Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-10-11
LOCAL NEWS.

JODN OH uCoVll NO'
Ladies' new fall and winter hats
at V. B. Bishops.
A very slight sprinkle Of rain
fell Monday night.
Bring your chickens, butter and
eggs to V. B. Bishop.
Mr.. Harry Crummett has gone
TO the Valley to day to spend Sunday
Everybody that wants a good
chew uses Little Edwin" tobacco.
Mr.. VIM. Trimble is away this
week, having taken drove OF cat
tie to market.
Mrs. Julia Dover and daughter,
Mrs. L. J. Siyely, Of Mill Gap, were
in town yesterday.
Mr.. john Waybright and sister,
Miss Mary, left this morning to
visit friends near Staunton.
A large ana well-assOrted stock
of oyercoats and mems boys and
youths clothing at Bishops.
Mr.. Robert Lightner went to
market this week with large lot
of cattle belonging to MIR. u. v.
Ruckman.
1t is stated that there were FIVE
hundred people present at the bur
ial of DIR. Arb1gast in Crabbottom,
last Friday.
Jacob Yost, Of Staunton, is mem
toned as a possible successor to
VIM. Malone Us leader OF the Flr-
ginia Republicans.
Mrs. W. H. Matheny and Miss
Emma Matheny left this morning
for Stanton, where they will spend
a few days with friends.
A Staunton exchange tells us
that Hon. Harry NJ. Smythe, U; 5.
Minister at Hayti, was registered at
the EaAleton Hotel last Sunday.
WooD! wooD!! Subscribers de-
string to pay their subscriptions in
wood will please deliver it at an
early date. Unseasoned wood not
taken.
DIR. Ed Jones, who has been prac-
ticing in Mcdowell for couple
of wears, has located in Crabb;t-
tom in place of DIR. Arbogast who
died last week.
Messrs. VIM. Botkin, James Ben
son and w. L. Trimble recently
completed two new pieces Of road
on Jackson's river for which they
had contracted.
Mr.. E. L. Drey and wife, of FL
lenboro, w. Va, are visiting Mr.
S. 4. Gilmore's family on Back
Creek. They were guests at the
Commercial last night.
The NeWS. newspaper recently
purchased by Rev. Sam Small and
and edited by him at Norfolk, has
been sold under a deed of trust and
purchased by the former owners
for $4,000.
An exchange says that engineers
are at work locating route for the
proposed electric railway between
Bridgewater and Basic City. Phila.
delpHia capitalists are at the heac
of the project and it is though
that the road will be built.
The honor of casting the frs
shovel full of dirt in the grading Of
the C. & w. at Elkton, was con
ferred upon H. b. G., Gentry, who
made a. speech suited to the Occa
sion. Work was commenced a
that point on the goth ult.
The commission appointed by th'
county court to assess damages t.
The narrow gauge railroad in thi'
county held a meeting yesterday
but adjourned without transactine
any business. The next meeting
will be on the 10th December.
You can earn S. each day "giv
ing" our absolutely indispensable
household article away. New plar
of work making experience unnec
essary and success certain for eth
er sex in any section. Sample doz
en- free. Credit given. Freigh
paid. Address, MELRosE MFG, CO
81 Melrose Park, Ill.
Mr.. George HeVener, who has
private telephone line running in
% his house at Swoope's Depot, wa
considerably excited the other da
when his phone caught fire. |
T. as caused from 4 heavily Charge
wire breaking in Staunton an
falling Oh the wire which runs t
a his house. The wire was promptl.
cut and the fire quenched before
made much Roadway.