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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-05

Harry Z. Burke: trustee. has sold
to Stella A. Hoblitzell the house and
lot on the southeast corner Of Colum-
D,ls and Wolfe streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-05


Frederick Schwab 81. 90; Mrs. Peter
Astryke 80 cents; Thomas l.. Carter
s.: 90: J. Brook Carter 30: Cash
81 &C.
Kenneth ". Ogden has been ap-
pojnted chief Of the city fire depart
ment to fill the vacancy caused by
tho resignation OF Robert Gronau.
Il is presumed that Mr.. Ogden will
be- elected to the position permanently
by the city council at its next meet
ing.
Among the recent real estate sales
in this city made through the firm OF
Graham and Ogden, is "Colross,' the
handsome property of the family OF
the late William 4. Smoot, located "i
Oronoco street. The sale includes the
entire square of land adjoining the
residence, and was purchased by w.
s. Hoge and Brother of Washington,
wholesale grain dealers. The property
81 ZIG north Columbus street has
been purchased by Mr.. James w.
W;ird, formerly Of Statesville, North
Carolina, and the adjoining property
at 3lS north Columbus street, has
bccn sold TO Mrs. Kathleen Wells.
Both of the last named properties
were purchased from Mr.. B. I.
Taylor.
Owing TO increasing business Gra-
ham and Ogden, real estate brokers,
have moved into more commodlons
CHARTERS at $50 King street. E*-
tensive improvements will be made
as fast as possible and within a short
time they hope to have rs convenient
and. handsome Offices as will be found
IN the city. When completed there
will be two private Offices as well as
= large general Office and good sized
lobby al of which will occupy
snace about 24ySSe The interior tlnlsii-
in~s will be in chestnut. The firm b..
gen business Sept 1. 1913, and dur
in" the four years it has been grow
inm steadily. Smoot and Company Will
continue to have their uptown sales
order Office with the firm in its new
location.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-05
Alexandria City and Suburbs

.Alva Aeric, fraternal order OF
Eagles will meet tonight at 8 o'clock
ir their hall on North Royal street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-05

i hereby give notice that viii not
be responsible for any bills not con-
tcccted by myself.
George White. 420 North pnyne
street. 2s9-"t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-05

Norfolk Oysters, Hampton bars
md Potomac River oysters. }. ht'''
No. > King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-05
Elks' Euchre.

Remember the Elk euca". tomo.-
row Thursday night at $50 and
-erv THURSDAY n.srt. 2aC-::..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-05

A marriage license was issued in
Washington Yesterday to Raymond
C. Hammill and Madee l.. Spinks,
both of Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-05

The Mt. Vernon branch Of the Red
Cross will give a musicale on the
night Of Friday Dec, II, at $50
o'clock ut the residence Of Mrs. ".
r. Merriam at Wellington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-05

Harry K. Burke: trustee. mas sofa
u Stella a. Hoblitzell the house and
lot on the southeast corner Of Colum-
D,ls and Wolfe streets.
The Mt. Vernon branch Of the Red
Cross will give musicale on the
night Of Friday Dec, II, at $50
o'clock at the residence Of Mrs. ".
r. Merriam at Wellington.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Columbia Steam FIR Engine
Company will be held tonight at
1880 o'clock. All members are re-
quested to be present as there will
be business of Importance.
Suits for divorce have been entered
in the Circuit Court in this city by
Edith l.. Gleason against Albert j.
Gleason; and by Matte Wood against
Henry Wood. Attorney C. f. Cor
gan appears for the complainants in
beth cases. Irene Is. Baker against
A.nert K. Baker, the attorney for
complainant being Mr.. Leo P. Har-
low. 4 suit for divorce has also
been instituted in the Corporation
C,yrt bv VIM. NJ. Hcyl against
Minnie c. Hcyl, in which the attor-
ncv for the complainant is Mr.. H.
Mel Garner.
Those who attended the preaching
mission ut St. Pauls church last niglt
and heard the Rev. Thomas Scmmes
on The Kingdom Of Christ" pro-
nounce It one Of the most forciblc ad-
dresses ever given IN the city. To-
ni~ht he will take for his subject
Missions Power Of the Church,
Daily prayer meetings are held al
1910 each morning in various homes
in the city. Between thirty and forty
were present at DR.. Geo. 7. Kip
STEMS yesterday. This morning the
service was at the home Of Mrs.
Julian T. Burke aud tomorrow~'t VIII
he at Mrs. +. W. .I.atnam's, 100
Duke street, and on Friday at the,
residence Of Mrs. jonn NJ. Johnson,
GA Prince street. 4 cordial invita-
ton IS extended to all TO attend all
the services.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-05

