Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-04-16
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LOCAL NEWS
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Notes People at Home and
Abroad.

Another reason why Highland
needs railroad.
Mr.. Ed Wayland, of Swoope; was
here on Wednesday.
The Bolar mail was water-bound
Wednesday.
Mr.. l. B. Bussard went to Poca-
hontas last Friday.
Strange to say, Highland did not
have an Easter wedding.
"And the green grass grows all
round and round"
The long feeding season is about,
at an end.
Kind providence has given the
town a good securing.
Mr.. ]. L. Jones, Supt. of Schools,
attended tho meeting of the Board
of Supervisors Monday.
The Beverage blacksmith shop
property, put up for sale on Mon
day, was not sold.
Mr.. Eugene Hanley, of Elkins,
was visitor to Monterey early IN
the week.
Commissioner Koiner ought to
know about that Highland land
that sold for $3.50 per acre.
Mr.. A. w. Arbogast, of the Ron
ceverte and Elkins Telephone Co.,
came to Monterey last Monday.
Ladies trimmed hats from Use
up at L. A. Carichoff & Co.'S. store.
The Highland county Pension
Board will meet at Monterey on
the first day of Circuit Court.
Mr.. Anderson Colaw, of Crab
bottom, spent Tuesday night with
his brother, Mr.. j. NJ. Colaw, OF
Monterey.
Our stockmen will not lose sight
of the fact that the annual "horse-
show" will be feature of court
day.
See V. B. Bishop & Co.'S new
ad in this issue.
The chairman of the County
School Board has called meeting
for Friday afternoon, April 10, l
o'clock.
If wheat prices continue to soar
much higher, hying-machines will
have to be employed to furnish the
quotations.
The six-months' term of most OF
the county schools has expired, the
exceptions being the few which
opened late in the fall.
B. Bishop & Co. sell only the
best clean Western timothy and
clovec seed.
There is one thing that may be
said of the spring bonnet of the
1909 shape--but there are so many
other things, that we wont say it.
Messers. w. H. and Clifton Ma
theny and Attorney Charles z
Jones are this week at Lexington
taking dispositions.
Mr.. ]. L. Shumate, of New Sa'
lem on the Bullpasture, is in charge
of the Clerks Office during Mr.. Ma
theny's absence.
Our exchanges report oil early
fruits, such as peaches, pears
plums and cherries, in the Valley
of Virginia, killed by the freeze
last week.
Rev. S. A. Parker, at one time
pastor of the Mcdowell circuit, al
the recent session of conference, wa;
appointed resident principal of thu
Bowling Green Female Seminary
Bananas, Lemons and Orange
for sale by V. B. Bishop & Co.
Spring cleaning is in order, ant
the fellow who is conscious of an.
moral or social filth ought to put
broad liberal construction on tn
term.
In the absence of a pastor, mem
bers of the Monterey Methodist con
gregation held song and praye
service at the church at ii o'cloc
Sunday morning.
We are glad to report Mrs. j. N
Colaw's condition very much IN
proved. She has been i'll for tW
or three weeks, fact overlooke
in our local columns last week.
Mr.. I. @. Simmons recently sol
a small tract of Crabbottom Ian
for $3.50 per acre, or figure vel
close to it, and it was not tow
property, either. Mrs. Lem Wa.
bright was the purchaser.
DR.. R. H. Fleming, of Lyncl
burg, was a passenger on tt
Staunton-Monterey hack-line We
nesday evening, and is now at tt
home of his sister, Mrs. j. A. Jone
Monterey.
Miss Mary mcfarland, an expe
Milliner from the well-known hou
&c A,poe+rono Cater q Co of BE-