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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-29
County Court Proceedings.

The March term Of the county
court convened on Thursday, the
2lst, Lyman Chalklev, Judge, pre-.
siding.
The clerk presented the usual
list of deeds recorded since last
term. which numbered 4.
Exparte settlements were exam
med and confirmed, rs follows:
G. Arson Bird Admr. C. t. a. of
George I'll. Bird deceased.
W. P. Campbell, Guardian OF
Howard X. and VIM. G.. Arbogast.
A. T. Stephenson late Guardian
of his six children.
L. H. Stephenson, Trustee of
John Nc Gwin.
l.. II. Stephenson, Exector Of W.
". Benson decd.
The case of W. H. Wilson against
VIM. COBB, upon suggestion. was
continued until next term.
Jones and Sieg, for the benefit
of Charles P. Jones, against Jacob
+. Botkin and John Botkin. Up
on a Acknowledgment for plain
tiff for $4,000, interest and costs,
a credit Of $9.87.
The will Of Mary III. Peck decd,
was admitted to probat, the prop
erty passing under same amount
ing to $4,000.
The will of Mrs. Mary Swecker
decd, was admitted to probat, the
value Of estate to pass under same
being $4,000
The will of Adam F. Gum decd.
was admitted to probnt, the value
of estate to pass under same being
S1666.OO.
The will at Mrs. Nellie Rexrode
deed. was admitted to probat, the
value of estate to pass under same
being $4,000, and George Il.
Swecker qualified as Executor:
&. G. Clendenen qualified as
Admr. of the estate of his father,
Jacob F. Clendenen decd.
c. G. Snyder, Mark Simmons and
E. K. Rexrode were appointed to
appraise the personally OF Mrs.
Nellie Rexrode decd.
E. A. Wade, W. R. Pullin and
Harry Wade were appointed to APP
praise the personally Of Jacob +.
Clendenen decd.
G. w. Trimble was appointed
registrar, and H. F. Slaven, w. b
Wilson and S b. Sieg Judges Of
election, for the town OF Monterey,
for the term Of one year from this
date.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-29
Notice to Road Contractors.

l have recently gone oyer the
roads in my district aud was great
ly disappointed in finding that very
little work had been done on them.
| found many rough places, slides,
clogged bitches, bad bridges and
culyerts-some dangerous. Con-
tractors are required to go over
their roads every 60 days and re-
pair damages, but | find this has
not been done. Contractors are
hereby notified that they must at
once proceed to work and put the
roads of the district in the condl-
ton called for by their contracts
and specifications.
Respectfully
J. H. MackeY, Road Comr.
for Monterey Dist.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-29
Happenings on the River.

PINcKNEY, March 25, 1901. We
are glad to say our sick people are
convalescent.
Rev. Mr.. Barnes preached a very
interesting sermon at Wesley Chap
el Yesterday.
Mp S. Burns and family left
last week for Warm Springs where
they expect to make their home.
Mr.. G. A. Corbett rented the I 5
Burns farm and has moved his fam
lily there.
Mus Clara Seybert of Strait
Creek is teaching the school at
Sunny Point school house
Mr.. J. y. Gardner has moved to
his new home in our neighborhoOd.
We are glad to have such good
people settle in our community.
Rev. S. A. Mnndy and wife are
visiting friends at Green Valley,
Va.
Miss Abbie Swadley returned to
her home few days ago after
spending a couple Of weeks with
her sister. Mrs. II. II. Terry.
..-~~- CLEOPATRA.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-29
Notice to Applicants for Pen
SiOnS.

Pursuant to adjournment, the
Pension Board of Highland county
will meet in the Office of o. Wilson,
in Monterey, Va. on Thursday the
18th day of April 1901. at 10 o.
clock a. M, to consider applications
for pensions.
The same proof Of faithful SER
vice, physical conditions and prop.
erty belongings chat were required
last year, will be required this year
of applicants.
By order Of Highland County
Pension Board.
At. 0. Wilson Secretary
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-29
NOTICE..

by wife, Fannie. having left my
home on the Ord day Of Sept. 1900,
thereby reiinquishing all right to
my support. | her husband, do here
by give notice that | will not in
any way be responsible for any con-
tract of any character she may
make with any rarty.
ANDREW DAUGHERTY.
Frost, w. Va.
Mar. 4, 1901.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-29
Public Renting.

