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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-04-16
Seldom Seen
INTENDED for last week.

AS we haven't seen any items
from our little village, will write a
few lines to let our readers know
we did not quite freeze, but had a
good many chills. We don't think
the ground hog had anything to DO
with the winter, if so, will try and
kill them all before another winter.
We hope to have warm weather
now, after our Easter storm, which
was very rough.
Some farmers are done blowing
for corn.
W. E. IRVINE, J. E. Botkin and
some others went to Staunton this
week.
P. NJ. Neil and wife and Miss
Mary Botkin spent Easter Sunday
with Mrs. J. E. Botkin and Mrs.
w. E. Erwin.
Mrs. H. NJ. Propst, who has
been very sick, is some better, also
Mary E. IRVINE is better.
Mrs. James Michael is very com
planning at this time.
Huston Ralston and father
have moved back to their farm.
]. M. Ralston, of Crab Run, vii
move near Monterey soon.
Louie IRVINE has moved to tn
Kie Malcolm place.
Our school closed the 18th, o
March. 1t was successful term
and we hope to get Miss Ida a
orr teacher next winter
We hope to have preaching soo'
haven't had but little for a lon
w. E. IRVINE is talking OF goln
to w. '"' ~ Easter Lilly
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-04-16
Attempted Kidnapping

The sensational attempt, by a
woman unknown at the time. to
get away with little girl making
her home with Mr.. and Mrs. Robt.
Beathe at Mcdowell, which occur
red last week, was explained by
LOTUS Pullin, of Thorn wood, who
spent Sunday in Monterey.
Mr.. Pullin is a native of Eastern
Highland, and married a Miss
Michael, of Stokesville, something
like nine years ago. Subsequently
they lived at Tt ornwood, but sep
arated several yenrs ago.
Mr.. Pullin, who claims that his
little daughter was being mistreat-
ed by the mother, spirited her to
Virginia, where he secured a home
for her with the Beathe family and
entered her as a pupil of the Me-
Dowell High School.
One evening last week.an auto
mobile, driven by young Town
send of Pocahontas. with a man
and woman on the back seat, halt
ed at tue Monterey Garage and got
some gas, going on to Mcdowell
and calling at the Beathe home an
hour or two later. The woman
asked that the child be sent out as
she had some packages sent to her
by her father.
Mrs. Beathe informed her that
the child was in bed and that she
would receive and deliver the
packages. The visitor then got
out. stating that she wanted to see
the girl, and was shown to the bed
room.
Without anv explanation, it is
said, she lifted the little girl nine
years old from the bed. 1t was
not until then that the identity of
the visitor became known, the child
recognizing her mother and calling
her by name. At the same time
the child put up game resistance,
protesting and screaming.
Mr.. Beathe, who is a cripple, or
dered the woman from the house a
second time before she released the
child and departed.
Nothing more has been heard of
the party, and it is not known
which direction they went.
Mr.. Pullin did not state as to
what his plans were for the future
security of the child, but took such |
precautions as be could to prevent
the successful carrying out of any
future plan by the mother to Sc
cure the custody of the child.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-04-16
Public Sale of
Personal Property

| will sell at public auction on
Thursday the 22nd, of April 1915,
Mill Gap Va. The following prop
erty: 4 good COWS, one with calf by
her side, the others will be fresh
soon, 9 yearling cattle, six stee 8
and 3 heifers, these cattle are COOS
stock. 3 two year old heifers, one
will be fresh soon all good stock, ]
two year old steer, 60 head good
ewes, most of them will have
lambs by their sides, will be sold
ia small lots, some hogs, l nice
vearling mare, saddle kind.
Everything offered will Go sold, M
by bidding. The purchaser to give
negotiable note at 6 months with
approved security.
Il. F. Hero!d,
Mill Gap. Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-04-16

That was formidable army that
met Sin battle ar ay" at the school
ground last Saturday, and the way
that hole in the ground was bonn
bardAd was a caution!
It was united army, all fight
ing aboye ground, and every missile
of war aimed at that hole in tie
ground-a mute, but formidable,
enemy.
There were from five to seven
teams and possibly fifty men and
boys engaged, some of these sea
soned" veterans in thenew ground,
others soft and raw.
The good housewives of the town
had provided dinner, which was
brought to the grounds at noon
And such a dinner! In quality
and quantity it was more than am
vie. for every latter dinner speech
was a declaration of neutrality
as to what became of the large
overplus of eats.
Mr.. Sterret, who worked up the
interest, was we'll pleased with thu
days work, though the job wa
not completed.
A good many persons were in
position that they could not lend
hand on Saturday, and it is proba
tblr,that all will be given. anothe
l - Aoa in fnishinp. lln.the work. :
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-04-16
Essay Contest

