Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-06-23
Doe Hill

Jones' sister, Mrs. Quarles, of Char
lottesville, arrived last Wednesday
and will spend their vacation at
their summer home near here.
Mrs. A. H. Jones, who was visit
ing her brother, S c. Eagle, return
ed home Saturday accompanied by
her sister, MIS-. NJ. E. Ruckman.
Josiah Eagle left last Wednesday
for Bemis w. Va. where he will be
engaged for the summer, with the
Bemis Lumber Co.
Lester Pope, who had accepted
a position as bookkeeper with the
above named company, returned
home Friday.
A. L. wooddell, wife and little
son, warren, went to Charlottes-
Vile last Tuesday where the latter
will receive treatment at the Uni
yersity Hospital for fractured hip
caused by fall from a NOW in the
stable Mrs Hoover, mother of
Mrs. wooddell, went with them as
far as Staunton and is being treated
at the Kings Daughters Hospital.
Mrs Sidney wilson, Bruce Hiner,
william Hiner, Ernest Hoover, and
Mrs. NJ. E Ruckman made trip
to Staunton today in DR.. Jones
new car. Mrs Ruckman will spend
some time with relatives in Staun-
ton and Bridgewater.
Jared A. Hiner has recently in
stalled a water system and electric
Lights in his residence and has al mod
ern up to date home.
Robt. Caricofe and wife, of Au-
gusta, Mrs Taylor. and daughter,
of Albemarle, were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Hiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Shumate and
family and william Shumate. of
Stanton, motored to Arthur Hin
er's yesterday for the day, stopping
for a short while with Mr.. and Mrs.
L. M. Pope.
Miss Iona Pope will leave we'd
nesday for a six weeks stay with
her sister, Mrs Henry Roberts. of
Racford, stopping over for short
stay in Salem with her friend Miss
Ira V. Hess.
M. H. Corbett and wife have
been with Mrs. Corbett's brother,
A. E. wilson, for two weeks. Mr..
Wilson'S dangerously i'll of tuber-
culosis. His death is expected any
time.
Fl. W. Armstrong is visiting his
brother, E. W. Armstrong, of Rolla
Miss Nancy Blagg, who had been
in washington, D. C. since Novem-
Der with her niece, Mrs. George
Brooks, except a few weeks spent
in Philadelphia, returned last week
accompanied by her cousin, Rev.
B. S. Blagg, of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Glen Snyder went last week
to the Kings Daughters Hospital
for treatment.
Hon. Granville Hiner and wife
and Mr.. Hammer, of Pendleton
were guests a part of last week of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Beverage.
The long talked" of walk
through our village is no longer
"talk," but is actually begun, a
section having been completed on
South Main St. and the remainder
to be laid this week. Now why not
organize a Civic League and keep
on improving our town, install a
water system, electric lights plant
shade trees along the streets, re-
move rubbish, paint dwellings, in
close our cemetery with neat iron
fence, and last, but not least, re-
novate our church,
Miss Myrtle Mitchell returned
last week from her home
at Sugar Grove.
Mr.. McCarty, of Philadelphia, is
the guests of her daugher. Mrs. j.
NJ Jones.
Chap Pitsenberger and wife spent
today in Monterey.
Missesi Leta Hiner and Marta
Eagle are attending the summer
normal in Radford Va.
Miss Madge Blagg has about re-
covered from a recent illness.
Tuesday a. m.--Since writing the
above we have learned of the death of
A E Wilson last. night at 8: p m. Funeral
services will be held in the Doe Hill
church this afternoon by Rev. Wendell
Allen.
Mr.. Wilson had been helpless in.
valid for "a years, from locomotor
ataxia, but only recently developed tu-
berculosis. His sufferings at times were
intense, no one can imagine the tortue of
! having to sit or lie in one position for so
many years, end to add to this having q
| large sore on each hip for seventeen
! years, from having to remain in one
position so long. Death must have been
q welcome release.
In all these years he has been attended
by faithful wife, VIII, Sc ministrations
| were untiring