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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-13
Mcdowell

Feb. s-The cold weather the
past few days has frozen the ground
too much for blowing.
Z. B. Alexander, Jessie Ra!ston,
Irvine and CIenet Armstrong and
their wives left today for Sheldon,
Iowa. to make their future homes.
| Andrew Sheppe, SeyLelt Hansel
and Guy Hamilton planned to go
to Idaho the middle of this month
but have changed their plans and
will not 60 until after the closing
of the schools here in June.
So far as | knew the sick are get
ting better.
Mrs. J. G. Siple had a colt to
get it's leg cut in a wire fence.
Some maple sugar is coming to
the stores. Happy season this
buckwheat cakes maple 'lasses.'
A few calves have died with
black-leg in this section. Stock
men promptly vaccinated their
calves and we do not look for any
more cases.
This morning we saw some little
lambs in MrMcNulty's pasture frol-
icing around; this reminds one of
spring, but when you turn and
face the cold wind blowing like a
hurricane one feels like he.was in
the frozen north. Pat
Additional News w. H. Vance's
son-in- law. Adam Lohr, of Ohio,
was paralized last Thursday and is
in a critical condition.
DR.. W. R. Siron, Sunday even
ing, was out horse back riding
with his brother-in-law Mr.. Loen-
burg, of New Je sey. Mr.. Loenburg
alighted to arrange his saddle, and
starting to get on without
catching up his reins his horse
plunged and threw him over its.
heads and dislocated his shoulder.
Dr.. Siron set the shoulder and he
is doing we'll
Mrs. Albert Loenback, of Harri- |
sonburg, is visiting her mother. Mrs
Lizzie Williams.
Miss Elsie Hamilton. of Poverty,
who is attending school here, has
chicken pox.
Miss Mertie Armstrong is home
from the hospital where she was
opperated on.
Mrs. Jennie Loenburg. nee Slron,
who has been i'll for some time and |
who underwent two painful opera
items, is improving and will soon
be able to leave the hospital.
Pat.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-13
Crahbottom

Feb. 1O.-After q week OF warm
weather. we are having winter
again: the farmers got most of their
blowing done.
Rev. W. S. Thomas preached at
New Church Sunday morning. He
will preach again the 22nd, on the
memorable Washington's birthday
The mercantile store had good
10 days clearance sale, to make
room for the spr ing stock.
The sick are all better now, ex-
cept Clark Mullenax at poor farm.
He is very i'll, and is not expected
to live.
One day last week Walter Wi
mar's little girl while playing near
a hot stove fell against it and was
burnt badly.
The oyster supper served at high
school building for benefit of the
band was enjoyed by large crowd.
Cornelius Winner paid D. E. Co
laws a pleasant call Sunday.
J. B. Hidy has moved part of
his family to town for the purpose
educating their children.
Jacob Winner while sailing his
cattle one day last week got hurt
very much. He was knocked over
in some way falling on his bucket,
breaking two ribs and hurting his
back.
Martin J. Colaw, wife and moth
er were visiting Walter Colow's one
day last week.
Troy Waybright bought of G.
Lee Chew the Stuart Chew farm on
Straight Fork for $500 and will
move there in the spring.
D. E and Cyrus Colaw bought
the farm of Walter Winner and
wife for $4,000. They expect to
buy a farm in the Valley and move
there soon. Aunt Mary
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-13
Commissioners Office

Monterey, Va. Feb. IL, 1914
To Cornelius Winner and others anu
George " Hevener, trustee and others
You are hereby notified that nave
fixed upon Wednesday, the lin day OF
March 1914, al my office in Monterey
"a ITO ascertain the names of the stock
holders therein, the number OF shares
held therein by each End to whom any
nayments from the fund arising from
the sale of lie property should be MADE.
AMI he shall sreport with any maui s..
specially stated deemed pertinent py
himself or r qnired TO be So stated oy
anv parlv" which accounts are requlreu
to he taken bv an order OF the clIcu,'
court for Highland county, entered on
lie 11,h day of July 1913, in suit IN
chancery therein pending hetween .of'
nelius Winner and others, plan'lhs
Geo w Heyener. trustee ana otners
defendants at which time and place you
are REQUIRED to attend
Given under my hand and as cominlss
sioner in chancery of the circuit anu
county courts of said county. the Gay ah'
. WILSON, commissions
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-13
Stock Show Directors Meet

