Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-06-10
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LOCAL NEWS
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Notes -People at Home and
Abroad.


has been in town since Tuesday.
! Greaver brothers, of Staunton,
are plastering Mr. Paul Slaven's
new house.
Mr.. Richard Hevener, A NJ. A.
student, returned home, Hightown +,
this week.
True, the weather is com mon
place subject. but the weather is
very uncommon.
Miss Mamie Sterrett, of Crab
bottom. was among the visitors to
Monterey Wednesday.
Messrs. G. C. Hevener and Bruce
Slaven drove over from Durbin
Tuesday and spent day at Monte
reg.
If the weather man would just
send us a few June days hot enough
to pop the cut worms!
Mr.. T. R. Jones, teacher in the
R. NJ. A. at Bedford City, came in
on the hack Wednesday.
Messrs. J. O. Armstrong and
Ezra Beverage, of the Doe Hill
community, were over Tuesday.
There is an egg famine on here
abouts, but no one blames it on
the comet.
In the judgment of the best
farmers, the 1910 grass crop will be
short unless unusually favorable con-
ditions prevail and keep on prevail
ing.
Mr.. James J. Ogilvie, Jr., pro-
prietor of Hotel Commercial, Dur
bin, and DR.. Winters, of the same
village, spent Friday at Monterey.
Messrs. George D. Dudley, j. F.
McNulty, H. A. Gum, H H. Sey-
bert and E. W. Armstrong, select
ed as U. S. jurors from this county,
left for Harrisonburg Monday morn
ing.
Mr.. John E. Sipe, who has been
quite ill for a month or more, is
rapidly recovering and able to be
on the streets.
Mrs. Uriah Hevener and sister,
Miss Mollie Mauzy, of New Hamp-
den, spent Sunday in town.
Forest Slaven and Clarence Wag-
goner have secured employment at
Durbin, entering upon their duties
Friday afternoon.
Miss Ada S. Lightner, of Valley
Center, accompanied by Misses
Rosa and Woodsie Poag, OF Poca-
hontas, were in town Wednesday.
The absence of grape bloom and
little green apples gets the laugh on
the rosebug, anyhow.
Mrs. Crummett returned We'd
nesday from her visit east, accom-
panied by her daughter, Miss Marie,
who has been attending the Lewis
burg Female Seminary.
GIRLS WANTED--To help in Re
corder Office. Work light and
pleasant. Wages small at first, in
crease as you learn.
Mr.. Anderson Colaw, of Crabbot-
tom, was here Tuesday to meet his
daughter, Miss Matte, a pupil OF
the Bridgewater College, who came
in Monday evening and spent the
night with her uncle, Mr.. j. M.
ColaW.
Our failure to offer congratula-
tons and fluctuations to the many
new pops and happy old pops of
the town does not signify lack OF
interest or enterprise. Space for
bids. Uncle Sans census man
came just a little too soon and
Monterey is going to be ranked be-
low her real class among cities.
Highland Lodge, No. ITO, A. F.
and A. NJ, will hold it's next stated
communication on Friday night,
June 18th. Floor work.
w. H. Mctheny, Sec.
DR.. Neff, of Stanton, who was
called to Highland Tuesday to see
couple of sick horses, left the
Valley City in his runabout at 10
A. NJ, came to Monterey, went
from here to Vanderpool, Meadow
Dale, Hightown and Union Chapel,
and made Staunton by 7 o'clock
the same day.
The travelling public is wonder
ing, in all seriousness, why the
loose rock and there are thous-
ands of them are allowed to re-
main in the pike so long after
working. They are put there by
the contractor in working, and are
removed later; but why not soon,
since it only takes one time to do
it. We refer to this matter in no
spirit of unkindness, but the over
sight or neglect occasions great in
convenience to the public, and 1t
could be so easily remedied. Mr..
Superintendent, wont you speak
the word?