Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-02-06
THIS WEEK TRIRIY-TW0 YEARS AGO,
Condensed FrOH, The Issue of
FEB. .. 1888.

The sale of The valuable Hawvcr
lands were made Saturday.
Nelson Nathan died at his home
in Charleston Monday. Native of
Monroe County.
Nelson Andrew is here again for
horses.
Geo. II. Throop. who has been
teaching in this and Pocahontas
Counties. and who recently con.
iributcd to these columns a number
of humorous poems. desires 10 OBJ
lain work on Il metropolitan paper.
VIM. &. Graves. Sheriff of Mich
olas County and brother Of John
Graves, Of ROncevcric and George
Graves. of Anderson. has sued the
committee Of six gentlemen who
reported TO public meeting Il series
of resolutions which reflected sew
crclN OH Sheriff Graves in the matter
Of the escape Of lsllam Mullins who
shot Henry Moore. The resolu-
tons were moi adopted by the meet
and Mr.. Graves now sues each of
the committee who reported them
for damages. Mr.. Graves expects
to DC represented in court by Kcnna
and Chiffon, of Charleston. John A.
Preston. of Lcwisburg and NJ. Van
Pclt, Of Fayetteville.
Major Andrew Bicrnc died at his
home here on the Goth, uh., aged 80
years. lie was the oldest son of
Patrick Bicrnc. well remembered
yet by the older people here. mar
ricd Miss Bette Frazer. who sur
wives him With four sons and a
daughter. lie was Confederate
soldier, serving in the 22nd Va. Reg
imcnt, was prisoner at Point
Lookout and. after the war was APP
pointed by President Cleveland as
postmaster at LcwiSburg. The pail
bearers al his funeral were Judge
II. a. Holt. Col. -. o. Kelly, Capts.
\. +. and J. w. Mathews. T.. d.
Nithrow, Thos. l.. Feamster, John
5. Price. George Law. L. l.. Bell.
John S. Withrow. Frank G.. Brown
and James Knight.
Marriages in January were: ehas.
Crawford and Martha l.. Johnson:
\. i. McMillion and Margaret e..
Nunnally; ChaS. w. Young and Ella
VI. Bungcr; VIM. +. White and lev
icia Christian; Sam'l B. LiveAy and
Mary Douglas; Chas. G.. SirattOn
and Annie b. Surgeon.
Sheriff Graves. Of Nicholas. has
received n letter from Isham Null
lens saying that hr intended to be
at The April court to stand trial for
the killing Of Henry Moore. y.
A. l.. Huddlcsion has started a
large planning mill at White Sulphur.
County Supt. !. w. lIinklc is
busy visiting the schools of the
County.
John T.. Hines is reported as TAX d.
ing a highsiand in his classes at
West Point. Miss Sue Brcckcn-
ridge. Of BotctouSi co, Va, is visit
ing her urclc, DR.. VIM. =. Calwcll.
at White Sulphur. Chas. e.. I.arcw
has gone to- Newborn. Va, 10 accept
a rail road position. Col Richard
+. BierEc. Of Richmond was here to
attend die funeral Of his brother,
Andrew Hon. Il. l.. Bulhcr. former
Slate Supi. of Schools. dropped in
TO sec us Friday. Col. y. q. Kelley
is III Huntington assisting his son
Heath. IN opening large stock Of
goods. Mrs. Catherine Toland, Of
Stone Cliff, is here for u few weeks
with her daughter Mrs. u E..
Gohcen.
Geo. E.. Hill died al his home at
lllllsDoro on the 2ard, ult., of pncu-
nonia. On the 25ih his daughter
Miss Henrietta, aged 30, died Of the
same disease and on The 9th his
son. Sterling, died Of typhoid fever.
Died: On Jan. 26ih, 'SS at her
home five miles north Of Lewis
burg, Mrs. Alice VI. Neal. wife Of
VIM. Neal, aged 81 years.