At a recent meeting of the High
land Live Stock Show directors the
following officers were elected to
serv, during the present year: r.
Lee Gum. president; Jas. A Flesh
er, vice. president; c. NJ. Lunsford,
secretary; Fl. B. Wood, treasurer;
W M. Trimble, general manager,
Lloyd Sullenberger, assistant.
The date for the 1914 show was
fixed as Sept. s, 9, 10, making it
one day earlier than last year
The decision to exclude all gamb-
ling and Objectionable "side lines"
will meet with the approval of the
general public, and this decision
was made.
Many new features are under
consideration and will be discussed
and determined Undue time.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-13
No Fumes to Enhale!
mo Drugs to Take!

Gowans, King of Externals,
penctrates quickly. You just rub il,
on. Gowans scatters congestion and
Inflammation. In this way a cold
that may lead to Pneumonia or
Groups quickly checked. No
medicated fumes to get in your
system.
stransulation of infants irnpossi
BILE.
Gopans is endorsed by ethical
physicians. You should have a bottle
in the home for emergency. Group
ZONES in the night. The slight
cough might be Pneumonia by
morning
Druggists guarantee Gowans. Three
Sizes. 25, so and Sl.OO.
Gowan Medical Co.,
Concord, N. c.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-13
HICHLANDRECORDER
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed paragr2phs-Brief News
Notes People at Home and
Abroad.
j. Lunsford has been confined to
his room for the past ten days.

j. Lunsford has been confined to
his room for the past ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. R. Jones, of
California, are at Monterey on a
visit. arriving Thursday evening.
Fresh Oranges and Lemons at
Highland Mercantile Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Williams,
OF Mcdowell, will celebrate their
silver wedding on March 20, 1914,
and will shortly issue invitations.
The cold snap of Saturday and
Sunday made some more ice, and
those who were not supplied took
advantage of this opportunity
presumably and desirably the last
of the season,
c. N. Puffinberger, who been
holding down a position in the
West Va coal fields for The past
three years. has returned home a
while.
John FARRELL. VIII and Miss Pearl
FARRELL. of Green County. Va. are
visiting Mrs. n. A. Nhitelaw, of
Hightown.
1.-The Norman" and Solomon's
SOM the title of the two films of
moving pictures, for Saturday
night.
Ladies' Home Journal Patterns
for sale by Highland Mercantile Co.
D. A. Kiser of Herdwaters and
S. A. Bishop of Mcdowell we're in
Monterey Monday. Mr. Kiser had
us to send him the Recorder for a
year.
1914 ca ch-salt fish at Highland
Mercantile Company.
We are requested by J. W. Phil
lips to say that the statement made
bv the Recorder Headwaters cor
respondent some time ago that he
was installed ms minister there was
false. Such items should not be
reported on hearsay testimony or
as Jokes. The editor is at the mer-
cy of the correspondents descre-
ton and honesty in these matters.
There will be meeting If the
Building Committee and Stockhold-
ers of the Masonic association held
Feb. IS, 1914 at 2 p. m, in the
masonic hall. All members of this
committee and share holders are
urged to attend. All masons who
can are expected 10 be present.
BY order of w. NJ.
J. H. Pruitt, Sec.
Rev ". S. Thomas, of the M. E
Church, South will preach at
Central chtrch at Crbbottom. next
Sunday morning at II o'clock
Subject: 1.-The Christian home. 7"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-13
Trustee Sale of Land

By virtue of deed of trust, executed
to the undersigned by Mrs. NJ. NJ Trim
BILE and LAS. o Trimble her husband. on
the 3uth day of May, 1912, and # record
in the clerks office of Highland county
being requested thereto BY the beneficiary
secured in said deed, default haying
been made in the payment of the debt
secured, will sell, at public auction for
cash, at the front door of the court
hnus. of said county, in Monterey, on
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY IA. 1914
between the hours of 10 o'clock u. Ill and
2 o C. .ck p m the following real estate.
to-wt: ia certain parcel Of land owned
by the female grsnlor situated near the
TOP of the mountain east of the town #
Monterey except the Al aces known
a. :he s c beverage tract and i acres
on which the dwelling house Of the
grantors stands) containing 1S acres,
more or less.
John NJ. Colaw, Trustee
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-13
Sunny Side

