Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-22
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Waybright,
Of Crabbottom, were among the
christmas shoppers in town Tues
DAY.
Misses Rosy Waggy and Margaret
Gutshall, of Trimble, visited Mon
terey Wednesday,
The second bidding by applicants
for the central telephone office
(MutuaD at Monterey closed on
Saturday and the bid of Ohio
Wade was accepted. Mr.. Wiley's
term expires Jan. l. when Mr..
Wade will take charge.
The Monterey Methodist Sunday
school will give an entertainment
Friday night, Dec. %, presenting
catchy Christmas cantata,
"Grandpa's Guards"
Among the young people who
have come home for the holiday
season are June Trimble, Miss
Mary Thrasher, Judy Swecker, o.
car Wiley, warren Campbell, Claude
Simmons, walter Gum. and Alfred
Warner. Others expected-Jack
Bishop, Glen and Roy Campbell.
Have your time piece repaired
and start the new year on time.
H. Arthur Hall, Monterey
A nine-months-old child of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Waybright, of Crab
bottom, was buried on Monday.
This is six children they have lost
by death.
Miss Lottie Hiner returned Fri
day from four weeks visit to rela
tives of Augusta Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Echard, of
the Strait Creek neighborhood, were
trading il town Thursday.
Guy Carson and Lloyd Bird re-
turned home from school to spend
the holidays.
Special bargains this week on
watches and clocks; trade your old
watches in. Monterey Jewelry Co.
Monterey stores are all in holiday
attire. 1t is too late to do your
shopping early, but the display is
such that selections can be hurried
ly made. -
The bazaar held on Friday by
the ladies of the Methodist congre-
cation proved a success in everv
way, the wares" meeting with
ready takers.
For Sale-A good cook stove.
Can be seen at my tin shop.
J. R. Gillespie
In the news gathering compaign
of last week we overlooked refer
encs to the gratifying success at
tending the bazaar held by the
Presbyterian ladies on Dec 9th.
The sum realized was S70.4S.
Richard Shumate, of the Meadow
Dale neighborhood, reports anoth-
er big porker. 1t was a 9 months
pig and tipped the beam at 1856.
Among those in town Monday
were J. q. Samples, Glen Beverage
II. H. Seybert, Will Cobb, Strait
Creek; Grover Samples, J. A
Fleisher, Earl Hiuer, of Back
Creek; G. A. Bussard, of Bolar. :
There will be public meetin of
the Young Peoples Missionary
Society, Monday night, January
LIST. at which time a collection
will be taken for the American
Syrian relief fund Besides the regu.
lar programme, an address will be
made by Walter Gum. The public
is cordially invited
Want to buy all kinds of Raw
Furs, Beef and Sheep hides. Will
pay highest cash price.
1t R. M. Trimble
The Luusford auction brought a
big crowd to town wednesday, and
incidentally we may add, scored
mighty we'll for advertising. The
little display ad in the Recorder
last week drew the crowd, and, by
virtue of its presence, there was
lively bidding and the other bust
ness men of the town had a good
day.
The snow storm having abruptly
terminated the street work in Mon
terey, X. G. Miller, in charge of
same, has hurriedly closed out,
putting the bridge approaches in
shape to be used for the winter,
getting machinery and tools housed
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