Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-04-11
LOCAL NEWS
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Notes People at Home and
Abroad.

opCHuiiiS VIC NlntCl oLi WV Wv"
pasture. came to Monterey Monday
evening.
That rock-crusher was no bad in
vestment for the county. All it
needs is a chance.
New goods are coming in slowly,
The town will have to do a good
deal of work this spring to main
tain its reputation as a clean, pref
ty place.
Garden-making in Highland is a
little premature, but one just can't
prevent the fever.
Tonight Friday-"The Breach
of Promise" trial at High School
auditorium.
Rev. L. L. Lowance and family
visited Mrs. Lowance's old home
near Valley Center this week.
Mrs. J. w. Gutshall, of Jacksons
river, has been very i'll for some
time but is reported better.
The spring term of circuit court,
Tuesday, April %.
After 90 years of agitation the
direct election of United States
senators is now a provision of the
constitution, Connecticut, the need
ed 36th state, having ratified it.
President Wilson stood on the
rostrum in the hall of the House
last Tuesday and personally read
his first message to Congress. the
first President since John Adams to
exercise that privilege,
will have in my store by April
22d complete stock of General
Merchandise. l shall try at all times
to have every thing the people
need. Please come in to see me.
V. B. Bishop
J. W. HeYener has employed A.
A. Shumate to build his new resi-
dence at Hightown. Much of the
lumber to be used in this building
was sawed thirty years ago-at a
time when valuable white pine was
available i and is far superior to
present-day material.
We have in stock Grinders and
repairs for Stewards Sheep Shear
ing machines. Highland Mer. Co.
Affections have not come singly
to J. Fl. Mackey, who has been i'll /,
more or less, since January. His
latest tortue is a carbuncle on the
upper lip, and it has occasioned
great suffering.
Another new lot of Millinery just
received at Highland Mercantile
Company.
April evidently borrowed several
cool, blustery days from March.
Several nights early in the week
gave us freezing weather, and If
the small fruit made it's escape it
was by a small margin.
! will be at C. G. Ralston's home
inMonterey to do DRESS-MAKlNG
after April 18th.
EDITH RALSTON
z. B. Whitelaw's machine went
out to Staunton Tuesday, R. N.
Jones driving. His list of passen-
gers was as follows: Geo. D. Dud-
ley, superintendent of the S. d P.
pike, Miss Carter, who has been
teaching on Back Creek, Clarence
Pullin and Clyde Herold.
mothers Day." End Sunday, in
May, will be observed at the Meth
odist church. Miss Anna Jarvis.
of Philadelphia, is the founder OF
this now popular observance.
We are now showing the largest
and best assortment of Millinery
ever brought to Monterey. Seeing
is the proof, so convince yourself.
Our prices are right, and we are
showing no old hats though we
have them, and you can get them
at your own price. Thanking you
for giving us q look before buying
elsewhere. We are, Very truly,
Highland Mercantile Go.
per Sullenberger'
Miss Marjorie Hile, whose school
at Vanderpool closed last week,
left Friday for her home in Wash
ington city accompanied by Miss
Blanch Matheny who goes on @
visit.
John Philip Sousa, the world
famed musician and leader, spent
Thursday night Of last week al
Hetel Monterey. He was on hli
way to Washington city, travelling
horseback, with small retinue Of
servants. John Philip didn't elbow
his horn" any and but few knew O
his presence. Even the most en-
thusiastic admirers had little chance
to look at the celebrated puslaog