Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-02-03
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LOCAL NEWS
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Notes People at Home and
Abroad.


The ground hog saw his "shad,
der" ami there's no denyin' it.
MIR. and Mrs. D. G. Ruckman, Of
Augusta, are spending a month al
Hot Springs, Ark.
Mr.. John s. Wallace, one of Val,
lev Cel.ter's aged citizens, paid this
place visit Monday.
Mr.. J. Ed Arbogast. and sister,
Miss Sallie, spent several days in
Marliaton the past week.
Those who want to join the army
of good-roads boosters ought not to
lose Il mind picture of their present
condition.
Miss Nellie Hendrickson, of Elkins,
who has been in the county since
fall and now on Back Creek, is a
victim of meningitis, and has been
reported very i'll.
The Tenth Congressional Dis
trict Teachers Association OF Vlr-
ginia will hold its next conference
in Clifton Forge Feb. %. "A and 25,
1911.
Had the weather man been mad
at all Highland he could not have
given stronger proof of it than by
the sort of weather sent us on Sun
day.
Mr.. Paul Gum, of Silverton, Col
orada. a son of Mr.. Peter Gum, Of
Meadow Dale. was a passenger on
the incoming Staunton hack Tues
day evening.
Mr. Philip Eagle, Of Burnsvll'e e,
paid our section a visit last week,
In company with his son, Mr.. Jas.
Eagle, of Forks of Water, he was IN
town Saturday.
The First National Bank has
placed in its vault a large steel cab
met for the more secure. conVen-
lent and satisfactory handling and
preserving of valuable papers.
Miss Holt, a teacher of the pri-
mary department of the Monterey
High School, who has been on the
sick list for several days, resumed
her branch of the work Tuesday.
Miss Jennie Rexrode, of Monte
rev, left Tuesday morning, accom-
panied by her father, for the Uni
versity Hospital, Charlottesville,
where she will undergo an opera
ton for appendicitis.
The Second Quarterly Meeting
of Highland circuit, was held at
Asbury Jan. % and 20. Rev: Il.
A. Coffman, D. c., was assisted by
Rev. H. c. Heironimous, OF Staun-
ton.
Mr.. Clark Hevener, of Hightown,
Highland county, spent few days
last week with his brother, Mr.. A.
J. Hevener, who is quite indispos-
ed at this writing.-Burnsville cor.
Bath County Enterprise.
The Modern Woodmen of Nc
Dowell Camp will give an enter
tainment Friday night Feb. 10. Two
plays, first burlesque-"Curtaln
Lifted" "Negro Farce-The Finish
of Pete" Come out and enjoy q
hearty laugh.
Mabel, twelve-year-old daugh-
Ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Warner,
of Crabbottom, died of spinal men
nights on Saturday night last. Her
remains were buried at the Puffen,
berger burying-ground, near Forks
of Waters, and the burial had tc
be postponed until Tuesday on &C.
count of high waters.
If his hogship saw his shadow il
was muddy reflection.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, who became
known througout the country sew
eral years ago by reason of be-
fondness for smashing saloons, ii
reported to be sinking rapidly ant
her death is said to be imminent
Mrs. Nation suffered a nervous col
lapse at Eurkea Springs, Ark, 6
fortnight ago, and recently wa
taken to a private sanatorlum nea
Leayenworth, Kan.
LADIES: The time is near whel
YOU will want your spring Ores
Goods. Our stock of White Good
new and up-to-date--is now com
ing in. Silk Foulards, Galate'
Cloth, Linens, Ginghams and Suit
ings. Highland Mercantile Co
Rev. Mr.. Goodall, of the Noun
tain Grove Circuit, spent Wednes
day night at Monterey.
Mrs. J. A. Waggoner was callet
to Crabbottom the first of the weel
on account of the illness of he
daughter, Miss Nellie. As we g
to press we learn that she is mucl
better.
DR.. I. H. Trimble came out Tues
day to attend the funeral of hi
,oabou- Mr. Horny, Hoyennr Fl