Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-09-30
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs - Brief News
Notes People at Home. and
Abroad.

Miss Lucy Flaherty, Lynchburg,
came in on Thursdays stage and
will visit relatives and friends here.
Mrs. w. V. Watson, of Failing
Springs, w. Va. attended the
Highland Live Stock Show here
this week.
Miss Clara White, of MISSISSIPPI
pi, is visiting Mrs. Paul Slaven.
Good order, good weather, good
show, good graciousl What a
crowd.
Tfhe walls of the masonic build
ing are now finished, and the car
penters, under Mr.. Paul Slaven, as
foreman, are framing the heavy
roof.
Mr.. c. P. Jones, who was book
ed for a speech at the Franklin re-
union, went down on Tuesday morn
ing.
Highland hasn't much fruit this
season, but she has about every
thing else worth living for,
Mr. G. J. Hiner has marketed
part of his big potato crop. He
grew about 800 bushels on his place
just west of town.
We don't know what a green"
little thing Highland is until we 60
to the sun-burned, drouth-stricken
counties of the East.
The public is hereby notified that
l will not be responsible for the
debts of my son Hubert Halter
man. Uriah Halterman.
Oct. l, 1910
| have decided to stay in Monte
rev this winter and will teach mu-
sic lessons to those desiring them.
ct Blanche Matheny.
The report that Mr.. Cross, the
up-to-date mail contractor, has ar
ranged to place automobiles on the
Staunton-to-Monterey mail route,
is. no doubt, we'll founded, and the
patrons of the line will be gratified
to learnt.
Willie Ola mclaughlin and Dora
l.. Warner, of Jackson's River, were
united in marriage on Tuesday
morning at 9 o'clock.
FOR SALE / Is horse power
traction engine and l Fauquier, No.
2 sawmill outfit. For further in
formation apply at this office
The showers of Sunday gave new
life to vegetation and made travel
more tolerable. The people of
Highland have Jared well, however,
in the matter of drouth. Parties
returning recently from the Valley
report distressing conditions over
there.
TO turn out needed printing for
the Stock Show put our job depart
ment on double duty, and the Re
eorder's effort to contribute to this
worthy county effort will be all the
apology necessary for few short
comings N the issue of to-day,
Automobiles will soon be COM
mon in Highland and the old farm
horse will become reconclled and
shy no more. The county has sew
eral, the latest purchase being by
Mr.. w. F. Kyle, our enterprlslng
electric~light man. Several cars
were run to and from Staunton
Monday, two machines making the
round trip, loaded with passengers.
This is a delightful way to cross
our mountains, driven by careful
hands, and this sort of transporta-
ton has come to stay.
To the Ladies:
If you are looking for hair orna-
ments see the new, up-to- date line
at The Highland Mercantile Co..
Mr.. c. E. Kelley, Of the Jack
sons River neighborhood, hauled a
heavy load with two-horse team
from Hot Springs last week, the
weight being 4 ,452 pounds.
,Messrs. Clifton Matheny, J. Ed
Arbogast, DR.. Fox, Frank Wilson
and c. M. Lunsford made trip to
Harrisonburg latter part OF last
week. the occasion being t h eI
Shriners meeting at that place on
Friday. They returned via Basic
CITY. Stanton and other points,
reaching home Sunday evening
For SALE 90 Angora goats. All
GOOD stock, call on or write me.
9-23-4ts. G. G. Gutshall,
Vanderpool, Va.
Among the visitors from a dis
lance are. Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hogs
head. DR.. Trimble and family,
Messrs. McCue, Wilson, East and
others of Stanton; B. ii. Hlner,
HM Calhoun, w. A. Campbell
and others, of Franklin; Sterrett,
Hamilton and others of Hot Springs.
Craig of Deerfeld, Steel of near
Stanton.
Do not forget date of big sale by
J. A. Jones administrators, oct: