Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-07-17
HIGHLAND RECRODER
LOCAL NEWS.

The Deering Mower sold by V
B. Bishop is the best on the mar
ket.
Mr.. VIM. Messersmith has gone
to the Valley on q short business
trip.
MIR. Geo. Miller, of Franklin, Wis
tied friends in this section this
week.
Miss Edna Slaven, of Meadow
Dale, is visiting relatives in Mon
terey.
Mr.. Gler Many. Of Hightown,
called in to see us yesterday while
in town.
J. Trimble, Esq. sold a lot Of his
cattle, 80 in number, to Mr.. D. v
Ruckman.
Dickinson and Trimble's new
house, on Sieg avenue, is making a
considerable show.
Miss Sallie Bird, Of Back Greek,
spent several days recently with
friends in Monterey.
Miss Perle Miles, of Louisiana, is
visiting her schoolmate, Miss EIya
Jones, at Doe Hill.
Mr.. VIM. G., Rodgers, one of our
leading local stock dealers, was in
Monterey Wednesday.
Mr.. G. W. Hevener, of High
town, sold a lot of 100 cattle last
week to some eastern buyers.
Mr.. A. W. ArFogast, after
brief stay with his family, left last
Sunday forhis home in Texas.
Mr.. Geo. Rodgers, of Meadow
Dale, who has been attending
school in West Virginia, is home
again.
Prof. J. G. Dunsmore, of Staun-
ton, was in Monterey, Tuesday, on
business connected with the Sitting
ton estate.
The Daily Times recently start
ed at Staunton by Maj. Yost, sus-
pended publication with its issue Of
last Sunday,
Miss Jessie Wilson, Of Straight
Creek, we learn, has been sick for
several days. DIR, K. Trimble is
her physician.
Last nights papers say that Hill
will come out for Bryan. It is pos
itively decided that the gold men
will not have ticket.
Messrs. John Ralston, Charles
Lighther and Pierce WOOdell, OF
Pocahontas county, were in Mon
terey Monday-show day.
Mr.. Joseph Siple and wife, of
Green Bank, W. Va, were here the
first of the week visiting their
cousin, Mrs. H. F. Slaven.
Misses Sadie Somers and Siggie
McClung and Mr.. Sam Somers, Of
Clover Creek nelghborhood, were
guests Of Mrs. S. B.Sieg Wednesday
night.
Miss Ella Craig, Of Charleston,
West Virginia, is expected to arrive
on this evenings hack to spend
sometime with her sister, Mrs. S.
B. Sieg.
Prof. VIM. Keister, of this coun-
ty, who has been principal of the
high school at HarriSonburg fol
Two years, has secured the place
again at an increased salary.
APPOINTMENTS FOR SUNDAY
Preaching at Rehobeth, at II a.
=; at Green tlill, at $3.50 p, M,
and at Little Back Greek at s P.
m. w. II. Woolf.
D. V. Ruckman, Esq, one Of The
largest cattle brokers who ever Wis
its our county, has been here this
week looking at different lots OF
our fine cattle and making pur-
chases.
Mr.. G.. Lee Chew, road commits
Sioner for Blue Grass district, has
advertised for sealed bids to be re-
ceived up to IL NJ, July q. for
keeping in repair the roads IN his
district.
Rev. A. @. Flaherty, Mrs. J. c,
Matheny and daughter, Blanche,
visited friends at Doe Hill this
week. Mr.. Flaherty expects to go
to Franklin tomorrow to spend sew
eral days.
The show-it's come and gone.
1t was very good, too, considering
The large crowd in town on that
day deserves complimentary men
ton for its having conducted itself
so peaceablY.
The lawn party at Straight
Creek, last Saturday evening, while
not larpelv attended. was much