Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-10-03

mold Of Warm Springs ATTENDED
court here Monday.
Write or phone JAS. W. Liggett
care Shreckhise & Bear for samples
of the newest things for Fall and
Winter gowns.
Mr. Reece Lockridge of the Bull
pasture, one of the cOanty's highly
respected citizens, has typhoid fever.
| Miss Grace Ruff, a trained nurse Is
with him.
Mr. VIM Nutter and his sister,
Miss Emma of Harrison county, W
Va. are visiting their relatives, the
Heveners of the Hightown neigh
borhood.
In thinking over the matter we
fad it to be an invariable rule that
we have never yet had a dry spell
in this country that was not fol-
lowed with rain.
1t is my earnest request that all
road contractors for Monterey dis
trict pick the rocks from their re-
spective sections within ten days
from this date.
John H. Samples Comr.
Mr. Charles E Shull of Augusta
county and Miss Annie E McCray
of ighland, we're united in mar
riage on the Goth Ult. at Dorcas,
by Rev. A NJ Horn.
You are invited to visit us and
inspect our line of up-to-date Fall
and Winter goods. -ShreckhlSe \
Bear.
Little Emma Hevener who spent
the summer with her aunt, Mrs Z
T Fleisher, left this week for the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs
G W Hevener of Leesburg, Va.
Mr. Arthur Colaw of Crahbottom
accompanied by Mr. John Picker
of Augusta county who is visiting
in the county. called to see US We'd
nesdav, Mr. Plecker's sister Miss
Nettie is with him.
Miss Edmonia Slaven returned
to Princeton, w Va. this week. She
was accompanied as far as Staun-
ton by Mrs H N Slaven who spent
a part of the week with friends
there.
We regret to learn of the death
of Miss Lizzie Borst, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs Charles Borst of Gull
pepper county. Fever Of which four
cases have heen in the family, was
the cause of her death. She was 10
years of age.
An applicant for registration in
Bluegrass district when asked the
name of the president of the Unit
ed States, replied that Mckinley
was until he died, but who came
after him he was not certain, UNI
less it was his wife.
Miss Emma S Matheny and Mr.
Robert R Ruff of Mt Clinton, Va.
were united in marriage at Staun-
ton, on the morning of the 25th
uIt. by Rev. John Ruff, and imme-
diately departed for Botetourt coun-
ty where they will spend sometime
with relatives.
NILS Dickinson has accepted
a position as travelling salesman
for the Southern Shoe Go. of Roa-
noke, and is spending the week
there preparatory to starting on
the road. He will work several of
the Valley counties as we'll as High
land, Bath, Pocahontas and Pendle-
ton, and his headquarters will be at
Staunton. He will continue to
carry his line Of Graichen gloves.
Two shepherd dogs, one belong
ing to Mr. S B Sieg and the other
to Mr. j f Wamsley were poisoned
in some way and the one belong
ing to Mr. Sieg died Sunday morn
ing. Don't put out poison. 1t is
dangerous and often the innocent
suffer by it, and the agony it causes
is something pitiable to witness.
If you have a grievance against a
dog that deserves a death penalty
go to that dog and kill him quick.
Mr. James O Hiner has just clos
ed a deal with q NJ Thacker bv
which he becomes the owner of an
Augusta county farm, which is To-
Gated on the Spring Hi road, FIVE
miles north of Staunton, and about
two miles from Verona. on the b y
@ railroad. Mr. Hiner is arranging
his business with the view Of NOV
ing his family to the property the
first of March, next. Mr Hlner Is a
citizen and useful man
TO the county, and we regret to
learn that he has decided to cast
his lot elsewhere.
Paris D. Yeager and Dan Gun
bingham were in the county last
week on the still hunt for persons
infringing on the United States
revenue laws. They had warrant
for Pegleg Rider who considerably
telepEoned from the Virginia side
of the mountain that he would
phone when he could be caught.