Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-10-25
HIGHLAND RECORDER
PERSONAL
Brief Items Of Interest to Home
Folks About Their Friends
And AcQuaintances.
Mr. N B Woods and wife visited
Monterey Tuesday,

Monterey Tuesday,
Mr. E. NJ. Arbogast, Of Marlin
ton, spent Wednesday night al
Hotel Monterey.
Mr.. Jacob Lightner left Thurs
day morning for jamestown.
The friends Of DR. E j Jones are
sorry to learn of his severe illness
at his home in Cra5bottom.
Mrs H F Slaven is spending the
week with her cousin, Mrs A W
Cleek, near Bolar.
Misses Clara Fleming and Mar
garet Jones left Tuesday morning
for Stanton.
Miss Annie Rodgers, Of Meadow
Dale, went to Staunton on Wednes.
day. Her brother, DR. Chas Rodgers
is i'll.
Hon Edward Echols and Mr. S A
Porter, of Star nton, were visitors
to the city this week.
Messrs John Cleek and Edward
Gillett, two young farmers living
near the Bath. Highland line, were
in town Saturday.
Mr. Bob Townsend. Young boy
of Back Creek, had the misfortune
to cut all ugly cash in bis head
By falling on rock, a few days
ago.
Mr. Frank Wilson, one who ap-
preciates his home paper, sends us
renewal for another year. and also
wishes to be remembered to the
boys. Recently Mr. Wilson was
promoted to manager for Armour &
Co., at Charleston, W. Va.
Wv Watson and wife returned
home to Falling Springs, w Va,
after short visit to friends and
relatives in highland.
Mr. W A Hevener, of Burlingaine
Kan, has advertised his farm and
personal property for sale. He and
his family will move to California.
Mrs William Putin barger, whose
home was on the mountain west OF
town, died on Tuesday morning,
after long illness. She is suryiv-
ed by husband and four or FIVE
children. The funeral was con-
Quoted from Asbery Chapel Thurs
day morning, Rev Mr. Brumbaugh
conducting the service.
A party of tourists, travelling in
a 20.horse-power car. stepped here
Friday for repairs, having broken
spring on the previous days jour
ney from Lexington to Monterey,
via Warm Springs. The broken
spring was made good by 8 p. M.
and the party reached Stanton by
six o'clock.
People putting up mail boxes on
star routes should have good boxes
with their names printed on in bold
letters. 1t will insure better service,
as there are often new mail carries
on the lines who are unacquianted
with people on the route.
Mr. William Boggs, of Franklin,
by Mr. Metzger, the
engineer, spent Saturday and Sun.
day in Highland. Mr. Metzger
spent some time in Highland last
season, his corp making "prelim-
mary" survey from Elkins east
ward. Highland has a good many
such visitors nowadays, and, while
the Recorder man makes no effort {
pump or interview, their presence 6
is regarded by many as significant.
Last week, in speaking of the :
presence of traction engines for
hauling freight, we inadvertently
said "120 TONS" having hundred"
in mind. We learn since, however,
that seven tons have been brought a
across the mountains at one load. +
140 hundred instead of l2O r
Mr. CLYDE Hiner, in charge Of one {
Of these heavy pullers, had the mis-
fortune to break down this week, 1
and had to wait, on the western /
slope of Allegheny, for repairs.
Highland is having large rep.
resentation at Jamestown during c
the closing days Of the exposition o
The following persons are there
his week: G. Hiner, J Lee Hin t
sr, W W Stephenson, W a Cum )
Capt. Gilmore. Holmes q
ard Sandy Stephenson, james, Rus. n
eel and Robert Chestnut, James o
Gum. Some of these named are p
going at this time because of the d
Meeting of the camp Of Confeder RI
tie Veterans at Norfolk. n