Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-08-15
D. G. Ruckman, of Augusta, Is
spending the week in Highland.


the Monterey Presby; erian congre-
cation last Sunday night.
Mrs H. NJ. Patterson and daugh-
tiers. Misses Matte and Elsie, OF
Stanton, are spending a vacation
of several weeks at Monterey.
Groom up your prize-winning
live stock.
How many citizens will have
pride enough to clean up thorough
yin front of their premises before
the Stock Show.
John Gillespie, while recuperatlng
from his fall two weeks ago, had
sort of family re union at his home
on Saturday last. His brother,
Council, If Pocahontas, was pres
ent, as were also three Of his SIS
tiers, Mrs. George Orchard, ol Lynch
~bdrg. Misses Annie of Baltimore
and SalIie. of Mill Gap.
L. NJ. Arbogast, accompanied by
Mrs. Arbogast and son, Robert,
came over from Marlinton to spend
Sunday with Mrs. Arbogast S aunt,
Mrs. AIllire, of Eastern Virginia,
who is visiting here.
Miss Ward Gum, of Meadow
Dale. who has had several attacks
of appendicitis, was taken i'll again
last week, and on Saturday morn,
Ing left for the University hospital
accompanied by her aunt, Miss
Maud Gum.
W. H. Barlow, of Huntersvllle,
motored to the Virginia side OF the
Alleghaney on Sunday morning and
spent the day with his mother and
sister at Hotel Monterey. Return
ing Monday morning, his mother
and Master Dick Patterson accom-
panied him.
Mr.. and Mrs. W A. Rife, of
Waynesboro, passed through town
Sunday afternoon, spending the
night with Rev H. A. Goffman at
Mill Gap. They were on their way
to Elkins, w. Ma.
Cecil Sheets and Miss Clara Pal
mer. of Pocahontas, spent Sunday
in Highland, he former at Monter-
ey, the latter with Crabbottom
friends.
The heavy rains of the week were
a rude interruption to the hay-har-
vest, but welcome, nevertheless
because they struck the corn crop
in the "earin'" time, and will make
millions of buckwheat cakes.
Pure Cider Vinegar 2 and 3 years
oil. made by Mrs A. W. Bird and
C. T. Shumate. 25cts. per gallon.
Highland Mercantile 20.
+. J. Rexrode and George Buz,
card were appointed by the Board
of Supervisors to advertise for bids
for the change of road on the west
side of Dickson's Hill, a m Oh
needed improvement.
There will be regular commu-
= nication of Highland Lodge. NO.
10, A. F. and A. NJ, Friday mig mt.
August 18th. BY order of the W.
NJ. W. H Matheny, Sec.
See the Shenandoah Fair ad in
this issue.
Engineers are at work surveying
a line from Millboro towards WI
Evansville. 1t looks like Highland
night yet have railroad.
Mr.. John J. Hiner, who was re
Gently appointed U. S Guager, has
given up the place to accept place
as surveyor with some timber peo-
ple. He was in Monterey Monday.
Rev. R. X. hewitt, pastor of the
Durbin circuit, M. E Church South
drove out to Staunton latter part
of last week to meet his mother and
sister, who returned with him to
Durbin. Passing through town,
Mrs. hewitt and Miss Rebecca were
greeted by many oftheir former ac-
ouaintances anu old friends.
On the evening of Sept. 9Th at
So'clock the ladies Of the Mission
arv Society will have Miss Sadie
Rexrode give an exposition of some
of her work in Africa, and at the
same time show number of curios
from Africa. A silver offering is
ex ected to be made the sum Of
which will be given to the Rio
Fund"-a fund for the building OF
a school in Rio, Brazil. Everyone
is invited and asked not to forget
the silver offering.
Fl. D. Reese, of Weston, W. Va,
was IN town a while Wednesday.
He has, at the instance of the Bell
/ T telephone people. been makieg a
tour of inspection to ascertain the
feasibility of establishing the
Bell service betwee en- Elkins and
Saunton
In conversation with Mr.. Reese be
EXPRESSED himself favorably as tc