Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-08
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
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NOtes-PeopIe at Home and
Abroad.

,AMrS- M. X. FlelSner pald a WISH
% her sister, Mrs. Hevener, at
Waynesboro, last week, returning
on Tuesday the 5th.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Matheny
spent a few days with Marlinton
friends latter part of last week.
Martin Armstrong, worthy citi-
zen of the Seldom Seen section.
was over Saturday.
Richard Jones, who motored to
Staunton Wednesday to meet his
mother and brother, was accom-
panied by Miss Mae Hofsess.
Harmon Woods, of the Meadow
Dale community was a business
visitor in town Friday.
Mrs. Sidney wilson, of Doe Hill,
spent Monday night at Hotel Mon
terey returning from Pocahontas
where she spent the Thanksgiving
season with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wellington Heven-
err, of Lower Strait Creek, have just
gotten a new Ford car.
VIII White, north of town, butch
cred porker on Saturday that
tipped the beam at 535.
A. G. McGufin and two sons
Robert g., of Hot Springs, and
Sam B., of Staunton, spent day
or two in Monterey last week
They went after their stay here to
Bolar their old home to spend a
while.
E. X. Rexrode and Morgan
White, of the Blue Glass Valley,
brought the editor some very per
feet and delicious apples last week
Mrs. D. o. Bird, of Valley Cen
ter has been the guest of DR.. and
Mrs. O.. j. Campbell for several
days.
John D. Simmons, one of High
lands thrifty farmers of the Blue
Grass Valley, butchered the largest
hog we have heard of this season;
it weighed 563 pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Campbell
and Mrs. o.. Campbell went out to
Stanton Tuesday to be gone a few
days.
Ray Wilson, for several years
resident of Detroit, Mich, but now
on the road in the interests of a
western BODY manufacturing COM
pany, paid short visit to his faith
er, o. Wilson, last Friday, remain
ing until Monday.
C. M Lunsford and TIL. Slaven.
proprietors of the Monterey Gar
age, accompanied by A. P. Gum,
of the First National Bank, are
this week attending big conven-
ton of Overland dealers and sales
men at Toledo, Ohio.
Among the citizens from Eas-
tern Highland in town Tuesday
we're Jos. E. Armstrong, j. E. Bot
kin, Jos. M. Siron, M. J. Cupp and
Robt. T. Shumate.
The State Highway Commission
in charge by K. C. Miller has COM
pleted 20 foot street of macadam
road through town of Monterey.
The work has been discontinued on
the curbbing till spring on account OF
the cold weather. The County
Fathers are having the good road
extended at each end of the town
In der the same supervision.
Want to buy all kinds of Raw
Furs, Beef and Sheep hides. Will
pay highest cash price
At R. M. Trimble
Chas. A. Anderson, who lives
lust west of town, knows how to
fatten hogs, having killed two April
pigs a few days ago that netted
800 pounds each.
Division Superintendent of
schools, Bruce R. Richardson, WIS.,
tied the NJ. H. S. this week, arriv-
ing here Wednesday evening.
We will give space next week to
a lengthy convincing letter in one OF
our exchanges from Senator Jordan
in advocacy of state and federal
aid for the S. & T. turnpike.
The highwayman can now broad
en- his sphere of operation. The
hold.up of the poultryman with
Ms basket of eggs or the butcher
Sfsh a beef hide is tempting, and
less hazardous than a train OF
cars.
The big white truck of the S. &
M. Transportation Co., is under
goin g repairs.
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