Contributions to the Y. NJ. c. A..
War work fund toiay are hereby
acknowledged by the local committee
as given: Virginia Schwab 81. 90;
Frederick Schwab 81. 90; Mrs. Peter
Astrvkc 30 cents; Thomas l.. Carter
s.: 90: J Brook Carter 50. 90: Cash
81 GO.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-05

Mrs. Evelyn Clampetrc, aged Il,
died ut the Alexandria hospital this
morning. shs resided at 1918 Du':e
street. The body will be sent to I.or-
ton Friday morning for burial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-05

II you want to reach the
peaple in Tie homes in Alexan-
dria and its suburbs place
gaur announcements in Inc
Gazette II your goods and
nrices arc right you @ill Get
the customers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-05

The funeral of Mrs. Louise II.
Pull;n. y~ho diei yesterday morning
at her hame, Cpl Duke street, will
be held Friday afternoon at $50
from her late residence.
The Washington times., 1917-12-09
FLAGPOLEE IS
SAFER THAN
STREET, SAYS
Merry JACK

TITS q great life II you don't
weaken" seems q fitting title FOR the
many oed and dangerous occupations
men and women are driven to accept
In the strenuous scramble for wealth.
Not long ago New Yorlzsrs, hurry
ing across City Hall Park, were
amaEed to see a young man climb out
20 the tip Of the hAgpole atop of the
Municipal Building and cautiously IN
enri the huge American nag which
had become tangled In the cornice.
With the pole swaying in the Ru-
tumn winds. the daring steeplejack
worked as coolly as II he were stand
ing solidly on terra firma-
This same rlervy lack" who risks
his life sometimes three or four times
. day, has q philosophy all his own.
When asked recently ~ he believed
IN fate. he replied:
'Fate2 What's that7 think that
Hfe Is q gamble, IL that's whAte you
mean II q man gets home every
night on his own legs, he is In luck,
no matter where he works or what
he does That's the way I feel about
q A fellow Is likely to get his any
time, whether he falls OF a fiagpole
or under the wheels OF a trolley.
What's the oddsl We might as well
be happy while we are hera
Sometimes, when I'm up four or
ave hundred feet above the street, !
think of the poor devils walking down
on the pavements who are liable to
fail into coal holes and break their
necls or have q bubble wagon run
over them. But for mine, give me q
The Washington times., 1917-12-09
S65,OOOGATHERED
FOR MEMORIAL TO
FATHER OF us"

A gift OF SO 900 toward the 500 1000
memorial to George Washington to
be erected in Alexandria, was an
nounced today. This brings the total
subscription up to approximately $685.
900. The remainder OF the money Is
expected to be raised before the end OF
the current year.
Charles II. Callahan, secretary OF
the local committee of the George
Washington Masonic Memorial Asso-
citation OF Alexandria. announced that
the money was a gift from the Ma
sonic Grand Lodge OF Pennsylvania.
Plan Finds Favor.
The plan to erect a memorial in
Alexandria by subscription among
Masonic bodies and individual mem
bers OF the Masonic order has found
great favor. The gift OF the Pennsyl-
vania Grand Lodge makes the third
large contribution to be received by
the local committee during the pres
ent year.
The first, a total of $4,000, came
from the Imperial Council OF the Mys-
tic Shrine. The second from the Su-
preme Council OF the Mystic Shrine, a
totdl OF SlO,OOO. Other smaller sums
from individual members Of the or
der and other Masonic bodies have
been contributed.
To Give Lectures.
In order to bring the matter more
fully to the attention OF Masons
throughout the country the committee
Is preparing to place a lecturer in the
field. The site for the building has
already been secured, and prepare
lions for the construction of the me-
mortal are under way.
~ VIII be located upon the high
point OF ground west of the city of
alexandria on practically the same
SPOT George Washington originally
.lI'hded To- locate the National Capt.
Soi Dui'ding, which was finally built
IN The city OF Washington.
The Washington times., 1917-12-09

