Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-10-16
Personal Briefs of People at Home
and Abroad

MIS-. Harry Gait, of Staunton is
visiting her friend, Mrs. Ogilvie.
Miss Elsie Hiner returned Tues.
day morning from visit to Nc.
Dowell.
Miss Ada Evick, of Franklin, is
visiting her brother, Mr.. O. Evick.
of this place.
j. A. Jones, Esq, has purchased
the handsome residence of DR.. III
Trimble, on West Main street.
Postmaster H. M. Slaven and
Sheriff j. Ed Arbogast spent sever
al days in Staunton this week.
Mr.. David Folks, who has just
recently recovered from attack Of
fever, was able to come to town
Tuesday.
MissLinda Cragwall, of Albmarle,
has taken charge of the Vanderpool
public school, and opened Monday
morning last.
The small boys are very active
when not at school, gathering chest
nuts, and some very fine ones are
seen on the streets.
Mr.. Grover Hevener, who is
holding down a good job for lum-
Der company at Braucher, W. Va,
spent q few days here the past
week.
Mr.. William Vance passed
through town Tuesday evening
with a nice bunch of calves, headed
for the Bullpasture valley, and
bawling to beat the band.
Mrs. W. A. Sipe, who has been
visiting here for some time, return
ell to Staunton Monday. She was
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
j. A. Whitelaw and little Elizabeth
Whitelaw.
Putnam Organs manufactured at
Staunton, Va. are made CT Virg:-
MIA lumber, by Virginia workmen,
and are in use in thousands OF Vlr-
ginia Homes.
At a meeting of the County
School Electoral Board, held on
Saturday, the following trustees
were elected: Monterey dis
trict, j. NJ. Colaw, vice DR..
l. H. Trimble, Stonewall dis
trict--Jos A Hiner, vices. G. Eagle
Road contractors of the Monterey
district must have their roads
worked up to lawful condition by
November 1st or roads will be put
up at their expense.
ct T j. Rexroad, r. Comr.
Misses Clara Fleming, Margaret
Jones, and Miss Moore, one the
Mcdowell school teachers, came
eout from Staunton Tuesday. AS
they were crossing Shaw's Ridge
a bear made itself known by coming
from cover. This is the first bear
we have heard of this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Slaven enter
tanned a number of friends on
Thursday night last, the first ami
versary of their marriage. Quite
q number of invited guests were
present and the evening was q very
pleasant one. Mrs. Slaven was the
recipient of a number appropriate
presents. We hope they may live
to see many returns of the day.
Mr.. Lee Hiner, of this place, can
boast of raising the largest irish
potato. To give you some idea OF
its immensely, it made enough for
a family of eight to eat, and all
were fond of them. From a peck
of this variety Mr.. Hiner dug seven
bushels, and "this is no farmers
joke"
DR.. G. M. Burton, eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist, will be at the
following places:
McDowell--Dr. Siron's office,
Wed. Thurs, 21st and 22nd Oct.
Doe Hi,l-Dr. Jones office, Fri
day and Saturday, 23rd and oath.
Crabbottom--Dr. Rexrode's Of
flee, Monday and Tuesday, 26th
and 9th.
Monterey--Dr. Campbell's office,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
2Sth, goth and 3Oth Of October.
Glasses properly fitted.
Rev. w. S. Trimble, who went
from the recent session OF Presby-
tery to the "Laymen's missionary
Conference" at Lynchburg, writes
us that he hopes to reach Monterey
in time to fill his Sunday appoint
ments as follows: Pisgah at / a.
M; Seig's Chapel $3.50 p. M, and
Monterey at 7:3O p. m.
J. R. Hoffman, agent for the
Hedrick buggies, manufactured at
DAYTON. Va, was here this week