The statewide essay contest, in
augurated by the Chamber of Com
merce of Newport News, offering q
gold medal to a student in each
frst-grade high school in Virginia
for the best essay on "The Amer.
can Merchant Marine-Its Deca-
dence: It's Restoration" called
four of the M. Fl. S. students into
the contest, and the award has
been made by the three local judges
as provided for under the "condi-
tons"
The Judges selected by the prin-
cipal were J. M. Colaw, j. A.
Whitelaw and H. F. Slaven, and
the m anuscripts were submitted to
them early in the month, a report
to be made by April 18th.
After careful examination and
study, the paper submitted by
Miss Mable Doyle won out at a
meeting of the judges on Thursday
morning.
All the essays were found to be
highly meritorious, and a decision
was rendered all the more difficult
because the contestants had evil
IDENTIFY had access to the same lit
erature, and in the presentation
and arrangement of the argument
and facts, varied but little, while
each showed tactfulness and care
full study. Hence the "points" in
favorof the winner were not enough
to spell discouragment to those
who fell short.
Under "a rules. Miss Mabel
Doyle, DO the winner in this local
contest, will submit her essay in
tie "Statewide," in which gold
medal is offered for the best paper.
Thejudges in this contest are the
Governor of Virginia, the President
of the Virginia Court of Appeals
and the editor of the Richmond
Times-Dispatch.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-04-16
Auto Accidents

Two automobile accidents occur
red last week, either of which might
be termed near-serious.
The Winner mail car left the road
on the long slope above the Colaw
place on Allegheny, going through
a plank fence and down the open
ridge. Mr.. Winner was at the
wheel, and there were two passen-
gers, Miss Matte Hevener, of Ar
boyale, and a commercial traveller,
L. C. Lewis, of Pennsylvania, and
all three jumped before the car
turned over, which it did as soon
as it veered from the straight
course, and rolled oyer several
times.
Miss HeveDer, it was thought,
bad sustained broken limb, and
DR.. Fox was summoned, but the
hurt proved to be a dislocation and
severe sprain. She had been visit
ing for some time at the home OF
her uncle, Geo. W. Hevener at
Hightown, and she returned there
after the accident.
The drummer landed in a rock
pie when he made his jump al d
suffered some bruises and cuts
about the face. Mr.. Winner escap-
ed without scratch.
On Saturday, two days later,
Oliver Fleisher's car left the pike
short distance below D. c. Raj
ston's and turned over in Grab
Run. Jos: Fl. Hiner was driving
at the time, and Messrs Fleisher
Obaugh and Hansel were pas
sengers. In this accident no one
was hurt, and the machine was no
badly damaged.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-04-16
Doe Hill

April ID, 1915
A. S. Jones returned last week
from Baltimore where he had
gone to purchase goods for the
firm of tones & Jones. They are
receiving a nice line of goods.
John Karicofe, of near Church
will, who has been operating a
shingle m hear here, met with a
painful accident last week. His
hand caught in the saw, and was
sawed half way through. He left
for his home today.
Chas Simmons little girl Blanchs
cut off one of her fingers Sunday.
S. B. Thompson is painting
Chap Pitsenberger's lew house.
We had very nice Easter Sc
vice, Mr.. Thompson added greatly
to the music by his oornet.
Miss Carrie Haroff returned to
her home at Burnsville asst wee k
Milton Eagle and a friend Of
Stocksville Va, spent the week
end at J. NJ. Jones'.
Mrs. Geo. Hiner, who was so il
wh IN her husband died, is improv
ing slowly, being able TO sit up al
hour or two each day.
Dogs have been killing sheep TO
Mrs. Alfred Armstrong, she hav
ing lost three sheep and lamb Il
the past two weeks.
john O. Armstrong, Ezra Bev
erage, Dan Hiner, John E. Hine
and R, X. Hiner Sr. attended
telephone meeting in Montere.
Saturdy.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pullin, o
New Salem, have moved into GU
neighborhood. They occupy a par
! of Miss Matte Jones residence.
Joseph Rexrode and son, Roscoe
were guests of Mrs. Hoover las
week.
DR.. Jones wsgcaIled to Frank
lin last .xssd John Mcclure
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-04-16
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

