Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-09-19
HICHLANDRECORDER
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

Misses Maud and Ward Gum, oil
Meadow Dale, were visitorsin town
Monday.
Mrs, Harry Winfrey. of Staunton
is visiting relatives in Monterey.
Vacation days are past.
Mrs. E. B. Jones, with her chill
dren, is visiting her parents in Bal
timore.
Montereyans are glad to see the
bright faces of the school girls and
boys.
Mrs Jordan, who became i'll at
the residence of Clifton Math ny
several weeks ago, was able to re-
turn to her home last week.
Henderson Bishop has gone to
the University of Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Pruett, Mrs.
James P. Hiner and son, Willie,
made up a Staunton-bound load
Wednesday. The two ladies 60 for
hospital treatment.
Capt. S. A Gilmor, of Back
Creek, spent few hours in town
Monday accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. II. J. Scott, of Pennsboro, w
Va who have been visiting him.
Mrs. P. T. Derby, of Danvers,
Mass, is visiting the home of her
son, DR.. A. P. Derby.
The Staunton News speaks of S.
W Crummett us having undergone
an operation at University Hospital
Ell Whitelaw drove his auto to
Stanton Monday afternoon with
A. V. Huyler and Mrs. J. A. White
law as passengers.
LOST - Between Meyers Mill
and J. R. Armstrong;, a ladies
gold watch, Elgin make, on Sept
9Th. A liberal reward if returned
to Recorder ofnce.
FOR SALE-A lot of nice pure
breed Buff Orpington roosters. Call
or write at once. H. B. Wood
Monterey, Va.
Prize winners of the Stock Show
will receive checks in fews days.
of their winnings. 1t takes little
time to check up the books etc.
". H Land s, of Stanton, was
in town a day or two this week.
Division Supt. of Schools, B. R.
Richardson, came to town Wednes'
dav for the purpose of holding II
meeting OF the county School Board
but, the day being rainy and one
or more members out Of the county
there was not quorum present.
Another step looking to the es.
tablishing of the Bell service be-
tween Elkins and Stanton was
taken recently when F. D. LEIGH
lev, Plant Engineer of the Ches. 4
Potomac Telephone Co., made
tour of inspection. He spent a few
hours at Monterey, and c. T. Shu-
mate, of the Monterey Central,
made the trip to Staunton with him
He said that his report would be a
favorable one.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Miller, of
Shepardstown, W. Va, and Miss
Fannie Hale, of Rogersville, Tenn,
have been visiting Mrs. Boyd Steph
enson during the past week. The
two former left Sunday afternoon.
Maj. and Mrs. Chas. Roller, Miss
Maggie Belle Roller, w. A. Camp
bell. Stanley Hodges, j. w. and R.
B. Stephenson we're guests of MRS.
L. H. Stephenson during the Stock
Show.
A. B. Warwick, who spent part
of the summer with his daughter,
Mrs. Paul Slaven, left the latter
part of last ~-eek for East Virginia,
where he has taken charge of a
State nigh School for the coming
session.
The Monterey Garage placed two
Ford cars last week, one being sold
toG. A. Bird, of Valley Center, the
other to John Trimble, this place.
The following patrons of the M.
H. S. came to town Monday to
place thei children in school: W:
p. Campbell, D. o. aad &. A: Bird
J. B. Lightner, F. A. and J. n.
DOYLE, Of Valley Center, S. q.
Jiagl. of Doe Hill.
We are getting in new goods
every week. New lot of boys
clothing just received at the rlgh,t;
prices, We have new lot of fall
and winter shoes for men, ladies,
misses and children. Come in and
look our stock over before
buying elsewhere.
Highland Mercantile Co.
Among the many native High
landers who made the recent Stock
Show the occasion for a home COM
ing we recall the following:
Paul Gay, of Culpepper, who had
not uoltei our streets for "a wears