Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-18
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.
Mrs. Homer Stephenson has
been on the sick list this week.

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been on the sick list this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. B. Bishop re-
turned Tuesday from short visit
to Staunton and Charlottesville.
W. W. Botkin. with. force of
or 10 men, left Monday for the
Deerfeld section to engage IN
bark-peeling.
Mrs. W. A. Beverage, who has
been in bad health. became much
worse early in the week, but I'M
proved as the week advanced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Blagg, of
Detroit, Mich , are visiting relatives
in town and county.
Abe Arbogsst and family, OF
Crahbottom, were shopping IN
town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Campbell,
of Valley Center, paid Monterey a
visit tuesday.
Miss Ann Carrigan, of the Pinck-
ney neighborhood, was in Monterey
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Wade
motored to town Saturday last.
G. P. Eckard, of Vanderpool
has gone to Charlottesville to coll
suit an oculist.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. McNultv, S,
W. Wilson, G. O. Fleisher and C..
S. Peterson. were among the Nc
Dowelites in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Gum and
little child, of Meadow Dale, were
in town Wednesday.
WANTED A girl to do light house
work in family of two. Apply to
Mrs. A. P. Gum, Monterey.
The sophomore class of the High
School went on a moonlight picnic
Saturday night. Judging from the
boxes and baskets that were taken
along it is needless to saw that they
spend a pleasant evening. Miss
katherine Campbell acted as
chaperone.
The pupils of the Domestic
Science class took their lunch and
went for an outing on Wednesday
afternoon. Miss Hazel Terry, who
teaches this class, chaperoned.
The Barlow mail route has at
last been awarded. Dorsey Free
man of Top of Allegheny being the
contractor. His four-year contract
begins on the first day of July.
I'M. Colaw left early in the
week for Birmingham, Ala, where
he will attend the General assem-
bly of the Presbyterian church as a
delegate from this Presbytery.
For Sale-Frost Proof Cabbage
Plants. Fl. B. Wood, Monterey
The weather bureau at Washing
ton announces that the spring cold
snap is over. So mote it be! May
has been very unfavorable and disa
greeable thus far, change for the
better coming on Tuesday. The
grass has made but little, if any,
growth, and planting is late.
There was full house at the
Methodist church Sunday morning
to hear the new presiding elder.
The service was given a Mothers
Day coloring, both the sermon and
music being appropriate and much
enjoyed.
Little Hilda Hart Fox, who has
been on the sick list, has about re-
covered.
On Saturday May 26, the U. D.
C.'s will hold their regular meeting
at the home of Mrs. H. B. Wood,
Monterey.
Veterans expecting to attend the
reunion at Washington are notih-
ed that the committee at Washing
ton will furnish quarters and ra-
tons to all not able to provide
them, but request all such to bring
one or more blankets, as these
cannot be furnished. This infor-
nation came in letter from Capt
Bumgardner TO W.A.Cunningham.
G. R. C. Hicklin and family of
Stony Bottom. W. Va, passed
through here Tuesday, they were
moving to Augusta.
Walter Gum, Ministerial
student of R. NJ. c. Ashland, came
home last week, accompanied by
his friend and fellow student, J. II.
Hobbs, of the Virginia conference
After a vacation here, they will
enter upon evangelistic work for
the summer. un