Miller Bishop. who has held
position in Washington for a yea
or more. returned to Monterey lat
ter part of last week.
Mrs. Fannie Cross, who spen
the winter among relatives in Il
Valley, returned to Monterey Tues
day.
A. E. Kenney. of Parkersburg
". Va, was in Monterey Wednes
day. Mr.. Kenney owns some tim
Der land in Highland.
William Wolf and Miss Victoria
Simmons were married on Wednes-
day of this week.
John Cobb, whose boyhood days
were spent here but who has been
in the lumber woods for twelve
years, visited Monterey this week.
carry in stock high grade Base
Balls, Bats, Gloves, &c. Call and
see. H. M. Slaven, Jeweler
Several loads of nice potatoes
were marketed in Monterey this
week at IS cents bushel.
Dr.I. H. TlimDle and sister,
Mrs. Geo. w. Hevener, came out
to Monterey Tuesday evening to
visit relatives.
Supervisor O. A. Stephenson
purchased a five passenger Ford
car this week.
For Sale A nice jersey heifer
with calf by her side. Apply to
X. H. Trimble
Rev. L. L. Lowance and family
left for Shenandoah, their new
home, Tuesday morning. They were
a companied by Miss Amy Sam
pies, who will make her home with
them awhile.
A message was received here early
in the week that Col. John Nc
Clure. of Franklin w. Va, was
dead, having died Monday evening
at 5 O'Clock. Mr.. Mcclure was we'll
known to a good many of Highland
people, and was considered the
wealthiest man of Pendleton coun-
ty. He was about Sc years old.
Rev. J. C. Thrasher, the new
pastor for Monterey circuit, will
preach at Strait Creek Sunday
morning and at Monterey at 7:3O
at night.
&c Herold, Familiarity known
as Doc" met with painful and
serious accident while aiding in
moving some young stock near the
residence of Aaron D. Gum on
Back Creek. He was leading an
unbroken colt, when, from some
cause, the colt jerked him to the
ground and trampled on him.
breaking his hip. DR.. Fox was
called and rendered needed assls-
lance.
Mr.. Herold has had a stiff limb
from boyhood, and it was the hip
on that side that sustained the IN
jury. He is a worthy farmer citl-
zen of the Meadow Dale communl-
ty and has many friends through
out the county who sympathize
with him in his misfortune.
FOR SALE One two year old
Hereford Bull, and2 yearllngs; also
2 two year old Hereford helfers,
will be fresh in May.
3ts J. H. Mackey, Monterey Va
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-04-16
A Chance for You
To Make Money

Liberal terms 10 reliable men who can
sell our high quality 'ruit aud ornament
al trees. Experience not necessary we
furnish complete outfit free, advance 10
per cent on approved orders. Give three
business men as references. Our refer,
ence. American Exchange National
Bank, Greensboro, n. &.
J. Van Lindley Nursery Co.,
Rox w Pomana, n {.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-04-16
Public Sale

l will sell at public auction on
the first day of April court at
Monterey 6 h. p. wood saw,
mounted on trucks, both engine
and mill are in good running order
Terms: Twelve month from
date with interest; one good en-
dorser W. u. Barley
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-04-16
For Sale

Fifteen hundred acres i.a o. s Ti(dn-
BILE g gn"ndin ak Knob, near MGDo%
IN ing ya, inclosed well Hs59ieg,
good SOD Bridgewater, Va
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-04-16
Where to Get
A Good w atch

If you want a good watch, buy
it here. A watch needs the per
sonal adjustment to the owner that
only an expert jeweler can give a
watch.
A good watch runs differently for
different people. If you lean over
great deal in your work, or jolt
over rough roads in a wagon or
move quickly etc your watch is
affected and needs to be regulated
by an expert watch man for few
days after you buy it.
A mail order house can't send
you a man to do that so you are
just plain lucky if you get a mail
order watch that keeps time.
We are watch inspectors for the
B. & 0. railroad and naturally in a
position to give good service.
If your old watch needs atten-
ton or you need a new one see us.
r. l.. LANG
MASONIC TEMPLE
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-04-16
Sale

