Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-12-13

Ellis Williams, of Back Creek
spent Tuesday night in Monterey.
Mrs. ]. Il, Hiner returned. Sun
day. from trip to Dayton and vi
cinity.
Nuts, raisins, figs. candies. cocoa
nuts, and a general assortment Of
Xmas goods al Bishops.
Mr.. Jenkins, district agent for
The Singer Sewing Machine Co.,, i,
a guest at the Cunningham House
Prof. Stewart Turner, of Staun-
ton. came to Monterey, yesterday.
and is busily engaged in tuning
pianos.
Hello. Stick candy. Broker mkt
ure and American mixture at }. }.
liners, for the Holidays, at Sc
per pound, cash.
Mrs. J. G. Arbogast and son and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Warrck, Of
Green Bank, were visiting friends
in Monterey, this week.
Eleven hundred and seventy for,
and four hundred and forty-Tye
against, is the result Of Pendeton's
$40 600 railroad election.
LOST-A lady's umbrella with
natural wood,handle, on which the
letters w. Fl. NJ are cnt. The finder
will please return same t. this
Office.
The National Republican Con-
vention will meet in St Louis. on
the 10th day of next june for the
purpose of naming their Presi3en
tial candidate.
Congressman Tucker has asked
for an appropriation Of $500 to be
paid for damages to the Mcdowell
Presbyterian church hy Northern
troops daring the war.
Mr.. Chas. Berrier. oe Pittsburg.
spent month deer-hunting i'll Po-
cahoutas county. returning TO Mon
tcrey this week. He brings the
proof Of successful hunt.
Mr.. Ras. Williams, who made his
home in this county eeverAl years,
is with us again. Mr.. W. has many
friends here. who were glad, indeed,
to meet up with him again.
Every one who has examined
0rndorff & Whitelaw's Xmas goods
has pronounced them the finest in
town. Don't buy until you haye
examined and are convinced.
Since Pendletnn county case mp
81 nicely with her $5O,G00, IRE have
about agreed to run stem down to
Franklin, which will connect With
our main line at Sugar Grove.
Sheriff E. NJ. Arbogas5, on last
Saturday night, arrested and con-
fined in the jail Henry Ryder. Of
Little Back Creek, who was indict-
ed by the last grand jury for at
tempted rape.
Mr.. Freeman, VINO has been deal
ing with East ' irginia cattle, sue
ceeded we'll with the last lot he
brought to this section. He now
has on hand seventeen horses ready
for the Eastern Virginia market.
Mr. II. Wettstein, of Maren, ILL.,,
found that Ayers Pills. taken when
the first SYMPTOMS Of la grippe APP
pear, prevent farther progress of
the disease, and he hao vet to find
the first case where the pills did not
cure the malady. Every dose was
effective.
List of letters remaining in the P.
@. at Monterey, Va. Dec. l, 1895:
Miss Neili~ Hardy, /; Mrs. Mary.
H yt, /; TT cod IRE James, /; G. e.
Greasy, |; M. N. Gardener, ]; } II
Renwood. |; James W. Trainum, /.
If not called for within 30 days,
they will be sent to the dead letter
office. Henry !. Trimble, P. Al.
It is the desire Of some Of the la
dies of the county to raise. by sub
scription, S100to be expended in
sending Newton Eagles daughter
to home for incurables. We I'M
derstand this little girl is a worthy
object and as it is near Christmas,
those in good health should throw
II portion of their means in this
channel. Fifty dollars Of the a.
mount has been raised.
The sweet singers of the town !
and the children, large and small, |
are working diligently on the Xmas
cantata, Santa Claus on Time" of |
which you will see a description in |
another column. If rendered prop /
erly-and there is no reason it !
should not be, for the children are
very much interested and are
working hard-this cantata will be |
worth seeing.
Mr., Granville Kellar, Pocahoo-
tas county's great hunter, returned !
rnorIau frnrrn O tuo nnnntLin hnnL |