Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-05-30
From the Blue Grass Valley.

erect, walk or run on it's hind legs,
and actually had wings and tail
feathers.
Mr.. II. II. Slaven Of Meadow
Dale, Road Comr. for Blue Grass
district. was carefully examining
the roads in this end Of the district
last week.
Squire Newman held a special
term of the city court here last
week for the benefit Of the Hard
scrabble boys who, after careful ex-
animation and judiciouS consider
at:onS, were honor~biy discharged
and warned ito go sin no more"
Mrs Ollie MulIcnax who has been
critically il for more than Il week.
is somewhat better today. last
Monday her physician, Dir. L. }.
Jones, called in con sultation, DrS.
RexrOde and Rodgers, and through
their skill and efforts, we are glad
to report a decided improvement il
Mrs. Mullenax's condition.
Supt. G. Winner and wife have
been visiting their daughters Mrs.
Hiner and Beverage of Augusta
county.
We understand that Mr.. Chas.
FL. Fox's team brought the first
loud of goods from Derbin this
week. for Mr.. I. L. Simmons store.
As soon as the pike is put in shape
across the Allegheny we expect to
see the most of our goods hauled
from nurbin instead Of Staunton
as heretofore.
Mr. Ernest Bird and his friend
MIR. Hammer of Franklin were
visiting friends and relatives in the
bottom this week. They expect to
return on the c. and |. railroad
after the election on the both inst.
Mrs. Mcneil. wife of our pastor.
Rev. j. W. Mcneil of Green Bank.
W. Va, and her little son, Emmett,
are visiting her sister, Mrs. Fl. B.
Nicholas, also her daughter, Mrs
Jacob Hevener of this place.
We understand that Mr.. Samuel
Stone Of this place met with a very
serious and painful accident at Mr..
Books camp last week when large
limb struck him on the head, but
luckily did not kill him; but knock
cd him down and he lay wcon-
scious for hours. He WAS carried
into camp and after medical aid
soon recovered consciousness, and
we hope has been doing reasonably
well since.
Since our Editor has been SO
successful in gathering statistics
about the deaths and losses Of sheep
i'll the county we will give him a
few facts from the loss Of horses
in this neighborhood this spring
We find that no less than 7 good
horses have died here from some
cause or disease in the last few
months, valued at or near 500.
The dedication Of the new i. B.
Church at this place Sunday by the
Rev. A. p. Funkhouser Of Harri-
sonburg was quite success not
withstanding the rain. There
was large congregation and after
the usual morning services, dinner
WAS served on the ground to the
satisfaction Of all present. Rev.
Brill has done a good work for his
church and should have the good
wishes Of all christian people.
Our letter is much longer than
we intended, but we have still an
other matter which We wish to
merton to the honorable Board Of
Supervisors, viz; that about three
months ago our legislature, through
the efforts Of the friends OF the
measure passed an Act authorizing
said Board to refund our K. X.
Bonds at lower rate Of interest.
Our county Of wealth and intelli-
gence is as good for $4,000 as
Uncle Sam" with all his resources
is, for that many millions; and the
taxpayers who now look to the
Board for the success or failure of
the loan, will ever remember them.
Men who will save to the county