Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-04-24
Personal
Brief Items of Interest to Home
Folks About Their Friends
And Acquaintance.

Greek, was IN COWD iueeu"y'
Mr. Roy Campbell and wife, OF
franklin, were in town Few Gays
early in the week.
Mr. G w Botkin, one Of the Re
.corder's faithful subscribers, spent
"a short time in town Monday.
Messrs RN Jones and SAM
Gregg are building house for Mr.
"A j White on his farm North OF
town.
Our stock of Spring Millinery is
row complete. Every thing neat
ana in order. w Judy,
New Hampden, Va.
Messrs Elk Rexrode. H l. Sim
mons and DIR C P Rexrode, OF the
Blue Grass Valley, were over on
this side Monday.
MrJ Howard Wilson. of Head
waters, spent Monday night at
Monterey, registered at the Conf
.mercial.
Mr. R NJ Trimble, in company
wfh Mr. H z Patterson. the livery
,mar, made a trip to Bartow early
nn tie week.
Mr. Andy RYDER has joined the
carpenter force Of Gum y Heven-
er, at MeotereY.
Sol Simmons has vacated bis
Main Street quarters and is now q
resident of the Trimble Hill sub.
nrb. The Winner fat is now left
to its own tssolation, save couple
of shops.
The popularity Of the "Slpe
House. is astonishing, and, untess
the wave is soon checked, a wiSg
or annex will have to be supplied.
Mr. James Woods. Of Back Creek.
sad Monterey visit ThursdaY.
The fellow who suggested that
the Jail should be moved to Nc
Dowell as a matter of convenience,
declares he did not mean it as a
sting" at Eastern Highland, but
was just pokin' fun.
For the best 36-inch Taffeta Silk
atS. LOO in all colors, order from
SHRECKHrsB 4 BEAR,
Staunton, Va.
Wheu YOU come to court call and
hug a Wat. CHI and Chain, Fountain
PEN. GRAPHIC ,hone, Wedding Ring,
etc from n. N. Slaven.
On Thursday, the 10Th inst, MIR.
John W, Cook, a prosperous eltl-
zen Of Augusta county, and MISS
Efie B. Turner. a former pupii OF
MRS. H. M. Roane, drove 70 the
,parson .ge at McDoseal and were
married, and returned to mske
itheir bone near VALLEY Mills 10
that county.
Preparatory to commencing
work on the new Nshonsl bank
building, DR. Trimble's Office has
been moved few Yards westward.
The work Of moving the office was
in charge of Messrs E w Arm
strong and [ B Bussard, and was
accomplished without damage TO
the building or its contents.
Mr. RID Folks and little son,
William, of the Crabbottom VALLEY,
were in town Thursday.
An alarm of FIRE was started
about 1 p. m. TUESDAY, and was caus-
ed by a small blaze at Paul Browns
blacksmith shop. The bucket bril-
gade turned out in full force, but,
as soon as a ladder could be found,
,the blaze was put out in short Or
der. Another warning to the
town!
Not long after the FIRE excite.
sment had abated last Tuesday, a
citizen was heard to remark, II
wonder how long it will be until
Monterey does burn" and there
was significant emphasis on the
show long" It seems to be fore.
gone conclusion that such a fate is
in store for US.
Strayed away from my place, at
Valley Center, Va, about the LIST
Of February, female shepperd
dog, Queen, medium size, black
along back, white face and legs,
with yellow stripe between white
and black, ANY one knowing any.
thing, or will give any information
as to her whereabouts will be am
plv rewarded. She was last seen
at G. E Watson's Back Creek.
r w Lightner.
Mr. Robert Kennier, Of Lynch
burg, Va, is here to assist Mr. Cliff
ton Matheny, asst Cashier of the
First National Bank of Highland
in Strengthening up the business of
the Bank Of Highland, which they
hope to accomplish as early as pos
sible. Mr. Kennier, like most
visitors to Monterey, is pleased
with the town and expresses re-
;gret that be cannot remain ptrma-
;nently.