Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-08-18
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

q visit to PocanOntaS county.
Mrs. L. L. Lang and daughter
Miss Helen, of Staunton, are visit
ing at the Stock Farm.
J. C. Snyder and Jonas Eevener
of Hightown, were in Monterey
Monday.
Mrs. J. W. Hevener spent Mon
day in town shopping. She was
accompanied by Mr.. Hevener.
Mrs. H. P. Patterson has been
on the sick list this week.
Since the first of January last
we have been mailing out state
ments to those whose subscription
falls due in the month in which the
statement is sent. We hope all
will respond
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Wade, of
Mill Gap, were in town Monday
They were accompanied by their
neice, Miss Ruckman of Stanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Handley
are visiting W. F. Jones and faml-
ly of Hightown.
Mrs. James O. Trimble, of
Mountain Top" was taken to the
K. D. hospital Thursday morning
for treatment and a probable oper-
alton.
Mr.. John Trimble, one of the
oldest residents of Highland, is in
a very feeble state and confined to
his bed all the time.
Don't forget that we sell Deering
mowers, rakes, and repairs, also
repairs for other mowers.
Highland mercantile Co.
S A. N. and J. Hull Kramer, of
Pocahontas, were in Monterey one
day this week.
Mrs. Mary A. Sipe,o Staunton,
came out Wednesday with DR..
Trimble and will spend some time
with her daughters, Mesdames
Whitelaw and Slaven.
The present week has failed to
bring desired and needed hay
weather. Rains occur almost daily
and poor progress is being made In
the harvest.
In spite of the fact that High
land county registered a strong
protest against liquor at the State
election, and has for years prevent
ed it's sale within her borders, Old
Man Personal Liberty, with his
noisy, disturbing tramp, parades
our streets at unseemly hours,
disturbing the peace and quiet
to which mothers, children and
law-ahiding citizens would seem to
be entitled.
All kinds of Stoneware and Fruit
Jars, at Highland Mercantile Co.
Bv order of the Worshipful Mas
ter of Highland Lodge 10, A.
F. & A. NJ. called meeting will be
held Friday Aug. 25th. A full at
tendance is desired.
Virginia State Firemen's Assn.
will hold its thirtieth annual con-
vention beginning Aug. 81 to %, at
Harrisonburg Va. A number OF
fire companies will participate and
contest for prizes.
Humphreys Trimble and family
of Stanton, spent Sunday with
his father, F. M. Trimble, of Mon
terey, after which the latter joined
them in an auto trip to relatives in
West Virginia,
Mrs. H. B. Slaven and two chill
dren, of Harrisonburg, are guests
of Monterey relatives.
Presiding elder, Fl. A. Brown,
did not make his second round
through Highland last week, but
had a proxy at each of the quarter
" conferences. Rev. Mr.. Sneed
preached for him at Hightown on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs H. B. Wood, Mrs.
A. A. Wild, Misses Mary and Eme-
line Bowen, leila Harris, and Mas
ter Harfeld Bowen spent few
days camping near Mr.. W. b..
Fleisher's on South Branch. They
reported a fine time and never met
a more clever people than the
families of WE. and G. 7. Fleisher.
Mrs. Lloyd Sullenberger and son,
Gene, spent a few days with the
formers sister, Mrs. Fl. H. Terry,
OF Jackson's River.
The First National Bank build
! ing is being frightened up by
coat of paint. Kerlin Bros. are
J doing the work.
The ladies of New Salem congre'
cation will serve dinner on the
church lawn Aug. 26, beginning at
$50. Proceeds for repairing
hurch. The public is most cordi
An ::.ol Hopopoifton