Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-08
THIS WEEK THlRTY-TWO YEARS AGO.
EOHtIcNHcd from he TNSNc II lpF1I
!, 1850

! MISS lose WASHINGTON FRY. oi
our town. has Il pleasing short story
entitled. Drift wood in this issue.
The County Court Of Summers at
its recent term refused all applic:,-
lions for licenses to sell liquors.
wines, etc. in Summers county.
Martin Boiler invites YOU to his
store to inspect his stock CT lamps.
glass and QuccnSwarc. groceries, 4
etc.
The Monroe Waterman says the
new VI. T.. Church. South, now in
course of construction in Union is
located over on Indian burying
ground shown by the fact that, in
cXcavatins for the foundation, four
ten Indian Skeletons, Il quantity
designed pipe. arrowhcads, ETC.,
were uncarthcd.
The house occupied by J. p. Fell
ut FIrankford. was destroyed by fire
shortly after dark. The contents
were saved. Loss estimated mt ST.
500. The house belonged to Rev.
Chris Sydcnstrickcr, now on the
Blue Sulphur Circuit.
On yesterday, April 3, 80, Rev.
Mathew Ellison, one of the pioneers
Of the Baptist Church, in this sec
ton, died at his home in North
Anderson, aged IS years.
"Old Father Ellison" as he was
affectionately called, spent the
whole of his long life laboring in
the work of his Church in Green
bricr, Monroe, Summers, Fayette
and Raleigh counties.
| Licenses TO marry were issued
during the month of March, 80 by
County Clerk Chas. B. Buster, to
the following couples: Jas. W.
Martin and Matalina Hokc; Chas.
ii. Withrow and Henrietta Zimmcr-
man; Enoch II. Morgan and Nancy
Morgan; Chas. 7. Kirtncr and Re
bcca a. Nowlan; JOS. ID. Hamilton
and Martha a. Hokc; Capcrton Dick
son and Rosa Owens; Luther w.
Beard and Mary NJ. Norris; SomI C.
McAvoy and Mary NJ. Shepherd: and
Harvey Hayes and Nancy e.. Waugh
an.
AT Asbury on Friday last, James
Knight, Deputy Sheriff, was very
painfully hurt when he attempted
to unlooSc his badly frightened
horse from fence to which he had
lied him. The horse pulled the top
rail, to which he was tied, from the
fence. 1t struck Mr.. Knight 4 Sc
we're bolw on the head knocking
him down and while down tho back
of his hand was struck by the rail
or the horse kicked it breaking sew
cral bones and cutting the leader
of one of his fingers.
| AT Democratic town Convention
at the Court House Saturday after
noon Capt. Robt. r. Dennis presid-
ed and the following officers were
nominated for town officers: May
OR, Col. B. F.. Harlow; Councilmen,
]. S. Withrow, VIM. F. Foster, Jno.
"A. Handlcy and E. D. Withrow and
S. II. Austin for School Commits
Tsioner.
! Prot. Max Parr opened the Glen
Icoc Normal Institute on the 1st
inst.
! Lewis Sydenstrickcr aged ~ yrs
died at his home in the Irish Corn
Ter district last Tuesday.
! The Watchman reports that 1922
acres of the Byrncside land on
Brush Creek. near Peterstown were
sold Thursday to Capt. A. F. Math-
ews, of Lcwisburg, at $1,000.
| Albert &. Williams has bought X.
H. Gillilian's one-half interest in
the steam Flour Mill at Savannah
near Frankford.
! Work on The grounds of the Old
White is going on at lively rate,
VIM. A. Stuart, Proprietor, himself
bossing The work.
w. w. Moore. of our town,lcft q
few days ago for Florence, Ala.
DR.. VIM. y. Rucker is back from
Mercer county where he had been
i'll for some weeks at the home of
MS son, Edgar p. trucker.
John Fl. Holl and family are here
from Wheeling visiting his father,
Judge II. n. Holt.
| Will McClcary, who had been
visiting his mother here, has return
cd to Washington.
Miss Reagan Spickard of Mont.
gomcry county, Va, is visitor in
the family Of A. J. Wilson.
Rev. G.. y. CofIInan is in Green.
brier visiting his mother and 9th,
or kin.
| Misses Lilly Beard and Annie
Buster have gone for visit with
kin and friends in Virginia and
Maryland.
+ Mrs. Vim. f Leonard is VISITING
her father, Rev. John C.. Dice, al
UpperviIle, Va.
F Col. Vim. Proctor Smith arrived
Sunday and this week took hi.
aged mother TO Anderson where She
will reside with her daughter-in
flaM. Mrs Iennie Smith