Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-09-05


Mr.. Will Bratton, a patient OF
DIR. Fox, who has been here under
his care for sometime returned
home Monday much improved.
Mr.. G w Armstrong a stone ma
son from the Mcdowell neighbour
hood, is working Oh the foundation
OF the Monterey school building.
Mrs Fannie 0 Flaherty, after a
three months visit with her dangh'
ter, Mrs j e Matheny returned last
week to her home in Botetourt Co.
A great sacrafce sale Of Sum-
mer goods is now in progress at
Shreck Mise & Bear. Staunton Va.
Mrs Margaret Seybert and Miss
Lizzie Shumate spent a few days
recently with their brother, } l.
Shumate Esq OH the Bullpasture.
Mr. and Mrs J M Colaw, Mr. For
est Kyle and Miss Kate Gibson left
Thursday for Bolar where they
will camp a week.
Masters Dick and Berlin Crum-
NETT haye gone to Hightown to
enter on their second term at the
Highland High School, which
opened Monday.
Mr. Jackman's corps of the q W,
which has been at work between
Frost and Dun bin, has been called
off for ii month and is spending
the time at Marlinton.
Call up Phone 3G Staunton'
when in need of any thing in the
Dry Goods or Carpet line. ShrecA-
hise & Bear.
We are glad to announce that
Mr. Elijah Samples. who suffered
such intense pain for "A hours, from
hernia. has been relieved of his suf-
ferring and is improving.
We had an arrangement by
which We hoped to receive neces-
sary data for an obituary notice of
the late Milton Hook, but failed to
receive it. we hope however to have
it in hand for next issue.
At the Office Of Charles p. Jones
and son, attorneys for the plaintiff,
DISPOSITIONS were taken on Tuesday.
in the case of Z I Goulet against
G ? Hamilton, pending in the Po-
cah0ntas circuit court.
Miss F. Louise Hale of Rodgers
yilIe, Tenn. arrived here Oh Tuesday
to take up her work as instructor
in Instrumental music, English lit
erature. French and German, at
The Highland High School.
Mr. James Cross of West Angus
ia is i'll from fever. His case is a
serious one and will have to run
out it's usual long course. and for
sometime will prevent Mr. Cross
from leading his usual active life
Mr. George Gutshall returned
Saturday from the Valley where he
sold some stock sheep. He was
much discouraged with prices which
he said were low on account OF the
drought.
Rev. H w Mclaughlin of Poca-
hontas county was here last Sunday
and preached at Pisgah and Monte
rev PRESBYTERIAN churches and
while in Monterey was the guest
of Mr. S b Sieg. Mr. Mclaughlin
is young minister Of great prom
ise.
A very grave surgical operation
was on last Wednesday performed
on Rosa Lewis, cOlored, by Drs.
Chas B Fox and E j Jones. The
patient rallied from the operation
but is not yet ont OF danger.
Miss Lena Splitter of Staunton
and her friend, Miss Parish of Bal
timore, were guests of Miss Phoebe
D. Jones few days. In company
with Mr. Will Hamrick and Mr. E
B Jones they left Monday for
Franklin.
On account of the drought fat
cattle are being moved about six
weeks earlier than usual. 1t is es-
timated that each bullock will be
one hundred pounds lighter because
of the lack of vain. which will place
several dollars in Highlands met
loss" column.
We received on Wednesday night |
a card from Mr. II b Wood written
ky L;c own hand in which he an