Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-09-04
Personal Briefs Of People at Home
and Abroad

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days visit.
Little Miss Annie Gait, of Staun-
ton, is visiting her friend, Miss Ed
monia Ogilvie.
Mr.. and Mrs G. R. Curry, of
Academy, w. Va, are visiting on
the Bullpasture, Mrs. Curry's old
home. Z
Mr.. John L. Ogilvie. Of Charles
ton, w. Va, after stay of week
with his mother at Monterey, re-
turned home Monday morning.
Whether you have any business
or not, remember the First National
Banks invitation to call, is for
you, and still stands.
Mrs. Fannie Rodgers and daugh-
ter, Miss Reba, formerly of High
land, now of Rockbridge, are visit
ing at Monterey, the home OF Mrs.
Rodgers father.
Miss Mary Howard Armstrong,
of the Hightown community, has
been spending some time with
friends and relatives in town.
Mr.. George Colaw returned Tues
day evening from the Baltimore
stock market, having gone with a
shipment Of cattle.
Rev. w. N. Wagner, pastor OF
Monterey Circuit, M. E. Church
South, is holding protracted SER
vice this week at his st. Creek ap-
pointment.
Mrs. Gilmore, of Richmond, and
her son, E. H. Gilmore and his
wife, of Marlinton, are spending
some time with relatives in High
land county.-Pocahontas Times.
Married, August "a, 1908, at the
residence of Newton j. Doyle, Rev.
j. A. Brumbaugh officiating, Josiah
Tucker, a merchant of Garfield, W.
Va, to Miss Arnolda d. Shutting,
of Valley Center, Va.
If you are not one of the many
who have called to see US in our
new home, don't fail to avail your
self of the first opportunity.
Erpcr NJ ATI0NAI RANK
Messrs. j. M. Colaw and j. S.
Gibson have purchased the Joseph
Hiner land east of town, adver-
tised in the Recorder a few weeks
ago.
Mr.. Jas. H. Hevener brought to
this Office two very fine peaches.
They measured s l-2 inches in cir
cumference and were of the Cham
pion variety, Mr.. Hevener never
forgets the Recorder man.
Borrowed some years ago book
eatitled 1.-THE Life of Stonewall
Jackson" and has the name OF
Richard l.. Northen written in it.
The person who has the book will
please return to Mrs. o. E. Sullen-
berger, Monterey, Va.
The Citizens Bank of Highland
is this week moving into permanent
quarters in the Sieg Building, the
room recently vacated by the First
National.
Mrs. c.. E. MCCULLOUGH and two
daughters, Misses Florence and
Mary, of Point Pleasant, w. Va,
are the guests of MI. V. B. Bishop
and family.
There will be a holiness camp
meeting at Bolar from 10 to 10th
of September.
The rainy season of last week
wound up with pretty cool nights.
but, thus far, we have escaped
frost. The farmers are congratu-
lating themselves on this, as a week
or two more will fully ripen the
corn crop, which promises to be
one of the finest in the county for
many years.
"The brightest, cheeriest room
in town." is the verdict OF many
who have visited us in our new
quarters.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
The plank walk on South Spruce
street--a portion of it at least--is
in a dangerous condition, and the
purpose fsthe town council to has
ten the work of a new one before
the opening of school, is right and
commendible 1t is all the more
important because it is the way by
which the children must reach the
school, and the present condition
would endanger life and limb
Prompt action is imperative, as only
a few weeks remain until the open
ing of school.
The last service will held in the
old Presbyterian church next Sab
bath. as the contract has been
signed for new building, and the
old structure will be demolished al
once. Services, preparatory to tht
Communion, will be held on Friday