Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-10-22
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
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Netss~~Pgo3ls st Home and
Abroad.

spending this week in Highland.
Misses Minnie Pope AMI Elzabetl
Armstrong, of Doe Hill, were il
Monterey Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Crummett
of Patna, were in Monterey Thurs
day.
Mrs. A. w. Miller and littl'
daughter, Leona, are visiting rela-
tives in Rockingham.
r. H. Crummett, of the Crab
bottom valley. won three prizes a
the Richmond State Fair last week
two on oats and Que on onions.
Equal suffrage is believed tt
have been defeated in New jersey
last Tuesday by a four TO three
vote.
Revs. N. A. Parker and B. l.
Woods, and Osborne Wilson are
attending the meeting of Synod at
Charlestown.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". Fl. Mullenax
Of Crabbottom, went out early IN
the week to visit relatives in Rock
ingham and, incidentally, to take
in the Harrisonburg fair.
II. r. Terry, wno had left the
corporation area of Monterey until
the last in his work of reassess-
ment, spent few days here early
in the week winding up the labors
of his Office.
John NJ. Ralston, of Eastern
Highland sent us two 1914 apples
that were in fairly good state of
preservation. Highland apples as
a general thing, keep well. Another
farm product sent in this week is a
potato of unusual size and shape,
John Pullin. of Doe Hill, being the
producer.
Mr. and Ms. William Froder, of
Movers, W Va. spent Tuesday
night in Monterey en- route to
Dunmore, Y. Va on a visit.
The proposed consolidation of
the National Valley and the Angus
ia National banks of Staun' on,
talked of for several months, has
been abandoned. Failure to agree
on organization is given as the rea-
son.
Auto-trucl1 No. 2. spoken of last
week, made its first trip from
Stau1ton last Friday. ]. H. Bauch'
err, from whom the company pur-
chased the big car, came out with
it. 1t is of greater capacity than
the one first placed on the line
The late Martin V Lantz place,
in Pendleton county West Va,
advertised for sale in the Recorder.
has been postponed until Nov. 9th.
On Saturday, Oct. 23rd, at 7:45
D. m. at the Mcdowell school build
ing, Prof. A. B. Warwick will
give some humorous and dialect
readings from favorite authors.
Proceeds for the benefit of the
Mcdowell school. Come out for
an enjoyable evening and help a
worthy cause.
Mrs. Clifton Matheny became i'll
at Dunmore while on IN auto trip
through Pccahontas last Friday,
and for a day or two was in a crltl-
c | condition. DR.. c. B. Fox, the
family physician, was summoned
in consultation with DR.. Moomaw
Monday, and returned Tuesday.
--latest reports are to ne effect that
Mrs. Mathepy is doing fairly we'll,
and her friends hope she will soon
be able to return to her home.
Messrs. Jordan and Rife are this
week making a canvass of Highland
in the interest of the formers sen.
atorial race. Their speaking tour
opened at Mcdowell Monday night
and will close here Saturday night.
FOR SALE A three acre lot in
the village of Crabbottom; we'll To-
Gated for building etc. Applicants
for same please apply at this office.
R. L. Harris, National Bank EX-
aminer, of Richmond, Va, and his
assistant, J. R. Vann, paid The
First National Bank at this place
a visit Friday last. AS rule ex
aminers are not allowed to talk,
but Mr.. Harris expressed his sur
prise at the increased assets of the
First National, and said it was one
of the strongest rural banks in his
territory.