Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-02-22
HIGHLAND RECIiODER
LOCAL NEWS.
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Rrief Items of Interest to Home
Folks About Their Friends
Aud Acquaintance.

renewed his subscription.
DR., Reece Rodgers and wife were
ND the first of the week.
Highland Masonic Lodge will
meet ON Friday evening, March lst'
DR. \. A. Whitelaw called this
week and gave US pleasant chat
Mr. ! F. I,uusford Of Top Al
leghany was in to see us Moh""E'
Our saw we had prepared for tins
issue on schools, WAS crowded out.
Miss Epps' school has increased
IN number since the closing OF the
public school.
As we 90 to press we learn OF
the serious ilness OF Mrs. Ben f1ooN
of the Cowpasture.
JIM. Colaw Esq. has contracted
with Mr.. W. A. Bnssard to build
him dwelling.
DIR. Johr NJ. Cunningham has
been appointed surgeon Tor the
Greenbrier Railway.
Thirty six of the best brands CT
chewing and smoking tnblcc"s at
G. S. WAINWRIGHT & Cos.
Sherman Bnssafd's wife commit
ted suicide at her home near ffos'.
w. Va, "Wednesday Of last week.
On loans under $500. the High
land County Bank now charges
aver cent. Hard on the. poor man
again.
Mr.. John Hiso AND Miss Pearl
Shelter, both of Meadow Dale
neighborhood. were united III mar
riage on Wednesday.
Mr. Ad Mclaughlin has return
ed from Richmond with his SOD
who was much improved by med
ical treatment received there.
Mr.. w. NJ. Rexrode who now re-
sides near Doe Hill, was III town
Monday and made MS 3 prof,taHise
visit. Dir. W. II. Mccoy and wlfe
accompanied him.
Mr.. En- Bishop brother OF '. Is:
Bishon Esq, who has for several
Years been living in the West, ar
rived here Saturday and will Ike
" make his home in Monterey.
Mr.. Josiah Wilson called recent
" to see about his subscription.
lie takes Il copy and sends one to a
western relative lie SAID ON:
lust let 'em both go on and mat
made us happy.
Nlr. W. Fl. liners sons of Back
Creek. returned Thursday from
Stauuton with IA traction engine.
The big thing Was making such
good time we thought it was Mr.
porter's automobil".
One thousand citizens of Staunton
and Augusta county have united IN
the request to Hon. J. Nj. Qnaries
that he announces himself candl-
date for membership in the constl-
tutional conyention.
The long distance telephone Is
now in operation to Richmond and
for 50 cents YOU can engage IN a
three minute talk fron Stauntan to
the CAPITAL city. ]. H. Lindsay Esq
from his office in Charlottesville, re-
Gently talked with the operator at
Monterey, and the conversation was
carried on with ease, every word
being distinctly audible,
J.E. {"Ras." )Williams Esq. who
ha, for years claimed Highland "s
his home. having spent enough OF
his time with us to make many
warm friends. arrived here Tuesday
evening. in company with MIR: A..
r. Wiley, from Hot Springs where
he has for several months held the
position of watch at one of the no.
tolls. He returned to the Springs
Thursday.
The woman, Mrs. Young. who
shot and killed lumberman IN her
boarding house at Durbin recently
is only % years old and does not
ws;oL over 100 pounds. She with
her two year old child, is confined
in the steel cage Of the Marllnton
iail. The negro waiter who held
the lumberman while Mrs. Young
fired the fatal shot, is confined III
the same Jail.
On last Sunday Mr.. George Brock
of iiyhtown, and Miss Lucy Hull,
daughter of Joe Hull ESQ., of the
same neighborhood. took notion
they would take a little drive down
to Hot Springs, There they took
the train and went down about
Washington city for a few hours
returning to Staunton Wednesday
from which point they "Helloed
Monterey and wanted to kno"
which way the Hightown breeze'
were blowing. The Recorder eS'
tends congratulations.
A. G. Cleek Dead.