Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-02-04
THIS WEEK THIR1Y-TWo YEARS AGO.
Condensed from the Issue of Jan
81 1870

Condensed from the Issue of Jan.
81, 1889.
Judge A. n. Campbell will hold
his first term OF the Summers
County Circuit Court on Fcby nth.
a number of Ronccvertc men are
thinking Of sinking we'll in the
suburbs of that town in the effort
70 find gas.
Pocahontas County is still with
out a Sheriff, Isaac Is. Moore hav-
ing declined the appointment
rendered him by the County Court.
James II. Hokc's Sawmill on Harris
Run was destroyed by fire Monday
night. This makes the second saw
mill Mr.. Hokc has lost by fire in
the last six weeks.
AT meeting Of substantial and
progressive men ut Pickaway last
Saturday afternoon. +. II. Rodgers.
NJ. J. Hester. l.. l.. Campbell and
DrS. j. +. and w. y. Irons, were
appointed as Il committee to cXam-
Inc and report on the feasibility an
Of establishing a Creamery in that
community.
Bob Cabcll. Of Charleston, is
spending few days here with his
brother, II. Clay CabclI.
Il. A. Rapp and bride have ar
rived from their honeymoon, spent
at his old home at Clark Sburg.
Editor \. s. Johnston, OF tho
Watchman, and l.. s. McNccr spent
last Sunday here.
Capt. A. +. Mathews spent last
Sunday at the White the guest of
W. a. Stuart and George Grant.
Items from our Rupert CORES
pendent: a few nights ago john
mic Hall and Bollar McClung found
i've coons up one tree all of which
they killed.
Some fifteen families have gotten
thcir winters supply Of coal from
A. T.. Shawver's bank.
Six miles north OF Rupert Bollar
McCltlng has opened three veins
OF coal on J. J. Echol's land meas
uring, respectively, 3, 1 1-2 and s
feet, all of fine quality.
At public meeting held nj Am
well On the 26th the feasibility OF
establishing High School in Mood
O" BLUM district was fully consid-
cred.
Lewis Crcigh. of Roncevertc, is
suffering greatly with broken hip
bone. Capt. John Peters is down
from Pocahontas with a raft of fine
logs. O
W. S.Rodes has gone to Virginia
10 spend while with friends.
a new and large frame Church
IS under erection on the site of the
oid McMlllion Chapel. John, Jason.
Alpha. and J. NJ. McMillion arc the
builders.
|, y. ii. c." writing from Hills
Doro sends us an interesting mr.
count OF bear chase near Beard
by a party OF ! or 8 men. from first
10 last. in which an old she bear
and two Of her cubs were tho
trophies Of the three days hunt.
burke Hill is wearing an SXIO
smile. It's 1O-pound boy.
Married: On january %. 80. in
Anthonys Creek district. Michael
kcsSlngcr. of Jackson, Ohio. and
Miss Nora Wade.
Died: On January 81. SO. M the
irish Corner district. Mrs. Mary
Erwin. aged II years. She was a
daughter Of Richard Dickson and
The widow OF Capt. David VI.
Erwin.
Senator John L. Kcnna got 81 Of
the 30 votes polled in the Demo-
cratic caucus in Charleston Mon
day night. There were several
scattered votes and eight who have
refused 10 vote for Mr.. Kcnna.
JudgcA. Il. Fleming, of Fairmont,
the Democratic candidate for Gov
crnor, last fall is contesting the al
legged election Of Matthew Golf who
has small majority on the face of
the returns. The Democrats have
a majority in the Joint assembly
and this will probably tell the story
when the vote is taken. II gcncr-
ally does, at any rate in political
contests Of this kind. If the Re
/ publicans had the majority our