Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1910-07-15
H|CH[ANDRfCORDER
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes People at Home and
Abroad.

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Mrs. J. A. Whitelaw and chill
dren have gone toStaunton to visit
relatives.
MIR. David Larner, of Staunton,
who did the block-laying on the
new Presbyterian church, attended
court
Mrs. George w. Hevener enter
tanned a number of young people
Monday evening at her home east
of town.
Miss Ethel Bland returned Tues
day. after several weeks visit to
Washington. She was met here by
her father, Mr.. j. A. Bland.
The hottest weather of which
Highland is capable, God bless her!
is tame and pleasant when com
pared with the roastings OF other
sections.
Mr.. A. P. Arbogast, daughter,
Miss Maggie, and little son, Robert,
were in Monterey Monday. Mrs.
Webb Marshall accompanied them.
FOR SALE-One Rosewood case,
square Piano, Cheap. for cash, W.
F. KYLE will show you. For Price,
write j. NJ. Brereton, Staunton,
Va.
In this weeks issue you will ind
an advertisement of the Dunsmore
Business College, the most popular
h, sin .ss school of the South.
Miss Carrie Dudley, who has
been visiting relatives here for two
weeks, returned Thursday morning
to her home in Augusta.
For SALE--About 5000 bushels
of good lime, just burned: Apply
to j. A. Hiner,
Trimble, Va
THE lawn party at Vanderpool on
Saturday evening was interrupted
by rain, but was success while 1t
lasted.
Mr.. James Trimble, who lives
near town, last'week celebrated his.
seth birthday. This is a ripe age,
and Mr.. Trimble is quite feeble,
and has been deprived of sight for
several years.
MIR. E. H. Moore, well-known
and popular travelling man. OF
Academy, w. Va, is spending a
month at Bolar Springs.
Mr.. John Crosby, deputy clerk,
Of Staunton, came to Monterey
Tuesday for a short stay. His little
son accompanied him.
Storms of unusual severity are
reported from various sections OF
this and adjoining counties. In
some instances damage by Hood
and lightning has occurred.
On an outside page of to-day's
paper we publish an account OF a
pernliar rainfall in Richie county,
West Virginia. On the following
dav. at the home of Capt. S. A.
Giimor, near Mill Gap, the same
phenomenon was observed, the rain
having a distinct inky appearance
and commented on by various
members of his family.
Much damage was done to the
public roads and to growing crops
bv a water-spout which occurred
on Tuesday afternoon in the, neigh,
borhood of West Augusta and
"Souibb Town" The pike was
rendered impossible for time, and
the streams became dangerous,
raging torrents, the water reaching
higher point than ever known
before.
Mr. James Cross, the well-known
mail-route contractor, of West Au-
gusta, spent Tuesday at Monterey
Mr.. Cross is a busy man, and his
visits here as well as elsewhere, are
few and far between.
A/The ladies of the Methodist church
assisted in feeding the throng OF
men in town Tuesday, serving
lunches on the court lawn during
the day and refreshments in the
evening,
I'VE are in receipt of invitation
from our friend, Mr. .Robt. Sterrett
to be present at the Rural Liif
Conference, which convenes at TIT
University of Virginia July 18th tt
18th inclusive. Mr.. Sterrett ii
attending the Summer School there
End says the weather has been yer.
hot.
I'VE do not see why counties a
we'll as states might not have al
annual homecoming, and make l
a feature of special interest and
time of enjoyment. In this wa,
the visitors not only greet their OF
friends, but meet each other ant
the pleasure is two-fold. The sam
social enjoyment would come to tn
city or village when home-comin!
week could be fixed and observed
An Illustration of this was see
at the church service on Sunda,