On March Dist, 1901. County
court day. in front of the court
house, at Montery Va, at l O'Clock
p. m, shall rent for one year,
from April 1St, 1901, that tract of
land containing 1873 acres, lying in
Crabbottom, belonging to Willie
and Howard Arbogast
Terms and conditions os renting
made known on dav ofrCnting.
W. p. CAMPBELL,
Guardian.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-29
To the Public.

Al have purchased the stock of
goods and rented the store house
lately owned and occupied by John
w. Reed deed. I will for the next
60 days sell goods at a reduced
price for cash or good produce in
hadd, will quote prices on some
goods next issue of the Recorder.
Yours for bargains.
A. 7. Carpenter.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-29
Facts that We Must Face.

school building.
1t is a fact that Whites school
house is the nearest one to the
town, and that it has all the pupils
it can accommodate.
1t is fact that We must have q
building before the time for the
next session arrives.
IL is . fact that the School Trug-
tees for Monterey district have the
matter of erecting ii building IN
der consideration, and have already
prepared plans for it.
1t is Fact that the building they
are DESTROYS Of erecting; the build
inc that would be suited to Monte
rev, the county seat of the county
and It's increasing school popula-
ton; the building that would &C
commodatc a high school in con-
nection with the public school,
would cost from $4,000 to $4,000.
1t is a fact that from the funds
Of the district the Trustees can fur
nish only about 5000.
Now, in the face of these facts
what we want to know, is-Wh here
is the balance Of the money to
come from?
How many people of Monterey
and the surrounding neighborhocd
want a 5000. school house?
How many in that territory
think we need and should have a
better one?
1t will be found. we are satisfied,
shat the latter class is largely in
the majority.
Taking it as Q fact (and there is
not the slightest doubt about it,
that necessity demands a good
school building, and that the peo-
ole desire it, then the next step to
be taken is to go to work and
build it.
This is matter Of great impor-
lance to this community, and it Is
a matter in which action Of scme
kind must be taken at once. Shall
we let the trustees proceed III the
usual way and erect building with
what funds they have in hand, or
will the patrons, and all others in
terested, assist them to erect a
building that will meet the demands
upon it and be u credit to The town,
neigh borhood and county? Which
shall it be?
As we have already stated. this
IS an important matter. Not only
school patrons should be interested.
but property holders and business
men should feel a deep interest. and
all. for the cause Of education,
should favor and uphold any move
that should he for that cause. And
us it is matter of such vital i'm
portaace to all, we think the pub
lie SHOULD have an opportunity to
give its views in regard to it, as to
the kind of building, its cost and
how the money is to be supplied &c.
An interchange of ideas would be
of benefit to the Trustees, and we
are assured would be greatfully re-
ceived by them, as they are anxious
to provide the best building posi-
bic. Therefore, the only way to
bring about this result. that the
trustees may know to what extent
the people are interested, is for
them to call a meeting Of the ci'l-
zens of the town and nelghborhood.
In that way an interest may be
aroused that will bring about the
result so long desired, viz: the pro-
viding of a creditable building and
the establishment of better educa-
tional facilities, both of which are
acknowledged necessities.
Now is the time for the people
to act. Will we make the forward
step? We ask you to look upou it
and consider it as an important
matter. for such it is.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-29
Democratic Mass Meeting.

L
have been held here last court day,
for the purpose of selecting dele
yates to the Warm Springs conyen-
ton, was postponed until April Bird
at l o'clock p. m. Don't forget
The date.
On Thursday Of last week the
phone holders, or some OF them
held meeting in opposition to the
increased rates adopted by the III y
S. company. We learn that they
greed to 80 per cent raise from
the old rates, and appointed IA COM
mittce to confer with the company
and it is likely that the matter will
be amicablv settled.
The following gentlemen have
! lately kindly remembered us bycall-
ING and renewing their subscription
Mr. Calvin Smith, Monterey: A. 5.
II. Davis, Mcdowell; Jas. II. BIagg
Doe Hill 1.-TWO papers,; John 4
Briscoe. Valley Center; John I:
tliner, McDowell-new subscribers
Jacob Echard, Sugar Grove and
John II. Blagg. Doe Hill.
The correspondent of the Spirit
of the Valley from Bridgewater.
in the issue Of the 22nd., states
that it is reported that work will
commence on the e. & W. extern
sion now in few days, and that
hands and horses were being en-
ploved; and further. that the work
would commence at Mt. Scion and
be pushed rapidly both ways at the
same time.
We have read with pleasure
the booklet entitled DON'T" kind
" sent us by it's author, Rev. }. H.
n. Cobb, of Red Cloud, Neb. Mr..
Cobb is Highland comfy boy,
but for several years he has been a
minister of the Gospel in Nebraska.
For sometime he published paper
ms an aid in his ministerial work,
which was cleverly gotten up and
indicated that he had his heart in
his work and was making an earn
est effort for the cause of christian
itv. The booklet is in the same
line Of noble work, and therefore
deserves success.
Owing to the fact of NY having
to buv some extra tools and the
advance il watch materi.l Us. &.
nv future price will be 80 CENTS
for cleaning a watch. which is more
than one third less than customary
price. All other work at bottom
prices, and all work fully guaran.
iced.
Fl. NJ. Slaven. at the Monterey
post Office, is my agent for that sec.
ton of the county. Leave all re-
pair work with him.
Respectfully,
A. Lee Winner
Crabbottom. Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-29
Notice to Rreeders Of Horses.

