Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-03-20
HIGHLANDRECORDER
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs Brief News
Notes People at Home and
Abroad.

Charlie Stephenson, the Bola
mail man, lost a young horse las
week.
J. B. Bradshaw. proprietor O
the Mansion House, Mcdowell
spent Tuesday night in town.
Willard Stephenson of Ho
Springs was in town for day OF
two this week.
Mrs. H. b. Wood left Monday
for Charlottesville where she will
undergo an operation for appendi
cts.
The passage northward of wilc
geese, the presence Of robins, blue
birds, trailing arbutus and the ad
journment of the Legislature all re.
mind US that better things are
coming.
Division Supt. of Schools. B. R.
Richardson, of Hot Springs, came
to Highland latter part of last week
Miss Gertrude Samples, who for
some time has maize her home at
the Methodist parsonage, has gone
to Charlottesville for an operation
for throat trouble.
Miss Lee Dudley, of Augusta,
came to Monterey latter part of
last week and went from here
to Crabbottom.
For Sale-Four nice bronzed
turkey hens. Apply to T. J. Rex
rode, Monterey, Va.
Mrs. G. w. Hevener of Waynes-
boro came out Tuesday on a visit
to the home of her son, Edwin
Hevener.
D. G. Ruckman of Staunton,
whose Ups to Highland have been
few this winter, came to town Tues
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orion Harper of
Crabbottom spent Tuesday night
in town on their return from Char
lottesville, whore Mrs. Harper had
been receiving hospital treatment.
They were met here Wednesday by
Letcher Chew of Crabbottom.
Don Sullenberger left Tuesday to
purchase goods for the Highland
Mercantile Co.
Whiteiaw & Walters, formerly
in business at Union, w. Va. have
purchased Dyer Gums mercantile
! INTERESTS at Barlow, and they are
NOW invoicing the stock.
FOR SALE-3O thousand feet
nice, we'll. season oak and chestnut
Plumber, consisting of framing and
/ inch boards, also about so Slab
locust posts. For particulars ap-
ply or write Jas. w. Gardner
Vanderpool or Pinckney, Va
II I'm Admr Harry Fulton, Decd
The Beverly Book Company has
bought out the Mcclure Co., who
succeeded the Caldwell Sites Co.,
Inc. See their new ad in this issue
Patterson & Gum, who have been
Generating a planning mill here for a
couple of years, have decided to
substitute steam for gasoline, and
last week made trip to Staunton
and purchased a ten-horse-power
engine which they will intall in a
week or two.
Lost--A lady's pearl handle, two
bladed knife also has little file on
back of handle. ANY information
of same will be greatly appreciated
il made known at this office.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. R. Jones. who
came to Monterey during Z. +
Jones' last illness, left Wednesday
morning for short visit to Bedford
City and other Virginia points, al
ter which they will return to their
home in Los Angeles, Cal.
Friends of John S. McNulty will
be sorry to hear that he has grown
worse recently. 1t will be recalled
that he suffered partial stroke Of
paralysis more than a year ago
since which time he has been in q
i large measure helpless. His son
4 Louie McNulty Of CharlottesVll!e
4 and Mrs. Ben Hiner of West Vlr'
ginia have been with him for sever
al days.
\ As a result of the blocked condl'
4 ton of the road on Allegheny
I freight wagons have been unable
to cross since January. and agen'
y Beard at Barlow says his room !;
packed to the ceiling with High
land freight. No such situation
nas ever been experienced IN the
istory of the oldest.
Should the rumor that small po1,
rs developed in one of the bacf
Geek or Allegheny Lumber camps
confirmed, prompt action ough'
he taken by the local health all
thodties in order to prevent a rep
/ etltlon of our COSTLY experience OF