OF workmen toiling so high in the
air that they seem no larger than tiny
insects. A misstep, a slight miscal-
culaticn of distance in stepping from
one beam TO another, q girder ihse-
curely placed, and a sickening trag-
edy would follow. The thousands
who daily pause to look upward at
these aerial tillers realize the danger.
and there is a peculiar fascination
in watching them at their dangerous
work.
In contrast to these physically dar-
ing occupations are many that are
deadly monotonous ones by which
men and women earn splendid in
comes by doing the unusual, risking
mental balance in the continual ma
chine-like daily grind. There is a
young woman who makes a fine sal
airy writing pretty. sentimental verses
for birthday, Easter and Christmas
cards- Miss Alice Meeker is the girl
who has found a new road to for
tune. and she candidly admits that
at times II Is very difficult TO con-
ttnue writing saccharine sentiment
Big orders and accompanying checks
help over the difficult times, however,
and she really couldn't be induced to
do any other kind OF work.
There Is a man in this town who
makes SIS a week breaking eggs. He
works in a big pie-baking plant and
has the Job OF breaking the eggs that
are used in the manufacture of pie.
He breaks dozens OF eggs a day, sepa-
rates the yolks from the whites and
beats up some Of them. Besides, he
has to inspect each egg and see that
none Of them contains an embryo
broiler.
The concern admits f25 is q good
salary to pay for this work, but they
have to. as the work Is so monotonous
that It Is difficult to get men to stay
any length OF time on the job.
There's the man who furnishes
funny stories and jokes for would-be
raconteurs and after dinner speakers.
There's the bright college girl who
writes the speeches for some Of her
less gifted but aspiring sisters.
There is the man who does nothing
but test watermelons in the season,
and last, but not least the man who
cuts cat meat at one Of the markets
and has never sold anything but
and 10 cent packages In twenty years.
The Washington times., 1917-12-09
new ORLEANS DAMAGED
BY 6O-MILE GALE

NEW ORLEANS. La Dec. a.
Houses were unroofed. plateglass
windows blown out and shipping in
the harbor imperiled by a storm
which swept this section The wind
reached a velocity Of sixty miles an
hour.
At the Shrewsbury race track the
grand stand was blown down In the
harbor the steamer Sidney was blown
from her mOorings and ran amuck
for q time but was finally captured
and made secure.
The Washington times., 1917-12-09
SCOTTISH RITE LEADER
MADE G. ". U. TRUSTEE

Judge George Fleming Moore. grand
commander Of the Scottish Rites.
Southern Jurisdiction, has been elect
ed a member Of the board OF trustees
Of George Washington University. ac-
cording to announcement by Prof.
Richard Cobb. secretary Of the uni
versity.
Eight appointments to the faculty
Of the university also have been an
ncunced. They follow: DR.. Thomas
The Washington times., 1917-12-09
NEW DRAFT ORDER.

Students Of engineering win not be
taken in the draft until they have
completed their course II they enlist
In the Enlisted Engineering Reserve
Corps. Secretary Baker ruled yester-
day that such men may be regarded
as ain the military service OF the
United States"
The Washington times., 1917-12-09

war. He was only seventeen. Moth
ing was heard from him, ana 1t was
believed he perished under an as
sumed name.
Instead. however, he served two en-
listments In the navy, then went
whale hunting In the South seas. and
later became a sea captain.
The Washington times., 1917-12-09

aagpole or a steeple and the air that's
fit TO breathe"
A'brother in the profession to the
Steeple Jack is the iron worker on
the huge skyscrapers which are
The Washington times., 1917-12-09

daily soaring heavehward. From q
spectacular point of view iron work.
ers rank easily second in daring and
courage. To the man on the street
The Washington times., 1917-12-09

A Poole, clinical instructor in laryns-
cIogy and GEOLOGY and assistant
laryngologist and biologist in the
university dispensary: Annie Marion
CardweI1, Marie Ellen Catchell, and
Margaret Morton Knowles, student
assistants in English; James Byrne
Ranck, student assistant In history;
George Valentine Whittle, N. E.. in
structor In naval architecture: George
E. Dement,, recorder OF the depart
ment of arts and sciences, and James
Chambers Pryor, A NJ, N. D., pro-
fessor OF preventive medicine.
The Washington times., 1917-12-09

FIOwers-The Gift Beautiful
Guides home grown flowers are al
ways appropriate-always acceptable.
1914 F.-Advt
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-09-14
Road Improvement

The supervisors, atlast Mondays
meeting, provided for the perma-
nent Improvement of two miles Of
road on the S. & P. pike, one mile
west of Monterey and one mile
east. This road work was adver-
tised by the State Board, but no
bids being received, the local Board,
by State permission, employed ].
Hull Kramer to oversee the work.
While under the general supervision
of the State, this arrangement will
be mole economical and, it is be-
.lieyed, equally efficient, Mr.. Kra-
mer being an excellent road man.
Provision was also made for re-
pair work on the Vanderpool road.
The board decided not to APP
point a superintendent, at present,
to succeed G. M. Lunsford, resigned,
and the work CT that Office will be
looked after temporarily by two
members of the Board, J. W. Hev-
ener on the western end and j. FL.
Armstrong on the eastern.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-09-14
HerOld-Bird

