Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-09-26
Pointed Paragraphs Brief News
People at Home and
Abroad.

Jack Frost introduces the wood
man.
Circuit Court October 10th.
DR.. H. S Cgilvie, of New York
CITY, spent the past week with bis
mot er, Mrs. NJ l.. Ogilvie, of this
place.
Mrs. Matte Sieg. C; Charleston,
came to Monterey Tuesday evening
and is a visitor in the home OF her
cousin, Mrs. V. B. Bishop.
J. A. Whitelaw and Jack Bird
have gone to Baltimore to pur-
chase goods for their Back Creek
store.
John Trimble. one Of the few
nonagenarianS Of the county, was
right i'll during the early part Of the
week at his home near town, but
better now.
The regular meeting of the U. D.
C. will lie held Saturday, Septem-
Der 27, at the home of Mrs. c. ?
Jones, Monterey. Members are
urged to be present.
Jack Frost made his abrupt and
"noisy" appearance early in the
week and found lots of standing
corn. In some sections of the
county serious damage was done to
corn not yet ripe.
LOST - Between Meyers Mill
and J. r. Armstrong;. ladies
gold watch, Elgin make, on Sept.
9Th. A liberal reward if returned
to Recorder office.
FOR SALE--A Tot of nice pure
breed Buff Urpin, ton BOOSTERS. Cali
or write at oAce. Il. B. Wood
Monterey, Va.
We are mailing out statements
to those W o owe a year or more
on subscription. Kindly attendto
this matter promptly. We are re-
quired to make a report to the pos
tai authorities frequently.
r. NJ. Trimble returned early
in the week from his fall purchas-
ing trip to Eastern cities. Don
Sulenberger went east Thursday
morning to Law in a stock for the
Highland Mercantile Co.
Dan Ralston, who had his leg
crushed at the lumber camp on
Back Creek during thesummer and
who has been at the University
hospital some time, returned home
Saturday. He is slowly improving.
H. C. Pope, of Franklin, who
has a contract with the town to lay
some more cement walk, returned
with a force Of men last Tuesday
and is at work around the court
square.
Mss Amelia Stephenson. of Jack
sons River, has been elected to
the position of assistant principal
made vacant BY Miss Leach's res
ignation, and has taken her place
in the faculty.
Miss O'Neill, an experienced mil
liner, of Baltimore. now has charge
of the Milliaery department for the
Highland Mercantile Company.
Many of the new goods are here
and new and up-to-date styles will
be ordered each week to keep up
stock. No old goods to offer.
Highland Mercantile Co.
The Daily News of Staunton says
that Mrs. J. Fl. Pruitt, of this place
underwent very serious operation
performed by DR.. Whitmore, at
the Augusta Sanitorium Monday
afternoon at three o'clock, and was
reported 10 have stood the opera
ton very we'll.
now have ir STICK an entirely
new stock of millinery. No Ole
hats to offer. Miss Mary Stoneman,
an expert millincr. of Baltimore
will be in charge and will be glac
En- shov the goods All rev and {
large and varied assortment.
V. B. Bishop.
The plant and entire holidgs o
til, Thornwood Lumber Company
sold by the Special Receivers
Messrs. Cunningham and Fling, o
Wednesday, was bid in by W. )
Linderman, vice president of tn
Duouesne National Bank, OF Pitts
burg, for SS5. 900, the purchase
assuming the liens against the prop
ertv. This is one of the large op'
erations on the Greenbrier. a
present there is about seven million
feet of lumber on the yard.
The Jack farm south Of here
owned by Don Sullenberger and A
l.. Jones, has passed into the han6
of VIM. Bird, of Mill Gap, ". NJ
Trimble, and ]. S. Gibson, tn
place being divided. Mr.. Bird, VIII
gets the house and the larger par
of the farm, will, We are informed
n,ova to the PREMISES soon, an