Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-11-25
From Blue Grass Valley
Nov. %. 1904.

INV. ~, IOOf.
We have no comments to offer
on the recent storm, it was just the
thing.
The hunting season is now at It's
hight but the sports are bringing
in but little game.
While the turkey supply is very
short this year, our merchants
surely have can eye on the COB
bier" and prices are bounding up
wards in the teens.
We had the pleasure to meet
and grip The hands of host Of our
old friends court day.
Before the next issue OF our pa
per, we hope everybody will have
observed Thanksgiving dav with
ereatful hearts and humble pray
ers for the many temporal, physl-
cal and spiritual blessings which
we have 50 abundantly received this
year from His bountiful hands.
Mrs A NJ Colaw has been very
much complaining for the last few
weeks, and is very little, if any bet
ter at this writing.
Mr. G H Lockridge of the Bull
pasture was in tn e Bottom moving
lambs and cattle this week.
Rev H a Murrill, wife and chill
dren have returned from their spent
vacation.
Bros. Brill and mbaugh are
holding a protracted meeting at
the u. B. Church. We hope there
will be much lasting good done
done before it closes.
Il. L. Waybright was the first to
butcher his pigs, which only aver
aged little over 400 pounds each.
MeSsrs &. Winner and CS Way
bright, wives and children, lave re-
turned home from al extended
visit to friends aud relatives III
II TX uSld IVuhtN.
We hope to have something new
to say about the postofiice at Leban
on on Franks Run, in cur next let
ter. We are Low waiting to hear
from Uncle Sam.
We wish to say something nice
about Our District School Board
aud make few comparisons with
last year.
Thew have made an excellent
start and have done admirably we'll
50 far, and deserve to be cofgratu-
lated.
We have in Blue Grass District,
this year, p times more first grade
teachers than last year, 81 fewer
second grade teachers, and no third
grade teachers. Last year more
than 70 per cent of the teachers
held second and third grade certit-
Gates and abont 40 per cent OF
TEEN, mad permits only.
The Board is paving our teachers
about rs per cent more money tins
wear than last, and the patrons and
taxpayers will expect Is per cent
better service. 1t is now sep to-
the teachers to do their verv best
and show the patrons that they
are not only school keepers" but
school teachers.
We venture to say that the teach
ers who fail to give entire Satisf&c
ton this year will find 1t most diff
fcult to find employment in oul
district next year, and teaching or
permits should be thing of the
past.
Rev Mr. Marsh Of Mcdowell who
filled the pulpit of Rev H A MIR.
rilI last Sunday preached severa
excellent sermons to large congre
cations. Come over again, Bro.
and bring Sister Marsh along.
The U. b. { Radical) people bad
their quarterly meeting at Forks
of the Water last Sunday.
Mr. Chas Polling, one of the best
cooks on the Horton line. was visit
ing his dearest friend last Satur
day night.
Mr. Chas H Fox who has been
suffering with rheumatism is a
little better at this writeing.
Mrs S W Sterrett, Sallie Kramer
and Ola Gum were the ever wei
come guests of Wise's dear old
mother to day We are al
ways thankful to have our kind
good friends with us.
Mr. VIM Chew who has been in
Kansas this summer, arrived here
last Saturday. Wise,