Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-03-24
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragrsptls-Brief News
Notes-Peopte at Home and
Abroad.

Attorney + * Jones went &c
Warm Springs Friday and returned
Tuesday.
A. A Eskridge and J W. Spit
Ter, of Stanton, came out Tuesday
L. S Dickinson, the shoe man,
spent day or two in town this
week.
l.. H. Shumate. of Mcdowell
community, Was in town Thursday.
Miss Dolly Ralston, of Crab Run
who taught a school in Stonewa'l
district, was in town early in the
week, her school having closed.
EThunder storms, of unusual severi-
tv for March. occurred this week,
each time followed by a drop in
temperature.
See "Uncle Ruhe' Saturday
night, March 25th at the school
house. A peach of play in four
acts: no better for good laugh.
Remember, Saturday night.
Frost Proof Cabbage Plants for
sale. 25c for so plants and 100
plants SOC at this office; by mail
sc extra. II Is WOOD
Mrs. Fila Lacky, of Buena Vista,
who has been nursing Mrs. }. {.
Matheny since October last, return
ed to her home Monday,
Miss Blanche Matheny lef Mon
day for visit of few weeks with
her cousin, Mrs. Jones, formerly
Miss Lucy Flaherty, of Lynchburg.
G.. Botkin, who had been here
under DR.. Vaiden's treatment for
two weeks. returned Tuesday to
his home near Doe Hill.
The play to be given at the Mon
terey High School has been post
poned flom Friday night to Satur-
day night March 20, 1910.
Mr.. Tom Priest, prominent and
widely known citizen of Franklin,
w. Va, was buried to-day at |
o'clock. News of his death reached
here at 9 this morning; and along
with it an invitation to members of
Highland lodge to attend the
burial, but the word was too late.
especially iii veiw of present road
conditions.
A full stock of new up to date
millinery for sale By V. B Bishop.
We invite all ladies to come in and
see these goods, while the stock is
new and fresh. No old hats. Miss
Mary Sandman of Armstrong Gator
& Co., of Baltimore Md will be
glad to see all the ladies.
Galvanized wire fence, nails.
grass seed, fertilizers, lake fish, in
full supply at V. B. Bishops: Many
of these things are advancing in
price. New goods will cost much.
more money than these now in my
stock.
Do not confue the Victrola with
the worthless mail order house
phonograph, but remember that a
Victrola is an instrument in class
to iteself. Prices from $500 to
5000 90. Will carry installment
accounts with reliable customers.
Fl. M. Slaven, Jeweler
After all enforced rest of some
thing like two months, the truck
line attempted a resumption of
business this week. R. N. Jones
started from Staunton Tuesday
morning, but came to grief, having
finally to give up the effort and
leave the big car at Mcdowell. The
roads are improving slowly, and it
is to be hoped that regular service
can be resumed before long.
In the absence of the pastor, a
PRAYER and praise service was held
at the Methodist church Sunday
nj yht conducted by 7. Fl Slaven,
G. W. Messick giving a short talk.
1t was we'll attended.
In the contests between Monte
ray a I'd Crabbottom High Schools,
held "a : Saturday night, most of
the honors were carried off by the
lCrabbottomites. The subject for
debate was whether or not federal
aid should be afforded in the build
ing OF post road, Crabbottom hav-
ing the affirmative, and winning. as
stated above. In the reading con-
test Alfred Eagle. of the home
school, won out, but all other hon
ors went to the visitors. The judges
were Miss Sallie Seybert. of Strait
Creek, g. D. Dudley Jr., of High
town, and R. H. Crummett, of