Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-11-26
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

w. HrLunsford has been con
fined - his home since Saturday al
the r suit of sprained ankle.
\ Paul Brown, the colored black
smith, killed the champion porke
Tuesday. 1t tipped the beam a
AL.
Even the shut.in's can be thank
full for good, comfortable quarter;
and the sympathy of all thelI
friends.
Many are the turkeys that will
never dance another 'trot.
"A. B Nelson, of Crabbottom.
valley, visited Monterey Wednes,
+ day.
- Henderson Lockridge and John
sivercomb, paid Monterey visit
Wednesday.
E, K. Rexrode. of Crabbottom,
and son, o. S. Rexrode, OF Charles
ton. ". Va, were in Monterey
Wednesday.
Roy Snyder, for year or more
living in Ohio, came to Monterey
Wednesday evening.
The condition of Mrs. Cliff Ma
theny, at the Marlinton hospital,
has not been favorable this week,
according to reports received by
: friends of the family.
J. Wesley Hevener and son,
William, were in town Wednesday
trading at the mill.
Miss Blanche Matheny received
word Wednesday that her mother,
Mrs. L. E. Matheny, had under
gone an operation at the hospital
in Lexington, Va, and was doing
well.
1t is time to do your Christmas
advertising; only a few weeks more.
Early advertising means early shop
ping.
The Highland farmer who is
asking 10 cents for his pork will
get the fat in the fire" by looking
at the city quotations.
Ohio Wade, of Mill Gap, has
moved into a tenant house on A.
C. Judy's land north of town.
Rev. J. C. Thrasher left Monday
morning to spend Thanksgiving with
his daugter who is attening school
at Winchester.
Can you think of all the things
for which to be thankful?
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hull. of High
town, accompanied by John Slaven
and Waiter Gum, spent Sunday
with friends in Augusta.
It is said that Robert Hedrick
will shortly move into E B. White
laws new house nearing completion
Even in the face of the high cost
of living we can be thankful that
we are still doing the living" and
have health to scratch for the
"cost."
R B. Campbell sent two turks
to fill special orders from Staunton-
ians, and they were prime birds.
One of them weighed 20, the other
Is pounds.
The tax commission was in SEES
sion again this week. 1t mas found
little to do in Highland. The books
of both the assessor and re-assessor
have been found virtually without
error and the work 0. K.
E. B. Jones and J. D. Gregg,
who left Monday morning for Hot
Springs, sent a IS. o. s." from be-
low the Bath line, their automobile
having stranded in the Rocky Ridge
section.
J.B. Winner and daughter, Miss
Larena D., of Crabbottom, paid
Monterey visit one day last week.
J. B. Simmons: of Crabbottom,
returned last week from Bridgewat-
er with his daughter Mss Florence,
who had been ATTENDING school
there. Her physician advised her
to give up school for a while on
account of her health.
Misses Hettie Stephenson and
Mamie Bratton, of Bolar, spent the
weekend with Miss Virginia Graham
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Beverage re.
turned few days ago from Warm
Springs, where they had been to
see their daughter, Mrs. Showalter,
who has been very sick, but who is
now improving.
K. H. Trimble Jr. entertained a
number of his friends on Saturday
avanino at birthday social.