Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-04-02
THIS week IAlRTY-IWO YEARS AGO.
Condensed from The ISSHc Of NdrCh
30. 1883.

advertising fertilizers for sale.
l.. y. Warren rcopcncd Our
Shop" here last week.
Fifteen persons Joined The old
Stone Church last Sunday.
Engineer Frank Watkins. son OF
Capt. Troy +. Watkins. died of con
sumption al Fort Spring last Thurs
day.
J. W. Hess and Vim. b. Blake
have bought the late Richard
Burkc'S interest in the ROnccrertc
News and will continue the publ
cation.
DR.. V. Oucsenbcrry. of Hinton, a
native OF Virginia, died on Monday
of last week. He went to Hinton
in 1879.
The logmcn were here Monday
and ii. T.. Bell gathered i'll Il good
harvest of hard cash.
A military company has been Or
ganizcd at Hinton with Jas Fl. Mil
Ter Captain. !. II. Borgess. First
Lieut.. l.. a. Daniel Second Lieut.,
Jake H. Hoover Ensign and l.. ].
Davis Orderly Sergt.
Rev. DR.. Baird will preach his
Sunday.
One of tho booms OF the ST. Law
renee Company broke Wednesday
of last week from q quick rise in
the Grecnbricr. Between two and
three thousand logs escaped. many
Of which will no doubt be- re-
covered.
Leonard \. Stanton, of New Jcr-
sey, bought "a head Of horses here
last week.
The White farm west of town
having been sold to +. II. Rodgers,
\. +. White will discontinue his
farming operations in this COM
munity.
l.. p. Holiday, of Fincastlc. Va.
will exhibit his horse "Kcntucky
King" here during the Circuit
Court.
David w. Ayers announced as Il
candidate for the Office Of Assessor
of the Lower District.
Thos. l.. Fcamstcr showed us last
week an excellent likeness of the
late Gov. Sam'l Price, done in
crayon by his daughter. Miss Daisy.
pupil Of Miss Halves, art teacher
ut the Seminary.
The Hollywood Wooden Mills is
advertising its blankets. woolcns.
etc. in this number.
The Whiting & Dcnning log drive
came into the boom at Roncrvrrte
last week. Fifty men brought in
1O,00O,0O0 feet of logs.
A daily mail from Meadow Bluff
10 Big Clear Greek commenced on
the 18th. has been established.
Russell +. Truslow. former
I.ewiSburg boy, has been elected
cashier of The Bank Of Carroll at
Huntington, Tenn.
Rev. John a. Anderson. Of ReiSt-
crtown. Maryland, is visiting mis-
father, Alex Anderson. near Asbury.
Mrs. Henry Argabritc and chill
drcn are at home from Stay Of
some weeks with her sick mother at
ChristianSburg. Va.
DR.. e.. y. Austin is back from a
Trip to Florida.
Ballard Caraway is slowly rccov-
erinS from pneumonia at his home
in Blue Sulphur district.
Tom Wicklinc. of Monroe is visit
ing his cousin Mrs. Sallic Patton
here.
Robert W. c'Toad'D Pare is here
from Chicago.
Miss Grace Bell. from Louisville.
Kentucky. is visiting her brother.
IL. +. Bell, here.
MIR. and Mrs. a. \. McAllistcr. of
Cnvington, Virginia were guest, of
Maj. j. II. Stratton last week.
Rev. S. r. Preston and his wife. -
sister of Mrs. Fricrson, spent last
week here guests Of Rev. and Mrs.
-. r. FrlcrSon. Mr.. Preston occupied
The pulpit of the Old Stone Church !
last Sunday morning and evening.
Capt. Jos. ). Crane is quite i'll # !
ne home OF his brother. Ed. Crane,
near Rupert.
senator John T.. kcnna delivered
nc 81. Pairick'S Day Grafton before
inc unioh meeting Of Irish Catholics I.
III baltimore. His subject was .Thr !
history. Traditions and Patriots" of ,
ireland.
Capt. John Peters. on Friday las,
,anucd al Ronccvcrtc raft con-
tanning 10000 feet Of walnut lum- |
Der.
lhc first Of May is The time fixed
upon as The time to rc-rStablish or
start up The Lcwisburg Creamery.
Married: On The 27tIl in Charles
ION DR.. James \. Smith. Of Romeo
Ecric and Miss Ella y. MORGAN. Of
Charleston.
On the 21ih at The residence of
lie brides broihrriu-Iu,. Ir, t,