Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-07-26

Don't fail to have your picture
made while the picture man is here.
A through line from Monterey
to Arkansas. Quickest time ever
made. For particulars call on
Thomas Beverage, General Passen-
ger Agent.
Tuesday, last, L. H. Stephenson
purchased, from Mrs. F. H. Carver
and her son Prof. H. D. Carver,
their two acre meadow lot. This
lot adjolnz Mr.. Stephenson's lands.
]. W. Stephenson Esq, and his
daughters. Misses Gatewood, Char
lotte and Mary and Miss McDan-
maid. Judge McDannald's daughter,
were guests of Mr.. L. H. Stephen
son. part of this week.
Two gentlemen romHagerstown
Nd, were at Hotel Commercial last
night. The object of their visit to
this country is to purchase timber
lands. They went to Doe Hill to
dav to look at some Of the noun
tain lands Of that section.
A WORD OF WARMING: From an
exchange We have it, that while a
man was on his way to neighbOr
house to borrow the county news
paper, he was struck by tightening
and instantly killed. No comment
is necessary.
The RECORDER Office was made
bright, for short time, last Friday
evening, by the presence Of some
of our town ladies in company with
Miss Pearl Yeager, Of Pocahontas
county, who is visiting friends at
this place.
MARRIED. On July Is. by Rev.
R. e. Clark. at the residence of j.
M. Terry, on Jacksons river, Ma
lissa J. Woods and John H. Mack
ey, both Of Highland county. The
RECORDER wishes this Young couple
much happiness.
To be a member of the town
council Of Monterey is considered a
small thing indeed, but in the near
future position of that kind might
be sought after. so it would be to
the interest of the present council
to show it's hand.
An officer Of the Harrisonburg
Guards. who was with the engineer
corps, camped on Allegheny, pass
ed through town Sunday evening
IN great haste to join his company,
which was ordered to Pocahontas
to look after strikers.
j. W. Bever, photographer, will
move from here to CrabbottOm, a.
bout August 5th. If YOU want
some nice photographs you should
avail yourself Of this opportunity.
as he is doing some fine work now.
Remember he will remain here
to weeks only.
Rev. A. .. Flaherty, who spent
several weeks with us, left for his
home to day. Capt. J. G. Matheny,
wife and daughter, Blanch, accom-
panied him as far as Millboro, where
they will spend several days with
Mrs. Ms Uncle, Rev. Henry Bishop.
The weather was indeed leaky
for the lawn party Tuesday night,
yet quite number of young folks of
the town and several from dis
lance were present. The court
house porch was used as protec-
ton from the rain, and the court
room was dimly lighted for court
ing couples, thus making it an ell
joyable occasion after all.
Andrew WAINWRIGHT. an enter
prising citizen, of Tiptop, two miles
east Of town, brought a mommoth
turnip here, a few days ago. 1t
weighed, including the top, g lbs
and had not gotten its growth by
several weeks. Doubtless it would
have been necessary to have con-
veyed this vegetable to the metrop-
oils on a wagon. had it not been
"plucked in its youth. "(?)
The contract has been let for the
building Of the first and only iron
bridge in the county. This bridge
will be built at Mcdowell, over the
Bullpasture river. by Sept. LIST, by
a bridge building company Of
Charlestown, VIVA. The represen-
tative of this company, Mr.. Ringold
of Rockingham county, was here
in person, and met the Board of
Tuesday and secured
the contract at the price of $685..
Mr.. John Bird, familiarly known
as lone armed John, the walker,
passed through town yesterday, on
foot of course, to his old home near
Hightown. For sometime he lived
in Central America, where he en-
gagged in raising bananas. Fortune
failed to smile on him the,e and he