Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-02-21
HIGHLAND RECORDER
LOCAL NEWS.
PERSONAL
Brief Items of Interest to Home
Folks About Their Friends
Aud AcQuaintances.
Mrs Jennie Hiner has been YER

ORllVle nave Ueou vi VIC "iNn 1907
for several days.
Mr.. Dave Cobb, who has been liv-
ing on E. A. Wade's Valley Center
farm, has recently moved to the
Ilevener Mill, neak Meadow Dale.
Mr. Harry Johnson. in charge of
the K F D route from this point,
on Tuesday made his first round
trip since the snow blockade.
Il is said that the lumber road
between Dunlevie and Laurel Fork
sustained serious damage BY wash.
outs during the food OF Friday aud
Saturday last.
All persons indebted to me for
work during past year and request
ed to settle by cash or bond.
Paul Brown.
Our word for it that next season
will be one of prosperity and
growth for Monterey. Contracts
f,r several new buildings have al
ready been sigoed and others are
to follow.
Mr.. ]. H. Burns, who is teach
ing the Big Valley school, has ar
ranged for a patrons Day" i'll the
noor future an example that other
teachers should follow.
A gentleman coming in from
the West Virginia border says that
the business enterprises that closed
down in the fall will shortly re.
sumo work.
An instaiment of spring rail-
road news is about due. 1t may be
DELAYED a little, and that word
Spring has a.. far-away sound,
but both are coming in due season.
Mr. and Mrs John W Bird, OF
Mill Gap, who recently had tue
misfortune of losing their home
,by fire, are now with Mr. and Mrs
Clifton Matheny. We welcome
them to Monterey and hope they
will decide to remain with US per-
manently.
John Barleycorn proves a form
liable foe-in an individual contest
with mortal man, but when th'
/ rough.and-tumble fight between
l him and the South is ended, tn
best mirror in the land won
enable him to recognize himself.
A thing, Of beauty may be a 20.
forever, but we don't hear any po
etical ranting over the "beautifu
snow" hereabouts. 1t is "beautl
full. all right. but the forever
robs it Of the 10y"
Folev's Orino Laxatives is a ne,
remedy, an Improvement on tn
laxatives of former years, as it doe
not grippe or nauseate and
pleasant to take. 1t is guaranteed
Swadley Bros, Vanderpool. VI
Sold BY all Druggists, Monterey.
A private letter from the edito
at his southern resort, states thu
the mercury is "a in the shade, an
that he found it necessary to dI
card about all the raiment compa
ib.e with the customs and laws
the hlowery kingdom.
toR SALE:-My land on Jacl
sons River, 10 miles south OF MOI
terey. Abont 10 acres of land, ne
dwelling and other buildings. ar
Young orchard planted on I'll
land. Nice location for hous
For further information call On
H Pruitt, PinckneY, Va.
Itfreauently happens that lette
sent in for publication do not a
pear, and no explanation is give
at the time. Sometimes the su
iect matter is not of sufficient
terest: the composition may
such as to call for rewriting a
we lack the time, or it may be t
late or crowded out. While the
is ALWAYS good reason, rest I
sured there is no favorlteism
personal feeling involved.
MrEH McClintic, who
now at the Memorial hospi'
Richmond, was reported tempori
" better last week, but a messs
from his mother. sent to friends
Warm Springs and received here
Tuesday, stated that his condlt
was very unfavorable again.
McClintic has many warm frie
in Highland, and the concern
for him and the expressions
sympathy .bespeak the high este
in which he is held
In support of our content
that Highland has a sut1cl
number of advantages to hold
beam even, our attention has b
called to the feature OF longev
as having some bearing on,
subject. and the question raised
to whether the showing was NJ
Good one in and around Monte
Whether remarkable or not, 1t
fact that, almost within the cor
I. "a, r. Ika yillu0p there