Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-08-21
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
LOCAL NEWS
Personal Briefs of People at Home
and Abroad

A good many finishing touches
have been put to the hay harvest
this week. The weather was pro-
pritious.
Mr.. V. F. Harouff, wife and
child, formerly of Back Creek, now
of Millboro Springs, were in town
Saturday.
Mr.. l.. A. Carichoff brought to
the Recorder Wednesday NAM
moth raddish. 1t weighed nine and
half pounds.
Miss May Slaven, of Princeton,
w. Va, has returned to Monterey
on account of the illness of her
father.
The two hack lines, east and
west, are heavily taxed to accom-
modate the travellers this season.
Mr.. F. G. Mauzy, of the Bank of
Durbin, came in Wednesday to as
sist in the work of transferring the
First National to it's new quarters.
Rev. A. @. Flaherty, who has
resided here for several years, left
last week for Botetourt, his native
county, where he will make his
future home.
Mr.. Clifton Matheny has been
very much indisposed for several
days and confined to his home.
Mr.. P. C. Smith, wife and two
children, of Bridgewater, spent sew
eral days here the first of the week,
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Chas'
B. Fox.
j. Lunsford is putting up new
blacksmith's shop at the old Paul
Brown stand, near Hightown,
which will be occupied by Mr.. Bud
Pullin.
Messers. James and Hanson Og-
LIVE, of Beckley, w. Va, and Nor
folk, Va, respectively, are spend
ing this week with their mother,
Mrs. M. L. Ogilvie.
A little three-year-old son Of Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Hull died last Sat-
urday afternoon and was buried
Sunday, Rev. w. N. Wagner con-
Quoting the service.
Owing to the breaking of piece
of the big press last week, the Re
corder was day late in reaching
its destination. We have the break
repaired and we hope to have this
weeks issue out on time.
Miss Clara Warwick, who has
spent the summer months at Mon
terey, left Tuesday morning for
Washington city, where she and
her father will spend the winter.
Her sister, Mrs. Paul Slaven, &C
companied her to remain short
time.
Mrs. Jennie Benson and little
son, Willie, of Damascus, Va,
spent Monday night at Monterey
en- route to Pocahontas.
Mr.. C. Roll, wife and children,
of New York City, are spending a
vacation at the Huyler summer
home on Dry Branch.
Miss Margaret Bird, of Elkins,
w. Va, is visiting her friend, Miss
Elsie Hiner. Her mother, Mrs. o.
A. Bird, accompanied her as far as
Hightown, where she will spend a
while visiting.
The New Hampden Chapel will
be dedicated next Sunday, August
23rd. DR.. Fleming, of Lynchburg,
will preach the dedicatory sermon.
All are invited to attend. Bring
your baskets, with something for
yourselves and friends.
COMMITTEE.
LosT-A bunch of keys, Find
er will return to this office and re-
ceive reward.
Misses Lucy and Sallie Bell Ar
bogast left Tuesday morning, &C
companied by their brother, Mr.. J
Ed. Arbogast, for Durbin, where
they will take the train for Buena
Vista and Berryville. Miss Sallie
has almost entirely recoved from
her recent attack of fever.
Mr.. C. w. TrimbIe left Wednes
day morning for a ten-dayS' stay
with relatives and friends in the
Ellenboro section of West Virginia
He was accompanied by his little
son, Ralph.
The attention of prospective
teachers is called to the efficiency
and liberality of the State Norma
at Farmville. They offer profes
sional training free to young ladies
who agree to teach for two years il
the public schools. The enroll
ment last session was $50.
Mr.. V. B. Bishop, who has thi
sum mer remodled and enlarged
his residence on north Spruce
street, has just put in a ram which
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