Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-01-18

The heavy crust on the snow has
been covered up by more snow
which fell last Saturday. The
storm Of Saturday WAS a wild ont
indeed which only lacked gale tC
make it a blizzard. Saturday night
at 8 o'clock the mercury which
stood at about 30 above, commenced
falling. Through the night ii
continued to drop and at 6 o'clock
Sunday morning it registered 20 be-
low zero, making the almost I'M
precedentcd fall of So degrees in
less than twelve hours. The mer-
curry remainded from 5 to 8 degrees
below zero all day Sunday. This
was the coolest wave that has
reached Highland for many years.
Messrs. Newton and George Bus
sard of Bolar were in town last
night. II ely came up for the pur-
pose Of seeing the school board in
regard to having a school house
built in their neighborhood, which
we understand is badly needed.
Mr.. Howard Terry and wife Of
Jackson River were the guests of
Mrs. DR.. X. Trimble last night.
Mr.. Reese Lockridge of Bull
Pasture, was in town yesterday.
We understand that ]. Trim6le
4 Son have rented their hotel
property, the "Hidy House" to W.
A. Sipe, Of Straight Creek. 1t is
tlso rnmored that the Cunning
lam House will soon have new
landlord in the person Of our
:Ownsman, Mr. J. c. Boggs.
Locals are scarce again this week
N account Of unusually bad
weather., and our correspondents
allied to send us the news from
ther parts Of the county. Don't
orget your county paper. 1t
would take bat a very small por-
ion of your time to write US short
etter each week.
In an indirect way, news reached
ere last night that two gentle
len named Arbogast, we're frozen
lille hunting in the mountain
ear CirclevilIe W. Virginia,
'st Saturday night. One Of the
len overcome by the cold, laid
own in the snow, and the next
ay was found with his faithful
% by his side, both dead, while
re other one wandering about
nconscIously, happened upon a
Ouse, where be has been cared for,
ut it is thought he can MT posi-
ly recover. He is perfectly help
SIS and when he reached the house
,uld not speak Il word and is not
Die to tell Of his awful expert
ice.
SO far as VIC know the telephone
ne between here and Stanton
rs broken but once which oc-
lrred Thursday Of last week, be-
yeen Churchyille and Staunton.
letter from Churchyiile to tie
taunton PosT says this company !
due Rev. Stratton Hammack of !
lat place a vote Of thanks, who
as the only one who would volun-
er to go out in the rain and snow
mend the wire and restore COM !
unicatlon. The article further /
ates the Rev. II. is a public 8
'irited man and a "hustler' in
ore respects than one.
We feel sure that the telephone
'mpany and the public generally !
i'll feel greatful to this gentleman
# this valuable service and we \
ink he should be allowed con- ,
lerable amount of talking over
lie line in way.of compensation. 9
We understand that wonderful 6
'idge at Mcdowell is in very
lcertain way again and will have
be repaired at once. This bridge t
Is been nothing but make,hift e
the worst sort from the time it I
as erected. and with all the extra
Drk that has been done on it y
ON year to year, 1t remains UNI L
fe, and is liable to 81 down most t
ytime. This will certainly teach Il
G valuable lesson that "the best is +
ways the cheapest" and the only !,
~ to get profit from this lesson
to stop expanding money on the S
/ bridge, take it away and have t
first class iron bridge erected. p
e are satisfied that there has Y
en- money enough expended on I
e old bridge to build an IRON one, l
t this is lost and the way out Of P
sing more is to get the ever p
sting iron bridge, without delay.
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