Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-04-21
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

DR.. |. H. Trimble, of Staunton
came to Monterey Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. &. A. Propst, Of
the Mcdowell community, were in
town Wednesday.
Kenton Gum, of Covington, who
came to Highland on account OF
the death of his grandfather, Peter
Gum, spent a day or two with his
parents at Vanderpool.
Edward Samples new shop. on
South Water Street. Is assuming
shape. Robert Hedrick and Cliff
SAMPLES are doing the work.
An appropriate Easter service is
announced for Sunday night at the
Methodist church.
We write Fire Insurance
Matheny 4 Gum, ACTS.
Mrs. H. S. Johnston was pas
senger Wednesday morning on the
east-bound auto bus.
Joseph A. Hiner has been award
ed the grading work at the school
ground and is now on the job with
q force of hands.
Ladies suits for sale by '. r.
Bishop. Come in while the stock
is stylish and up to date.
Luther Rexrode, of Hightown,
was on business trip to town We'd
nesday.
Miss Hazel Woods. of Back
Creek, is spending the week with
Monterey friends.
J. A. Hiner, of Doe Hill, passed
through town Tuesday with cattle
for his grazing lands in West Vir-
ginia.
Remember to renew your sub
scriptions while at court next week
Mrs. Jesse Arbogast, who made
her home with her sou, Andy T.
Beverage, on lower Strait Creek,
died on Tuesday evening. Mrs.
Arbogast was paralyzed several
wears ago, since which time she
had been a semi.invalid. She was
very old.
The auto trucks are now on duty,
one of them, at least, and both will
soon be making regular trips, and
on schedules adopted last season.
Mrs. S. W. Sterrett, of Stauuton,
is visiting Monterey friends and
relatives.
H Herold, of Mill Gap. who
on Monday took bis little daughter,
Nellie, to University hospital for an
operation, was heard from Wednes
day morning aud reports the oper-
alton successful and patient doing
well.
Ladies, let the helpful and com
petent, Miss Mary Sandman, at v.
B. Bishops store trim your hats.
She is competent and helpful be
cause she worked in Armstrong d
Gator work room for two months
before she comes to Monterey each
season. She therefore knows what
hats are worn and how to trim
them. She is receiving new hats
three times each week.
Coming to Court? Bring your
watch along and have it repaired.
EVERYTHING in the .Jew-lry line re-
paired. II. A Hail.
ad Monterey, Va
Alfred Eagle, of the M. H. S.,
who won in the reading contest
held here some time ago, left We'd
nesday morning for Charlottesville
to participate in the State contest
which came off Thursday.
We have been requested to an
nounce that the Pension Board
will meet in Monterey the lst day
of April court.
Among the number of Highland
ers who are attending Lexington
presbyterey at Bethel, Augusta
county, the following are known to
the Recorder: Rev. Mr.. Moffett,
w. P. Campbell, Rev. N. A Park
er, Joseph Gibson, Rev. Mr.. Wood,
Tobias McClintic. The session
i opened on Tuesday.
. Mrs J. B. Bradshaw came in
from Barlow Satur lay evening on
her seturn from a visit to her son
in West Virginia She was met
4here by Charley Pullin who drove
cher to her home in Mcdowell.
A delegation of something like
fifteen members of Monterey Lodge
j 90 F went out to the big
tChurchville celebration last Satur'
day. The trip was made in one Vi
thelarge transportation trucks, re
turning after the exercises closed
Saturday night. The "boys' re
port q royal reception and an all
round good time.