Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-05-22
From the Blue Grass Valley.

WIN mr. ira O1mmOnS. Mr. HaDSei
is returning from PresbyterY TO
his charge in Randolph.
Mr. Cup from PocabontaS who
married last week Miss Abbie Ar
bogast formerly of our happy val,
lev, remained here oyer SUNDAY
with his pretty bride. His brother
accompanied him here. Mrs llar-
per, aunt of tine bride, had the pleas
ure of entertaining the bridal party.
Rev Mr. Dickie of the NJ E Church
preached 70 an interesting congre-
cation on Sunday afternoon at the
u. b. Church
DIR Jones has just bought a good
saddler, from the eastern part of
the county. The Doctor is good
judge of horse so we predict a
wise purchase.
Rev J w Brill after preaching
here Sunday night left Monday for
North Fork where he is conducting
protracted meeting.
Mr. Waybright our good miller,
is watching the wheat fields with
interest. He loves to see the green
wheat ripping in the gentle breezes
of May.
Rev H A Murrill and family are
spending a day or two in Franklin
this week. Crab Apple.
May 10, 1903.
| We learn thatethe artic explorers
from Monterey who passed through
our town last week going north |
captured three hundred trout in
muddy water and one old hare
which we suspect was sleeping at
the time Of her exit.
Miss Sharpe from Pocahontas
is visiting at the home of Rev. Mr..
Snapp.
Miss Clara Mauzy is spending a
few days at the High School.
Mr. Newton Slower, Mr. Willie
Winner and Mr. Marvin Fitzwaters
went to Durbin this week.
Miss Annie Fitzwaters is sperd.
ing a few days at Mr. Luther HILLS.
Mr. Charlie Fox, Mr.. Howard Fox
and others are in Stauntoa today
for goods.
DR. Buchpr is here with DR.. Jones
and those whose teeth trouble them
will do we'll to see him.
Mrs Pinknev Newcomb who was
so badly burned last week is still
in a very bad condition but we SIN
cerely hope that she may soon re-
cover.
We learn that two of cupids vic
Tins Mr. Salisbury Chew and Miss
Edith Lambert seated in a buggy
near Dry Run church Sunday
evening surrounded by ten Young
mounted couples were united in
marriage by Rev. H. A. Murrill.
Miss Annie Brill is visiting
friends at Circleyille this week.
!. Many of our young people are
the excellent commence
ment exercises of the Highland
High School.
DIR Whitelaw came to our town
this morning we are always glad
to see him. Crab Apple.
Crabbottom, May 18-We heart
ilv endorsed all our Editor said in
his editorial On good roads.
1t was wise and logical and will
set the taxpayers of this county
to thinking for themselves. We
also congratulate BRO. Pat" for
the courage and stand he has taken
with regard to contractors spend
ing "a little part Of their money"
on the roads. |
We have many good honest Con-
tractors and a few dead beats"
who are swindling the county out
of three fourths of all the money
they receive for keeping the Roads
up to specifications. We have
positive evidence which can be had
at any time showing that few of
oar contractors in this district who
receive from SIS to 500 per mile
for 1st and End class roads, have
only put from So to S. worth of
labor on them in the last year.
Some openly say they have cleared
SIS per mile and to look at the con-
dition Of their roads, you would be-
lieye it.
Humanity is alike and to lay the
blame on the contractors would be
wrong. We must look to the prop
err officials of the roads and reckon
with them for wrongs done the
poor, burdened taxpayers.
There hasn't been any preten-
tons to comply with any part of
the specifications for working and
keeping up the road on this end of
the district this year; still our peo-
pie have borne patiently, hoping
that the roads would be put in
good condition this spring. The
matter ROW rests with the con-
tractors and officials but after a |
while the people will have their