Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-10-27
highland Recorder
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

J. M. Botkin, of Mt. Scion, is
spending a few days in Highland
Mr.. and Mrs. &c. Crowley, OF
Mcdowell, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Pruitt.
John NJ. Crowley has been made
special game warden OF otoneWall
district.
If there is ANYTHING more splen-
did than Highland summer 1t is
a Highland autumn.
VIM, Swecker, of the Blue Grass
Valley, was trading in town Tues
day.
The corporation court of Staun-
ton has granted Mrs. Ollie E: Roher
a divorce from her husband, John
H. Roher.
E. B. Jones returned first of the
week from a business trip to Lynch
burg.
Just received new lot of ladies
and misses hats.
Highland Mercantile Co.
1t is to be hoped that the leave
taking between Old Virginia and
John Barleycorn on November
first will be "forever and day."
With the wavering tide of many
battles, there is but little heard OF
the peace dove.
Mrs. Harvey Ryder, of Wander
pool, is visiting relatives near NC
Dowell.
Mrs. Reed Lacy and little child,
of Franklin, are spending the week
at Mrs. Lacy's old home in Monte
rey.
W. Price Campbell, of Back
Creek, is attending synod at Lex
ington.
w. F. Kyle and family expect
to leave for their new home IN
Staunton Saturday.
The law office, occupied by A.
L. Jones, is undergoing a new coat
of paint.
Edward Ryder, a former pupil
of M. H. S., who now holds posi-
ton with the American Express
Co. of Pittsburg Pa, had the mis-
fortune of getting his thumb badly
mashed. 1t was found necessary
to amputate at once.
E. C. Rexrode, of Long Island,
who is a well-known commission
man of the North, has this week
been combining pleasure with bust
ness on a trip to Highland, his ma
tive county. He was in Monterey
a short while Wednesday, accom-
panied by w. M. McNulty' OF NC
Dowell.
The U. D. C's. will meet Satur
day, Oct. %, at Mcdowell with
Mrs. J. B. Bradshaw. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
Mrs. H. B. Wood, Sec.
The Monterey Garage passenger
car went out to Staunton TINS
roorn;no having aboard G.. M.
Lunsford, Mr.. and Mrs, Paul I
Slaven, Mrs. H. NJ. Slayen and w.
E. Gum.
All raw materials such as leather,
wool and cottons are higher but we
have a good line of ladies, mems
Misses and boys suits coats and
shoes at the right prices At least
give us a look before buying else
Where. Highland Mercantile Co.
Tuesday, oct.31st, is the day set
for hauling all accumulated waste
away from Monterey. Property own
ers and citizens clean up about
YOUR premises and place the old TIN
cans etc. on the side of the street
90 the wagon can find 1t.
Rev. R. H. Evans, pastor OF
Crabbottom circuit, NJ. E. Church,
South, was in town a short time
Wednesday on his way to visit Mrs
Evans who is at the Catawba San
atorium.
As usual each season we secured
a lob lot of odd coats and vests
and pants on which we can save
YOU money. We have a special
lot of corduroy coats and pants tor
xen and corduroy Norfolk suits for
A4vs. Highland Mercantile Go
The two Helmick brothers who
took leg bail last week when turn
ed out of Jail to 60 to work on the
street, were re-captured Monday
nipht in the Meats neighborhood
north of town and brought back to
iail. They have forfeited their
nlace as TRUSTEES" and have since
been under lock and key.
w. I. Lee, superintendent OF
State Highway work in the terri
+orv of which this county is part,