Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-05-23
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LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.
M. H. S. closes June 3rd.

pau MOutelOy q floiV 1u0od@y.
Wonder if the late freeze will
have any effect on the crop of June
brides?
R. M. Trimble's new store build
ing is assuming shape.
The strengthening season, some
what belated, is on.
Virgil Ruckman, of Durbin, is
visiting his brother, John, at Crab
bottom. The latter was in Monte
rey Wednesday.
Miller Bishop came in Wednes-
day evening on the Great Eas-
tern"
If California would charge as
much for little piece of earth as
We do in Monterey they wouldn't
need that alien land bill.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Ruckman
and little daughter, of Augusta,
motored to Highland Wednesday
afternoon.
HI Simmons, of Crabbottom,
has been very i'll of pneumonia dur
ing the week. His brother, |. Q.
Simmons, of Fishersville, was sum-
moned and came out Wednesday
Miss Eva Gay, of Pocahontas,
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
w. L. Gum, near Monterey, for
three weeks.
H. NJ. Slaven and C. T. Shumate
spent latter part of last week at
Durbin.
A. Suddarth made a tri p to
Back Creek in bis auto Wednesday,
and while cranking the machine
near the residence of E. A. Wade,
the lever "kicked" and broke his
forearm. DR.. Fox was called and
set the broken bone.
Wanted-A woman for general
homework for family of two. Mid
die age woman preferred. Perma-
nent home for right person.
Mrs. Walter S. Thomas,
Methodist Parsonage.
Crabbottom, Va.
Charles Diggs, the Monterey bar
her. took his wife to the Augusta
:Sanitorium last Wednesday to un-
.dergo an operation for appendicitis
from which she has suffered two or
more attacks and came near losing
her life.
WANTED Girl to cook in fam
iIy of three. Modern conveniences
and good wages to right party:
Cliff Matheny
John Rexrode, whose home was
at the toil-gate east of Monterey
and who has been afflicted all bis
life with spinal trouble, grew worse
last week, the trouble affecting his
mind, and he was sent to the W.
S. H. for treatment.
W. Louie IRVINE and Miss Louie
E. Hammer, both of Mcdowell,
were united in marriage on Tues
day. The ceremony was perform
el by Rev. L. L. Lowance at the
Methodist parsonage.
Along with other interesting To-
cal items, "Hays ed" our Nc
kendree correspondent, tells of a
girl baby born with two teeth.
That's bad enough in this age of
high cost of living. but suppose 1T
had been two tongues.
Red Heart, the fine young stall
Ilion owned by J. Ed Arbogast and
Paal Brown, died last Tuesday at
.Paul's stable in Monterey. The
aoss is heavy one and the owners
have the sympathy Of their friends,
Death was due to rupture of the
bowels.
The Board of Supervisors held a
special meeting Monday and APP
pointed G. Arson Bird Commission.
er of Roads for Blue Grass District,
in place of J. o. Wade, resigned,
and T. J. ReArode Conn. of roads
for Monterey District in place of
J. H. Mackey resigned. No other
business was transacted.
DIN S. Beverage and Miss Matte
NJ. Ryder. both of Strait Creek
were united in marriage on We'd
nesday.
The pupils of the M. H. S. with
a few other young people of the
town. took a little outing last Fri
day afternoon, going to the picnic
grounds on Crab Run. The 'cars'
used were an "Old Hickory 2O'
and a South Bend Springless," nc
doors, bed decorated with clover
leaves and timothy stock upholster'
ing. The teacher went along as
.chaperones and all report fine
.shake-up and good time.
DR.. I. H. Trimble, of Staunton
drove to Monterey Friday accom-
panied bv his father, John Trimble
ESQ, who spent the winter II
.Staunton, and George W. Hevener
T.. l. Il