Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-11-12
THIS week THlRTY-THo YEARS AGO.
from the Issue of Mop.
s, 1888.

ines AT trout NuilCN. tiiiS >oNh'N
Thos. II. Dennis. trustee i'll Il deed
of assignment made by said firm
for the benefit of creditors. reports
to the public that rs such trustee
he had collected and paid over TO
the creditors every dollar due them
and secured to them in said deed
amounting 10 $500. MIR. Lewis Will
continue the business in his own
name.
a frcshct washed away half of
The dam at Burgers mill iasl Fri
day.
VIM. p. Scott, having purchased
the Benson Hotel property here,
is having extensive repairs made
preparatory to opening the hotel
for the accommodation of the pub
lie.
The new Methodist Church on
Sinking Greek four miles South of
Williamsburg, will be dedicated OH
the 18th, Rev. w. II. Woolf otliciat-
ing.
Mr.. Woolf began IL prolractcd
meeting at Oak Grove school house
l;st sunday evening.
The Town Council has had
laid an excellent flag walk on JEFF
fcrson Street from Richard Thomas
corner on German Street 10 Main
Street.
The Raleigh Index reports that
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Lilly, of that
county. diSagreeing on account of
a woman of doubtful character,
quarreled and both left the house.
Mrs. Lilly, however. becoming des-
pcratc. returned and set the house
afirc destroying it with its con-
tents, the loss being placed at
S1,5O0.
On the 9TH, Wesley, son of ST.
Clair Nicely, at the foot of Millcr's
Mountain. fell while out hunting,
shooting himsef through the hand
and wrist joint so mangling the
member that ii had to be amputat-
ed. DR.. Raymond assisted by DR..
s. IL. Austin performed the opera
ton.
The Circuit Court, Judge Holt,
convened Monday morning. The
following were sworn as grandiu Jury
James Withrow, Foreman; A. Nc
Beard. J. &. RAIDER, Chas. w. Price,
J. f. Bright. A. II RAIDER, John
Lipps. Joseph Jarrett, George Law.
Ben Mann. Andrew Stuart, John II.
Vaughan. George Feamster. John
Coifman and A. II. McCluns.
On Wednesday last r. II Jarrett
received, by wire, message from
Council Bluffs, Iowa, informing
him Of the death of his brother,
Mark Jarrett, which occurred the
night before from smallpox. Mr..
Jarrett lived at Portland, Oregon
and WAS on his way to this county
10 join his family who had proceed
cd him. He has travelled extensive
ly through the west and. il is sup
posed, had contracted the disease
in his travels. He Was Il son of the
late James Jarrett, of Muddy Greek
and had succeeded we'll at Portland
He leaves a wife and two children,
the present Mark Jarrett, now OF
Akron. Ohio. being one Of them.
Major Henry Robinson. son-in-
law of Oliver Bcirnc, distinguished
citizen of Monroe county. died in
Washington. ID. g.. Saturday. Oct.
p, '8S, aged So years. His body was
brought to Union for interment.
In Faycttc county OH Thursday
of last wee W. C.. Bays
and I. II. Griffith freed and. captur-
ed. all from the same tree. five
coons and one opossum.
!. L. NJ. writing from the Mead
ows. reports Marshall Burns as
hauling load Of coal from Big
Mountain, relnarking that if the
railroad didn't come soon Marshall
would move the coal without it.
He also reports John J. EcholS as
looking after coal lands in thai
section.
s. a. NJ. SyInc from Washington
Col. Vim. Proctor Smith, from
Gaulcy Bridge, and S. b. Mason
from Kentucky. came home this
week to vote for Cleveland 4 Thur
man.
Mrs. John T. Crisis, Of Texas. is
i'll Grccnbricr looking after the I'M
settled business Of her deceased
husband.
Hon. e.. T.. Smith passed through
Lcwisburg Monday from the South
to his home in Nelson County, Va.
TO vote for Cleveland.
a. L. Huddleslun, iaic Of White
Sulphur. is now running Il store
at Becklcy.
Capt. John Stevens. of Muddy
Greek. is back from Il trip 10 Indi-
anna.
ii. C.. Nicholas. announces the
dissolution of the firm of Brown &
Nicholas.