Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-03-26
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.
L. M. McClung, of Glover Creek,
WIS in Monterey Tuesday.

Miss Sallie Wilson came in from
Marlinton Monday to spend some
time with her father, o. Wilson.
C. M. Lunsford, Edwin Hevenel
and E. B. Jones went out to Staun-
ton Wednesday.
Isaac Gum. of Back Creek, was
reported very ill last week.
J.H. Rodgers, of Iowa, was in
Monterey recently, the first time
in forty years.
Mesdames Charles Swadley and
Amos Hiner, of Dry Branch, were
trading in town Tuesday.
The venerable Geo. A. Rexrode,
of Hightown community, has been
very i'll for a week or more.
There will be a Young People
Home Mission exercise at Monterey
Presbyterian church next Sunday
night.
The Kyle passenger auto, east
bound Monday morning, had as
passengers H. C. Lunsford, who is
off buying spring stock, and Rev.
L. L. Lowance, on his way to an
nual conference.
Mrs. Elizabeth Liggett, of the
Valley City, is spending some time
with her daughter, Mrs. W. ID.
Matheny.
Misses Sandman and Hudgens,
who were here last year in charge
of the millinery rooms at V. b.
Bishops and The Highland Mercan-
tile Co.'s, respectively, have re-
turned and are in charge again this
season.
Don Sullenberger and J. A.
Whitelaw have been in Baltimore
this week laying in stock for their
respective places of business.
LADIES, l have just received a
nice line of hats and trimmings.
Opening April LIST.
Mrs. R. M. Swoope,
2t Vanderpool, Va.
William B. Jones, of Loudon,
Tenn came in latter part OF last
week to visit his father, Joseph
Jones, who has been i'll for two
weeks. He had not visited his
parents for nine years.
J. Ed Arbogast has rented his
residence in Monterey, West Main
street, to G. W. Mussick, of Rock
ingham. who will occupy about
April l. Mr.. Arbogast, who is
making his home at Durbin for the
present, was in town Tuesday
night.
The Monterey Mission Study
Class will hold it's first meeting Fri
day, April End at 8 o'clock at the
home of Miss Josephine Stephenson:
Every one is cordially invited
whether member or not. Please
be prompt. 80.
Otto Harper of theSouth Branch,
has bought out Henry Flelsher's
stock of general merchandise at
Forks of Water, and has taken
charge. Mr.. Fleisher will move
to his fathers farm on the Virginia
West Va.line. The Recorder wishes
them success in their undertaking.
Earl Slaven, of Crabbottom, &C
complished a very remarkable feat
on Monday in killing large gol,,
den eagle with rocks. They had
lost some sheep; and, during the n,
prevalence of March snow squall.
Mr.. Slaven was passing in sight OF
the dead sheep when he discovered
the big bird feeding on a dead car
cass. He slipped toward the eagle,
keeping behind fence, until close
enough to throw stone. This he
did as the eagle started to rise, and
broke a wing, A few more throws
at short range and the prize was
bagged. 1t measured seven feet
and was of the golden variety.
Mrs. Sallie Gibson Swoope re-
ceived a telegram early in the week
announcing that she and a cousin,
Alva Rodusky, were the Joint heirs
to the estate of Samuel McNulty,
who recently died at Hot Springs,
Ark, and whose body was brought
to Staunton for burial. Mrs.
swoope, accompanied by her broth
er. Willis Gibson, left Monday for
Thacker, W. Va, where they Will
meet and confer with Mr.. Rodusky.
While the amount of the McNulty
estate is not known here, it is un-
derstood to be considerable, and
friends of Mrs. Swoope are pleased
to hear of her good fortune.
september IA, Is, and 10th is
the time set for the coming High
land Live Stock Show, as designat-
ed by the dirsctors at a recent
meeting. The association would
like to have had an earlier date but
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