Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-03-28
HICHLANDRFCORDER
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs Brief News
Notes People at Home and
Abroad.
J. H. Mackey, after long illness,
came down street Monday.

John Matheny, of Back Creek,
lost a valuable saddle horse last
week.
Most of the high school pupils
went home to spend Easter.
The annual conference is in ses-
sion at Staunton.
March has behaved "like a little
man."
Allen Colaw, now one of Crab
bottoms oldest citizens, was in the
village Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Dickson and
daughter, Miss Vernon, and Miss
McClintic motored from Staunton
to Monterey Sunday, returning late
in the evening.
Wanted In small family, settled
moman, for general house-work.
Inquire at Recorder office.
Send in your order for Frost
Proof Cabbage Plants. BY plant
ing these plants you will be able
to eat cabbage from one to two
months earlier than you could from
home grown plants. Phone or
write H. B. Wood, Monterey, va.
Hezak;ah Simmons. an aged gen.
tleman, died on Monday at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. William
Eye, near Hightown, and was
buried ON Tuesday at the High,
town cemetery. He had been Ill
for some time.
FOR SALE-Pure bred Butt
Orpington Eggs. 10 eggs for 81.
Last fall chicks weighed 7 lbs when
6 months old and pullets began lay
ing at 5 mos. This breed natures
early. and suitable for this climate;
will Law all winter. Write to
G.. T. Shumate,
Monterey, Va
R NJ. Trimble, accompanied by
Morgan Armstrong and Haas Rat
cliff, of Jacksons river, made the
round trip to Staunton Monday.
Swallowing a mild, favorable win
ter came an excellent sugar season,
and now this splendid spring time.
Highland gets one good thing right
after another.
Jesse Hiner was right badly hurt
Wednesday afternoon by a colt
which he went into the barn to
bride. He received some ugly cuts
about the head and had one finger
injured. DR.. Fox dressed his
wounds.
ka Miss Harmon, of Baltimore, will
be here this week to take charge
of the Millinery Department Tor
V. B. Bishop.
Thelma, little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Gillespie, stepped
ON a sewing needle v ednesday,
nearly an inch of which broke of
in her foot. DR.. Trimble was call
cd and succeed in removing it.
During the fierce wind storms OF
the past ten days Highland Jared
we'll, though it "blowed some. "
vac done in this coun-
ty so far as known.
WANTED-"T hornwood Lum
Der Company wants logging teams
in their woods in Highland county,
Va. and in Pocahontas, West Va.
My millinery will be ready for
inspection by April End. Lowest
cash prices.
Sallie Gibson
Lunsford & Slaven have decided
TO do their rock-crushing on the
ground where needed, and for tn 8
purpose have procured the countys
c-usher and placed it in the sl' e
street near by the location of their
new building. W. B. Corbett, who
will furnish the power, will be On
hand with his engine next week.
H. M. Slaven has secured an i'm
portant change in the R. F. ID.
route No. |. Instead of crossing
the rich hills from H. H. Seybert's
the route, after April l, will con,
tinue across the Samples divide and
come into town via the S. d T.
pike. Two miles are added to the
route and seven new patrons served.
Rev. L. L. Lowance's last SER
mon for the conference year was
preached at the Methodist church
on Sunday morning. His text was
from Rev lis, L am he that
liveth, and was dead; and behold L
am alive forevermore. 1t was
highly spoken of by all who heard
it. Mr.. Lowance LETT Tuesday
morning for the annual conference
at Stanton.