Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-01
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

world wide Thanksgiving.
The game birds will get resi-
after the Goth.
DIR. N. A. Whitelaw, of High
town, was over Monday.
Miss Blanch Matheny left Tues
day morning fora visit to Rich
mond.
w. F. Hull, of Mcdowell, spent
several DAYS last week at his old
home, near Vanderpool.
John H Hevener, of Hightown,
was among the visitors to town
Monday.
a Frank leverage, of Doe Hill,
was a recent visitor to Monterey.
Geo. W. Botkin, of Churchville:
was in town several days ago and
subscribed for the Recorder.
Rev. j.. C. Thrasher is conduct
Ing a prOtracteu llo0'iS
Hightown appointment.
Arthur Bird, who has been en-
ploved for some time in West vlr-
oinia. is now at his home near VAL
ley Center.
The new home of the Citizens
Bank is nearing completion, the
stone masons finishing their work
this week. As stated before. it is
the first of its kind in the town,
and when complete, will be very
attractive.
J. Wesley Hevener and daughter
Miss Emma May, and two sous.
William W. and James Russell, OF
the Hightown community, motored
to town Monday to have dental
work done.
A Victor-Victrola is Christmas
Gift for evevy member Of the
family-every day of the year.
Any instrument you may choose
will play any music you wish to
hear. Orders for Christmas should
be placed at once.
Fl. M. Slaven, Jeweler.
Mrs. W. D.Wade and little son,
of Mill Gap, went out to Staunton,
tho;r now home. on Saturday last.
Miss Lucy Swadley, who has
been in New York for some time,
is visiting her old home and friends
in Highland.
Crabbottom Circuit. Sunday Dec
Sunday school at $50 a. m;
Preaching at Central l a. M, and
New Church 3 pm. Everybody
invited. R. b. Evnns, T. Z.
Rev. E. A. Tinney is holding a
fine meeting at North Dry Run.
The attendance is very good. Il
J. Lunsford & Sons expect to
occupy their new store early In De-
cember. 1t is one of the prettiest
rooms in town. The corner build
ING vacated by them, will be occu-
pied about March LIST by new
mercantile firm, D. Fl. Peterson
being active partner.
Tnoughtless girls should be re-
minded that only one more month
of leap year remains.
Attorney A. L. Jones butchered
the champion porker in the Monte
rev 1916 contest. 1t weighed 4ll3
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Jones are
visiting Mrs. Jones' old home in
Baltimore, leaving Monterey ON
Tuesday. They were accompanied
as far as Staunton by Misses Mabel
and Evelyn Jones and Mrs. Robert
Sterrett. q
AS is the custom here, a union
Thanksgiving service was held this
morning at II o'clock. By agree
ment between the two congrega-
tions, these annual services are
held alternately at the Methodist
and Presbyterian churches. Thurs
day the meeting was at the Metho-
dist church, Rev. N. A. Parker,
pastor of the Presbyterian congre-
cation, preaching the sermon. The
attendance, as usual, was not in
keeping with the measure of graft
tude due from a favored people.
w. F. Jones, VIM. McNulty and
N. W. Bird have been appointed
by Gov. Stuart as delegates to the
9Th Annual Convention of the
Southern Congress, which meets in
Norfolk, Va. Dec. 18th to 18th.
State Highway Commissioner, W
Lee, was here Saturday and re
ported the road and bridge work
was progressing nicely. Mr.. Lee
was accompanied to Monterey by
attorney Wine and wife of Halri-
sonburg.
Miss. Mary Ryder is spending
the weekend with her sister, Mrs.
Paul Pullin, near Mcdowell.
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