Clyde Herold and Miss Mabel
Bird, of Back Creek, passed
through town at an early hour Mon
day morning, halting in town only
long enough to have their friends
learn that they were ION matrimo-
ny bent" aud were married that
evening in Washington City.
The groom is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. F. Herold and a popular
and deserving young citizen of the
Mill Gap community. The bride,
a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
T. Bird of Valley Center, is for
mer pupil of the Monterey High
School, and has many admirers and
friends here as we'll as in her home
neighborhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herold are expect
ed to return to their Back Creek
home today, Thursday.
The Recorder joins with all their
friends in congratulations and
good wishes.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-09-14
An At-Horne

Mrs. ]. Ed Arbogast delightfully."-
entertained a number of her friends
on Friday afternoon, from 4 to G
O'Clock at her beautiful home on
West Main street, in honor of her
house guests, Miss Nell Hiner and
Mrs, R. S. Sillings of Stanton.
The time was spent in social
chatting interspersed- with fancy
work engaged in by the guests,
after which a delicious ice course
was served by Mrs. Arbogast assist
ed by Mesdames Andrew Jones and
Howard Slaven. Punch was later
served in the dining room, which
was decorated in the seasons flow
ers. Miss Bess Bishop and Mrs. c..
B. Fox presided at the punch bowl.
About twenty young ladies were
present to accept Mrs. Arbogast' S
gracious hospitality.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-09-14
Trustees Sale of Horses

E. BY authority vested in me by a
certain deed of trust of record in the
Clerks Office of the Circuit Court of
Highland County in Deed Book No.
20 at page lib made by Jared M. Rails
ton to NEE as Trustee to secure the
payment of certain bonds therein de-
scribed, default having been made in
the payment of said bonds and having
been notified to sell the property in
said deed of trus described conveyed
therein to secure the payment of said
bonds, by the holder thereof, will, on
Saturday the 18th. day of October,
1911, at the front door of the court
house in Monterey, va, at one O'Clock
p. m. offer for sale at public auction
for case, one bay horse named Fred,
and one bay horse named John. These
are splendid work horses, gentle, we'll
broken and not afraid of automobiles
and are the property of Jared NJ.
Ralston. The horses are eight and
nine years old respectively. "
Fl. M. SLAVEN, Trustee.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-09-14
Patna

Farmers are hauling in their
fertilizer.
Miss Lola Crummett and Ken
meth Kincaid spent several days
last week visiting friends and rela-
tives near Millboro.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Willie
Kincaid, last Monday night, fine
boy
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Carpenter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Holbert Carpenter
and Holbert Long spent last Thurs
day night and Friday with J. ".
Armstrong; family.
Miss Lessie Caricofe, who has
spent some time with her sister,
Mrs. Willie Kincaid, left last Mon
day.
Mrs Bette Kincaid, of Augusta,
is visiting Mrs. Sarah. Hup-
nam of this place.
Misses Minnlgerolde and wilson
who spent couple months here
helping with our S. S. left a couple
weeks ago for their homes in Rich
mond and Lynchburg.
Miss Virginia Stewart, who has
spent her vacation here, returned
to her school in Blue6eld W, Va
last week. Irlxle Boy
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-09-14

