Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-07-11
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs Brief News
Notes People at Home and
Abroad.


There are 1904 automobiles in
Virginia, 3 to every l, 900 popula-
ton, and about l to every so fami-
lies. They pay to the roads of the
state nearly S4S, 900 annually.
The county was visited by a
downpour of rain on Wednesday
. night.
The little old town is not proud,
bnt progressive.
Visitors in town in the next few
weeks will find the streets some
what topsy-turvy, but watch the
improvement later on.
Miss Jessie Wilson is to be mar
ried in the White house. The Re-
corder hash, gotten any invite yet,
but there's plenty of time.
PHI. McNulty, of Academy, W.
Va, native of Highland, came to
Monterey Thursday, and will spend
week visiting rel,tives.
VI hen you come to court, bring
your old watch and I will give you
a good deal on new, up-to- date
one. II. M. Sla'en.
R. Trimble has moved into
his new store room west Of the old
stand, and by the way, it is one of
the handsomest rooms of its kind
in town.
Do not buy "trashy" fountain
pens. Get waterman's Ideal
from H. NJ. Slaven, Jeweler
DR.. A. w. Miller left Tuesday
morning to attend the State Vet
Urinary Association at Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. Miller accompanied him as far
as Bridgewater.
Tom Jones, the unfortonate young
man who lost his leg some time
ago and has been at the Augusta
Sanitorium for five weeks, returned
to Monterey on Monday. He stood
the trip home very we'll though
still quite weak.
The services at the Central M.
Z. Church South atCrabbottom ,on
next Sunday morning will be de-
voted to the interests of the Amer
lean bible Society. The pastor will
preach sermon on The Divine In
SEPARATION of the bible. The public
is invited to this service.
Con Slaven, who has been attend
ing the D. B. c., Staunton. return
ed to his home in Crabbottom last
Saturday.
W. NJ. Boggs and sons, Carroll
and Charles. of Franklin, brought
Henry Pope and his force of work
men to Monterey Monday.
Carl Sheets, lineman for the Ron
ceverte and Elkins Telephone Co.,
came over from Pocahontas this
week and overhauled the Monterey
switch board.
W. A. Cunningham, the only
Monterey veteran who attended the
big re union, came back Saturday
bubbling with enthusiasm over the
occasion and in evere way delighted
with his "trip.
Estrayed-From the Monterey
Stock Farm, June %, about 80
goats. Finder kindly send word
to the Monterey Stock Farm.
GU. and Miss Lynn Moomaw,
of Franklin, were registered at
Hotel Monterey last Friday.
Several auto parties have passed
through town since our last issue.
Among them Messrs. Putnam, Eu-
rett, Parent and Mehurin, of Staun-
ton, going from here through Crab
bottom and into West Virginia.
Lost-Last March 8 hounds, two
black and white, and other tan
color. One of the black and white
dogs is blind in right eye. A re-
ward of S.. if finder makes known.
W. M. Winner, Monterey, Va,
R. N. Jones drove E. B. White
laws machine to Stounton Wednes-
day with Mrs. C. B. Fox and little
son, Robert, Misses Maud Edmunds
Evelyn Jones and Mrs. Marion Pu-
sey as passengers.
C. W. Trimble and family spent
Saturday and Sunday with relatives
at Marlinton, w. Va.
w. w. Bodkin, road contractor,
put some slate on Main street this
week.
Mrs. Josiah Wilson, of Straight
Creek, has been very i'll since the
latter part of last week. Her child
rem, W. H. Wilson, of Meadow
Dale, and Mrs. Pullin of Hightown,
were summoned. Latest reports
are to the OBJECT that she is some
what improved.
Mrs. Reece Hughes and children,
who have been with the formers
o.Lor Mro 9 I PayroIe for