Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-08-16

Mr.. Isaac Waggoner, of Crabbot-
tom, was in town Tuesday.
Mss Hattie Cleek, of Bath
county, il visiting friends in town.
DIR. N. A. Mhitelaw and wife
were visiting friends i'll town Tues
day.
Mrs. Maggie Stephenson and
daughter, Miss Susan, are visiting
in town.
Rev. Mr.. Plowden left this
morning for his home IN South
Carolina.
Mrs. Maggie Plowden and chi en-.
dren are visiting Mrs. Mary Ste
phenson.
Miss Maude Sieg of Churchville1,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. +. v.
Sieg, near Hightown.
Miss Edna Slaven, of Meadow
Dale. spent part If this week in
Monterey. with friends.
John W. Bird, Esq, Of Mill Gap,
passed through Monterey. yester-
day, on his way to the Valley.
If we get the G. G W, it will
help us pay that little $4,000 bal
ance yet due for the narrow guage.
Miss Cora Sipe, of this place. has
gone to Rockingham county where
She will spend a month with re'a-
tives.
Rev. A. T. Wright, of Deerfeld'
Augusta county, passed through
town, Wednesday, on his way
home.
There is a vacancy on the u. 5.
Supreme Court bench Occasloned
by the death Of Justice Jackson, OF
Tennessee.
Misses Phoebe Jones and Emma
Matheny and Helen Campbell left
this morning to visit friends III
Stannton and HarrisOnburg.
A couple of letters were received
too late for this issue, but Will APP
pear in next unless others are re-
ceived to take their places.
The citizens of Bridgewater are
talking of establishing a bank al
that olace. Highland county
should have one bank at least.
Mr.. W. D. Faroute and his chill
dren came in on the hack, WedneS
day, from Illinois and will max
their home with his father-in-law
Mr.. John Sipe.
D. A. Keyser has rendered hi
resignation as president of the Au
gusta National Bank, of Staunton
and VIM. A. Patrick, of the firn
of Patrick and Gordon. was electe'
to fill che vacancy,
South Branch Review: DR.. Q
]. Campbell, after weeks worl
in our town. left for Sugar Grove
Monday. DR.. Campbell's presenc
in our town was highly appreciate
and we hope he may visit US agall
Mr.. Luther Hull's fne gray mar
fell dead in the road, four miles O.
this side of Staunton, last Tuesda
evening. She was one of a spa
of nice driving horses which MI
Hull's brother was driving t.
Staunton to sell.
Mr.. Messersmith, the furnitur
man has a full line Of tables
chairs, wardrobes, sofas. bedroom
suits &c., which he has marked a
hard times" prices. Give him
call and voa will be convinced
5 Mr. Wilson will be glad to wait o.
: you.
The man who don't want to Sc
his county-seat build up has no
the general good of his county a
heart, and to that extent he hin
!. ders the advancement of : Who'll
= conntv Work for YOUR county
e seat.
Mrs.. J. G. Matheny received
letter last night from her home, il
Botetourt county, containing tn
sad news of the death of he
Youngest sister, Mrs. Blanch
= Vines, which occurred last Tues
dav. She leaves little babe min
. DAYS old. Mrs NJ. has The sympa
thy of the entire commnnlt
The Teachers Institute of Pen
dleton county will have a question
before it which we consider appro
pirate, and if brought before IT,
Highland teachers might result il
good. 1t is this: "Are the school
of Pendleton county meeting thu
demands of the age? If not, il
what particular are they failing
and what is your remedy?"
Prof. J.Luther She7pe is assist
l..