Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-05-07
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

james Carrigan, of Jackson's
River, is reported very i'll.
A. P. Beverage, of lower Stral
Creek, was in town Monday.
Hal Jones was a passenger OF
the west bound mail car "Wednesday
morning.
May, thus far, has not brought
us all that she promised.
Evidently, May borrowed that
Tuesday nights blow from March
News comes from Staunton tc
the effect that the big truck or mo-
tor bus for the line between here
and Stanton has been ordered
anil service will begin in a few
weeks.
DR.. O. ]. Campbell, who has
been on the sick list for while,
spent a few DAYS at Meadow Dale
early in the week.
H. II. Slavrn returned Monday
from the X. D. hospital where he
had gone following his accident
last week. As stated in our last
issue, his injuries proved not to be
serious.
Next Sunday is Mothers Day,
anu it will be observed by service
at the Methodist church at II
o'clock. Wherever you are, wear
the white flower.
Clarence Wagner, who has Just
completed a business course at
Dunsmore College, is at home for a
short time.
Con Slaven, of Crabbottom, who
has been in business in Hunting
ton, W. Va, since finishing his
business course, came home Mon
day for a two-Weeks' vacation.
During an electrical storm last
week, Charles Winner, who lives
near the Pendleton line on Dry
Run, was knocked d@wn, as were
also a hired man and the horse
from which be MAS removing har-
ness. The shock was severe one,
but did no permanent injury to
o;tbor IF q thrpa
The State Forester has sent us a
lot of posters for free distribution.
The object is to caution land-own.
ers as to forest fires, and urge their
cooperation in protecting timber
from the terrible damage annually
caused by fires in the mountains.
1t is presumed that the proposed
motor bus company will adopt the
policy of the Harrisonburg to-
Staunton line as to hauling whls-
kew. 1t is said that, under no cir.
cumstances, guise or disguise will
that line haul liquor, and unless
the line to Monterey has the same
ironclad regulation, it deserves to
be boycotted by every business
man on the line.
Mrs. H. H. Terry has just pur-
chased an excellent Victrola for her
handsome home on Jackson's River
The instrument, which has a solid
mahogany case and cost $3.50, is
the finest in the county. II. M.
Slaven, who represents the Victor
people here, had the machine OF
exhibition for several days at his
jewelry store before delivering 1t.
Uriah Hevener and c. W. Judy,
who took possession of their homes
in Pennsylvania early in the spring,
came back for their families last
week, starting on the return trip
Tuesday.
Some one writing from Head
waters complains of false state
ment made by our fatna CORES
pondent last week as to game OF
ball there and the defeat of the
Headwaters team that no match
game was played, etc. II the Pat
m writer reported the situation IN
correctly, either wilful!y or for fun
he did the Recorder a greater in
Justice than the Headwaters boys,
because the Recorder relies upon
the honesty of its reporters TO fur
nish legitimate news and to stick to
facts all the tine Tee columns OF
the county paper is no place to
to even up neighborhood scores or
satisfy local or personal pique, and
we want all our correspondents to
bear it in mind.