Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-03-07
H|CHLANDRECORDER
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs Brief News
Notes People at Home and
Abroad.

returning Sunday.
Az outgoing freeze always means
a mud mixing on the dirt roads.
Mrs. A. w. Bird. of Mill Gap,
spent Sunday with friends in Mon
terey.
+ Even peace" in Mexico looks
and sounds like the 4th Of July.
L. NJ. McClung, of Glover Creek,
WAS in Monterey ) onday.
This promises to be one of the
towns boom years. 1t has begun
elrly. Let everybody watch and
help.
jay Simmons, who recently NOV
ed to a tenant house on Edwin
Hevener's place, has been very i'll
OF pneumonia, but is reported bet
ter this morning-Thursday.
J. A. CarichoiT, an aged veteran
an brother of our former towns
MN, l.. A. Carichoff, died Tues
dly inStaunton.
A. J. Puffinberger moved into
a small house on J. Ed Arbogast's
lot.
H. C. Lunsford, of the mercan
tile firm of J. LunSfOrd & Sons, is
in the North buying goods.
Boyd Stephenson and Richard
Jones attended the inauguration.
G. A. Bird, of Valley Center,
came up Monday to he with his
son, Lloyd, whom the measles have
given right hard tussle.
There's no politics in this state
ment, but it is foregone conclu-
sion that Wilson cannot fill Taft'S
place in the office chair.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Beverage
made visit to Pucahontas latter
part of last week.
Clark Hevener, who owns one of
the finest sugar camps in Highland,
reports a ord-breaking run last
week. In two and half days he
made "a gallons of syrup.
Among the visitors to Monterey
Monday were Jos. f. Armstrong,
IF McKendree, Sidney Wade, OF
Back Creek, and David Hiner, of
Jackson River.
John Wiley, of the High School,
who took his lease" of measles
and went home two weeks ago, re-
turned Monday, fully recovered.
His father, Robert Wiley, came up
with him.
Dave Cobb and Grin Bradshaw,
of Mcdowell, spent some time here
Monday.
To correspondents: Let YOUR
letters reach this office, if possible,
Tuesday evening. and phone US
any important news between that
and Thursday morning.
Wonder if the road men will put
up the roads in the spring or leave
them until summer or fall?
Notwithstanding her frequent
inconsistency, March is spring
month.
Wanted In small family, settled
moman, for general house-work.
Inquire at Recorder office.
H. Lightner, of Mill Gap, has
sold his farm to Ellie Terry. This
is one of the best little farms in
Highland, but we are not inform
ed as to the consideration.
A few new cases of measles re-
ported since our last issue. Up to
this time none of the cases have
led to serious complications and all
seem to yield to treatment. Lloyd
Bird, Miss Lena Seybert, J. H
Mackey, Mrs. Chris. ReXrode
and Mrs. J. B. Hicklin are among
the "grown-up' folks who are now
sick.
Elsewhere in this issue the Hon
John w. Stephenson announces his
candidacy for reelection to the
House of Delegates for this district.
Mr.. Stephenson needs no introduce
ton to the people of this section,
being favorably and we'll known.
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 o!
write H. B. Wood, Monterey, Va.
WANTED:-The Cosmopolitan
Group requires the services of a
representative in Monterey and
surrounding territory, to look after
subscription renewals, and to ex-
tend circulation by special methods
which have proven unusually sue
cessful. Salary and commission
Previous experience desirable but
not essential. Whole time or spare
time. Address, with references