Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-03-05
THIS WEEK THlRTY-TWO YEARS AGO.
Condensed From the Issue of
March lSt, 1883.


burg and Ronccvrrtc men. in the
main.
The Grange Cooperative Store at
Anderson. having become cmbarrasS-
ed, has made an assignment with
Geo. A. Miller as assignee. The as
sets are stated al $4,000 with LA
bilitieS Of $4,000.
From four acres of land John
Kelly, of Oak Hill. Faycttc county.
last year raised $500 worth Of
tobacco. lie employed one man to
help him and besides the tobacco
raised on his farm, corn, oats,
. wheat. bacon ana other products
IN abundance. and to spare.
Gov. Wilson mas pardoned Belle
Eads. Of NICHOLAS county, convicted
of infanticide in Nicholas county
about two years ago and sentenced
to the penitentiary for five years.
Pardon granted on the recommend
alton of the Board of Pcnitcntiary
Directors and numerous citizens of
Nicholas county.
A Grand Division of the Sons of
Temperance will be organized al
Ronccvertc on the 9th.
The Circuit Court convened at
Fayetteville last week with about
sixty felony cases on the docket
and about thirty prisoners in the
county Jail awaiting trial.
Marriage licenses granted during
February: Geo. l.. Hedrick and
Mary c. Richardson; Geo. +. Loud
crmilk and Sarah J. Price; John d.
Alphaugh and Margaret C.. Vance;
James Holmes and Lucy Clelnmons;
J. Wash Price and Mamie V. Rams
barger; Jas. Nicholas and Ellen +.
McMillion; and WIN. A. Jeanniney
and Elizabeth Jones.
Thieves broke into the granary
of &. A. Church, six miles north of
LewLsburg, one night last week and
stole all the bacon he had but drop
ped one piece some distance from
the house which was recovered.
A copy of the Ulster County
Gazette published at Kingston, N.Y.,
and dated Jan. 4, 1900, was handed
lis last week by VIM. Cunningham,
OF Lewisburg. The paper is filled
with matter relating TO the death of
George Washington who died at
Mount Vernon, Dec. II. 1899. The
paper was found by Mr.. Cunning
ham Feb. %, 1888 lying on the floor
an his fathers house and he thinks
it must have dropped from an old
book belonging TO his grandfather.
Maj. J. w. A. Ford is making an
rilor: to organize an infantry COM |
pany in l-ewisburg. A meeting will
De held tonight and a company |
formed with 33 members. Capt. |
H.. II. Andrew, of Monroe county,. !
son of the War Governor of Massa- |
rhus'tts. offers 10 furnish uniforms |
Tor 20 members. The aim is TO |
form regiment in this part of the |
State.
Ike Harris, colored. charged with !
breaking into the dwelling house
81 Harrison White, colored. on
Muddy Greek. on the 9th, ult., and
stealing two hams and an overcoat, |
IS IN Jail here awaiting Il hearing
before Mayor McWhortcr next
Saturday.
Sallic Harris, colorcd, living ai
DR.. McPherson's complained before
The mayor Monday, that Bob john
son. colorcd, had entered her room,
opened her trunk and taken her
brestpln. two rings and two silk
handicrchiefs. Johnson had q
nearing before tho Mayer and was
sent on to answer and Indictment.
the Mayor olso sent Drury MAYO
TO Jail in default of security for dis
turbinS religious worship at the
colored Methodist Church.
Mrs Ezekiel Adams died at her
nome on Anthony's Greek, few
days ago.
Miss Lula Boswell. of Anthony's
Greek, slipped and fell into Mr..
SCOTS mill pond last week and
came near drowning. D..
Squire John Lipps. who keeps
lab on The grounding on his pre-
dlctions III ihis section, says VIC
re to have an early spring. for. tho
The sun. did shine on the 2nd, the ;
grounding had mcasels and could
not gel out 10 see his shadow.
Rev. {. II. Coliman has been hold
ing revival meeting in KnaDp's
School house with good cOngr ga |
lions. four conversions so far. and |
many inquircrS.
Col. ID .. Kelly has secured a |
ccrkShip in Huntington.
Col }. w. and Geo. y. Davis. ,
''olln A. Preston. Henry Gilmer and
Geo. T. Argabrite arc attending
raycttc Circuit Court this week.
Pickett Pcyton, son of Col. G.. S.
Pcyton, is reading law with Can't
\. +. Mathews. Mrs. G.. ]. Mctcalf
is visiting her sister Mrs I Wink