Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-06-12
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LOCAL NEWS
Persona. Briefs of People at Home
and Abroad


now in evidence at forty cents per
gallon.
Miss Ethel Sipe, of Staunton, is
spending some time with her sisters
at Monterey.
Mr.. j. Stoutenberg, Of New
York, is with us again, arriving
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. w. W. Stephenson and two
daughters, of Bolar, were trading
in town Saturday.
Mr.. D. H. Peterson and little
son, Charles, have gone to the
Valley of Virginia on visit.
Mrs. w. E. Wilson and son, Ron,
of Doe Hill, spent Sunday at Mon
terey, their former home.
Mr.. H. H. Slaven, of Meadow
Dale, was among the few farmers
in town Thursday morning.
McDowell's message to Monterey
that didn't come over the wire
"Look out! Take warning?
DIR. N. A. Whitelaw and wife, of
Hightown, are spending the week
with friends on the Greenbrier.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Whitelaw, of
Hightown, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. S. Johnston, last Saturday.
Messrs. A. L. Jones and Homer
Stephenson are attending the DEM
ocratic convention in session at
Roanoke.
Miss Mary Jones returned last
week to her home at Wier after a
protracted visit 10 Staunton and
other points east.
Mr.. Willis Gibson, until a year
ago valued citizen of Highland
but now living in Southwest Vir-
ginia, came in latter part OF last
week.
Mrs. ]. w. Reed, accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. R. F. Lindsay,
and neice, Miss Annie Stephenson,
all of Jackson's River, were in town
Friday.
If YOU are thinking of buying
buggy this summer call on j. Luns-
ford & Sons. They have a good
line of Banner steel and rubber
tire buggies.
Mr.. Shelly mclaughlin, who at
tended school at Dayton, Va, has
returned. Miss Elsie Hiner, pu-
pil of the same school, is home also,
arriving Monday.
A slight improvement in the wool
market, with no prospect OF any
further advance, has caused good
many persons to bring their June
clipping to market.
Mesdames C. G.. Arbogast and P.
M. Yeager, of Pocahontas, came to
Monterey Monday, remaining a
few days with their sister, Mrs.
Ella Fleisher, who continues quite
ill.
On the 2lst of May last a bundle
containing pair of pants was taken
from V. B. Bishop & Co.'s store.
1t is supposed was taken through
mistake. Kindly return same and
oblige.
Mr.. Veach Hook, one of the &C
commodating men in charge Of the
Staunton hack-line, who was off
duty a few days on account OF i'll
ness, was able to report Monday
morning.
Who said that Monterey could
put in an adequate water system
for 5000?
A young man by name of Banks,
who came here from Elkins to
work on the bank building, became
ill while here and was taken to the
Elkins hospital Tuesday, Mr.. H. P.
Patterson going with him as far as
Barlow.
Miss Janet Stephenson with Maj.
Charles S. Roller, Jr., lead the final
ball Of Augusta Military Academy
at Fl. Defiance, last Thursday
evening. Miss Stephenson is
one of Highlands most attractive
young ladies.
Mr.. A. V. Huyler, of New York,
is enjoying an outing at the pleas
ant home, just completed, on the
Monterey Stock Farm. Accom-
panying him are Mr. and Mrs. c. |.
Zabriskie, of Hackensack, N, j.
Mr.. H. l.. Lang and wife, of Staun-
ton, are also Mr.. Huyler's guests
for the week.
Mrs. Lee F. Hite and daughter,
of Jackson's River, were in town
Tuesday.
Messrs. John Williams, Everett
and Samuel Herold, Edmond
Shultz, and David and Russell
Chestnut, of Back Creek, were visi-
tors to this office Monday last.
Do,,s Iobn C,rran and IOSaDh