Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-05-01
rlonterey, Va. Friday, May l 1911
Letter From Washington

Charleston Wash. April 10Th 1914.
While the people of the South
land were ENJOYING, or otherwise,
one of the most severe winters IN
the history of the country we of
the Charleston valley were enjoying
winter that could scarcely be
equalled anywhere being as mild
and balmy as nice April at home.
we had two small SHOWS in
January neither over two inches
in depth and like the Cornville
Ariz. correspondent in the Bath
Enterprise we have had spinach,
lettuce and onions growing ii the
garden all winter.
Alfalfa is in bloom and the rose
bushes on the lawns are budding;
the bloom has fallen from the trees
and summer seems almost here; but
Notwithstanding these almost ideal
weather conditions some of US find
our thoughts going back to the
Highlands in longing.
There is one season here that we
find very trying and that is the
summer season which fortunately
is not of long duration lasting
from four to six weeks, when the
thermometer registers from ninty-
five to one hundred and five
degrees, occasionally going higher;
but even then the nights are cool
though not nearly so cool as in the
upland country.
We are only six hundred feet
above sea level here while at Vail
n.er where the Burns are located it
is nearly four thousand which of
course makes a difference in climate
and vegetation.
There are people from all the
states in our little city and recent y
there was a reunion of the States,
held in Lewiston, Idaho, just
across the Snake River, from Clark
ston in which we, the Virginians
and West Virginians, participated.
Each state was to perform some
"stunt" and ours consisted OF sing
ing Dixie" as we marched to the
stage, where we did the Virginia
reel" to the music of violin, banjo
and piano, then we marched off,
singing II want to be back in Dix
ieWe." were enchored and tied with
Washington and Pennsylvania for
first prize.
We formed Southern Club after
the reunion and meet once month.
There are not manv Virginians,
of course, but quite a number OF
West Virginlans, one girl from Ala
bama and one from Kentucky.
May be it doesn't seem like little
bit of home when we get together!
The Virginians, besides the two
wallace families, are R. G. Bailey
of Charlottesville, a university
man, David Grim of Annex, Au-
gusta county, but who has been
here thirty years, having amassed
considerable means, in the interim.
Mr.. Grim's mother was a Miss
Carichoff of Pornassus, and M.
Mcclure of Spottswood.
we will mention a few of the W.
Virginians, thinking it may interest
some of the Recorder readers; Mr..
F. Talbot of Phillip, Mrs. Talbot
of Academy, Mr.. Reeves and F. NJ.
Sturns and wife and W. W. Thomas
of Parkersburg, Mrs. Lang and
daughters of Clarksbusg. These
last are relatives of the Meetings.
of Bath.
Messrs W. H. and G. E. wallace
are at the formers ranch at Lap
wal, at this time.
Miss Maude wallace is engaged
in the same business in the Lewis
ton Orchards school, a suburb of
Lewiston.
H C. and M. W. Burns of Voll-
mer, are prospecting, and like the
west very much. E. R. Burns, a
brother who came west several
years ago, was quite ill in the fall
but has entirely recovered his
health.
Bert Liptrap, also of Bath, is
holding down a homestead neal
Nez Perez.
John Coursey of williamsville is
with H. G. Burns this winter.
we are hoping great things of our
towns, Clakston and Lewiston,
when the Cello canal is opend next
year.
This makes us the only inland
cea-port and the larger vessels will
some as far as our towns. w