Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-25
POI AH0NTAs 70 HELP.
This e s Bia Tor Highland Trr1Hs
ana VIII Have Il. Enec,-pe.tA Of,
Peter Mioh.el-Rey. st.art Ryder
& ul-Personal News.

MONTEREY, VA, January A-fSpe-
cial. 1.-THE people OF Pocahontas county.
through their officials. have Indicated
some appreciate OF the Highland trade
by entering into contract with j. Hull
Kramer. former citizen OF this county,
for repairing and keeping up that por-,
ton Of the Staunton and Parkersburg
turnpike. from the line between the coun-
t1es-top OF Alleghany-we5twardft to Trav.i
eEers Repose. or Durbtn. the point on the
Greenbrier Branch Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio. which bidssfair to become one Of
along the State line. Since the toll-gats
system was abolished in West Virginia.
that portion Of the old pike from the
State line to the western base of Cheat
! mountain has been almost totally neg
slected. Across Cheat mountain It Is
said to be practically impossible, with
stones Of nalf-ton in weight lying ln
the rnadhed. making travel not only un-
comfortable but dangerous
| The steps just taken by Pocahontas,
looEing to the Improvement Of the Ale
sghany section. Is a bid for Highland traf-
fc, and It will estionably have great
weight with our people. as well as some
OF those in Pendleton. whose claim for.
a better road to Harrisonburg has been;
disregarded by the authorities of Rock
fngham county. The difference in distance.
with a down-hil grade on the home
stretch 2 which is decidedly in favor Of
Durbin
MANY OLD PEOPLE DYING.
The Indications are tharsWhsn this vim
ter's mortuary list is completed the larger
proportion Of the names will be those
Of our oldest people. Already several have
been called, the name of Mr.. Peter Mi
chael being added to ths list this week.
He was very old man, honored and re-!
spected. His home was in Bullpasture
mountain aud the funeral took place
from Mcdowell Presby terrain church
Rev. Stuart Ryder, an octogeTarian.
whose home IS near the Bath Highland
line is s-it,calIysill and the an1lounce-
p1ent of his death would not be q surprise
at any time 9 Z. 3ss
Another death, The report OF which was
somewhat belated, was that Of Mr.. John
Botkin. also an eastern Highland citizen
and an ex-Confederat e, who had passed
the limit of thrac-sccro aE6 ten.
The concert, gotten up by local talent
and billed for Friday night came off
as advertised, and was success Inc
receipts were about $40.
Will Simmons, youth OF this neighbor-
sood, who was Indicted Tor disturbing re-.
ligious worship at Thorny Bottom last
fall, was examined before Justice VIII
son on Thursday. The charge was not
well sustained and the fine imposed was
only SEQ and costs.
THE HOLINESS PEOPLE.
Revs. Heironimus, and Brown. Holt.
ness leaders. are holding services three
miles south of Monterey, In a tenant
house, on the land Of Mr.. Don suller-
berger.
Rev j. g. Johnston. for several years
pastor of the Mcdowell and Williams
willie Presbyterian churches, left to-day
for the new field to which he has bsen
called-Richmond church, Greenbrter
Presbytery. Mr. Johnstoi1s pastorata OF
the two churches in eastern. Highland
has been acceptable In the fullest sense,
and orr people are grieyed at parting
with him
Miss May Slavin after a months
visit to her parents here. has returned to
Princeton. w. Va.
Miss Abbie Fleisher. of !. Meadow Dale,
In this county, is now Ill S,a,luton, End
will visit CulreDer county before return
ing.