| have recently purchased MA
curdie," a full blooded and Import
ed, French, Perchron Stallion.
He will make the season this year,
in Blue Grass District. "Macurdie"
was imported from France by Pow
ell Bros. of Penn. and purchased
from them by Mr.. Tate Sterrett. He
is registered in both the + ench and
American stud books. He is a
splendid foal getter and breeds
true to his type.
| will limit his number of mares
and his book is almost full now.
INSURANCE $40.
John K. Kramer,
Hull, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-29
Farm For Sale.

A valuable farm. 1926 acres. four
miles west Of Ilarrisonhurg. Well
watered. convenient to schools and
churches. For particulars apply
to j. w. Cline,
4 {. Dale Enterprise, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-29
In Vacation-In tlit

TTIRGlNlA: In Vacation-ln Tie
" clerks office of the circuit court of
Highland county. March 2lst., 1911
II. II. Jones &c. Pitt.
J. Ed Arbogast, 8. II.
G. and as such Admir-. In Chancery.
of Geo. w. Meats.
decd, Annie Meats,
widow &C. Defts.
The object of this suit is to ascertain
the debts against the estate OF George w.
Meats, deceased, the assets belonging
thereto the assignment of dover to his
widow, and sale of the real property
belo' grg to said est' tie
And it appearing from affidavit filed
that John M. Siron is Nonresident of
this State; II is ordered that he appear
here within Is days after publication
hereof and downat is Necessary to protect
his interest.
Jones 81 son p. a. Teste:
J. g. Matheny, Clerk,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-29
In Chancery

The object of this suit is to have
construction of the last will of John W
Reed, decd; the assignment of dover to
his widow the ascertainment of the as
sets belonging to and tie debts against
said estate, and settlement of the trust
under the control and direction of the
court.
And it appearing from affidavit filed
that Isaac n. Fisher is a non PRESIDENT Of
this state, it is ordere that he appear here
within Is days after due publication here
of and do what is necessary TO protect
his interest,"
Jones & Son p, q. Teste
J. g. Matheny, Clerk.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-29

First and third Sundays, Beulah IL a,
III. Campbelfs s. II. 8 pm
Third Sunday, lions Hill, Up. m.
Second Sunday, Stony Run IL a. m.
Bolar 3 p. m.
F. urth Sunday, Stony, Run II a, m;
Star Chapel p. m. Charles j. Boppel
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-29
Preaching Appointments.

Appointments for March 3lst
Trinity II a. m. Hightown 3 p. m.
Monterey 7. 45 p. m. j. X. Tillery.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-29

Preaching in Monterey every lst
Sabbath at II am, and at Pisgah
at3.30 m;Pisgah every Bird Sunday
at liam, Monterey 7.3O pm. Grab
bottom every End Sabbath at IL a.
M, Hightown $50 pm; Hightown
4th Sabbath, II "a. NJ, Crabbottom
/ PAN Jno. Rntt.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-03-29
} Stone Street,
Rochester. n. 7.

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Entered at the Postoflice at Bal
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ter, April 10, 1894.
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American Office,
Baltimore, Md.
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The Meeker herald., 1901-03-09
SOUTH PACIFIC CHARTS.
stsrtling Di.coverics Made by Ftsh-
Comma sion stenmSr
AlbntrOss.