One pure bred HEREFORD Bull will
be 2 wears old in June, can be seen
on my farm on Strait Greek. -
c.. W. Trimble.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-04-16
Grass Wanted

want grass for 50 . two year Write Gie
and Z I 100 gearing g;.s eat til! '''S
descrlp'i0A B. IL. Hlner, r Va
Franklin, W. va
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-04-16
II. L. LANG
MASONIC TEMPLE
STANTON, VA.
O. j. CAMPBELL
LOCAL DENTIST
MONTEREY, VA.
Office in Masonic Temple

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.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
HERO WHO TWICE SAVED
CAPITAL NEARS DEATH
James D. Gay. Who Received Medal
from Congress. Is III in
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia. Dec IA hero who twice
saved the nations Capital from destruc.
ton is in the shadow of death at the
home of his invalid daughter in this CITY
He is James ID. Gay. soldier and his
daughter. Mrs. Sophia Rose. a widow. il
endeavoring to bring sunshine into his
life in his last hours.
Lossings History of the Civil War
says that James u. Gay. a member of the
RinEgold Light Artillery. of Reading.
reached Washington on April Is, 1862,
when the Confederates were plotting to
seize the Capital
He learned that Lieut. Col. Ma
gruder. a Southerner. who deserted the
Northern army to join the Confederate
cause, was plotting to seize the Capi,
tol with large number of troops.
at local hotel, and, pretending to be
unaware of the fact that Magruder had
turned traitor. informed him that the
Boys in Blue had arrived to the num-
Der of 1000. This caused Magruder
to change his plans to capture the
Capitol.
on May "a. 1861. as explained in
Moore's Anecdotes of the Civil War"
Gay discovered that Gen. Lee, COM
mander of the Confederates, was pre-
pairing to capture the Capital. He re-
ported promptly to Gen. Mcdowell. and
as a result $4,000 men were soon on
land to defend Washington.
Cay was rewarded with the thanks
tf Congress and a medal. which il
under a glass case i'm the War De-
partment at Washington 49,.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
hu& Mskfz.
NEw-DRK>DA1-R-DNX:
O.O.MslNTYRE.

it seems. where tables went begging last
year. Without money and table reserva-
ton, one may get as far as a dairy lunch
for a one-armed celebration. The Wal
dorf, Majestic, Plaza. Astor. and Claridge
will give away handsome souvenirs to
each guest
Julian Street and Wallace Morgan are
back from their sightseeing tour OF
cities. Mr. Street is to write them up
and MIR. Morgan is to put in the black
ing-brush illustrations. After living to-
sether in hotels for many weeks they
have returned with their bond of friend
ship unbroken.
Although Mr. Morgan was beginning to
be annoyed by Mr.. Streets long eye
lashes and Mr.. Street was a tri1e put out
with the way Mr.. Morgan squints while
reading. 1t seems that the city they liked
best was Raleigh. N. c. Both decided
that IL they ever left New York that il
where they would live-but not together.
On their last jaunt they took a keen
liking to Kansas City and the most
interesting person they found was the
late Col. William r. Nelson. On the last
trip they made another side trip to X. c.
and looked over its twenty-six miles of
boulevards. the famed Temple Of Health,
the Swope Park. and not the least the
wonders Of High Ball Alley.
Robert and Edwin Simpson. New York
lawyers. were at their home town, Pt.
Pleasant. N. j.. the other day when they
saw house on fire. They rang the bell.
Your house is on fire." Edwin shouted
to the lady who was deaf. What did Won
say" she replied. House afire. Quick"
he shouted. waving his arms. rs that
all?" she smiled sweetly That's all
can think Of right now was the reply.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
u. S. PLANS EXHIBITS
DURING SAFETY WEEK
Devices to Safeguard Lives Will Be
Shown at New Nationa. Museum
During February.

Plans for the government to take part
in the observation Of safety first week
in Washington during the month OF Feb.
ruary have been adopted by a committee
of interdepartmental government officers
They will result in exhibits to show de-
vices adopted to safeguard the lives and
health of the employees The exhibits
will contain hfe-saving apparatus Of the
Bureau Of Mines and Coast Guard Serv-
Ice. and will be shown in the New Ma.
tional Museum. Motion pictures showing
methods for the conservation Of human
life and talks on safety first ideas will
be made.
The details of the exhibition we're out.
lined at a meeting Monday in the War
Department. where Mai. w. J. Lyster
of the Army Medical Corps. presided
NJ. F. Leopold. Of the Bureau Of Mines
was secretary. Others present were
Lieut.. H. H. Wolf. Of the Coast Guard
Service; Surgeon Charles G. Smith. OF
the navy: Surgeon General W. c. Rucker
Of the Public Health Service; w. F. Pea
body, Of the Coast and Geodetic Survey,
and II. B. Bowerman. Of the Lighthouse
Service.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Exhibits and floor space-Dr. W. C.
Rucker, chairman; DR.. C. G. Smith and
W. F. Peabody.
Program-M. F. Leopold. chairman: w.
F. Peabody. Lieut.. II. H. Wolf, DR.. c.
G. Smith and H. B. Bowerman.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
IRON all over the world do !

