Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-04-27
LOCAL NEWS.
PERSONAL
Brief Items of Interest to Home
Folks About Their Friends
And Acquaintance.
Fewer courts; longer terms.


brother at Covington, Va.
Mrs C S Peterson, of Mcdowell ,
spent Wednesday in Monterey.
Misses Matte and Jemima Jones
of Doe Hill, were in town WedneS-
day.
Trade, during the week, while
not the best, was considered fairly
good.
1t is to be hoped that the sugar
season expired with the "spell' OF
Monday night.
Wonder if we will enjoy our APP.
Piles any the more when we recall
the "close shave?"
A new line of Ladies' Trimmed
Hats at very low prices just receiv-
ed at J Lunsford & Sons.
Messrs L NJ Arbogast and Uriah
Bird, twoprominent citizens OF Mar.
, Hinton. attended circuit court,
We have a full line of the ia
mous BATTLE Axe" and "AlI Amer
iica" shoes. j. Lunsford 4 Sons.
The Board of Visitors Of the
University of Virginia elected A e
Gordon, Of Staunton, to be rector.
the position previously filled by our
townsman, Chas. P. Jones.
Mrs Hannah Fleisher left Thurs
day morning for the home OF her
SOC, DIR n S Fleisher, Greenbrier
county, accompanied by her grand
daughter, little Miss Carrie Fleisher.
Mr. Louie Ervine, who recently
underwent an operation in Rich
mond, has sufficiently recovered to
be able to attend court, and is
much encouraged by this improve
ment.
Miss Edith Benson, who makes
bier home with Rev. r. l.. Eutsler,
came in Tuesday evening for avis
lit to the home Of her mother and
.other relatives near Vanderpool.
Mr. S w Crummett has been put.
tlng stonein the driveway leading
from Main Street to his stable,
much Deeede& Improvement,
Hot Springs has bran new
weekly newspaper, The Weekly
Herald" The initial number = is
,yery creditable, and we hope its pa
hrons will make of it.ap they hope
and promise to do.
Your sweetheart, wife or Aalgh-
ter will look her best with a
stylish hat from Miss Clara Mauzy's
millinery store.
Mr. S A Porter, OF Staunton, came
out to attend court, but on Tuesday
morning was called home on &C.
count Of the illness of his wife and
daughter
The trial in Charlottesville cor
, poration court of young Michie,one
of the alleged blacknailers of the
late R. ID. Ballentine, who suicided
J beeause of persecution, was ended
ION Thursday. with the jury's ver-
edict Of not guilty.
There will be a meeting of the
GountySchool Improvement League
ait Monterey, Friday, May II, at 8
o'clock PM. A programme of the
meeting will be published in the
meantisae. Let there be a-full at
tendance j L Jones, Chm.
Mr.. Joseph Hergeshimer, who
spent several months of last year
in Monterey and yicinitv, returned
again early in the week. He is
accompanied by his friend, Mr.
Sam lIendrickson, Of Philadelphia,
who is enroute for Hot Springs.
MrCC Arbogast, who has been
taking course in plumbing in
New York city for several months,
has accepted a government position
and is now in the state of Panama
helping with The big ditch.
A new stock of Telephone Bat
teries at j Lunsford & Sons.
Mr. Floyd Kincaid, of Eastern
Highland, was one of the many
who attended court and is one OF
the most vigorous old men of the
county. When he left the Yankee
prison he weished l76, and, just
] forty.one years later, he tips the
! beam at ia.
Mrs j K Gilbert, who has been
visiting at Doe Hill, accompanied
her brother, Mr. } M Jones, to Mon
sterey W ednesday, spending the day
with her sister. Mrs Ralston.
MrL A Orndorff's sale of house
hold property came off Tuesday as
Der advertisement, and there was
lively bidding and good prices.
$50 much for advertising in the
Recorder. Our people were glad
to see these results, but all regret
the change incident upon the sale.
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