Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-04-16
THIS week THlRTY-TWo YEARS AGO.
from the Issue of April
~ 1898

nounccs for the House of Del
Cgatcs appears this week.
Mrs. Joel Hill. an aged lady of
Poca hontas county, died at her
home near HillSboro IL few days
ago.
JAS. a. Lowe moved his jewclry
store this week to the stand form
erly occupied by ID. r. Thomas
grocery.
Capt. +. ID. Withrow is erecting 4
large warehouse OF the lanyard lot
and will soon have ii iillcd with ma
chinery, fertilizers and other farm
supplies.
Jas. A. Church has opened Il lin
shop mere.
touched up the postoflicc here so
that 1t now looks bright and airy.
Rev. w. II. WOolf will reopen the
Sunday School at Oak Grove School
House next Sunday afternoon, after
preaching there. ..
In the corporation election ut
Union last week, e.. a. Shanklin was
elected Mayor; w. S. Early, Record
or, and X. J. Crebs, Jas. l.. Lynch,
!. w. McNccr, Cabcl L. Johnson and
w. II. Sydnor councilmen.
tits not believed now that John
Lewis who died last week, intended
to take his own life but that he
took the laudanum for another
purpose.
John Rippctoc. son OF Rev. G.. J.
Rippetoe, fell in front of a yard en-
CINE at Coal Valley on the 9Th, was
run over and killed.
On the 7th Rosa, 0 year old daugh-
ter of Lewis Dean, living on How
ards Greek above the White, was
kicked by horse OH the leg and
badly broken. DR.. S. II. Austin was
called in and thinks The leg can be
saved.
The Monroe House" at Anderson
which has been renovated and inn
proved is now run by NJ. &. Jane
son, late Of Grccnbricr.
A. J. link, Of Montgomery county Va
sent us recently by his daughter.
Mrs. Henry Argabritc, two Plymouth
Rock hen eggs. as large, if not larg-
er, than turkey eggs. They weighed
ounces. Every egg laid by this
hem has two yolks.
AT the corporation election here
elected Mayor, and Geo. Law. John
Lipps. o. p. Sydcnstrickcr and II.
I. Bell cOuncilmcn. O. =. Syden-
stricken was also elected School
Commissioner.
The severe wind Of last Thurs
day night blew The iron bridge at
Fayettc Station from its piers. The
bridge cost Fayettc county aboutI
$4,000 and will be rebuilt
Hon. Thos. A. Bradford. brother
in-law of W.;n. r. Stuart Sr, of Green
bricr. and one of the most Dromi- |
nent Democrats of West Virginia,
died on the 31si ult., in Philadcl-
phla, after stroke Of paralysis.
He lived. just prior TO the Civil
War, in POcahOntaS county.
Yesterday morning ut 9 o'clock
Geo. w. Warren, son of Stuart I.
Warren OF Monroe County. and IA
rising member of The bar of Union.
and Miss Rose B. Harlow, eldest
daughter of Col. b. +. and Mrs. Net
lie Renick) Harlow, were married
at the brides home here. Rev. David
+. Fricrson officiating. They made |
handsome couple.
The Bank of Ronccverte" has been
incorporated. Forty thousand of
the stock has been subscribed by
the following: II. +. Dennis. 10 !
shares, w. W. Moore 20, A. Graham
so, J. L. Bell 10, John A. Preston 10,
Richard Thomas S, A. C.. Snyder
30, John w. Harris so, NJ. l.. Spots
>. Mrs. V. W. Spots 5, Misses NJ. l..
Price 5, and Jane S. Price ), A. F. |
Mathews so. 4. f. White 5. John NJ. |
Price ?. II. S. I.ovclacc 2, Simms &
Workman =, w. $. ROdes 5, Il. b. !
IIudsins 3. L. II. Camp 10. J. NJ. |
kinsporls 10. Il. G.. Best is. Geo. G.. |
Bioomcr SO, r. J. Shyrock, Balti- |
more. - and Newton Dickson of |;
Monroe 20.
Phil NJ, kcnick did moi go west
ns announced ]aSt week but instead |
accepted a clcrkship in The store Of
D. J. Ford q Son here.
Frank A. Rcni@k lief, Saturday for
Piercevilic. Kan. His son. Tom
died there on the 10Th ult.. Of ~
Dhoid fever.
John a. Preston went to Webster
Sunday night 10 attend Il meeting
Of the Directors of the Asylum for
The Insane there.
Aaron Law The aged father Of
huf lownSman. George Law. is here
from his home in Bath county
virginia.
Price Johnson is quite sick at his
home here.
Mrs. John II. Mcpherson left yes
icrday to visit her daughter. Mrs.
II. T.. Blair. in Augusta county. Va.
Mrs. II. +. Hudson returned last