We are having winter again att r
two weeks of summer.
H. M. Propst and wife spent
Sunday with the latter sister, Mr..
anil Mrs. Clemeth Armstrong OF
McKendree who will leave for Iowa
this week.
Mr. Kidwel was the guest of } =:
E. Botkin from Saturday night till
Monday evening:
Miss Ida Qindare has two more
new pupils, Miss Margaret and Leta
Ralston.
Rev. Starbuck preached for us
Sunday night,
w. E. Ervne and family are
preparing to 60 to Tennessee in the
near future.
If it is mistake about portion
of the missionary funds coming
back to our ministers | did not
make it, but heard it, and it was a
surprise to more than me.
Somtimes
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-13
HORRIBLE BLOTCHES OF ECZEMA

Quickly cured by DR., Hobson's
Eczema Ointment. c. P. Caldwell,
Of New Orleans, La, states: my
doctor advised me to try DR.
Hobson's Eczema Salve.' | used
three boxes of Ointment and three
cakes of DR.. Hodson's Dermazema
Soap. To-day I have not a spot
anywhere on MY body and can s">
| am cured" 1t will do the san G
for you. It's soothing, heal ;,
ants 7ptic action will rid you OF II
skin humors, blackheads, plm' irs
Eczema blotches, red unslghtII
sores, and leaves your skin clean
and healthy. Get a box to-day.
Guaranteed. All Druggists. Soc, or
by mail Pfeiffer Chemical Co. Phil
adelphia & St, Louis adv
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-13
Sad Death

We are sad to chronicle the
death of Mrs Lonnie {. Burns, who
died at the home of her father, W.
w. Terry on Dry Branch, February
9th with tue dreaded disease, tub
erculosis. She was united in mar
rage some few wears ago to Lonnle
c. Burns. They resided at Spruce
w. Va, where they were living
when Maggie became unable to 90
her work. She was brought to her
husbands parents at Warm Springs
Virginia, where she remained until
she gained enough strength to
come to her fathers home, where
she remained until she died:
Maggie didn'tgive up that she
was going to die until the last. She
tn nug hit she W, u!d get bette so she
could go back to her cd home at
Spruce.
During all her sickness she was
never founl murn uring or COM
planning. She was nearly 20 years
of age, al d we'll loved by all who
knew her, and ale sorry to learn
of her death, But she has paid the
last debt, which we all will have to
pay. sooner or later, we know not
when. Maggie expressed herself
as being ready to die"
She leaves to mourn her loss 8
husband, little son, father, mother
two sisters, two brothers, and g
h pst of relatives and friends.
We extend our heartfelt sym
pathy to the bereaved HUSBAND
and family
Amidst large crowd OF relatives
and friends she was laid to rest II
the Hamilton Chapel grave yar(
where ner three sisters, were lal'
t. await the Resurrection.
The burialservices wer conducte'
by her pastor, Rev. Paxton.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-13

The creditors of l.. B. Waybrlght
licensed will file with me the
evidenre Of their claims that they
nav be audited for payment.
please have all open accounts
properly proven. The debtors OF
said state are requested to make
settlement of the amounts due at
an early date
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-13
Telephone Committees

There will be a telephone meet
ing of all the cmmitees of the
mutual lines in the county, at
Monterey the 2lst of February.
2t DIS. Wiley, Pres.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-13
O. j. CAM PBEL
LOCAL DENTIST
MONTEREY, VA.

Office over Citizen Bank
By the administration of Som.
noform, teeth are extracted abso,
lutely without pain-safer than
chloroform, ether or nitrous Oxide
and it's administration is not fol-
lowed by any of the accompany
ing disagreeable effects Of cocaine,
eucaine or any of the numerous
ocal anaesthetics.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-13

Get the Recorder and read the
railroad news. 1t will be to your
advantage to keep up with new de-
velopments IF the county.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-13

Kindly send in your renewal 1or
Recorder at once. Many of the new
subscription were out first of year.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-02-13
Administrators Sale

A L Jones, Z {.
Evening journal., 1914-01-14
EIGHT MORE
LICENSES GIVEN
Delaware County Court Has
Now Disposed Of More Than
Half Number OfAppliCaticnS

