Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-10-15

The long drouth was gloriously
broken on Monday last.
The rain and wind storm of Mon
day made the chestnuts shell out.
Yes, just as we'll put 'em on,
The mercury ran down to % on
Wednesday morning, ice forming in
many places.
Mr.. and Mrs W. A. Cunningham
returned the last of the week from
a visit to Fluvanna county.
Among the number of county
people attending the State fair at
Richmond last week were, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Whitelaw, Messrs.
Charlie Hull and James FleiSher.
Mr.. J. A. Whitelaw, of the Mon
terey Stock Farm, has just received
a carload of Western oats.
Mr.. j. H. Armstrong and little
son, Mason, of Doe Hill, passed
through town Tuesday on his way
to the Monterey Stock Farm.
The low waters in Pocahontas
have sent the usual number of
farmers to the Monterey mill.
Mr.. Propst, the Crabbottom tin
ner, is placing the tin shingles on
the new Presbyterian church.
Highlanders got their first
glimpse of the beautiful snow on
Thursday morning. The plank
walks in town were white, though
the mercury was not as low as on
Wednesday morning.
Chestnut's are falling, the leaves
are coming down, but the cost of
living, nit!
The stock sales at Mr.. G. G.
Gutshall's and Mrs. Blagg's, which
came off on Wednesday and Thurs
day, respectively, fell on stormy
season, and the bad weather had
it's effect on the result.
DR.. Derr, medical missionary
to Africa, who has been in Monte
rey for ten days, read a well-pre-
pared and interesting paper before
the Methodist Sabbath School on
last Sunday.
Mr.. W. T. Swadley and family,
who have been visiting at the home
of his wife's parents in the Valley,
returned home last week.
R. L. Gum has a suit of clothes |
that was sent from Stanton and
left at the express office here about |
three weeks ago, bearing the ini-
tials of the above. Owner prov
ing same and paying hauling and
for this notice can get the suit. 4
Monterey Hotel will serve oys-
tiers tonight Thursday and regu-
larry through the season.
The first quarterly meeting for
Highland charge of the NJ. 3:
Church will be held at Green Hill
appointment, Saturday and Sun
day, Oct. % and "a, 1909.
J. L. Dotson, P. c.
Itch cured in thirty minutes by
Woodford's Sanitary Lotion. New
er fails. Sold by DR.. K. II. Trim
BILE, Druggist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lanty Mcneil, of |
Pocahontas, are visiting Mrs. NC
Neel's old home at Monterey, arrlv-
ing Tuesday afternoon.
Wanted-.A boy II to ID years
old to do chores. Good wages or
l will board boy to 60 to school
for doing my chores.
Chas. G. Alexander
81 gets the Recorder for a year,
and will keep you close touch with
the new proposed railroad.
Mrs. Edgar Wilson, of Colfax, IL
linois, who is visiting her parents,
Mr. aid Mrs. J. l.. Shumate, near
New Salem, was in town last
Thursday accompanied by her SIS
ter. Mrs. Frank Lockrldge.
James. little son of Mr.. Jas. X.
Eve. while looking at his father
driving a nail, lost the sight OF one
of his eyes by the nail glanclng
from under the hammer and cut
ting the eye-ball open. The little
fellow was brought to Dr. FOX S
office for surgical attention.
DR.. Adam Fleisher, who has been
very i'll for more than a month at at
his oldshome, Meadow Dale, is still
unable to return to his practice at
Doe Hill, his recovery being very