Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-02-18

Staunton is to have another dali
ly paper, Capt. R. S. Turk and
Others being the promoters of the
new enterprise.
Mr.. E. A. Wade, of Valley Cen
ter, spent Tuesday night with Mr..
John w. Bird, who, as stated else
where, is quite sick.
The snow storm of last week
caused a temporary blockade in the
Allegheny. Mail service was but
slightly interrupted.
An unsigned communication from
Augusta county is on our table,
and under oft-publshed rules, must
90 TO the waste basket.
Watch up your subscription and
don't let it get behind. Besides we
need the money to improve the
Recorder and keep our bills paid.
Mr.. William Bowers, perhaps the
oulv nonagenarian, save one, IN
the county, is very i'll at this time.
His home is near Thorny Bottom.
Owing to the illness Of Mr.. A. c.
JUDY chairman of the Board OF
Supervisors, no meeting OF the
Board was held on Monday, the
date for it's regular meeting.
Mr.. j. Richard Wingfeld, of AL
bemarle, has been appointed a
member of the Corporation Com
mission to fill the vacancy occa-
stoned by the resignation OF Col.
Joseph E, Willard.
Mr.. Robert Collins, of Allegheny,
spent Wednesday night in Monte
rev on his way to to the Harrison
burg horse market.
II il said that the tannery peo-
nile have announced that they will
he at Mcdowell on March End for
the purpose of entering into con-
tracts for bark, and will erect sheds
,nder which to store it until the
operations begin.
Henry, son of Mr.. and Mrs: Will
liam Tleisher, of Forks OF Water
is suffering from serious bone al
faction in one of the lower limbs
Doctors Fox and Rexrode perform,
ed an operation last Sunday, ano
80 10 thouoht TO be improving since
then.
You're the boss. Your sprlnt
suit will be made just the way yo'
want it by careful hand-tailorlng
if YOU order from our new lines o
spring samples now on display,
HIGHLAND MERCANTILE 20
At q dru, quiet season like this
the village editor appreciates tn
county correspondent more than a
anv other. There is room for tn
news of the entire county.
A glance at the columns OF tn
daily papers will convince us tina
our Highland winter is tame a
compared with other sections. IN
trains are loaded with people fiee
ing the billiards OF the North an
West.
p NJ Trimble has a nice lines
fancy dress shirts, ties, hosiery
ect.
We learn that our former coul
tv-man. Mr.. C. S. H. Cobb, wh'
for the past few years has been Ell
gagged in business at Aiexal
dria took unto himself wife
the name of Hiss Maggie Downs
the same place, on New Years ga
The Recorder joins his friends
wishing them much happiness.
SQUIRE Woods, Of Meadow Dial
made q very unusal capture la
Monday. Mr. Woods was out
his orchard feeding when some 90
chased red fox to him. Dn notl
ing its exhausted condition ne !olh ~
the chase and with some asslstah
caught Raynard as it plunged alol
in the deep snow. The dogs tn
were following were abous AL II
when they came up.
Remember, spring is getting cl'
or every day. Obey that lmpul'
come in and let Us chow you o
pretty little line Of new spring gu
hams, white waistings, India; !
ens. percales, poplins. linen-hn
suitings and all pure linen suitln
The best is none too good Tor y'
Our prices are right, and we v
appreciate a call if you don't bul
ff HIGHLAND MERCANTILE I
William B. McChesney, OF Sta'
ton is the recipient of the hlgh
honor which can be conferred
Virginia Masons. At the Gra
Annual Communication OF
Grand Lodge, in Richmond. he '
elected to the office of grand III
ter of the state.
Rev. C. W. Trawick, Presbyt
an former pastor at Buena Vls
died from consumption fortnl
goo at Sierra Blanca, Tex. a