Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-06-16


urday. His stenographer, Miss
Filler, accompanied him.
FOR. SALE 4 nice registered
yearling HEREFORD Bulls.
- Monterey Stock Farm.
Mr.. Jay Sullenbergcr. who has
been living in Eastern Virginia for
a number of years, is visiting rela-
tives in Monterey.
Everybody hoped that the Board
would provide at least a dozen or
two metal water breaks on the
mountains this season, and may be
they will.
I'VE have heard of a few fields of
corn that are being plowed up and
sowed in buckwheat, the worms
having practically destroyed the
young corn.
Mrs, Lee Winner, of Crabbottom,
is said to have cotton thirty-hve
Gallons of strawberries from a small
patch in her garden.
Mr. R. B. Campbell, who ranges
his sheep on the mountain east OF
town, has lost 5 or of his young
lambs, supposed to have been car
ried off by wild cats.
Mr.~J. NJ. Colaw, accompanied,
sbv'his wife, left Tuesday to attend
the closing exercises at W. and J. !,
Lexington, from which his son, MIR.
Owen Colaw, will this year graduate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Slaven went
out to staunton Friday, the former
for a few days visit, the latter to
attend the normal ut Winchester.
The big mail car, in charge OF
Mr.. Tom Hicklin, went dead near
the residence of Mr.. S. W. Wilson
last Monday. The break was not
a verv costly one, but puts the car
out of commission until the repairs
are made.
The Blagg farm, two miles south
If town, was sold in front OF the
court house on Saturday,, and the
sale drew large crowd Mr.; Don
Sullenberger became the purchaser
at 1900.
A carrier pigeon has been stop
ping at Mrs. Will Helmlck's nome on
near town, for several days. Ihe
bird has on one of it's feet little
band with these letters and figures
"U. S. 6O736".
a party of gentlemen from Mar
linton and Durbin spent Tuesday
NIGHT in town. They had gone tt
Washington for two new ANTONIO
h;les one each for their respective
towns and were driving the cars
through. Mr.. Steph Hiner was on
of the number.
Since the breaking up OF the lon|
drought, storms of unusual seVerlt.
have occurred all over the county
more or less damage being done Il
some sections by hail, WIND aan'
lightning.
Losr-On May 25th a gold watcl
and cloth fob trimmed in gold be
tween Mcdowell and my home
Liberal reward will be given to tn
fndep Jake Ralston,
Mcdowell, Va
The town election was a qule
one-no rush, no bribery, no stut
fng of the ballot-box. The onl,
embarrassing feature connecte'
with the orderly event was vagu
suspicion that three OF our tello'
citizens voted for themselves TO
mayor.
Wanted-A woman or girl to d
light housekeeping and cook for
family of three. A permanent nom
for right party.
There is no place under the su
that can equal little Highland 10
solid summer comfort. And, a
we have stated before, herein lie II:
her greatest wealth. Let her cltl
zens do all they can to advertls
this feature, and make it access
BILE. The S. & P. road is, at pres
emit, our only means. The lesso
is plain.
The track at the Stock sho,
grounds is about completed, and l
IS big improvement over the on
used last season. Workmen ar
now erecting a grand-stand, bot 1
modern and commodious. Tn
outlook is fine for a frst-class eS
hibition. You have a part to DC
Get at it now. The show is High
land enterprise-not Monterey,
and every citizen ought to tax
pride in contributing in some wa
~ ito c,,oopSs