The fish commission steamer Albn-
tross. which returned the other day
after IA months cruise in the Pacific.
made some important discoveries dur
ing the voyage. 1t was found that al
the charts Of The South Pacific are in
accu,..lr. and that most of the islands.
except Fiji and Tahiti. nre plnced
from two 20 twelve miles away froim
their a".Wal position. The Alhntross
also discovered that the temperature
of the bottom of the sea al all depths
from go fathoms to the greatest
depths cftlinahle is the same-35 de-
grees Fahrenheit. Between the sur
sfacennG2 51G futhoms down they found
edible shrimp. varying in size from
half mn inch to foot in length. The
Aibatross broke the record for deep
sea dredging. dragging the bottom NJ
200 IA; hons. The greatest depth
sver dragged before was 3.cao faith
pms, by the British ship Challenger,
N 1879. l.ths, Rshrigg ...s sss ,he A!ba- M
truss fomndat pfScs Where the chnrtx
show a.Co0 fnthoIHs that lie depth is
,nly go fathoms.
The Meeker herald., 1901-03-09
Fifteen Years Ago

j. W. WEIGH opened up a coal mine.
j. II. Beard was recovering from y
severe seige Of erysipelas.
J. a. Nicholas began the erection Of
a residence on Park avenue.
Charles Won Brands, of Meeker. was
married to Miss Anneta Ferguson. OF
Ferguson. on the 4tl,.
Ben Price and Frank Michael broke a
trail through the snow to the Keystone
ranch in Coyote basin.
J. v. Houston returned from bust
ness trip to Denver. He went out and
back by way of Grand Junction. the
nearest railroad point.
H.H. Leonard was in from his ranch
on the government road. He reported
that ke spog. &sssaged six feet deep
ubsut his place.
The Meeker herald., 1901-03-09
Hugus n Co. are showing new
spring line of gents shirts. Every
style and color is shown.
Low Rates.

Special reduced rates are announced
by the Denver & Rio Grande railroad.
as follows:
First annual convention of the Amer
lean cattle growers association at Den
yer March 5th, and annual convention
of the Western Range stock growers
association. March 7th. One fare for
the round trip.
10 California. Oregon. Washington
and Montana points, on every Tuesday
until April Both, one-way colonist tick
cts will be On sale at Rifle at the follow
ing rates: San Francisco, Los Angeles
or San Diego, SIS; Portland. Spokane.
Tacoma or Seattle. S2s; Butte and Hell
ena. S23. Remember, Rio Grande.
The Meeker herald., 1901-03-09
AFTER SIXTY YEARS.
Lovers WIN aunrrrled and Separated
In 1870 Married In Uld
Age.

Sixty years ago Fisher w. Griswold.
thcn % years of age, was engaged to
marry pretty Matilda Brown, aged %.
both of whom resided in Naples, y. Y.
\ lovers quarrel separated the two and
iriswelG went west. where he acquired
considerable wealth as n. stock man.
Matilda in he meantime was welded to
John Whitman and after his death
struggled many years to support her
self and family.
Last August Griswold returned to
Naples to spend the remainder of his
ife. There he met Mrs. Whitman, "a
woman of 50. and ,nst Saturday they
nere married Mt the home of +. a.
Monahan, at Rochester, n. Y.
The Meeker herald., 1901-03-09
AN AMERICAN
Lord Fairfax Dtsdnined His Title
and Lived and Died dia
America,

A couple of months ago brief mem
tion was made of the death of Dr.
Fairfax. a prominent citizen of Mary
land. Few knew through informa-
ton CLEANED from the doctor that he
belonged to one of the most dstin-
guished families of England. 70 man
ever bore his tile with less ostenta-
ton, for neither he nor his elder
brother. from whom he inheri; ed the
peerage, wou.d ever take measures 10
have it confirmed. The settlement OF
the Fairfax family in the United
States dates from the time of the
sixth baron. although several mem
hers had previously come to reside
here.
The late pee lived the life of gem
tlcman farmer in the south. The only
title by which he was known was that
OF doctor. whicifhe obtained IS a grad
uate o! the medical school OF the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. When he was
a lad he left Virginia and moved to the
heights of Georgetown, where he re-
ceived his first education. He grad-
ua.ed from Princeton, en;i later be-
came a doctor of medicine and re Joined
his mother at Washington. When the
war of the rebellion began his family.
as southern pnthizcrs. found mat
tiers so disayreeable for them that they
moved to poiu; near Heil~v!lle. in
Maryland Thenceforth DR.. Fairfax,
who had married the daughter of Col.
Kirby. of she United States army, re-
sided on the lands and modest fortune
which descended TO him.
The Meeker herald., 1901-03-09

While the eastern members of con-
gress succeeded in defeating an apprO-
priation for the construction of storage
reservoirs throughout the arid region.
the western members retaliated by ef-
fectually killing the river and harbor
bill. The latter measure appropriated
$50.00O.OOO for river and harbOr i'm
provements throughout the country. but
its friends broke tile camei's back when
they It out the sections which would
hav, Assisted materially in the reclama-
tiqRbf millions of acres Of land now
practically worthless.
The Meeker herald., 1901-03-09
FASTEST BOAT EVER BUILT.
launched At Nyaek IN. W ship Yard
is Expected 10 Make Over
Fosty Miles an Hour.

