Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-05-05
H|CHLANDRECORDER
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LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes People at Homssa
Abroad.
Mr.. c. A. Dickson, of Trimble
cpopt Sunday, pirbt in toup


too early for symptoms of fever.
Mrs. S. W. Sterrett and son, Mr.
Tate, were trading hers Monday.
The trout fishing season is OF
and local anglers are 'hard at it. ,
Miss Clara Jordan, of Frost, w
Va, is visiting Miss Elsie Hiner.
This is one season when the hay
supply and the grass crop made
mighty poor connection.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Terry. OF
Little Back Creek, were in town
Monday.
Garden making, somewhat be-
lated, is now the order on the day
Mr.. Darnell, the fruit tree man,
made big delivery of trees here
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ralston
spent Monday at the formers old
home on Crab Run.
Mrs. J. NJ Colaw left Thursday
morning to visit her sister, Mrs. D..
NJ. Kyle, of Staunton.
Mr.. B. H. Hiner, of Franklin,
will deliver an address at the close
of Crabbottom High School.
Dr.. C. c. Jones and family, Of
Stanton, are visiting the formers
mother, Mrs. J. A. Jones, Monterey.
Rev. Mr.. Lacy, pastor of Frank
lin Presbyterian church, spent Tues
day night at Hotel Monterey.
The cold wave hit US on Tuesday
night, and there was some freezing
done. 1t is hoped that the frui;
escaped, it bel gin a backward stats
Mr.. J. o. Armstrong, of Doe Hill,
came over Saturday after his daugh-
ter, Miss Addie, who had been at
tending the teachers examination.
"Mother has new spring hat,
so has sister 10, but father wears
the same old lid he bought FIVE
years ago."
Mr.. Tom Slaven spent day OF
two, early in the week. with friends
in Staunton.
How about getting your section
of road in &rder7 This is the sea
son Of year for it, and the good Lord
knows it needs your attention!
The Highland Mercantile &c.
has an extra good bargain in a lot
ef odd Clothing, Odd Pants ETC.,
that we can save you some money
on.
Up and down the window pane
the pesky house fly eFawls; all a
bout the green court-lawn the hap
nv urchin sprawls; one waits the
day of tanglefoot with many a
buzz and fz; the other waits the
barefoot day, and thinks it really H.
Mr.. Will Lunsford has had a new
roof put on the Ogilvie house, re-
Gently purchased, and is movlngln
this week.
Mr.. B. H. Hiner and his stenog'
rapher, Miss Filler, of Franklin:
came /. p Tuesday to be present al
the taking of dispositions in the
case that was later compromised
They returned Thursday.
Mr.. J. W. Splitter, of Staunton
and Mr.. w. B. Miller, of Lynch
burg were in town for a day or two
early in the week.
Mr.. L. H. Stephenson, who ha'
been in failing health for seVera
months, has been much worse dur
inc the week, his condition being
regarded as quite serious.
Ny appointments for next s. Sun 7
day, May 9TH, are as follows; High
town Ii a. m; Trinity 8 p. m.
Monterey. 8 o. m. A voluntar
Offering will be taken at the even
ing service for the relief of tn
starving Chinese. One dollar WI
keep a man alive for a month
Three dollars will save LIE u
b .rvest. l. l. ho"adee'
At the last meeting of Board y
Supervisors the account OF Mr.. Bod
kan came up for consideration
Some claiming h S roads were work
ed up according to specification
while others differed. A vote wa
taken by the Board and resulte
one in favor of payment end tW'
,rpposed on the ground Mr.. Botki
had not fulfilled his part of tn
contract. Mr.. J>hn Shull, forme
contractor, was also turned down
Rev. L. L. Lowance and famil
moved into the Methodist parson
age here on Tuesday last. Mrs
Lowance and her two children, VIII
had been at her old home on Bac
Creek since conference, came u
Tuesday afternoon, and they wer
greeted by a large number of ladle
of the church who had assemble
at the parsonage, bringing wit