Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-09-28
Personal.
Brief Items Of Interest to Home
Folks About Their Friends
And AcQuaintances.

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Mrs Isaac Waggoner and son,
Mr.. John Waggoner and wife of
sCrabbottom, spent some time III
town Wednesday.
Mr. Arthur Arbogast will spent
the winter at Italy Texas, where
he had until recently made his
home for several year.
Rev. John Ruff left this week
for his old home in Bedford coun-
,ty, where he will spend a coupe
weeks.
E. NJ. Arbogast, Esq. came IN
from West Va. Wednesday to at
tend circuit count.
Mr.. John S. Eryine Of III cDowell
passed through town "Wednesday
with lot Of sheep.
Cattle and sheep have commence
ed to move out to market. The
most fancy lot of big cattle we
have seen pass this way, was l.. IL.
Stephenson's, which was being
shipped by Mr.. Porter.
An umbrella left in our office.
We advertised the fact. Next
morning owner came, and was hap
by. Does it pay to advertise?
J, A. Jones recently purchased
the Rodgers farm from }. Wesley
Hevener Of HightOwn.
VIM. Hevener Of .Crabbottom re-
turned Saturday from a trip
through Pendleton and Rocking
ham counties in search Of feed.
He reports feed very scarce.
Sammy and Robert McGufiin of
,Bolar, were in town Wednesday.
Cliff Matheny, who has been alb
sent the past year visiting in Ore
gon, returned Saturday.
Bob. Woods of Meadow Dale, is
a late addition to Mr. A A Shum rates
force, or J. A. Whitelaw's house.
Mr. I. S. Mcneil, Of Staunton.
the genial hardware drummer, Is
in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hull, Of
Hightown were over Tuesday.
Chas. McClinfic Esq of Wilson,
.sonville, passed through town
Tuesday evening.
Rev. J. w. McNiel Of Green
Bank, w. Va, is spending the
week with bis daughter, Mrs. Jacob
Hevemer, Jr. of Crabbottom. He
and his son Emmerson and MIR. and
Mrs. Heyener were in Monterey
Wednesday.
Mr.. Ed. G. Rexrode of Mcdowell
left this week for New York city
where lie has secured position as
clerk in commission house. When
a Highland boy tackles New York
city he is running up against some
thing big, but why should he not
succeed? Thousands Of country
boys have, and we hope he may.
J. W. Stephenson Esq. of Warm
Springs arrived here Thursday to
attend circuit court.
Mrs. Samuel Erwin who has be en-
with her niece, Mrs S j Carson, for
sometime, returned to her home at
WilliamsviIle Sunday.
Miss Abbie Flesher of Meadow
Dale spent several days i'll town
recently.
A Joint discussion is expected
here today (Fridav) between Hon.
II. d. Flood, democratic nominee
for Congress from this district, and
Mr. r A Fulwiler Of Botetourt
county, Republican, as both are
billed for here at that time.
The political campaign was form
ally opened here last Thursday,in a
very quiet way, by Col. HUBBARD
the Republican nominee for Con-
gress from the 10th district. The
time for his address was pretty we'll
taken up with issues that do not
belong in politics just now. The
Col. spoke at several points in the
county.
L. c. Alphin, Proprietor of
'Hotel Alphin'', Hot Springs: Va
desires to contract with reliable
dealer to furnish him produce. the
year round. None but responsible
parties need apply. 1t
Adam Stephenson, whose smIl-
ing cuuntenance adorns one of V.
B. Bishops counters, is now out
ing in the A!leghanies.
Large sun spots, astronomers say
caused the extreme heat this sum-