Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-08-16

Mrs. Sadie Carter, who with her
father, Adam Waggoner, moved
from Crabbottom to Kansas forty
one years ago. is visiting her bro
Their Urah Waggoner and other
relatives 1T the old home.
Mr.. George Bussard of FL. Mad
ison, Iowa, is visiting his cousin
MIR. W 4 Bussard and other rel
atives of the county. He is a son
of Hugh Bussard who left Back
Creek 81 years ago and settled IN
, Iowa.
We are sorry to learn Of the SER
ious illness of Mr. Mack Gwin, med
zeal student, at Richmond. At one
time his life was despairod Of. but
is again back at his boarding nous"
laying been discharged from the
hospital.
Mr. Jacob W Hevener of High
town made us pleasant call Mon
day. He is anxious for the COM
pletion of HE railroad to Dnrbln.
This convenience means much to-
him in carrying on his extensive
business.
Dir Walter Fishburn, the young
gentleman OF Charlottesville who
has been boarding here, has en-
gagged to carry the mail from
Hightown 10 Travellers Repose,
hoping that the recreation may be
of benefit to his health. tie travels
IS miles each day in a buggy.
We are requested to announce
that Rev. Il Il Little will make adj
dresses at the following places, on
The dates mentioned: Union Chap
81 Aug. "a, $50 p. m., subject. DR.
Livingston in Africa Forks Of
Water, Aug. %, $50 p. m. same
subject. Brick Church, Aug 20,
800 p. NJ, same Subject.
We are ali looking forward with
much pleasure to District Confer
ence next week. Rev r l. Eutsler
will preach the opening sermon on
"Wednesday night, Aug q. Many
Strangers will be here, and cur
streets will be tbronged, and all
will find hearty welcome around
Highland hearth stones.
The Cosmopolitan for August is.
AS usual rich in fiction remarkable
both for its vivid interest and its
great variety. A refreshing story
If the Canadian blg-timber region,
a pathetic tale of a French exile
who broke his parole for love, a
story of fashionable Newport So
ciety. paper by Layinia Hart on
the Ideal Husband, axe a few of
the very Interesting features OF
this bright number.
Mr.. Uriah HevcDcr of Crabbot-
tom started Wednesday for Ken
lucky where ne expects topurchase
several blood9d horses. The Hev-
ener farm would be an ideal place
to use exclusively for the breeding
and training Of blooded stock. No
spot in Kentucky is better suited
for the business, and 1t may be
that the Hevener brothers have
some such idea.
We are indebted to Mr. J c Bogg~
FOR a newspaper clipping, which is
a special from Keyser, W. Va, dat
ed July 18th, and states that rat
tlesnake - feet long with 80 rat
Ties Jumped in the window OF a
moving train and caused pani"
among the passengers until the
train crew killed it. The only
comment made by the General was
that it was a big snake story" and
We agree with him.
An old Confederate Veteran a
| survivor of the 31st regiment Of Va
Infantry, in looking over a diary
kept by him during the civil war,
ran across this entry made on The
14th day Of April 1864. The new
battle flag made for and presented
to the Dist Va. Reg't. by ladies of
Augusta county, was this day De,
livered to the keeping Of the Reg't.
And this same old veteran would
be pleased to know what ladies Of
Augusta county had such special
interest in his regiment as found
depression in the appropriate man
npr set forth in the above extract.