Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-03-17
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

D. A. Keyser, of Headwaters
visited Monterey Monday.
Ezra Beverage and Cy Arm
str ing, of Doe Hill neighborhood
visited Monterey Tuesday.
Savbert Ha,sel and \. A. Alex
ander, of Mcdowell, were in town
TUESDAY.
w. D Wade, of Mill Gap. spent
Sunday in Monterey.
The road between Monterey and
Staunton is improving rapidly, and
several auto parties coming in early
in the week. report conditions
fairly good with the exception OF a
few places.
John Hiner, of Doe Hill, visited
his brother, Lee Hiner, early in the
week.
Miss Amy Samples, who has been
making her home in the Valley Tor
over year was in Monterey We'd
nesday.
Uncle Ned" who writes this
week from Strait Creek. failed 10
give his name. hence his letter is
lett out. The writer's lame must
accompany communication, not
to be used in print, but as an EVIL
uenre Il! goou laith and tor the
publishers infoi nation
]. A. Whitelaw and Jack Bird
left Thursday for Baltimore to
Purchase their spring stock OF goods
They will take in Billy Sundays
services before returning.
A. P. Gum left Monday evening
for Covington where he will spend
several days with his brother.
G. H. Lockridge and Robert
Reverco1nb, of lower Bullpasture.
were among the visitors in town
Tuesday.
w. L. Crummett, of Patna, was
in town Tuesday.
Dorothy Holt, infant daughter
of Mr.. ana Mrs H. b. Wood. was
buried in Monterey cemetery
Monday AFTERNOON.
The students and alumnae of the
Monterey High School will present
Uncle RUDE in the auditorium
at the school house ON Friday even =
ing, Marcn "a at ?::30. A big laugh
in every act. Don't miss 1t.
The early days of the week were
quite spring like, and the song
birds aim ,st tore their little threats,
but March soon resumed her tamll-
lar tactics, bringing severe squat
Wednesday morning.
Arrangements will probably be
made to have the Baltimore con-
ference, which meets in Alexandria
March %. 90 in a body to hear
Billy Sunday in Baltimore, a plan
to prevent the preachers from
"playing truant," and slipping
away one at time.
Jimmie Cray, colored, who lives
with his grandfather, Paul Brown,
got his hands and an apple which
he was eating, immersed IN Red
Seal I've last Tuesday, as a result OF
which his mouth and tongue were
terribly burned. Fortunately, he
did not swallow any of 1t, and no
verv serious results followed.
Complying with Tax payers"
request, two weeks ago, the taeas-
urer has sent us, in advance of his
regular yearly statement, the In
formation as to receipts and dis
bursements for StoneHall district,
but it is right lengthy, and as the
authorities are required to
publish a statement for the
whole county later, we will defer
publication. Should any one
specially interested desire to refer
to the figures before that time. they
will feel free to call at the Recorder
office where the partial report will
be placed on file.
J. B. Bradshaw, of our sister
village, was in town Tuesday.
"Was secession justihable or
not" was discussed by the debat-
ing society at the school-house Fri
day night. the affirmative being
represented by Walter Gum and
Richard Hevener, the negative by
Arch Wagner and Warren Camp,
bell. The decision was in favor cf