Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-08-06
THIS week THIRTY-TWO YEARS AGO.
Condensed from me Issue Of Auy.
,. 1888

| =. 1883.
j. Austin Burr will announce
ncNi week as Il candidate 70, Coun-
" Surveyor i'm The Democratic pri-
mary.
The number of births in Green
hricr last year was 32l; deaths 1870.
\ sample of the finest potatoes
grown in this section this season
was left in our Office by Judge J.
! VI. McWhOrter. They were of the
Mansnum Bonum and Early Maine
varieties.
J. +. Foulkc, of Philadelphia,
has 12S acres of tobacco in Fay
cite county in fine condition and
promising good crop,
Til. County Levy in Monroe for
The ensuing year is 30 cents. Road
| lcvicS run from o to Is cc:lis.
The Anderson Fair will be held
September II. ~, 10. and l4th.
", writing from Meadow Dale.
%aycttc county, says That aboGl II
o'clock at night on The ism foot
%cpS were heard in The hal Of the
home of David p. Brown who was
confined in his house from Il severe
INJURY received when a tree fell
on him. The footsteps finally APP
preached Mr.. Browns room when
The door was thrown open and a
| man with hOrrid visagc, evidently
a maniac entered and turned toward
Mr.. Brown with purpose which
could be only cOnjcciurcd. Alger
Brown. son of, The injured man,
5"appled the intruder and with the
help OF VI. i. Henry finally got him
oilt OF the house on to thc porch
where he was Cvcrpowercd, after
Il desperate struggle. and Ted. Not
Knowing who he was or whence
he came. he was taken before q
:uSticc who took charge of him.
| before. he could be sent. TO iail the
mans father. 81. Chair Nicely. of
Williamsburg district. appeared
and took him home.
Result Of Teachers Examination
hcld at Lcwisburg July 2Sih. IS.
j. W. liinklc County Supt., Four
year certificates the applicant max
ING 10 to 100: Mary NJ. Patrick.
j. u. Henry, +. l.. HinkIc and WIN.
!. Anderson. Those whose average
was from 80 10 %: Kate RAYMOND,
|:rglnia Shields. SaIic i. Little
rhgc. Ecrlic r. Hunter. JAYNE Lee
'andley, T.. S. Baker. L. ID. Smoot
md S. +. Mylvs. No. I. with av-
rage of 90 to %: Maggie Eagan.
N"lcna Ayers. Fannie Buster.
! Gcorgc Buster, Lidia e.. Beard, Fan
ne Eagan. I. &. Harrington. VI. w.
walton. J. +. Gillisric, J. E.. Nc
! Clurc!S. T. Knapp, A,cx Thompson.
&. &. Nariin. $. II. McMil;lun and
-" Man Parr. Average 81 TO 90:
Pearl RanSbcrgcr. Ruth Gill an. An
| M i. bearing. Fannie Ga, ocoi.
Driia Nay, Stella Gabbcrt: EIvira d.
Hckrcycr. Linda j.. kirkpatrick.
:. }. Thompson. John e.. George. S
u AidcrSon. -. w. Ayers. \ y. Err
! Nin. Laura Jackson. VI. NJ Griffin.
| o. T.. kcnnry. +. +. Smoot and Ar
| ,nlnia McCl,ing. and !. l.. Hayes. J.
VI. Riddle. Eliza II. Wiley. and l.. e..
! J.. Wondford. culorcd. 40. =: Ida
! T. lioh, Alice j. M:Kccvcr. Cora
/ Belts, Scno !Iarrah. Mary \. Eary.
! 'l"rrie,ia Hunter. O"l IInrrdh. Adj
die b. Flack, Nctlic Williams. Ina
! Kirkpatrick. Kate Armcn,roui. G..
v McClung. w. i. Richar dson.
Weller Curry. ID. b. Rapp, J II. Viii
liarns. j. II. G.. Picrcy. G S Andcr-
'un. J. A. Farrcn. II. i. II, shman.
lirnicE Osborne. 4. VI. Martin. o
". Kittingcr. and &. 4. PiCrcN: and
y. j. II. Crawford. colorcd No. 3:
Annie II. Anderson. Il. a. rapp, G..
). McKccvcr, Edgar y. Ayers. L. G.
anderson, WIN. p. McKccvcr. ID. B.
l1nry and w. Il. Sncdcgar: and G..
| IT, Brandy, Geo. A. WoOdfOrh and
Margaret +. Peck. colorcd.
Geo. a. Kelly who writes us from
ilHvcrhill. Mass, tells Of q >iSil Of
Henry Clay 10 LcwiSburg and q
| speech by him July I. 1926. Mr..
Kelly was then Lcwisbulg boy.
Among The celebrates now at the
| White arc Gen +. ". Bristow. y. y.
zen. George w. Gusts Lee, Va. Hon
" g.. EndiCOli. Secretary Of War
| VIM. Preston JphnStpn son nC Al.