MEDIA. Jan. Il. Eight licenses
granted yesterday increased to % the
number OF hotels and saloons IN Della
ware county authorized TO sell liquor.
This is slightly more than one-half the
number OF applications. Prothonotary y.
Harvey Smith announced that no more
liauor licenses would be granted until
Thursday, and perhaps not then Judge
Broomall. who presided over Civil Cour.
Yesterday, returned to his home in Chas
ter.
A report that the delay IN granting IL
ccnses was due TO the illness oi Judge
johnson was disprovcd by the appear
ance of the iurst ia his oincc. He is
suffering with a cold. but does not allow
il to interfere with his work
The licenses granted n Chester wer'
as follows
john " McAyoy. Metropolitan Hotel
Tenth street aud Edecmont avenue
Thomas p. tcnnell. fcnnelis Hotel. iOl
West Third street; 4. r. Batleson. Nil
view Hotel. i03 Highland avenues sam
llcl /. Wood and Company. store. iroa'
and Upland streets; William y. Ingram
hotel. Ninth street aud Edgcmont ave
nue.: Adolph Hasef. store. Third ans
I Trainor streets; Boroman. Neascy an'
Company. store Fourth street an'
/ Edgemont avenue.
William r.. Fullerton of Imlcun
/ township also received "A license.
Evening journal., 1914-01-14
TO LEAVE BRIDE FOR MEXICO
Lieutenant Smith, OF Marine Corps
Gets Orders.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA First Lieut.
Julian Constable Smith, United States
Marine Corps. has been separated
from his bride OF less than three
months by an order of the Navy De-
partment concentrating the marines
from the Canal Zone along the Moxi-
can coast
Lieutenant Smith is under Major
Smedley d. Butler. who has been
placed IA command of the marines
along the east coast Of Mexico. The
young lieutenant Is native of Elkton,
Md. Last October he returned home
aud married Miss Lewis, of that
town.
The marine officer and his bride
Immediately set sail for Panama on
their honeymoon
Evening journal., 1914-01-14
LOSS OF hair is ACCEPTED AS
THE FIRST INDICATION Of OLD AGE
DON'T Look Older Than You Are

Although frequently accepted as
such, thin wispy hair does not ncces-
sarily Indicate approaching old age.
Instead il IS more often traceablc TO
the hair destroying effect Of dand
run and hence becomes a matter Of
mere personal neglect
lncipicnt loss OF hair, with its ulti-
mate chronic form. is not considered
by the majority of people with suf-
icent seriousness. Both are looked
upon as inevitable, when as a matter
of fact there Is no more need OF
losing ones hair. or having thin
scraggy locks at sixty than there is at
sixteen
Proper and intelligent care OF the
hair is all there Is 10 H. TO combat
dandruH contagion loss of hair anC
itching scalp. llelpicide Is the logica
preparation TO use
& Thousands of people arc using New
bros Herpicido with infinite salts
faction for the troubles incident e
loss of hair
TO acquire light funy and beautt
Evening journal., 1914-01-14
LISTEN MOTHER
DO Be CAREFUL
II child is cross, constipated SICK, give
california Syrup of sigs.r


Don't scold your fretful, pecvish child.
See il tongue is coutcd; this is "a sure
sign its little stomach. liver and bowels
are cloggcd with sour waste.
When listlcss. pale. feverish, full OF
cold, breath bad. throat sore, doesn't
cat. sleep or act naturally, has stomach
ache, Indigestion, diarrhoca, give a tea
spoonful OF California Syrup OF Figs"
and in n few hours all the foul waste,
the sour bile and fcrmcnting food passes
ont OF the bowels and you haze well
and playful child again. Children love
this harmless fruit laxative, and moth
crs can rest easy after giving it. because
Il never fails to make their little I'M
Sides clean aud sweet
Keep it handy. Mothcrl 4 little given
today saves a sick child tomorrow. but
get the genuine Ask your druggist for
.jO-ccut bottle OF california Syrup of
Figs" which has directions for babicsn
children of all ages and for grown-up'
plainly ON the bottle. Remember there
are couuterfcits sold here, so surely look
and see TINT yours is made by the Cali
forniu Zig Syrup Company" Hand back
with contempt amy other fig syrup.
Evening journal., 1914-01-14
EVERYBODY
IS TANGOING
in The CITY
Neither Age Nor Lack Of Ex-
perienCe Makes Any Dlf-
ference at All
OLD PEOPLE LIKE 1T
MORE THAN OTHERS

