Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-10-09

Warm Springs where they will teach
this winter.
MrsGeorge c. Burns, for severa
years in charge of one of the hotels
at Bolar, has gone to Barlow to
live. He will open d feed and liv-
cry stable at that place.
Mr.. Jacob Echard and wife, Of
Sugar Grove, last week paid a visit
to the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Smith, north Of town
Mrs. j. Clifton Matheny went
out on the eastern hack Wednes-
day morning. She will visit friends
in. Roanoke, Buena Vista, and 9TH
er places before returning.
Remember the time and date Of
the speaking, Wednesday, the 18th.
There will be a Tournament at
Mcdowell, Va, on October 10th,
Friday. All knights in Highland
are invited to come and ride Adj
mittance feeS1.0O. All cash prizes
We notice with pleasure that w.
P. Campbell, Jr. has been promot-
ed clerk of Bills of I4ading, in the
Accounting Department, in the
general offices of the N. & W. Ry.,
in Roanoke, Va, and his salary in
creased.
The new counter, furniture and
fixtures for the First National Bank
are now in place. They are hand
some beyond anything of the kind
in Highland, and fully up to many
equipments faund in leading banks
of the cities A call will convince
you.
Road contractors of the Monterey
district must have their roads
worked up to lawful condition by
November LIST or roads will be put
up at their expense.
2t T ]. Rexroad, R. Conn.
Mis- Elizabeth Hurley, of Mary
land, came in Saturday to take
charge of the millinery department
at V.B. Bishop & Co.'S.
Mrs. Elizabeth Strickler, Of FL
lenboro, w. Va. is visiting her
brother, Capt. S. A. Gilmore, of
Valley Center, Miss Kathline
Strickler, her granddaughter, ac-
companied her to Highland, and
has this week been the guest Of
Mr.. C. w. Trimble, Monterey.
Just received a frst-class assort-
ment of bracelets, high-grade and
the very latest. H, M. Slaven,
Jeweler.
l will continue to sell privately
for Is days the following goods: 2
suits of marble top furniture, l
Piano, organ, / sewing machine,
| side board, l refrigerator, ! 8
foot extension table, 2 center Ia
bles, a lot Of dishes, and many
other things. l. II. Trimble
Word was received here Thurs
day morning of the death Of Mrs.
John d. Zirkle, of New Market.
She was the mother of Mrs. DIR. l.
H. Trimbls, of this place. Mrs.
Zirkle will be remembered by q
number of our people, having yisi-
ted here. Death occurred at 5
o'clock Thursday morning.
The veterans who attended the
reunion and unwilling at Beverly
last week are loud in their praise
of the treatment accorded them
while away. There was a large
crowd In attendance, good order,
the best of good feeling and hos
pitality and warm greeting that
will make the occasion q pleasant
memory during the remaining years
of the visiting veterans.
The visit of Mrs. Ma rgaret Arm
strong, of Upshur county, to her
relatives of Eastern Highland ter
minated on Monday last, and she
was accompanied on her return, as
far as Monterey, by her four sisters,
Mesdames Caroline Price, Amanda
Sirop, M. E. Keister and Lydia
Pullin. Taking advantage OF the
opportunity, the five aged sisters
visited the Suddarth studio, secur-
ing a family group which will be
priced, not only by them, but by
Younger members of their families.
The opening of the Davis and
Elkins' College this fall is marked
by q considerable increase in new
students. I'M. Spurgeon Doyle,
Valley Center, Highland has one
representative. 1t is also interest
ing to note that the students as a
body are better prepared and more
interested In their work than the
new students have formerly been.
In the adoption Of Winchester Pres
bytery of the plan of Joint
control of the college between Lex
ington end Winchester Presbyterles
and the Synod Of West Virginia,
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