Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-07-31
HIGHLAND RECRODER
LOCAL NEWS.


of sheep last week by dogs.
Mr.. A. IT. Stephenson made a
business trip to town Monday.
Mr.. J. ]. Kincaid made short
business trip to town Wednesday,
Mr.. Howard Terry made short
business trip to Monterey Yesterday.
Mr.. S. B. Rexrode, the merchant
at Valley Center, was in town
Monday,
D. G. McClung and wife, of
Franklin, are visiting relatives in
Highland.
Mr.. Leonard Loving, Of Will
Evansville, is visiting his aunt, Mrs.
0. Wilson.
Mr.. Harvey Hull, of Hightown
neighborhood, visited our town one
day this week.
Most of the road men Of the
county attended the meeting OF the
Board Monday.
Mr.. C. Fl. Amiss, soliciting agent
for the Staunton Spectator, is in
the county this week.
BURR FLOUR FOR SALE.-Wil-
Evansville burr -four for sale at the
residence Of 0. Wilson. 1t.
Mr.. John Newman and daughter
Miss Fanny, Of Crabbottom, spent
short while in town Monday.
Mr.. Ernest Hansel, Of Mellow
ell, spent Tuesdaj night in Monte
rev, the guest of Rev. g. W. Ira
wick.
The weather, this season, appears
to be running on a 16-to-1 basis;
sixteen days CT rain to one of sun
shine.
Our farmers would1ike to make
hay while the sun SHINES if they
could procure a little Of that rare
article.
The damage by high waters in
Randolph county, w. VA, it i,
said, will amount to thousands of
dollars.
A flag Staf>1Oo feet long, with
flag attached, has been raised on
Red Oak Knob, prominent peak
of the Aileghanies.
Rev. G. w. Trawlck will preach
Sunday morning at Pisgah, at II
O'clock, and at Monterey in the af-
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
V. B. Bishops team Of. Normans
and their Skilled driver, Mr.. Robert
Ervint. are taking their usual rest,
which they needed badly.
Mr.. VIM. Freeman returned the
first Of the week from East Virgin
ia with large lot Of cattle, which
he took to the Allegheny Mt.
A black snake measuring nine
feet was killed last week by Mrs.
Sam'l Warner, in her yard. Her
little daughter came near stepping
on it.
The corn crop in the Valley Of
Virginia is the finest that has been
for years, so writes an Augusta
county farmer to friend at Mon
terey.
Rev. A. Q. Flaherty will preach
at Doe Hill on Sunday, the 9th of
August, at II a. H.; at McKendrie,
at 3 p. M, and at Mcdowell, at
1880 p. m,
"Stick to Bryan" was the COM
mand that came from a son in CAL
ifornia to his father in Virginia.
II was useless, however, for he had
already stuck.
Mr.. r. +. Gillett and. wife, of
Mcdowell, passed through town
Wednesday on their way to Jack
son's river, where MIR. Gillett will
do some painting.
= We regret to learn Of the sudden
death, from cholera infantum, Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ervine's little
baby boy, which occurred last Mon
day at their home near Mcdowell.
Messrs. John J. Hiner, W. NJ.
McNuIty, e. NJ. Arbegastand S. b,
Sieg started Tuesday to attend the
congressional convention which
was held at Amherst c. II. yester-
day.
CREAM! CREAM! CREAM!-Mrs. 0.
Wilson will serve ice cream at her
residence on Wednesday and Satur-
day of each week from 7 to 10
o'clock p. III. Public cordially in-
vited.
Mr.. j. T. Wilbourn and wife, Of
Moundsville, Mo-, are visiting Mrs.
Wilbourn's father, Mr.. John VIII
son, at Waycross, and other rela-
n M II