No matter IL you're middlc-agcd or
married. No matter If you haven't
danced step for 10 years. No mat
ter il you're fat or thin, tall or short.
Not one of these excuses will be the
slightest bit OF use when 1t comes
to dancing the tango
"Everybody's da cling it, the mid
dle-aged and old folk even more than
the boys and girls" declares VIII
mingtOn dancing master. "'rhe ages
OF MY pupils range all the way from
30--well- up as high as 90
Enjoy 4? You ought to see some
Of the older folks in my classes. The
tango, YOU see, IN one respect Is very
much like the minuet IL can be
danced by old and young alike. Only
for real fun aud eXhilaration, give
me the tango every time
A remarkable thing about the new
dances is the growing interest the
men are taking in them. particularly
married men, Tango clubs composed
entirely of "sOber married folk are
becoming the rage. threatening to put
out OF commission that oncc-very-
popular form Of social gathering, the
card club. Fathers and mothers tuck
the children snugiy into bed, then
hasten to the home of a friend or to
a dance hail. whore they meet other
congcnial spirits and spend a Jolly
evening tangoing and one-stoppng.
As for grandfathcrs. the ones that
spend their evenings mapping over
their newspapers will soon be as eX-
! tinct as the grandmother who used
( TO sit by the FIRE knitting or darning
l her grandchildren stockings. When
dinner is over these jolly old folks
hasten into their tango pumps and
/ join their sons and daughters on the
way TO the next gathering OF the
| tango club.
Not Coming Back.
"ls il true local dancing mastc
wa. asked. "that the tango's popular
! ity is waning, and that the old dance
! are coming back againi"
There has certainly been no cvidcnc
Of it thus iar" she replied. although
there are Indications that the waltz vii
gradually be revived But II viii no
be- the waltz We used to know. hut
kind OF variation that is growing on
of the hesitation waltz.
~Onc thing that is greatly in favo
OF the new dances the same author
ity explained. "is that they arc dance
strictly in time wi the music. Ihi
is one explanation of the fact th'
older people and men like them. Year
ago everybody danced with the musi
then We had period of 10 years {
harum- -scarum dnncing. Now. m wa.
We are going back to the old rules an
methods. which are also the bette
methods
The TACT that the tango is so pop
lar among those who might ordmari
be supposed 10 have outlivcd the pa
, sion Tor dancing IS, the best proof
the opinion OF this dancing anthori
that there Is nothing obicctionabie
the tango il properly danced. ~
, everything else. the tango may bc ahu
cd. But il danced according TO The ruiz
I. il is delightful, artistic. cVhilarati'
pastime. which may be enjoyed by a
j.. and Young alike and will harm no or
. except an invalid.
Evening journal., 1914-01-14
WASTE PICKERS
GET THE BEST
OF CITY REFUSE

The Board OF Police Commissioners
held short session yesterday afternoon.
The most important business was the
complaint of the Street and Sewer De
partmcnt which stated that waste pick
ers are gathering the most valuable al.
ticlcs from the ash rcccptaclcs along the
curbs before the regular collectors ar
rive The result was that the contrac-
tor who pays $500 a year for the prsi-
lcgc OF gathering this waste is losing
money As the department has an or.
dinancc against the picking OF waste
from ash boxes and utncr reccptaclcs.
they asked the police to assist in having
the practice stopped The letter WAS
referred to Chief OF Police hack.
II was reported that during the week
% prisoners were committed TO the
workhouse. divided as follows: - white
men. colorcd and colorcd woman.
Fines collected amounted to Sil6.61,
and the amount received for meals
Served az the police station was S2.l0.
( patrolman John Fox was before the
commissioners for missing a report, but
Iaftcr be- had explained that he had been
relieved 90 attend court. II was cleai
that mistake had been made The ne.
port sheet. however, showed that Officer
/ Fox had answered roll call. This wa.
wrong. according TO the commissioners
as officer Fox was asleep at the time
The matter was laid over until next
tuesday while q further investigation
is made
The report of the police surgeon.
showed that Sergeant Marble. who wa
injured recently while making an arrcs
would be of duty for al least TIVE
months Sergeants Durney and Officer
Todd and Kane were reported on th'
sick list