Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-09-17
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LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs - Brief News
Notes People at Home and
Abroad.

Soon the Highland small boy will
be called to books.
The wholesale hauling of fuel re-
minds US of winters approach.
Miss Ella NJ. Turner, of Balti-
more, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. h.
B. Jones.
Mr.. E. C. Rexrode, wife and two
little boys, of Long Island, are Wis
iting Mr.. Rexcode's oldhome town,
Mcdowell.
Mr.. Harvey Waggy and family
returned last week from a visit to
relatives on the Thorn, w. Va.
Mr.. R. B. Rexrode and little
daughter, Mary, of Upshur County,
West Virginia, are visiting relatives
on st. Creek.
Mr.. James Skidmore and two
sisters, Mrs. Kenney Boggs and
Miss Rebecca, all of Franklin, W.
Va, are visiting in Highland this
week.
Mr.. Claud Newman has been ap-
pointed Road Commissioner for
Bluegrass District in place of Chas.
T. Shumate, resigned.
On Wednesday morning a mar
rage license was issued for Mr..
VIM. H. Hoover and Miss Mary
Howard Siple, both of Eastern
Highland.
Last week Mr.. W. NJ. McNulty
weighed car loads of very fine cat
tie. They were purchased of Messrs.
Jacob Winner and Anderson Colaw,
the former having alot that averag-
ed l, 450 pounds.
The last will of the late A. S. I.
Davis was, on Monday, proven and
admitted to record in the Clerks
office.
Mr.. John Rexrode, road Com
missioner for the Stonewall district,
has been authorized to receive bids
for the building of new piece OF
road from point near the residence
of L. NJ. McClung to the McClung
Mill.
Mr.. H. S. Johnston is now taking
his annual vacation, allowed HIM
bv Uncle Sam, and with his family
is making a visit to the Valley. Mr.
R. N. Jones, Assistant R. +. d.
carrier, is in charge of the route.
Mr.. C. C. Hansel has moyed In
to his new home on South Spruce
street. His residence is the first
TO be built, in Monterey, of con-
crete blocks, and it makes a hand
some one.
Mr.. J. P. Lunsford, who is in
business in Wisconsin, is visiting
the home of his parents at Monte
terey.
Miss Marie Crummett has beer
awarded scholarship at the Lew
isburg CIV. Va.,) Female Seminary
and expects to avail herself OF i
the coming session.
Mr.. and Mrs. Uriah Hevener, lit
tie child, and Miss Mollie Mauzy, OF
New Hampden, spent Tuesday II
town. While here, Mrs. Hevener''
little son became suddenly very IL
and was attended by DR.. Fox.
V. B. Bishop & Co. will have
dressmaker and milliner about Sept
20, 1909. Having sold out all GU
old stock in both departments, W
will have only new and up-to-dat
goods to offer. AS usual, our stocI
will be large and selected in persol
in Northern cities.
Mr.. Ira Nicholas left Montere
Tuesday morning last for norther
markets. where he expects to pun
chase a fine line of Merchandise
Miss Arie A. Wallace will accompa
nv Mr.. Nicholas on his return, an
will have charge OF the millinar
department.
NoT1CE-All persons owing m
notes or open accounts twill pleas
settle by Oct. LIST. All unsettle
notes or accounts not settled b
that time will be put into the hanc
of an officer. |. @. Simmons.
Bad effects of the prolonged dI
weather are to be seen on ever
hand. Corn, not well-matured,
being cut, and, in most places, wi
be scant half crop. The fall pa
lures are very short, and, in SON
localities, the grass is brown: ID
appointment awaits the small be
even in the chestnut crop, whl(
promises to be failure.
LosT-Last Tuesday night ca
of West Augusta on the Stauntt
road, a winter buggy robe. Find
please make known at this office.
Master John Slaven, who letur
ed Monday from a short visit to t.
Cheeks Mill community, on JAG
sons River, had his first opportu
ity of participating in a night fl
with pine torch and "gig." VIII
only "torch bearer" John W