Charles r. Flint's Arrow. under eon-
.ract to be the fastest ship ever de-
,igned wns launched the other day at
he ship yard in Nyack. n. Y. II has
,een built under a guarantee by its de-
iigner of AZ miles an hour, and it is ex-
,ectetl that under pressure it will be
able tn make 50. thas been generally
given out that he boat was con-
;tructed as yacht for Mr.. Flint's per-
,onal use. but rumors have been per
iisten, that it was built under con-
.rart with one of the South American
governments for service MS II torpedo
,ont.
2 The plans. so far as they have been
made public. show the vessel fully
.guipped for torpedo service.
The Arrow will go in tow to New
ark. N. j.. where shafting and engines
will be put in. The yachts destination
after 1t has been fitted out at Newark
has not been pronounced.
The Meeker herald., 1901-03-09
GIRL SCARED TO DEATH.
with . Manufactured
Skeleton.

Tho authorities of Allegany county
are looking for persons who rnnnufac-
tured skeleton out of bones of domes-
tic animals. which frightened Mary
Oldfield. of Karrdale, near Rochester,
n. Y. 10 death the other night Miss
Oldfeld. accompanied by two friends.
was returning from Halloween party.
where they had listened to grewsome
stories until their hair stood on end.
When about to enter the woods rat
tling of bones was heard overhead and
looking up the trio were overcome with
horror to see a skeleton of gigantic pro-
portions sweeping down on them from
above. With a cry of terror Mary
dropped In her tracks. a searching
party found wire leading from the
ground to tree top to which the skel-
eton was attach ed by a pulley.
The Meeker herald., 1901-03-09

II troubled with rheumatism give
Chamberlain's Pain Balm a trial. 1t
will not cost you q cent if it does no
good. One application will relieve the
pain. 1t also cures sprains and bruises
in one-third the time required by any
other treatment. Cuts, burns. FROST
bites. quinsey. pains in the side and
chest, elandular and other swellings are
quickly cured BY applying it. Every
bottle warranted. Price 25 and Soc
Strehlke Il Givens.
The Meeker herald., 1901-03-09

During the closing hours of congress
the house and senate conferees came to
an agreement regarding the so-called
war revenue measure. and the president
signed the BILL Among other things it
repeals the stamp tax on bank checks.
promissOry notes, certificates of deposit,
powers of attorney, telegraph and tele
phone messages, mortgages. leases and
proprietary medicines. The act does
not take effect until July LIST.
The Meeker herald., 1901-03-09
MEEKER. COLO, SATURDAY. MARCH O. 1901

day. 1t consists of Il collection OF
nneieni Greek ornaments. for which
hc j. said'o have paid 5000 200.
Khe collection was bought from a
Lmdon art dealer. One of the Roths-
chNds, it is said. WAS anxious to OBJ
tain it, but Mr. Morgan anticipated
him.
The articles were wrought princi-
pally in gold. some of the ornamental
tioA being in silver. Inscriptions on
some OF them show that they were
made about $50 b. c., in Abba, where
lonian Grccl;s from Milctus had es-
tab'isheG Il colony after that city had
been sacked by the Persians.
In thc collection is n gold-embossed
msk of young woman, with a
Gfeek inscription of four lines in re-
pousse work. The mask is in per
feet condition. There is a large gold
crown about four inches in length and
Eight inches in diameter. A heavy
gold necklace of beautiful Greek
Workmanship has ten golden am
phorae as pendants and large mask
~ n centerpieee. The neck!ace is in
fine grnnl'ated work
The other articles are gold and
silver bridal wreath of unique design
and in perfect condition. n large gold
wreath OF ivy leaves, two gold-winged
stntnettcs representing musicians
playing Pans pipes. and gold ram
Of granulnteh workmanship.
The ornaments evidently had been
4.