Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-08-01

/ Mr Cal Snyder Of Crahbo.ton
was over Friday.
Messers Wesley aud Clark Heayen
err are having wells bored o.
their farms near Hightown.
Miss Mamie Sterrett Of Crabbot
tom is visiting relatives in Rock
bridge county. ssEa
The River road from & H Ter
RVS TO Bolar. Andy Turner cor
tracter is said to be in the best
shape Of any in the district.
L A Harold Esq and wife Of
Crabbottom were in town Saturday
fshopping-
Chas Cross Esq took a day of
Saturday and went fishing with
our postmaster. They caught IS.
Martin Dever was on last satur-
| day taken to the Western State
Hospital by Sheriff J Ed Arbogast
Misc Annie Rodgers Of Meadow
| Dale 10 visiting her sister, Mrs.
Plowden at Churchviile.
A company has been organized in
London to make wireless telephones
at $40 piece.
| Mr. Pearl Williams Of Mcdowell
was up recently.
Andy J Rexrode, Esq. Of Punk
ettsville is visiting his daughter
Mrs. Joseph A Hiner and other
Highland relatives. He will proba-
bly, spent a month in the county.
Mr. L S Jack Of Headwaters spent
Wednesday night with monterey
friends.
re are Informed that there is a
man living in Highland who
bought a moving machine a few
year ago, and paid for it in walnut
kernels. "Whers there ID a will
there is way"
Messrs. Wise and Achor Of Rock
inghan,, Gel D Y Ruckman Of An-
gusta and Mr. S. 4. Porter and Mr.
W. M. McNulty of Highland are
! the cattle merchants who appear,
from their movements. to be on
the look out for Highland cattle.
Mr. Paris Johnston, on last
Thursday, sold most Of his house
hold goods and has moved his
family to the home of his parents
at Vanderpool where they will re"
main temporarily. It is Mr.. John.
ston's intention to prepare himself
for the business Of telegraph oper-
ator, and will soou commence MS
studies along that line.
Mr.. Glenn Jordan who has been
in the West Va. woods For. some
time is now at home, taking rest.
Mr., J. c. Boggs came in today
| (Fliday) from West Va. and viii
spend sometime with his daughter,
| Mrs. s. b. Campbell.
Mrs. Il. II. Bradley and con d
| Stanton, and Miss Frost of Ken
tuchy, aIe guests 1T 8oiaf 6pslnGs'
Mfr Jack Eunkhouser came slip
iping in Wednesday evening Gu rub =
bex wheels. lie is we'll again.
II has been suggested that the
man VINO got O divorce from bis
wife to marry his mother-in-
| should have had q Victoria cross
for personal bravery.
Mr.. Isaac Rexrode Of Plunketts-
vile, Augusta county, passed this
way Wednesday to see his brother,
Mr.. Benjie Rexrode who accidently
shot himself recently. The wound
| ed man, we are informed, is doing
well, but his physician fears that
the hot weather will make against
him, as the wound is very bad
one, the large artery in bis leg be-
ing exposed.
According to the new census
there are more bachelors than spin
sters. and it it is believed that the
women are TO blame For it because
they make such pets Of the old fel-
lows thst they are perfectly salts
fed with their state of single bless
edness, and not willing to take any
chances.
Rev W N Compton Of Crabbot-
tom spent part Of the week with
ReY L L Eutsler. 1t is said that
the showing Of the last census OF
the majority Of the single ladies
over the single gentlemen Of this
country. engaged their attention,
and they earnestly consulted to-
gether as to ways and means bY
which said majority might be re-