TROM all over the world do i
:cccivc gifts, most OF them
from strangers who sign them
selves "Your friends and admirers.
and they are usually sweet little
tokens made at home.
From Bermuda | have quite store
of shell necklaces; from India, China
and Japan, ornaments carved in ivory,
painted fans and sandalwood boxes.
Two or three have sent me delicious
candicd fruits from the Hawaiian
Islands, and from every corner OF the
map conc souvenir cards or kodak
pictures.
Each week | am sure 10 get little
art gallery of original drawings.
among them many portraits OF my
self. These arc especially interesting
to me, as all my life l have longcd
tc draw pictures. In my spare mo-
ments | model little clay figures and
the other afternoon | felt glow OF
pleasure as | finished what thought
very successful figure Of a young
lady in full skirts dancing. | saw that
it was placed in a conspicuous corner
of my dressing room and there l eyed
it proudly.
But pride goeth before fall and in
came my director. / pointed to my
little statue and he looked at it a
long, long time before he said any
thing. 81 can't quite make out, Miss
Pickford," he remarked at last,
whether it is supposed to be a
yacht at full sail or a windmill on a
stormy day. But whatever it is, it is
certainly clever" | so agreed with
him that it disappeared into my
waste-paper basket behind the dress
ing-room table and l decided l could
never be sculptress.
That is why | enjoy the original
sketches.
Many drawings have come from
across the water, right from the war
zone. Several | have received from
young men, still boys in years and
experience, who tried to remember
how l looked on the screen, and there
in the trenches added Ito their let
tiers little costumcd sketches of me.
They make my heart ache; to be re-
membcred SO happily in such dread
ful surroundings.
81 read in scrap of newspaper
that you were putting on 'Esmeral-
d." writes boy from the French
frontier. Gee, but it makes me sick
to think we are missing it. Say, can't
you promise US fellows that admire
YOU to save your best pictures until
sc come marching home again? am
,erding you a little picture l drew of
YOU last night. You will excuse this
dirty paper and the pencil, won't you?
That mud spattcrcd in the corner
was made by d bullet They got so
hot around me when | was drawing
l thought l would hit the long trail
before | got it finished. What would
you say if you read in the newspaper
that an American soldier fighting for
England got killed while he was
drawing a picture of Mary Pickford?
My girl back in England wouldn't
have got jealous, for she loves you.
too"
The gift which affected me most
was little knitted sack and a pair
of bedroom slippers sent to me by
German mother in memory of her
daughter.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15

| i read her letter many, many times
before l put it into my treasure box.
1.-The only ono | had in the world to
love and to love me was a daughter
just your age. She was so well and
strong / never dreamed l would not
! always have her with inc, for she
came to me late in life and / am
getting old. One day she caught a
dreadful cold. Pneumonia developed
and after ten days of suffering my
little girl left INC.
I've used TO go TO the thcatcr to-
| gcthcr' every time you were on the
program While others remarked her
until after she had gone. Then, one
night, when | saw you were to play
here | went, because | felt she would
like to have ne do this. When you
first appeared in the picture you
smiled. | thought you were smiling
at nc, and | held out my arms with
cry. You looked so much like my
poor little girl l wanted to take you
right to my breast. Since then / go
every time you are on the film, and
if there are two performances l go
to both. The pictures arc my only
comfort.
Because you arc so much alike l
am sending you two little gifts.
made them in her favoritc color,
weaving love into every stitch. VIII
YOU ACCEPT them with a mothers
love-"
| spend many hours studying the
faces OF the little children who send
me their photographs and their anus
ing letters, written in a childish
scrawl Then there are letters from
sailors on battlcships and many me-
mentocs of the foreign ports they
visit.
The most patriotic gift have ever
received was from a man in the
i Philippine: 1t was service bar
showing that he had served in three
wars.