Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-01-17
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absent ones returned houo Ao' wa
HOLIDAYS. The children OF tn
SUNDAY School and the day schoo
were given a Xmas tree at the-pres
|byterian church. About seventy
1--we or eighty children were remem
lbered by being given bag OF can
|dy. an orange, an apple and boz
! Of peanuts. Numerous other gifts
1 were placed on the tree for differ
| emf persons m the neighborhood.
Mr. Ernest Barns, Of Valley Cen
tire. spent part Of the holidays with
his mother Mrs Sallie E Burns.
Death visited our neighborhoot
Dec. 31st and took from US one Of
our Oldest residents, Mrs Name,
CIeek Wallace, wife OF Thos b
Wallace. deceased, and mother Of
Geo W Wallace Of this place and
Or Jno w Wallace, of Covington.
Mrs Wallace was i'll only week
having been IN unusually. gooal
health for her up to the time OF
her last illness. Pneumonia was
the cause of death. Her son, DR..
Wallace was immediately summon:
ed, and every measure used to re-.
| lieye her, but all proved unavailing.
| MrsWallace was sevsnty-eisht years
old aud had been lifelong MEM
Der Of the Presby terian church.
Her funeral was preached at her
home, Wallaceton, Jan 1st by Rev
VIM King, her pastor. A mother
| in Israel has passed to her reward.
Until i'll health caused her to re-
| main almost entirely in her home,
Mrs Wallace was a constant visitor
and helper in every sick room.
| Having a natual talent for nursing
she never allowed this talent to
rust but was ever ready and willing
to go when she was needed. A
fond and devoted mother and
| grand mother she will be greatly
missed in her home circle.
Mr. Frank Coursey has been and
is still i'll with grippe and asthma.
| DR. Gwin has been his attending
| physician.
Little George IRVINE, who lives
with his grandparents Mr. and Mrs.
Jno Francisco, has been i'll but is
something better at this writing.
HIS mother, Mrs Sallie Erwin had
to give up her school for a while
on account Of his illness, but has
now returned to her work.
Rev VIM King, who has been
pastor of the Presbyterian church
at this place for two and half
wears Sunday offered his resigna.
ton which was sorrowfully accept
ed by his congregation. Mr. King
leaves regretted by all denomina'
tions. No more popular pastor has
ever served here. In leaving he
said that it was with the greatest
sorrow he parted with his congre.
CATION and the people here but that
| bis greatest success had always
been with young men, and tina
is where he, was going. Hampden
S;dnev College. his work would b
almost entirely among men, ant
! that he fell it was his duty to 20
Mixing had many calls to churche
which offered much larger salarie
than he received here or will r
ceiye at Hampden- Sidney. while h
was serving this church, but he lie
. clined all of them. He will b
. missed greatly.
The heavy snow has interfere'
with our mail delivery. The con
tractors have successfully carrie
it but have gotten in an hour o
a two later than usual.
Mr. Ernest McClintic who spen
part OF the holidays here with hl
mother is now in hospital /
: Richmond having the optic nerv
of his eyes treated The doctor
there having found much inhan
nation OF this nerve. They hop
ten days or two weeks treatmen
will be all that is necessary.
Mr. and Mrs H II Byrd, of Ware
: Springs, spent part OF the Xma
!. holidays at the homes of Mrs W
!. McClintic and Maj Jno 7 Byrd.
Friends of MrClarence q Byr
) who recently went to Montclar
. Colo. for bis health will be glad
d learn that he seems to be lmpro'
ing rapidly. =,
}. Mr. Chas Campbell, Of Chan
. psign, H., is spending the wint'
> here with relatives and friends.
Mrs Samuel Eryin has had
a phone put in recently. III
$. Bath Tel. Co. has put up ne
t, wire,recently, and Mrs Ervine al
Messrs Chambers Burns and Frar
10 Coursey of this neigh borhood al
Messrs Clark and Taylor of N
Chung are omit.
Mrs McGwin has been i'll recer
J. ly, but is now much better.
e. DIR and Mrs Jno W Wallace we
t. here during Christmas week.
y, Mrs Geo Wallace is now at Clio
r. er Greek having been called hol
by the extreme illness OF her mot