Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-05-25
Personal
Brief Items of Interest to Home
Folks About Their Friends
And AcQuaintances.

Little Buck Creek, were trading
here early in the week. y
Miss George liner, who has
been attending a bible school al
Nashville, Tenn, is now at hel
Jackson's River home.
Mr. Ed Wayland. of Augusta
county spent Tuesday night in
Monterey.
LAFAYETTE Simmons, of Durbip,
spent Sunday with his friends
about Monterey.
John Gillespie came in from the
Greenbrer Monday evening.
We have full line of the ia
nous "Battle Axe" and "All Amer
lea shoes. j. Lunsford & Sons.
Messrs Lee Winner. Of Crabbot.
tom, and Jno S IRVINE, of Mellow
ell, with their wives and other
members of their families, were
trading in town Wednesday,
Mr. j L Shumate, of the Bullpas.
ture, is with his sister, Mrs Sibert,
Of whose illness mention is made
elsewhere.
Mr. j B Slaven, who resides with
his daughter, Mrs O j Campbell,
came into town Wednesday, the
first time for more than a year. Mr.
Slayen is badly afflicted with rheu.
matism. N
A private letter from Mr. G c Ar
bogast states that he expects to
reach home about June first. He
found that he could not stand the
Panama climate, and left at once
instead Of waiting to be returned
in box.
Mr. Abraham Echard, wife and
little daughter. were in town We'd
nesday. Mr. Echard was over look
ing after his fruit crop. They will
return this week to Cass,W Va.
A new stock of Telephone Bat
teries at j Lunsford & Sons.
Some folks. having taken down
the King heaters, had to 20 ont in
the sunshine to keep warm.
Hon SW Sterret and wife, of
the Blue Grass side, were in Monte
rey Wednesday. This is Mrs Ster-
rett's first trip here since recover
ing from her recent illness.
Miss Wayne Quidore, Of Nc
Dowell, was one Of the shoppers in
Monterey Wednesday,
The cool nights are rot amissin
point of comfort, but they do not
contribute toward the grow tn of
the grass and the backward gar
dens.
MIR Charles Fox, Of Crabbottom,
who has been i'll for some months,
was able to drive to town Tuesday.
"Bah, bah, black sheep, have you
any wool?"
Mr. and Mrs L. A Carichoff spent
Wednesday night with Mr. c n
Slaveu, Crabbottom.
A complete line of all the new
and late style dress goods at J Luns-
ford & Sons.
Mr. Joseph s Gibson, who at :
tended the trial Of Mr. D N Kyle,
Stanton, returned on Tuesday
evening, accompanied by his sister.
Miss Kate, who, since the close of
her school, at Milboro, has been
visiting in Rockbridge and Angus
Ia.
Mrs j G Matheny left on Friday
morning last for visit to eastern
counties, and will attend the Buena
Vista commencement while absent.
Her daughter, Miss Blanche, is a
pupil of the Southern Seminary.
Tuesday was busy day in Squire
Wilson's court. Troubles growing
out of some whiskey drinking and
misconduct at Asbery, before and
after prayer meeting service, were
Investigated and adjusted, The
fines and costs aggregated some.
thing over $4,000.
Mr. z H McClintic, for several
years a leading member of the
Monterey bar, left on Monday to
attend Bath court. From the
Warm ne will go to Webster
Springs for short stay before f.
nally leaving for the West. Mr..
McClintic has maHy personal friends
here who regret his decision to
locate elsewhere.
Surveyor. n A Slaven, is engage
ed in running boundaries in the
Seldom Seen community. Sheriff
Arbogast and others are assisting
him IN the work.
No one is able to account :.
for it, but a good deal Of fruit
seems to haye escaped the freeze,
and. unless injured in the stem,
fairly good crop is yet looked for,
j. Fl Puffenberger, Of Hightown
was in town Friday last shopping
and having his spring wagon re
paired. He reports the fruit not
injured very much on the noun /
tain and The upper end of Pocahon-
tas county. He also reports a
large attendaee and good meet. +