Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-10-16
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraplls-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

Mead Arbogast OF Marllnton was
here a while Saturday. He was
driving a motor-car-load of pas
sengers from the Pocahontas cap
ital to Franklin.
Henry jones of Doe Hill, bring
in. some cattle from Pocahontas,
spent Sunday at Monterey.
Mrs. Charles Hull AMI children of
Baltimore have been visiting rela-
tives in Monterey for some time.
Highland people have been
blessed with several days rain this
week; the best We have had this
summer.
Mr.. Martin Judy and daughter,
Miss Edith, of California are visit
ing Highland relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Gum re-
turned last Saturday from Char
lottesville, where the latter had her
eyes treated.
Beny Puffinberger and family, of
Durbin, are visiting relatives in
Highland.
J. f. Snyder, of Little Back
Creek were in town Monday and
had us to send him the Recorder.
Ed RYDER of Vandervool neigh
borhood, left Monday for Lynch
burg to enter business college.
Mrs. S. w. Crummett, of Staun-
ton, who has been in Crabbottom
for several weeks, has for several
days been the guest of Monterey
friends.
H. M. Calhoun and daughter,
Miss Lillian, of Franklin spent a
day or two in Monterey during
court.
Jack Frost is an invincible ar
tist. If you doubt it, look at the
forest trees. la the matter of tints
and blending of colors. no masters
touch could ever equal it!
A ball game was played here
last Saturday between the High
School bows and the town, boys.
The score was s to 10 in favor OF
the school boys. This makes a
game a peace for the teams. Next
Saturday the tie will be played OF
A touring party composed of Mr..
and Mrs. Hubert Echols, of Mar
linton and J. J. Echols and daugh-
ter, of Lewisburg took dinner at
Monterey Tuesday. They were
east-bound. and will visit Rock
bridge and other counties.
Among the new subscriptions adj
I'D this week were Judy Swecker:
Will. usburg, Va, Miss Eth, ,,
bland Fsrmville, Va, Miss l.. NJ
Lightner, Cat ,wba, Va
The Third Quart, >rly {. Conferen NJ :;
M. f. Church South, VIZ Fs , ne,c
at Monterey next Saturday 7 ip'oo ~
o'clock. All official members ~fe
urged to he present.
Rev. H. A. Brown P. E. will
preach here next Sunday at 7:3O
p. m.
L. L. Lowance, P. c.
While walking on the board walk
near Mrs. C. G. Cross early Thurs
day morning Mrs. S. W. Crummett
slipped and fell. iniuring her left
shoulder severely \ doctor was
called in and rendered the necessary
medical attention. No bones were
found broken and it is hoped she
will soon recover.
There will be q meeting of the
Monterey Switch Board Committee
Oct. 31st at Monterey to receive
sealed bids Tor attending the switch
board. Bids must be in by noon
on the above date. See specihca-
tions at Monterey central.
A full attendance of the commit
tee is desired.
J.R. Wiley, Gen. Mgr.
Monterey Switch Board
A badly scared quailed, flushed
in the timber west of town, went
through 24x30 window glass at
Don SuIlenberger's house Saturday
last and landed on the floor of an
upper room. The opening in the
glass was as clean,cu as if made
by deadly war missile.
Only few weeks ago the gloomy
prediction was made that the pota-
to crop would be a failure. The
sequel proves lack of faith and
poor prophecy. Finrr tubers never
grew in Highland, and in many To-
calities the WELD, too, is good. We
Rave heard of one farmer who dug
700 bushels, another $50 and a
third 100.
Knapp's Creek ford, none to GER
tain for a stranger in the day time,
drapped a touring party on Friday
might. causing them several hours,
DELAY and, most of them a good
wetting. The drivor of the car got
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