Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-05-20
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LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs Brief News
Notes People at Home and
Abroad.

Planted seeds have had a cold
slumber.
NMr. Zeb Swatts, of Augusta, was
in town for a day or two during
the week.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Carchoff
Tspent Sunday with friends in the
Mcdowell community.
Mr.. Early Gum is planning lot
of lumber for the new residence OF
Mr.. Orion Fleisher, of Lower Strait
Greek.
Mr.. F. C. Smith, of Bolar, spent
Tuesday night at Hotel Monterey,
going on to Staunton Wednesday.
pMr. James Powell and wife, of
Stanton, spent a day or two in
Monterey this week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hiner have
gone to Albemarle to look over the
county with a view to locating
there.
LMessrs. J. A. Whitelaw and A.
Il. Jones made a trip to Staunton
early in the week.
j. Trimble, Esq, who since his
return from his winter home IN
Florida, has been with his son, DR..
Trimble, of Staunton, came to
Monterey on Tuesday.
Bring your harness to Byrd
Evick for repairs. First class work
guaranteed. Strap work special
ty.
= Mr.. P. H. Phares, of Circleville,
w. Va, was in town this week,
calling at the Recorder office Tues
day and placing himself on our
honor roll.
nTo the presence of Halley's COM
ct are attributed the cold weather
and all our 1910 ills; hence it can
not travel too fast to please us.
Mr.. Lowman, who has the con-
tract for brickwork on the Masonic
temple, put in last week making
brick at his yard at Vanderpool.
He saws the clay is of excellent
uuality-as fine as he has ever
worked and he has every reason
to hope for good results.
Highland Lodge, No. ITO, A. F;
and A. NJ, will hold it's next stated
communication on Friday night,
May 10th. BY order of the Wor-
shipful Master, W. H. Matheny, Sec.
William Robinson, very old
man and ex-Confederate soldier.
died last Sunday at his home on
Jacksons River. Mr.. Robinson
was about 80 years OF age.
DR.. Neff, a Staunton veterinarian
was called to Mr.. J. O. Wade's last
week, to see sick horse. He was
accompanied by DR.. Spencer in an
automobile, and made the trip in
something over three hours. This
manner of travel puts us in closer
touch with specialists.
Rev. B. F. Ball, who retired
from the active ministry at the last
NJ. E. conference will make his
home in Waynesboro with his
daughter, Mrs. Frances Jones, who
recently purchased the old Meth
odist parsonage. Mr.. Pail will fill
the vacancy at Basic City for the
presents. - Stauuton Leader.
A lot of sewerage thing and thing
for draining land at W. F. Kyle's.
Put in your orders early.
Rev. Father John A. Curran will
hold services at his Jackson River
charge on Sunday, 22d, mass $50
am, services again at 3 and 1880
p. m:
The Highland Mercantile Compa-
ny has a full line OF ladies', chill
dren's and infants summer under
wear in all styles. If you cannot
get to town, send us mail order
for these goods.
Mrs. James o. Hiner, of Marlin
ton, is now with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Sipe, of this place.
Mr.. Sipe is still quite i'll.
t<Messrs. William and Charles
Fleisher, two prominent farmers of
Forks of Waters, were here We'd
nesday.
n@HThe town council has arrang-
ed to haul away all rubbish that
may be placed in boxes or barrels
at convenient places along the
streets on Saturday next-Clean-
up-Day for Monterey. Don't for
get the day!
y Rev. H. Lawson, the new pastor
of the M. E. Church South, Crab
bottom, brought his family to the
parsonage on Friday night. They
were given a very hearty and gen.
erous reception by the ladies of the
congregation, who had already
cleaned up the house and prepared
a very enjoyable and bountiful sup
nor This was not done by proxy,