Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-20
HAPPENINGS IN HIGHLAND.
An Effort TO Establish College on
the virginia Border.

MONTERREY, VA, August 19.-(Special)
An effort is on foot looking TO the organ
ization of q Joint stock company for tho
establishment Of a classical school at or
near Monterey. The plan contemplates
the purchase. by the company, of ne
sirable location, the erection of suitable
buildings, and the placing at the mead
OF the institution a thorough, wide-aWake
educator, who Will work for the desired
eud-to-wit: A seat of learning that will
answer the needs of the mountain coun-
ties bordering on the line of the two
Virginas; an ample and sufficient link
between the free school and the best col
leges and seminaries of the State. IL Is
estimated that fully $4,000 is sent ont
Of this county annually 10 the various
institutions in Virginia for the education
of our young. many OF whom would be
sent here had we school facilities that
B measured up 10 a high standard OF eX-
ccllence.
COLD IN AUGUST
To complain of the cold in August is
rather unusual, even in the mountains,
but such complaint was made by a plea
sure party encamped I'm the Beathe sugar
camp near Mcdowell yesterday morn
ing The party was from Stanton, and
consisted of Mrs. G. ID. Mccoy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. y. Blackford, Misses Bessie Nc
Cue and Emma Hoge, and Messrs. VIII
liam Mccoy, j. NJ. Perry, Il. V. Black
ford. W. \. Blackford, and Il. c. Hoge.
An election will be held in Pendleton
county. w. Va, next week. to decide
whether or not three districts Of the
county will assume the payment of
rights of way through their respective
boundaries for the building Of the pro-
posed Seaboard and Western railroad.
Mr.. william Boggs and his son, Hugh,
accompanied by two railroad engineers,
spent Wednesday night at the Com
mercial Hotel going from here to Palo
Alto, In Eastern Highland.
Mrs. =. Edgar Hull, OF Greenwood
county, Kansas, is now on a month $
visit 20 her aged parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James Trimble, who live near Monterey
Mrs. Hull has been living IN kansas Ioi
about twenty years.
Misses FANNIE Zirkle and Noreta Rink
or who have been spending few months
with Mrs. DR.. j. Ii. Trimble, have re-
turned to their home In Shenandoah
county.
Mrs. l.. S. Dickinson returned yesterday
from Marlinton, W. Va, where she hdC
been visiting her sister, Mrs. q. f. Crum'
NETT.
MONTERREY MILLING COMPANY.
The Monterey Milling Company, which
had annsun ed that their new enterprise
would be in operation by August Ntn
are much disappointed at a delay or three
weeks In the shipment of the machinery
Hon. G. =. Jones has purchased OF Dr
IL. S. Flusher, of Greenbrier county, W
Va, a valuable tract OF land, lying Jus'
north of this place. The tract contains
about 100 acres.
Miss Bertha Sharp has returned TO Mon
terey, after u short visit to her home In
Pocahontas.
Mr. George White. who purchased Q
home on Williams river, West Virginia
q few years ago. is now on visit To
this, his old home.
Samuel Lightner. ESD, an aged and re-
spected farmer OF Black Creek, was NJ
this part OF the county Friday.
MIR. and Mrs James A. Flusher OF
Meadow Dale, this county. are now In
Stanton, where Mr. Flusher is receiving
treatment for defective hearing.