Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-12-17
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LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs - Brief News
Notes People at Home and
Abroad.

The Christmas shoppers have
the floor.
Better begin learning to write it
"191O."
The Storm King has trouble to
assert his sway.
Mr.. Hugh A. Jordan, of Knapp'S
Creek, is now in Highland.
The new light plant gave out it's
first blaze On Wednesday night.
The days until Christmas can
now be counted on the fingers.
Just nine pounds! For further
particulars notice the smile on
brother Hale's face.
Christmas here again, also the
incest assortment of Christmas
goods ever at |. w. Nicholas store
V. B. Bishop & Co. will have a
cleanup sale on ladies cloaks and
hats and mems and boys clothing
and overcoats until January LIST,
1910. They do not want to carry
any OF these goods over.
Wantcd-Furs of all kinds, and
will pay the highest market price.
r. Nj. Trimble.
Mr.. j. ID. Simmons, of Crab5ot-
tom, is in the lead this season, hav-
Jig killed the largest hog. 1t
weighed 527 pounds, and was l6
months old.
LOST: Last Sunday, a ladies'
gold watch, between Forks of Wat
er and John Wagner's place. Find
er leave at Lee Winners and re-
ceive reward.
See the fine line of Xmas confec-
tions at the Highland Mercantile
Company's. Special boxes of Low
news SC up to 81 90 per box.
Mr.. Council Gillespie, who ha
long held position Of trust with
the W. Va. Spruce & Lumber Co.,
came to Monterey Wednesday eve
ming.
Mr.. Fl. NJ. Slaven, the jeweler. is
the first business man of the coun-
tv to circulate a calendar. 1t is a
handsome, twelve-leaf, wall-calen-
dar, and is issued at no small ex-
pense. While it shows commenda-
BILE enterprise and serves as an adj
vertising medium, it is also q
household necessity of the day.
Peaches, prunes, dates, raisins
figs, currants, citron, etc. at l, W
Nicholas.
Messrs. l. l.. Beverage and W. l.
Tnmble are working on the lower
section of the new road on the Bev
erage Hill, the construction o.
which was postponed when the 9th
err part was made some two years
ago. This is an important change
and. when finished, will give al
EASY grade to those coming to th'
county seat from Jackson's Rive
and Back Creek.
If you are banking on good cake
forChristmas, get the ingredients a
r. M. Trimble's, he has an assert
ment Of Va: 5, currants and citrol
that is csh and pure.
A.C s3u ldarth, the photogra
pher, !,&. nice line of pictur
frame, aud mouldings, and is pre-
pared - irnish according to you
taste. Call and see them.
Mr.. A. C. Beverage, of Crimora
Va. returned Tuesday after
weeks visit to Highland friends.
R. NJ. Trimble is now displayin
an excellent line of Xmas goods
suitable for gifts.
We will cut fine body of whit
hemlock timber about 4 or 5 mile
north of Monterey. Anyone want
ING some bills cut will do well t
see me. J. A. WHITELAw.
B. Bishop & Co. have an ur
70. date stock of mems, children
and boys clothing. All new an
well made. which they Will sell yer
cheap.
The rain of Monday was follow
ed by sleet and freezing weathej
as q result of which we had OF
first experience with icy highway
\ MANY horses were still smoothe-sho
and in a few instances, early-mo
ming travellers had a more or LEI
irving experience. Ihrough0'
the week, thus far, the wealth.
has been very changeable. wit
odds in favor of storm conditions
The rrettiest and best lockets ar
chains for sale by H NJ Slaven.
T.B. Bishop & Co. have te
ladies and ehildren's cloaks ar
haas and mems and boys owe
coats, which they will sell at grea
" reduced prices as they wish
clean up all these goods while ne
and up-to-date.
The best pill is DeWitt's Lltt
Early Risers = the safe, easy, plea