Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-07-16
THIS week THIRTY-TW0 YEARS AGO.
Condensed from the Issue of July
~, 1888

~, 1883.
a new pOstofiice has been cstab-
lished at iiominy Falls. Nicholas
county, with Chas. p. Campbell,
postmaster.
Brushy Ridge Campmceting will
open on the 10th.
Williams & Williams 81. l.. Will
liamS, Roncevcrtc: l.. J. Williams,
Lewisburg) have hung out the
Shinglc Of the new firm for the
practice of the Jaw here l.. J. is
just back from the Law School OF
the University of Va.
The Republicans of Faycttc
county. have put out the following
county ticket: House of Delegates
Charles Hill; Pros Attorney l.. e.
Gaines: Sheriff Robert Boone:
County Com'r l.. &. lIinman: Coun-
ty Surveyor, C.'H. Settle: ASSESSORS
J. C.. Farr and David Tamplin.
The Grccnbricr Female Seminary
al Anderson. B. l.. Goodc. Princi-
pal. is seeking public patronage.
Last Sunday night in driving Il
carriage from Grccnbricr river 10
LcwiSburs, Ed. FOCUS missed The
little bridge on the turnpike in the
darkness and iumblcd team and
carriage over The bank. Some parts
OF the vehicle was twisted and the
tongue broken.
James T.. Walkup. of Falling
Spring suffered Il severe and pain
ful injury while cutting wheat on
the lth. Something went wrong
with the binding arrangement and
when he inserted his hand TO adj
Just ii the needle that feeds in the
binding cord entered his wrist in
front, tore through the hand and
came out near the back of the
fingers. His hand was badly torn.
The Cumberland Lumber Com
panN, to keep its main office at
Ronccvcrtc, has been chartered.
With the exception of John r. Dix
on the incorporatorS are Maryland
men holding 100 shares each.
The Board of Education Lewis
burg district fixes the levy for
teachers fund at zoe. building fund
DC; wages for teachers holding No.
l at $500: No. . 500: No. 3 SlS.
Mai. Kenny, colorcd Ronccvcrtc
drayman. stepped on rusty nail.
1etanuS followed. his throat con-
trartcd SO that he could not swallow
and he soon died.
Rev. John $. Martin. y. d.. an
eminent member Of ihc Baltimore
Conference. died at his home in
Baltimore last Sunday aged about
Is years. In 1871 all The preach
ing places in Grccnbricr were I'M
der his care.
Mrs. Chas. II. Pickcn and chill
drcn and Miss Annie McClcary. all
OF Alexandria, Va, arc spending The
summer with kin here.
Heath Kelly, Of Huntington. en-
route TO New York to buy goods.
stopped over here TO see his father.
Col. -. o. Kelly.
Philip La TOurCi!c. Of New York.
IS here The guest of his l'rolhcr-in-
law, ID. II. Thomas.
Henry Gillncr. stating that the
County Court had refused an ap-
rDopriaiion Of 500 for an exhibit
OF Gr"cnbricr'S natural products
coal, timber. etc, at the Wheeling
Fair. calls on the public for SIS.
10 which he will subscribe and will
give his attention TO the exhibit.
Mrs. Annie II. lmbodcn. wife of
Gen. John ID. IJnbodcn. died in
Richmond, Va. last Thursday.
Married: On July 3. 1883. by
Rev. NJ. Bibb, JOS. A. Fcamsler. of
Greenbrier. and Miss Mary Stone.
of Summers,
AT Frankford on the llh Of july,
'SS. by Rev. l.. Butt, Chas T.. FLAX
comb and Miss Ellen b. Rcmlcv.
On July lih at Ronccvcric. by
Rev. +. B. Baglcy, VI. NJ. Walker
and Miss Miriam J. Spencer.
Died: July 9Th at the home of
Misses Laura and Ellen Prentice. in
Ronccvcrtc, Miss Bette Prentice.
OF tuberculosis
On July ilh, 'SS, al be- home in
Blue Sulphur district, Miss Nancy
McClung, daughter Of Edward Nc
Chung aged about rs years.