.
About 700 indictments have
been found by the grand jury of
Mercer county for illegal voting in
the recent elcction-two of them
against the Republican prosecuting
attorney. No wonder the Rcpub-
leans gained largely in that cleo
ton.
}. &. Young, of Monroe county,
shot and killed an 50 pound deer
on the Font Spring road few DAYS
ago.
In a quarrel over Il billiard game
at Hinton Saturday night in the
liotel Perkins. Arthcr Hawk struck
Peter Moat over the head with ,
billiard cue. Moal came back with
"A stone giving Hawk Il blow which
IL was feared might prove fatal
Moat was arrested the next day nj
Coal Valley and brought back to
Hinton.
Marriages in November, 1888:
Jacob T.. Fry and EliZ. +. Stone:
Moses + Fry and Elona 4. Stone:
VIM. II. Osborne and Valera Black ;
lhos. +. Dickson and Eva NJ. GILES.
pie; Phillip J. Payne and Minnie
r. QUINN; Saml NJ. Dickson and
Mary Clendcnin; JOS. II. Martin and
Nancy j. Martin; Jos. l.. Bostic and
Marina MlntZ; Joseph Baldwin and
Matilda J. Spence; james Dixon and
Adeline Taylor; a. Judson Huff and
Viola A. McClung; and Richard n
boison and Laura A. Boley.
W: Frank McClung, a rcsiden, OF
Lew!sburg' died at the home of his
Drother-in-law, John q. Crockett
al Lrump's Bottom. Summers conn.
~ on Nov. 80. '8S, in his 39th wear
nc leaves a wife, three sons, and
TWO daughters. Frank was = broth,
cr of the late Cyrus H., and S,m'
rye McLi''ng' Of this county. Bur.
'a' IN me cemetery at Lcwisburg.
.. AVIS Watts is here rccciyins
medical treatment.
Miss Clara Mcdonald of Cov;no
ION. Va. daughter of DR. GaLrie,
McDonald. of Union. is visiting thl
Misses Buster here.
John \. Preston is i'm Wcstop Hi,
week attending a meeting of the
directors Of the State Insane A,y.
lum there. ''
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Steele. of Mon.
roe were last night, guests Of "Yt
Editor" " =
Recently DR.. VIM. II. McClunl
wiilc staiding OIL the frame work
OF new barn he was having bull
was taken with giddincss and feel
10 me ground. Fortunately he wa.
not much hurt.
DR.. e.. A. Rupert returned from .
WISH 10 New York. PhiladcIphi.
ana Washington some DAYS ogo
Our Meadow Bluff CORRESPONDENT
reports THAI. tho an old man, IN,
Doctor, on learning Of Harrison,
election struck out and woIkcr
from Anderson TO Rupert
Capt. Crane writes us from Bu
pert that he had received from
John l.. Truslow a persimtnon sen
from Santa Barbara. Cal, which
weighed 7 1-2 ounces. Mr.. Tru
low also writes that when last h,
saw Charlie Anderson. late of Gree,
bricr. he was at Bucna Vcnsuri.
sitting on a pumpkin that weighed
Zo| pounds eating from a bunch O
grapes that weighed 0 pounds ant
hoping he could find room in hi
stomach for a pear, by his side
mat weighed 2 pounds, IF yo,
want good Dutch dinner, say,
inc Captain, take roast goose o
tender months and stuff ii mi
Sour-kraut."
Married: On Dec. 5, 'S8. BY Rev
-. ,. Boggs, at the home of tn,
DridcS parents in Falling Sprin,
district JAS. w. Loudcrmilk an,
Miss Emma | Hanna.
On Nov. y. SO at The home o
me brides mother. by Rev. Geo. p
Moore John d. Gibson and Mis-
susan a. Moore. all Of Pocahontos