Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-12-23
From Blue Grass Valley
Dec/oOth. 1904

Decf 2Oth, I9U4.
: We are having delightful winte
weather with the exception of thu
scarcity of water and biscuits, fol
man and beast.
Bro. Il. Winner has had a new til
roof put on his store and dwelling
house recently, by Ralston and
Propst.
We are glad to see W D Keisel
out again.
Abraham Life, Esq lost his val
liable horse, with collie, one daV
last week.
EN- Winner has moved into his
new house. c. S. WAINWRIGHT NOV
ed into the old Harold hotel prop
erty until spring, when he expects
to move into the Newman house he
recently bought.
Rev Brill has been having a good
meeting at the Forks of the Water
He reports about % conversions.
MAY the good work go on.
Edward WAINWRIGHT has moved
to VIM Swccker's and Wash Hell
mio Into the house vacated by him.
Rev DR.. Bush, P. t., held his
last quarterly meeting at New
Church last Thursday. He preach
ed two excellent sermons, but the
quarterly conference showed quite
IA deficiency on the preachers sala-
ry, still we hope the stewards will
be alberto report in full before con.
ference. Dig out" and "pay up"
brethren.
We learn that that of J. F. Rex
rode's children have scarlet fever
in mild form.
VIM L. Chew who just returned
from Kansas, is down with the
fever.
While writing our last letter the
home of the writer caught fire
and had it not been discovered in
time, would possibly have burned
down in a short while.
We are pleased with the new as
SCISSOR who has no easy job in re-
assessing our lands this spring if
he does his duty. We wish to
speak about this matter later, us we
would like. to have new assess
ment, instead of REIMBURSEMENT OF
the old books. &c.
We are very highly pleased with
much of the work and excellent
showing made by the Board OF Su-
ppryisors this year. We told "the
boys" things would be better; and
we hope they will continue the
same economical and conservative
policy in the future, until "the
abuses are all righted and the ras-
Gals are all routed"
They paid off about $500 of the
railroad bonds: reduced the rate OF
taxation from 60 to 70 per cent on
the dollar; did away with the pay
ment of premiums on scalps; and
really succeeded in in funding 500, t
600 of the county debt at 4 per
cent. interest. They added 10 per
cent to the district school fund for
the better payment of teachers;
but who was responsible for the |
enormous increase III the salary of
our county officials?
We have been interested in these
important matters for years and
nothing pleases us more than the
realization Of their accomplishment
and especially the funding of the
county K. r. bonds, which we
really believed could have been
loaned to our county people at 4
per cent or to eastern capitalists ut
even less rate Of interest, few
years ago. The remaining $4,000
should be paid off as quickly as
possible, and the Board. }. \.
Jones, and all who are interested in
the matter, highly congratulated.
We remember the fate or sad mis-
take of Uncle Grover" but hope
no such vengeance will be melted
ont to our friends, still We think
our own people ought to haye bad
Il chance "at the pie" as we know
of several parties who would have
liked very much to have had the
bonds, but we won't scold, now,
providing the boys" vote Us the
SOWING machine. Wise.