Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-06-17
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LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

Augusta, having gone out on Mon
day last.
Little Miss Charlse Peterson, of
Mcdowell, paid Monterey a visit
this week.
Mr.. Pat Simmons, OF Marllnton,
is doing W. H. Matheny's plaster
ing.
The Milling Company is hauling
in a carload of Western corn re-
Gently unloaded at Laurel Fork.
To be sure, some damage was
done, but the securing the old town
got is worth S SIS
Mr.. J. M. Jones and son, of Doe
Hill, were among the visitors to
town Wednesday.
While the week of rain incon-
= vienced some, it was worth thous-
ands to Highlands grass-crop.
Messrs. ]. A. Whitelaw and Don
Sullenberger made a trip to the
Greenbrier Valley this week.
The Bolar mail recorded three
failures this week on acc cunt OF
high waters.
Here in Highland, where grass
is King, we must look to Jupiter
Pluvius to break the comets hoo
doc. And he did.
Miss Susan Stephenson, a student
Of Stephenson College at Charles
town, w. Va, returned home first
of the week.
Mr.. Robert Sterrett left Tuesday
morning for the Valley of Virginia:
He expects to attend the School OF
Methods at Charlottesville.
Mr.. OFT Winner, who is in bust
ness in Tennessee. visited his faith
er, Mr.. Lee j. Winner, near Hign-
town, last week.
Mr.. John w. Simmons, OF Forks
Of Waters, was trading in town
Tuesday.
Mr.. John Dever, of Mill Gap,
has placed a new picket fence IN
front of Mr.. j. w. Birds residence
on South Spruce street.
Miss Amelia Stephenson has gone
to Charlottesville to attend the
School of Methods. Her brother,
Master Frank, accompanied her as
far as Monterey.
We have received two applica-
tons from professional baseball
men asking for positions on our
"home team" Not knowing what
else to do with them, we laid them
on the table.
f/Reports received as to the condl-
ton of Mr.. David Hiner, who has
been ill for long time near
Barlow, are most unfavorable. His
case is very critical and no hope
of recovery is entertained.
There will be a picnic at Pine
Grove June 18th. All kinds OF
refreshments served. E. G. Hiner.
Mr.. A. J. Williams, one of our
staunch subscribers of the Bolar
neighborhood, paid the Recorder
Office a visit Monday.
Beginning with last Wednesday
the G. & O. put a parlor car on the
Greenbrier division running from
Ronceverte to Durbin, W. Va. This
is a step up for this line and will
greatly convenience and enhance
travel.
Misses Schill and Waters, who
have been in charge of millinery
work for the Highland Mercantile
Co.. and V. B. Bishop & Co., re-
spectively, left Tuesday morning
the former having been called away
on account of illness of her father
Highland certainly has enough
enthusiastic horsemen to ensure 6
horse-show this season. Talk Il
up.
1t is to be hoped that the adverse
criticisms of the abutments to TIT
new bridge at the Corbett fore
will lead to careful investigation b.
the State Highway Commission
and the county before the work Il
taken off the contractors hands
We have not inspected the worl
ourselves, but have heard goo'
deal of unfavorable comment.
Highland Lodge, No. ITO, A. F
and A. NJ, will hold it's next state'
communication on Friday night
June 18th. Floor work.
w. H. Mctheny, Sec
On Monday last, Chas. X. Ham
ilton ran the first aerial inter-clt
express, flying from New York t.
Philadelphia and return. At
height varying from 400 to ,Ooo IT
he outdistanced a special trai
carrying his wife, mother an
friends. He had two mishaps o
the journey, the engine going wron