Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-07-19

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md is ready for work.
Messrs. John W. and G. F. Eakle
OF Bolar, were in town Saturday.
When you come to court don't
forget to call on the Photographer.
If You want your picture taken
while the Photographer is here you
should come early so as to avoid the
rush. y. w. DeVer-
Mr.. and Mrs. V. b. Bisnop and
children and Miss Hattie Eastman,
who is visiting them, left this morn
mo by private conveyance, to visit
Mr.. BIS relatives at Elkton, Va.
They will be absent about ten days.
Mr.. S. A. Gilmor, of Back Creek.
spent last night in town.He was on
his way to Staunton. lie says
the railroad engineers have report
ed that Allegheny mountain can be
crossed with a quarter OF a mile
tunnel.
The engineers have found the
elevation of the low place IN the
Allegheny mountain, above I9on-
ends Draft to be 5000 feet which
is one hundred feet lower than
Monterey. We suppose this is the
lowest place in the Allegheny.
The advertisement of the Valley
Seminary. Waynesboro, Va, .ap-
pears in this Issue. Pareuts having
daughters to educate would do well
to send for catalogue and other IN
formation to the principals, Mrs
and DIR. Winston.
Mr.. Oscar Hansberger, who has
made his home with us for several
wears, and who has, on account Of
his gentlemanIy bearing, endeared
himself to the people, left this
moning for his home at Elhton' ' d.
where. it is said, he hopes to enter
into business for himself. He has
standing invitation to visit High
land.
The lackberry crop, which means
q great deal to the citizens OF Mon
terey. was an entire failure thu
wear. and great quantities are be
inc shipped to this place from TIT
eastern part Of the comfy, w where
they are quite bountiful: Thirty
bushels we're taken from Mr. 7. u
Williams near Mcdowell, in on
week.
Prof. F.. S. Woolf will be in Mon
terey n short while with his broth
err, Rev. W. Fl. Woolf, representa-
Front Royal Academy. He will b
Glad to consult with persons VIII
Wish to go or send to a school 9
high grade and ole worthy OF tn
patronage of all interested in e.
ucation.
While on their way to Montere
last Monday, Misses Minnie an
Annie Rodgers, of Meadow Dal
4 came across a very large raft
{ snake, in the road and exterminatt
: it. 1t requires a great deal mo-
courage than the average fema
possesses to attack this deadly re
: tile and they should feel just
prowd of their victory.
Mr.. Harry Crummett, the tame
is getting ont "a large lot of I'll
> leather, which will be shipped,
= the rough, to a Northern mark'
This lot is said to be the incest tn
has ever been prepared IN this var
: Mr.. S. w. Crummett, the owner
- the yard, purchased an unusual
t large stock of hides Last winter al
Spring, and as leather has advan
a ed i'll price, will, no doSbt, ma
Y profitable sales.
i IF YOU are in need of a bug,
come to town court day and look
e Mr.. VIM. H. Andrew, who will
u here with lot of first class bu
: gies. made by the Dayton factor
t. Which he will sell for cash or ira
! for marketable horses. This W
= be your chance to get a bugs
y, They have been thoroughly test
% in the county, a number havll
- been sold, and they give perfect S;
isfaction. No risk to run.
'r western buggy.
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