Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-04-09
THIS WEEK InlRTY-IW0 YEARS AGO.
CORdcnced from the Issue Of April
., 1888.

GrccEbricr PrcSbytcy will meet
1t Maiden May Sd.
Maj. 3. l.. Eaklc. of White Sui
phur Springs, announces himself 4
candidate for the House of Dele
gates subject to the result of the
Democratic primary. and VIM. y.
Cornell for Assessor Upper district,
under same condition.
John L. Crisis, late 4 we'll known
merchant at Erankford, died ut his
home in Texas last Tuesday.
The officers of the Second Rcgi-
mcnt met ut Union Saturday and
ratified the former election Of regi-
mental officers except that John NJ.
Alderson, of Anderson, was elected
Junior Major in place Of W. II. Bal
lard, Of Monroe.
Capt. ]. G.. Crane, writing from
Rupert, reports that Edgar Nc
Chung had lost, by fire, lot OF
plank he was kiln-drying for a new
Storc-houSc to be located near Am
we'll Church.
The "Ronccvcrtc Riflcmcn" is the
name OF new military company
organized al Roncevcrte last Sat
urday With the following officers:
Captain. John T. Dixon; First Lieut..
Ouin Morton; 2rd Lieut., f. H.Dick-
son; Orderly Sergeant, Robert C..
RodeS; Second Sergeant, C..
+. Dickson; Ensign, C.. E. White:
LIST Corpl., ]. Luppert; I'd Corp. r.
f. Tobin; 3D. Corp. Duffy Weber:
18th Corp, Joseph King.
Passenger train, No. 6. on tho G..
& o., was stopped by Il big rock
in Big Bend Tuesday. When the
train stopped a mass OF timber fell
on the track behind it so that the
train was pcnncd in and had to
wait until the track was cleared.
G.. B. Summervillc, a travelling man,
was sufTicated and other passengers
had much trouble in rcsuscitatins
him.
Al Convention of The Demo-
&c voters OF Lcwisburg,
last Saturday the following ticket
was nominated: For Mayor, Thos.
II. Dennis; for Councilmcn-O. p.
Sydenstrickcr, Henry q. Bell. Geo.
Law and John Lips; for School
Commissioner, o. p. Sydenstrickcr.
John Lewis, a blacksmith here,
unmarried and aged AZ years. died
last Tuesday. He had been seen to
drink q quantity of laudanum il is
believed with suicidal intent.
A new bath house is under con
struction at the White.
Prof. E.. !. Harris, OF the Chair OF
Latin W. l.. University. is enjoying
a resi- at the Caldwell House a! Dry
Creek.
John r. Grizzard and Pickett
Pcylon, Of Lewisburg arc spending
Il few days OH Second Creek. Frank
Barrett, Of Point Pleasant. was here
Saturday. ID. Albert Robinson, Il
Young co!orcd man of LcwiSburg
viii graduate from the Leonard
Medical College, Raleigh. n. c.. at
the close OF The. current session.
Wan. p. On and bride are back
from q bridal tour in Virginia.
Phil Renick left yesterday for Atch-
ison, Kan, and Ed Tyrec and Phil
Iandiey have also gone wcs!. VIM.
j. Strcaly. from Fayctlc. JAS.
Thomas and wife. of Anderson,
were here yesterday TO attend the
funeral of John Lewis.
Lawyers from other counties at
tending the Circuit Court Of Poca-
hontas last week were: G.. p. Dorr,
of Webster, A. n. Campbell and
John Osborne OF Monroe, Robt. +.
and Thes. II. Dennis and John w.
Arbuckic, of Greenbrier; G.. p.
Jones and l.. II. Stephenson Of High
land county, Va. John w. Steph-
son and VIM. NJ. McAllister, of
Bath county.
After The dinner hour OH the first
day Of The court. DR.. Gabriel Nc
Dowell, Of Monroe county and John
, y. Anderson, of Nicholas county,
candidates for Congress. addressed
The vo!ers oG The county in tho Court
House.
The County Democratic EXccu-
tive Committee appointed the fol-
lowing delegates TO attend the
Charleston Convention: l.. NJ. Nc
Ciintic, l.. !. Holt. Levi Gay, DR.. g..
l.. Austin. with q. +. Harlow. of
Grccn.Hicr county. as alternate.
Rev. J. W. Pratt, u. d.. one of The
best known preachers of the
Southern Presbyterian Church,
died March 2Itb at Louisville, Ky.
Married: On the 9th uIt.. by
Rev. VIM. NJ. G.. Miller, }. Z. Myles
and Miss Mary NJ. Byrd, all Of Green
hricr.
On The 9TH. inst, at the residence
Of James Cox in Lewjsburg. by Rev.
%. j.. FricrSOn, Chas. w. Gee and
Miss Sarah r. McFcrrin all Of Green
brier