Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-07-05
HIGHLAND RECR0DER
LOCAL NEWS.
Personal
Rrief Items, of Interest to Home
Folks About Their Friends
And AceuaintanceS.

Mr. P II McNulty made bust
ness trip TIC town Monday.
Mr. Engine Rodgers made bust
ness trip to towh recently.
,4 Mr. and Mrs Hugh Ryder Of MI
Grove were in town Saturday.
Mr. Adam Stephenson came over
Sunday to see his Monterey Friends.
Mr. Scott Gum of Durbin came
TO Monterey Monday for supplies.
We regret to learn that Mr. G.
". Hevener of Hightown is right
I'll.
y Mr. Adam Fleislrer of Meadow
Dale was here short time Satur-
day.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Slaven made
this office an agreeable call on Sat
day.
Mr.. Willis Gibson is home again
for short while, from the West
Va. hills.
Mr. Morgan Armstrong was up
Tuesday making some purchases
for his store.
Mr. John Pruitt and wife of Nc
Dowel spent Sunday at his home
on the River.
Miss Rate Pruitt went to Nc
Bowel this week to visit her broth
er, Mr. John Pruitt.
Prof W H Kester and wife of
llarrisonburg are visiting relatives
rear Mcdowell.
Miss Bessie Bishop has gone to
Harrisonburg to spend sometime
with friends.
Miss Edmoni Il Slaven arrived
home on Thursday, last, to spend
her summer vacation.
Miss Edna Slaven Of Meadow
Dale spent part of the week with
Ger cousins the Misses Campbell.
Our entire stock Of goods at
prime cost for cash.
L. S. DICKENsoN & Co.
Hon. Edward Echols has with
drawn from the race for governor
which does not materially change
the situation.
Our entire stock of goods at cost,
FOR 80 days, for cash.
L. S. DICKINSON q Co.
Mrs L A CarichOH and Miss Sal.
lie Campbell who were visiting
friends at Stanton returned home
last Thursday.
We believe it would be a coco
idea for the town to cut the thistles
and weeds that grow so luXurlously
by our side walks.
Mrs James Gross, mother Of oul
townsman, Mr. G & Gross, died al
her home near West Augusta Oh
FRIDAY evening. aged 81 years.
Mrs Joseph Skid more and daugh-
ter, Mrs Nj X Boggs Of Franklin
are visiting the family of MIR " a
Beverage and other relatives.
Mr. Jesse Waggoner started on
July 1st to carry the ring mail
VIM Daugherty whose time just
closed performed excellent service
on thiS route.
Master Paul Slaven and sister
Aliss Elsie are spending this week
with their grand father, MIR. Siple
near Fit. Sey bert, Pendleton county
On July 1st orr merchants did
some figuring on their tobacco, CT
gars &c. to get the two and one
fourth cent per pound rebate from
Uacle Sam.
The old firm of Hoover, Bear &
Co. Stanton, Va. was, on July Isl,
succeeded by Shreckhise & Bear who
will continue the business at The
same place.
A pleasant feature Of the 4th
WAS social given to the young
> ladies of Monterey and vicinity by
tie young men, which took place
at Tie New Star Hotel.
The question now is, will it be
as hard to get out of the way OF
putting stamp on checks as 1t
was to get in the way of dong ItF
We hardly think it.
The action of the city council OF
Staunton in turning down its chief
of police Capt. }. H. Waters, after
his long and faithful service as such
is Icing severely criticised.
Rev. Jacob S Garrison. President
of Massanutten Academy, Wood
stock. Va, was in the county tins
week in the interest of his flourish
ING school. His wife accompanied
him.
Mr. Walter Sevbert of the G 4
engineer corps, has recovered from
measles and has gone to camp. The