Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-06-14
HICHLANDRECORDER
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed paragraphs-Brief News
fIoies People at Hore ana
Abroad.

John Briscoe. Of Naples, was in
the village Wednesday
C.. B. Simmons, of Lone Foun-
tain, was visiting his Highland rel
atives last week.
Beatrice, daughterof Fl. II. Pull
lin. is very i'll at her home, Hotel
Commercial.
The rose bug is getting in his work.
Dr.I.H. Trimb!e, of Staunton,
spent day or two in town early IN
the week
June weddings are alwaysin order,
but no more June frosts, please.
Geo. H. Lockridge of the Lower
Bullpasture, visited Samuel Hevener
early in the week. Mr.. Hevener
continues quite i'll.
Mr. Frank Smith and son, Rich
ard, of Bolar; spent Monday night
and Tuesday in town.
. A letter received by William
Winner from his wife at Catawba
Sanitorium states that she is doing
well. the doctors assure her, and
she writes a hopeful letter. Her
appetite is good and she sleeps well.
J. w. Goodsell and son, Ray. of
Durbin, came to Monterey Wednes-
day morning, and in company with
c. NJ. Lunsford and }. IL. Prultt,
went to Staunton in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Rife and
daughter, Miss Jessie, of Waynes-
boro. are visiting Rev. H. A. Golf
man and family, of Meadow Dale.
Mr.. Rife will make a business trip
to Franklin while out here.
For Sale A lot of Berkshire
pigs. Call or write J. c. Swecker,
Monterey. Va. Route l. At
Forrest William, son of Chas. J.
William, of Millboro Springs, is
visiting Highland relatives.
Little Miss Gertrude, daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. F. S. Suddarth, OF
Grafton, w. v, is visiting her UNI
Gle. A. C. Suddarth of this place.
1911 Dog Tax is due June &c.
1912; after that date 25 cts penalty
will be added for collection.
Willis Gibson, TT.
Henderson Lockridge who has
been grazing some cattle in Big
Valley, had five killed by tightening.
During the same storm the Monte
rev Stock Farm had a horse killed.
Mrs. C. G. Cross and Miss Rosa
Wiseman have gone to the Healing
Springs in Craig county. Mrs;
.Cros has been in i'll health and
hopes to be benefited by these
medicinal waters.
"What | have written L nave
written" was the text from which
Rev, L. L. Lowance preached on
Sunday night, and it was one OF the
ablest most interesting and impress
i've sermons ever preached from a
Monterey pulpit. The congregation
was shamefully small.
DR.. n. A. Whitelaw, wife and
daughter, Mrs. F. A. Dudley, OF
Hlg htown neighborhood, are visit
ing the Doctors daughter, Mrs
Charles Hull, of Grant county. Z.
B. Whitelaw drove them down
in his car on Friday, returning
Sunday.
Captain and Mrs. c. S. Roller
and little child, of Fort Defiance,
were this week visiting Mrs Rollers
mother, Mrs. L. H. Stephenson.
&c. Matheny, C. NJ. Lunsford,
Fl. NJ. Slaven, Jack Bird, J. B.
Hicklin and Robert Matheny mo-
tored to Washington city last Fri,
day. They returned Sunday
bringing a roadsterfor Mr.. Hlcklln.
and were jojlcI IN the return trip
by A. W. HE ana Miss Mazda Bird
both of whom are now guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Matheny.
W. D. Hester and his two daugh,
tiers, Misses Mary Lee and Jessie,
of Huntington, W. Va. spent We'd
nesday night at Hotel Monterey en-,
route to Brandywine, VIVA, whtr re
they will take "a months vacation
Brandywine is Mr.. Kie5ter's birth
place, but he has been away fer u
years, They will spend few days
at Doe Hill, and left for that place
Thursday morning.
G. W. Williamson, of New York.
is in Highland this week looking
for some two year old cattle. Last
year Mr.. Williamson purchased one
hundred two year old cattle here
and said they did better than
any he had ever had. His pur-
chaser compIimented the cattle
very highly and said they were the
finest he had ever handled. The
cattled averaged nearly 400 lbs. II