Richard Waybrigdt, son OF Geo,
Waybright, near Hightown, came
in Sunday to spend a few days
with his parents. He is one Of
Uncle Sans sailor boys. and pos
sibly the first one to wear that
uniform in Highland.
The Bridgewater Correspondent
of the Harrisonburg Independent
reports the condition OF Mrs, Lee
Berlin as somewhat improved.
She was partially paralyzed last
week. Mrs. Berlin, before marriage
was Miss Malissa Eagle of Doe
Hill.
G. F. CARRIER will be here Satur-
day, Sept. 22d to buy horses for
cavalry and artillery. This is a good
opportunity to sell your horse and
save feed; winter is coming See
big ad in this issue.
Richard Hevener, of Hlghtown,
became suddenly il! while in Mon
terey Saturday evening, and was
under his physicians treatment a
day or two before being able to re-
turn to his home.
The September cold snap, which
brought frost in many states, hit
Highland pretty hard. Ice found
| in some localities, and much dam
age to corn and late gardens was
reported throughout the county.
In few localities farmers began
cutting their corn Immediately,
and to what extent the unrlpe crop
will be damaged, remains to be
seen.
Felix F. Sterrett and Miss Mamie
TX. Sterrett have sold their farm, the
old Sterrett place in Crabbottom,
the deeds being filed for record in
the Clerks Office on Wednesday.
The farm was divided, D. ". kiser
getting LA S. acres, the part on
which the old SterFett dwelling is
located, for the sum of SIS, 1860.
James F. McNulty gets l4l.57 acres
at the price of 2.741 80. This is
a fine piece of real estate, and in
this sale has brought 500 per acre.
Crabbottom Circuit Sunday Sept.
16 1917.
Rev. Little will preach at II a.
m. and 7:30 p. m. at Central.
There will be no service at New
Church Rev, Little will preach
every night.
On Saturday he will give us a
trip to the Holy Land and the
passion play on life motion picture.
Adults 25c., children l5c. Every
body welcome.
R. II. Evans, P. G.
A very fine high grade piano and
a sweet toned handsome organ for
sale cheap for cash or on easy
terms. Write to P. 0. box 1858,
Richmond. Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-09-14
Entertains In Honor
Of The Soldier Boys

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Slaven enter
tanned Thursday evening from eight
to eleven o'clock.
SIN honor of our boys so true,
Who 60 to fight for. the Red,
White and Blue
The invitations were written on
flag post cards in verse form.
A progressive game followed in
which beans, tied in bundles with
red, white and blue ribbon were
.helled, the prizes being a box of
stationery won by Ralph Trimble
and a box of candy in red, white
and blue silk box won by Mrs.
Fl, NJ. Slaven; the boobies going to
Dutch Gum and Paul Slaven, which
were flag stick pins.
A salad course was served at
these tables, then all were ushered
into the dining room, where large
table was decorated with candles,
white doilies buntin G with the nat,
ional colors predomlnating. Ice
cream, cak;s and home made can
DIV in the same appropriate colors
were served. Partners for refresh
ments were found by matching
numbers, the boys had red crosses
and the girls had "Uncle Sam
hats with stars in them.
Half bushel of beans were shellec
and a la Herbert Hoover put a
way for winter.
Those present we're: Misses Irene
Hevener, Mary Hevener, Bes'
Bishop, Virginia Graham, Grace
Hiner, Lucille Gum, Malen Dudley
Clara Warwick, Mesdames l., l.
Lowance, II. NJ. Slaven, j. W Boy
er, Paul Slaven and Messrs Ralph
Trimhle, Dutch Gum. John Slaven
Arch Wagner, Jesse Hlner, Marvll
Gilmore, Miller Bishop, Paul SLAYER
and Walter Gum.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-09-14
Stop, Read and Think.
Are you a Rheumatic?

fAfG you INIltuIudUIC.
Do>you know that you are eating
things every day that is wrecking your
nervous system and poisoning every
vital organ in your body? Are your
muscles sore and stiff? Are you lame
and stiff in your back and joints? Are
you having all kinds of neuralgia
pains? Do you,get up as tired in the
morning as when you went to bed?.
If so, you Should not neglect to get
MACRO-SAL Rheumatism Remedy at
one and get rid of these serious syInp-
toms. With each bottle there is a
special diet list for all rheumatic peo-
pie, which is worth many hundreds of
dollars to your. MACRo-SAL is guar
anteed to give results. If no benefit
received from the medicine after direc-
tions are strictly followed your money
will be cheerfully refunded.
Ask your dealer for Macro-Sal,
Sl.00 postpaid. Dealers supplied by
S. B. Wallace & Co., Marlinton, W.
Va.
For sale by Highland Mercantile
Co., Monterey, Va. adv
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-09-14
Death

The body of Miss Alice Marshall 3,
who died in Charlottesville last
week, was taken to her oldhome at
Franklin for burial on Saturday.
Miss Marshall went to Charlottes
vile only few weeks ago, and was
at the home of her brother-in law
". E. Wilson, when claimed. by
death, which was due to cancer.
The remaios were accompanied
by her brother, W. B. Marshall
W. e. Wilson, Miss Mayme, Ron
and Harry Wilson.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-09-14

Do your eyes trouble you? Don't
buy cheap glasses. One eye may
be different from the other. Have
them examined by the latest meth
cd; over 20 years experience in eA-
amssHing eyes. Do your children
complain of their eyes when they
90 to school? If so, have their eyes
examined. Will be at Crabbottom
Monday, Sept II, at Doe Hill 18th.
Examination free
H Arthur Hall,
Optometrlst
Monterey, Va.