Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-27
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LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs Brief News
Notes People at Home and
Abroad.
Cleaning day-Saturday, May

<Oths
Mr.. A. w. Hale is doing some
cement work at the Monterey
Stock Farm.
y The wool season has opened and
few lots have been brought to the
Monterey market.
Mr.. J. w. A. Calhoun and son,
Glenn, of New Hampden, were IN
Monterey Tuesday.
Miss Lucy Swadley, of Washing
ton, is on a visit to her old home
and relatives in this section.
Among the visitors in town to-
day--Thursday-Mrs. 0. A. Steph-
son and son John, of Meadow Dale.
See the big advertisement in to-
days paper of the Sweeping Re
duction Sales at Charley Trmble's
Cash Store.
Mr.. John Sipe, of Randolph was
here for severul days early in the
week on account of his fathers
illness.
Mr.. c.. M. Lunsford was passen-
ger on the east-bound hack Mon
day morning. Mrs. Lunsford is
spending the week at her. old home
near Meadow Dale.
Mr.. Thomas Ogilvie has gone to
Philadelphia to have his eyes exam
ined and fitted by specialist. His
brother, DR.. H. S. Ogilvie, hold a
position in one of the hospitals OF
that city.
Mr.. A. V. Huyler, of New York,
accompanied by two guests, Mrs.
CT. Zabriskie and daughter, Miss
Fife. of Hackensack, N. j., are
spending the week at the Monterey
Stock Farm.
= Messrs. J. Ed. Arbogast, H. M.
Slaven and Frank Wilson returned
Tuesday evening from three-days'
visit to Stanton.
I'VE understand that work was be-
gun this morning on the bridge at
the Corbett ford on Jackson's
River.
TMr. w. NJ. winner, and sister-in-law
Miss Grace Burner, of Durbin, VIVA
visited Monterey Thursday.
Mr.. &C. Arbogast and "Tippy, "
both of Keyser, w. Va, came in
on the Barlow hack Tuesday even
ing.
Mrs. Ed Matheny and daughter
Miss Hazel, and Mrs. Elihu Gum,
of the Valley Center community,
were in Monterey on Thursday Of
last week.
Mr.. Marshall Rexrode, one OF
Crabbottom's substantial farmers
was in town on Monday.
Mr.. w. F. Kyle has purchased 6
plot of ground in the rear OF MS
light plant aud is moving his shop
with a view to making room for 6
residence.
Mr.. Ephraim Gum, of st. Creek
called at the Recorder office this
morning, and you will find his name
on the honor roll.
Russell Simmons, son OF Mr.
Saul Simmons, while playing arount
the frame of Mr.. w. H. Matheny''
new residence on Sunday last, tel
from the second floor and sustained
a very ugly and dangerous cut OF
one of his legs.
Can't our Board of Supervisors
arrange to submerge a certain mum
Der of the worst water-brakes OF
the pike this year? A dozen o.
two metal ways muld be grea
improvement, and be the guaran
tee of increased travel.
Considerable surprise was occasion
ed throughout the state OF west va
when it was learned that it was tn
intention of the Baltimore ant
Ohio railroad to advance the pass
enger fare from 2 to 3 cents a mil
to test the decision of the stat
supreme court. 1t is said that tn
new rateis to become effective jun
no..
The weather proved unfavorabl
for cleaning up on the day set apal
by the Mayor last week. though
few of our citizens did some work
It has been decided to desigaat
Saturday, May 2Sth, trusting tina
weather conditions may prove sal
isfactory. Let us make the oil
town shine!
With all the writing and talkln
abo,,t the late Halley's come
scientists have left us in the dar
as to many interesting question
For instance, when it returns in
wears will its caudal appendix
have healed up? Will it have
long tail, or will it be forever
bob-tail? If it is ever to be r
tailed and regain its distinction {
a tail-bearer, will the wounde
member or stump grow or "stfeeeh