Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-02-05
Personal Briefs OF People at Home
and Abroad
Six weeks more?

Mr.. Homer Stephenson has been
on the sick list this week.
Monday morning brought four
above zero the coolest of the win
ter.
Mr.. G.. A. Dickson the Trimble
merchant, was at Monterey We'd
nesday.
Mr.and Mrs Jas. Armstrong of Big
Valley, we're in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Armstrong is just recover
ing from a long illuess.
The warm weather following the
freeze of Sunday and Monday
caused a hurried ice-harvest, but
several houses were filed, the ice
being about 4 inches in thickness.
The Eighth Annual Convention
Of the Virginia State Antl-Saloon
Leage will be held in Norfolk, Feb
ruary Oil.
Married, at Deerfeld, 9th, by
the Rev. r. f. Fultz, Mr.. O. R.
McRay and Miss Louie Y. Arm
strong, both of Highland county.
A regular communication of
Highland Lodge, Mo. 10, A. F. u
A. NJ. will be held tomorrow night,
Feb. 9Th.
There are quite a number of new
buildings scheduled for the present
year, which goes to show that
Monterey is not a finished town.
Even the fellow who claims to
have faith in the grounding will
not postpone the filling of his ice
house.
Mrs. Mary K. Fleisher, who has
been visiting at Leesburg, has gone
to her winter cottage at Sarasota,
Florida. Herfather, John Trlmble,
Esq, of Staunton, accompanied
her.
Stanton Argus; Harry Burnett,
circuit court clerk. issued on yes
- terday a marriage license to Charles
c. Nelson, of Pendleton county,
w. Va, and Cora B. Stoutamyer,
of Augusta, with no date named
for the "tie that binds
Last week we talked about cloth
ing; the results were good. Now
we want to tell you about our
Staple and Fancy Groceries. They
are right up to the minute, with
prices inclined downward.
J.. A. Carichoff d Co.
Aaetter from our former county
man. Mr. f. X. Rodgers, who is
now living in Oklahoma, states
that his wife and little child have
been very i'll, but are now about
well.
WANTED = All kinds of Pro,
duce, for which will pay the High
est possible price. Having large
orders for Butter and Eggs, viii
make it especially interesting tf
YOU if you will come to see me
Read our advertisement this week
and remember that we are doing
Exactly what we say.
c.. w. Trimble.
To the great disappointment O
Monterey Methodists, Rev. Mr.
Cooper, of Crabbottom, was Prov
dentially prevented from filling hi
appointments here last Sunday
being called to Doe Hill to conduc
the funeral of Mr.. William Hoover
sir. Cooper is the only preacher, o
his branch OF the church, in High
land.
On account of the illness OF hi
mother, Mr.. Don Sullenberger came
in from Pocahontas last Saturday
Mr.. Sullenberger's little daughter
Ruth, has also been sick.
On the first page of this week.
issue we give space to a war reml
niscence by Rev. Leslie H. Davis
Of Missouri. Mr.. Davis, who Il
now on the retired list, was &
school boy at Monterey soon ate
the war, and married Miss Mar,
Stephenson, of Jackson's River
We feel sure that our readers vii
find this war paper interesting
reading, and, in private letter, w
are promised another letter late
on The time is not far dlstan
when we will have to depend upol
history and records for such lntol
nation, because the lips of all tn
veterans will be silent. Hence
is that those who place on recor
the history that is to be ebtalae
from the old war diaries, or frof
the lasting impressions OF memory
are discharging duty they owe t
posterity, and one that will be b. az AZ
preciated when none are leu
tell the tale"
All persons knowing themselv'
indebted to the firm of E. B. Whit
law & Co. will please call and sett
at once as we wish to close up o.
business.
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