Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-07-03
Personal Briefs of People at Home
and Abroad
Our Highland summer is going
wild with enthusiasm.


Our Highland summer is going
wild with enthusiasm.
Mrs. G.. P. Jones returnd
Wednesday evening from a visit to
Charleston, w. Va.
Mr., S. B. Rexrode, of Mellow ell,
spent Wednesday night at the
Commercial.
Mr.. w. w. Hamilton, the Head
waters merchant, has sold his bust
ness there to Messrs. Huff and Car
well.
Mr.. John w. Bird returned Tues
day evening from a visit to Angus
ia county,
Mr.. Chas. P. Jones, Jr., and wife
OF Covington, Va, are visiting the
formers parents.
Mr.. Kenton Bird, of Augusta,
who attended the recent meeting at
Green Hill, returned Monday.
Work on the new bank building
Bis rapidly nearing completion. 1t
will be handsome structure.
Misses Mamie Sterrett, of Crab
bottom. and Lena Seybert, of Mon
erey, are attending the Covington
formal.
The approach of the glorious
ourth brings no consolation to the
rstwhile jolly fisherman whose sun
let on the evening of June Goth.
PASTURE TO LET-For II or Is
mall cattle. Apply to H. B. Wood,
Monterey, Va.
Mr.. J. B. Gibbs, of Big Valley,
WAS in town Wednesday, and while
here qualified as school trustee for
Ehe Monterey district.
Mrs. T. j. Rodgers. who has
been spending some time at her
bid home on the Cowpasture, spent
Wednesday night at Mr.. o. Will
kons, on her return to Burner, w.
Ra., her present home.
Mr.. George w. Cleek, of Jack
sons River, in company with his
son, Mr.. George, Jr., spent We'd
nesday night at the Commercial.
The second quarterly meeting for
Monterey circuit of the Methodist
church will be held at Seybert
chapel on July 18th and 18th. The
presiding elder, Rev. G. Dorsey
will preach Saturday even
ing and Sunday.
Messrs. Wolfe and Fitzwater, OF
came in early in the week
TO do the plastering on the bank
Mr.. R. M, Trimble's new
residence, and the Gillett property
purchased by Mr.. John
". Bird.
Mr.. j. A. Hiner, of Louisville,
Ky, who has been connected with
the Spencerian Commercial School
of that city for the past thirteen
years, and secretary of the Virgin
la Society in Kentucky, is visiting
his mother and old home at Doe
Hill.
The cherry crop has been dispos-
ed of at a price which would indl-
cate that the stringency OF the
times is not so stringent after all.
The advance over other seasons was
Just l00 per cent, in most cases.
At the recent meeting of the
State Text Book Commission OF
Alabama, Mr.. Colaw's new series CT
Arithmetics were adopted for ex-
c'us.ve use in the public schools OF
that State for per 0 | of five years.
The sale of white lead is pleas
ing indication of enterprise, good
taste and judgment, and our mer-
chants say the run on them for this
article is unusually heavy this sea-
son. 1t means that the little old
town is going to look Brighter and
the homes are going to be protect
ed from bleaching and decay.
Money spent along this line is one
of the best investments, both Tor
the rich and the poor. Spread 1t
on!
Guy Kyle, who underwent a sur
gical operation for appendicitis
Thursday night, at the HANGS OF
DR.. d. B. Catlett, was reported
Yesterday doing very well. He is
at the Kings Daughters Hospital.
--Staunton Dispatch, June u.
MIR. Adam Fleisher, of Meadow
bale. who has just completed his
four-year medical course at the
University, reached, home Monday
Evening. and comes back a full
fiedged M. D. DR.. Fleisher is one
Of Highlands most worthy young
men. one of the kind of which the
old county may always feel proud.
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