Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-07-17
hlGHLANDRE(ORDER
LOCAL NEWS
Personal Briefs Of People at home
and Abroad
The haY-harvest is on.

L. H. Stephenson store property.
Mr.. Forest Kyle, of Staunton,
is visiting relatives at Monterey.
Though early in the period, we
have had both wet and dry dog
days.
Miss Clara Fleming, of Wier,
was a passenger on the outgoing
Staunton mail hack Saturday
morning.
Miss Mittie Wagner has gone to
MARYLAND for a visit of several
weeks.
Mr.. w. B. Marshall, of Franklin,
who has been doing some carpenter
work in Crabbottom this summer,
spent Sunday at Monterey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Barkman, Of
Staunton, came to Monterey latter
Cart of last week for short stay
with Mrs. Barkman's sister, Mrs.
w. H. Matheny.
Monterey has her first span OF
cement pavement. 1t is along
Main street, in front of the lot on
which the new bank building is be-
ing erected.
Miss Kate Gibson, who has
taught for FIVE consecutive years at
Millboro Springs, returned to her
home at Monterey latter part OF
last week.
l have just replenished my stock
of plain and signet gold rings.
H. M. SLAvEN, Jeweler.
The early part of the present
week brought some very warm
weather-about as much so as we
ever have it in Highland. The
heat, however, is not oppressive
here as in many sections, and, with
the approach of evening, relief
)mes and it is not too warm to
sleep.
The silver social at the Metho-
dist parsonage Tuesday evening
was a success, and we'll attended,
in spite of a prolonged shower just
before the hour named for opening:
A delightful program was rendered
by the ladies of the church, and
the refreshments were both abund-
ant and delicious.
The ladies of the New Salem
Methodist church will give a lawn
party at the church Saturday al
ternoon from 3 to 6. Proceeds for
church purposes. The public in
yited and a good time promised.
COMMITTEE.
At the Denver convention last
week the democrats nominated VIII
liam J. Bryan, of Nebraska, Tor
President, and John w. Kern, OF
Indiana, for Vice President. Both
of these candidates are descendants
of Virginia ancestors.
Mrs. L. A. Carichoff left to-day
for short stay at Bolar Spring;
Misses Margaret Jones, of Wier, and
Mollie Mauzy, of Crabbottom, also
went down at the same time.
Mr.. Wash Gum, wife and broth
er, Uncle Charlie, of Meadow Dale,
were in town Thursday.
Write or phone and have H. M.
Slaven order you a daily paper for
the Presidential Campaign.
Kindly pay up your back sub
scription. We make this request
now as we will be compelled to re-
wise our subscription list every
month and all we find year or
more in errears will have to sus-
pend until paid. Remember we
can not send paper for more than
a year under the new postal law un-
less it is renewed at the end OF the
year.
About II o'clock to-day, Thurs
day, an alarm of fire was sounded
from South Spruce street caused by
a considerable blaze at the drug
store. The roof caught from the
flue and was rapidly gaining head
way. The entire town turned out,
but the fire was soon extinguished,
the painters ladders being conven-
lent for use. No matter how tired
some of our readers may be of hear
ing it, we will conclude this item
with the familiar, stereotyped
words" another warning"
TAKEN-Through a mistake a
gray over coat, cuff sleeves, from
the clothes hook of the Hotel Com
mercial. AS there is one left there,
it is supposed the person made the
mistake unintentionally. Kindly
return the coat to the hotel.
A telephone message received
from Franklin states that Mr.. b.
H. Hiner has received the nomina-
ton for congress from the Second
District of which Pendleton is apart,
The convention mel at Keyser on
Tuesday. Mr.. Hiner is well-known
in Highland, has many warm, per-
conol friends who not only cOngrat-