Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-05-10
From Blue Grass Valley

The farmers are busy planting
corn and shearing sheep.
Prospects for a fruit crop are not
as promising this year as last, many
of the trees failing to bloom alto
gether.
NJ. A. Colaw. has gone to the
Valley for his wife who Is visiting
her parents there.
Mrs. Maggie Lantz had the mis-
fortune of breaking her arm last
Thursday. We are glad to report
that she is doing we'll.
) After spending some time with
his parents at this place, Arlle 3.
Rexrode left Monday for ONO
where he will resume Il business
posi- ion which he has been filling
for two years.
Mrs. Berlin Hartman, of Keyser,
Nv. Va, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Than Sponaugle.
l.. B. Waybright and wife, ac-
companied by Mrs. D. +. Colaw
spent a few days in Franklin re-
Gently.
Harper Brothers have finished
saving at Cyrus Colaw's and have
moved their will to G. A. Rexrode's
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Corbin were
visiting the latter's parents al
Franks Run Sunday.
Mrs. Martin Jack spent ii sew
days last week with her sister, Miss
Alice Gum.
Ben. Colaw is confined to his
home with a sore foot. His place
as bass-drummer in the Band is
being successfully filled by A. d.
Mullenax.
VIM. Hildebrand was calling on
friends near Williamsville Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Orion Harper, whose illness
was mentioned some time ago, is
improving slowly.
Buzz Colaw is visiting friends
and relatives in Bedford county:
\ The Death Angel visited the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Way
bright last Thursday and took
away the last of their five children,
a babe of six weeks. Their first
born died in infancy, the second a
fae boy of four years was licked
by a horse about two years ago
and killed almost instantly. Men
ton was made of the death of two
about one month ago from dlph-
liberia and the home is now child
less. Much sympathy is felt for
the bereaved parents.
Clifton Ruckman, of Dunlevle, is
visiting relatives in Crabbottom.
G. Lee and O. P. Chew took a
large drove of sheep to their farm
on Straight Fork Saturday.
Cyrus Colaw, the oldest man in
the county, had the pleasure OF
taking his first automobile ride last
"wednesday. While in his ninety
eighth year, he enjoys very good
health and possesses a wonderful
mind for one so old. Heremembers
we'll when the only means of travel
was horse back or wagoning over
rough trails through forests, as
most of the country then was. He
tells of going to Stanton when
there was no road except a bride
path and the woods rang with
the bowling of wolves.
The contrast between conditions
then and now 60 to show what
wonderful progress has been made
in the past century or during one
mans life. Although Mr.. Colaw
lis old in years he is modern in his
ideas and young in mind. He has
progressed with the times and by
his constant reading of newspapers
is up with the worldin knowledge
' of what is being done all over the
earth. When asked by Messrs'
5 Brand and Floyd to accompany
them on a spin, he showed no fears
. or doubts as to the safety or capa'
: bility Of the machine, although i!
was the first he had ever seen. but
t stepped right in and enjoyed ths
, ride very much. AS the automo'
bile slightly slackened speed going
up grade he shouted, "Heave up
:, and laughed as gayly as a schoo
] boy. We hope we may safely pre-
i dict that he will yet see an aero
D plane sail across the sky, bu
), whether he does or not, may ne a
1 least live to see his one hundredtt
!. birthday. ecrlooier