Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-01-11

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from tobacco was over thlrty-V"03
millions. All who smoke and
chew help to support the govern
meht.
The Weather Bureau at Washing
ton is getting it III great style
from the Florida fruit growers Tor
IT'S failure to warn them Of the COM
inc OF the late cold snap wlici
DESTROYED 50 much fruit. They
claim that if they had had timely
uarniug they could have sayed &
! half million dollars.
John Ziska, the one eyed chief
Of the flussites, ordered in his will
that his skin should be tanned ana
made into a drum. The noise
which my skin viii make" said he.
will frigaton away all our
enemies and pat them to Hight.
It is reported that one Of the
,un5ermen ut woyN near the splash
dam aowa The river fell through
the lee 4 few days since and owc
his rescue from drowning to his
long hair. He was caught by the
too Of his head by his comrades.
I-Pocahontas Times.
Miss Fannie NJ. Stephenson OF
this city was married on Wednes-
lay afternoon to Mr. James Z.
l.anier oe Fall Creek. The eere-
mony took place at the resident
Of Mr.. II. G. Chaplin, near Abe
marie Female Institute, and was
performed by Or. } B. Turpin o.
he Baptist church. Charlotte. :
vile Progress.
Mr.. jos. 3. sterratt has gone
10 Slater, Mo. where he has Sc
cured desirable position in the
law Office OF his uncle. Sidney b.
I}4rks, Esq. TIE llGooEDEs best
wishes accompany him.
It is now a settled fact Fiat
nyaugalis5 Howard viii hold a
meeting here. in the near future.
10. Wilson, Esq, rcceiN ed a letter
from him stating that he accepts
theinv.taion Of Tbs tw0 churches
at this lace, and will come as soon
as his meeting closes at keaiah
church. 20 which place he will 90
at the conclusion Of TIE services.
he is at present conducting at
Stony Run church, Oh Jackson
river.
Iwil, (D.v.) preach at pisg.h
PresbvteTian church On next SAB
BAH morning at II o'Cioc., and al
Monterey Presbyterian church at
G:30 o'clock p. N. tie same day. !.
| would be pleased 10 haYe ful!
! attendance-on both services, and
ali who come Will receive hearty
welcome. Robt. Il. Latimer.
Our Coaaty Clerk has completed
, the necessary copies ard abstract.
foy the reassessment Of ianas IN TIE
COUNTY, but does not propose to re-
$ move Tie snow to enable ~
l Stephenson to 60 on with The woIi
assi gaed hin.
Nr. G. 7. Flsisher who recently
engaged in tie tanning business
! cjtb' 3. W. Crualmett has sold on
e bis entire interest to Harry Crun
2 NETT. ana The business Will now b2
S conducted by CrOnImett Bfoa. III
0 Harry Crummc}t is an expercnc
IS tanner and the nes firm will Il
= doubt turn cut good work.
Daring the year 1884 80 mar
d rjace licenses were issued fror
.e Highland County Court Clerk
"a Office, 81 being for whites and 2 10
le colore3 persons. beng precisely th
II same number issued during lii
e, wear 1893, 81 for whites and 2 fc
'f colored.
re On last Monday and Tuesda
- there were over one Thousand rai
=" Bits left Monterey for Woshingto
city and other narkets. y e tim
II we wculd be safe in saying thi
w fhera we're 5000 shipped fr0i
ct Highland this week.
N During the holidays one Of CT
Mt small boyswho wanted q sled yei
A bally concluded he would write
ey letter to Santa Claus about
TX With little assistance he prepare
a very nice letter, directed it
on Santa Claus, Santa Claasvill
he North Pole and without the know
~ edge CT anyone, lie mailed it. III
o. Post master started it out by Il
20 nearest route to its destination. b.
Of It shared tie fate Of all OF It's kir
AS by gong to the Dead Letter Oil
5 at Washington, where it was ope
n ed aud returned to the little fello
who wrote it. Santa Claus mu
have heard abolt it in some VI
e & Tor tie boy got his sled.
ok Mr., George yint Of Pendlet'
county was in Monterey Nond
.sor a short while.