Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-06-28
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Democratic NallOnal CONVENTION.
DR.. McCarty, of Roanoke, and
]. NJ. Jones, of Doe Hill, were
among the visitors to town Satur-
day.
DR.. O. J. Campbell has returned.
He expects to be in his office here
till after July court.
The upward tendency in the
grass is all right.
Miss Matte, daughter of J. c..
Bishop, of Greensboro, n. C., is
visiting her uncle, V, B. Bishop, OF
this place.
Miss Gladys Barkman, of Staun-
ton, is on visit to the home of her
aunt. Mrs. W. II. Matheny.
Miss Eugenia Doyle, who has
been in training as anurse at the
Memorial Hospital, at Richmond.
is now taking her summer vacation
at her old home near Valley Center.
Mrs. Cuba Matheny has sold her
mill property, near Valley Center,
to William Crummett and expects
to move to Greenbrier county, W.
Va. The sale of her personal prop,
erty took place on Saturday.
French Hiner, formerly of Me-
Dowell, now with the Adams Tx
press people, has this week been on
a visit to old friends in Highland.
NV Stuart, who went to Green
brier a few weeks ago, returned last
week to his former home on the
Bullpastuge.
The H. /. Trimble family is hold.
ing a reunion at Monterey this
week. L. $. Dickinson and family
and Mrs. L. W. Armstrong, of
Staunton, cam out Friday last.
Mrs. Harriet Ryder, of Pocahon-
tas, is visiting at the homes of her
brothers and other relatives of the
Monterey, neighborhood,
SamuelSiple, of Pendleton county
spent Monday night with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Maud Slaven, going on to
the Doe Hill community Tuesday
afternoon.
E. NJ. Arbogast and sons, Mead
and Robert, accompanied by Z. ).
McNulty, of Roanoke, drove over
from Marlinton last Sunday after
noon in Mr.. Arbogast's car. Mr..
McNulty went on to Mcdowell and
spent the night with his uncle }. 5.
McNultY, who is i'll.
George Geaver, the plasterer, of
Staunton, came up from Franklin
last Friday and remained over night
at Hotel Monterey.
Among the county men in town
Monday were J. O. Wa lie, OF Mill
Gap, S. C. Eagle, of Doe Hill, and
George Hook, of Wilma.
C. NJ. Lunsford, J. G. and Mrs.
Matheny, Miss Mazda Bird and
Mrs. James Gum, motored to Po-
chantos last Saturday.
With the breaking up of the
dronth nature has assumed a promis-
ing aspect and the gloom and ap-
prehensions incident to the former
conditions have passed away.
Short hay crops are yet predicted,
in some sections at least, but the
probability is that, with favorable
weather from now on and with the
harvest postponed until reason
ablylate, there will be good, aver
hay-crop.
The Board of Supervisors held a
special meeting on Monday. Road
Commissioners were selected as
follows: Bluegrass district, ]. O..
Wade; Monterey district, j. II.
Maekey; Stonewall district Geo. W.
Hook. Bids for the up-keep of the
county roads fer lie ensuing term
will be received until July 9th:
Specifications are about as for for
.mer years.
There will be lunch and ice cream
cake etc sesved by the ladies Of
New Prospect Church, Saturday,
July 13, beginning at 10 a. m.
Please come one and all and help
the cause. Proceeds for our pastor.
Committee.
After being providentially delay
ed for several weeks, Rev. N. A.
Parker has taken regular charge OF
his new work in Highland. He
reached Monterey Saturday after
noon, accompanied by Mr.. Haw-
kins, of Clifton Forge, Miss Leach,
of Pennsylvania and Miss Dicken-
son, of W. Va, and was accorded
hearty and substantial welcome
by his parishioners. Mrs. Parker
and children are expected in few
days.
All who are indebted to me will
please settle between now and the
LIST of August. I am going away
soon afterwards and don't want