Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-08-03
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-8rief News
Nutes-People at Home and
Abroad.
C. P. Gillespie, of Cheat Bridge,
was in Monterey last week.

A number of Montereyans visit
ed Bolar Springs last Sunday.
Lloyd Bird. of Richmond, is
spending while at shis Valley Cen
ter home.
The Monterey Presbyterian Sun
day school has postponed It's
picnic until after hay harvest.
Miss Elizabeth Whitelaw return
ed from Martha Jefferson Hospital
Saturday.
A. V. Huyler and Miss Ruth
Velsor, of New York, are spending
few days at the Monterey Stock
Farm.
IN. Gum and father, the vener-
able Aaron D. Gum, CT Back Creek,
were in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Wade, of Mill Gap, is
spending this week with her son,
Ohio Wade, Monterey central office
R B. Stephenson paid this Office
visit Friday last. Roscoe seems
much improved in health.
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J. NJ. Carson, the purchaser of
the Monterey Stock Farm, arrived
last week and took charge. 1T is
understood that the tenants and
employees on the farm will be re-
tanned.
J.C. Matheny, whose health is
not good, has gone to Marlnton
hospital for a course of treatment
The following Montereyans went
out to Staunton early in the week:
W. A. Cunningham, r. NJ. Trim
bic and little son, Randolph. Raw
mond Slaven. Claud Beverage,
Mrs J. w. Boyer.
Miss Barr, who has been in
charge Of the Highland Mercantile
Company millinery room this
season, left for her home in Balti-
more on Tuesday.
A fifty cent want advertisement
will possibly sell that useless vehicle
YOU have. Some body wants it.
Don't keep it until it rot5 down.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Jones and
family, of Paris, Va motored to
Monterey Wednesday, and are the
guests of Mrs. C. P. Jones.
The directors of the Highland
Stock Show Association have de-
cided not to hold show this year,
owing to unsettled condition etc.
of the people and country at this
time. 1t is the hope of the Asso-
citation to have a bigger and better
show next year.
Harfeld Bowen, member OF the
Washington Boy Scouts, received
certificate of thanks from Major
Pullman, Chief of the Washington
Police, for services rendered during |
the Confederate Reunion IN June.
Glide Hiner drove his auto to
Monterey last Saturday having as
passengers Mr.. and Mrs, Fl. Fl
Harlow, Mrs. H. H. Fully and lit
tie son, Hunter. The two last
named remained this week for a
visitswith Monterey friends.
Mrs. Paul Slaven delightfully."-
entertained the visiting ladies OF
Monterey on last Friday evening
from s to II o'clock at a stunt
party" Miss Clara Warwick, Sis
ter of the hostess, assisted IN en-
Pertaining. Delicious refreshments
were served at the close of the ev-
ening.
Little Miss Virginia Matheny,
second daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. MathenY, was overcome by
the heat last Tuesday afternoon. So
far this is the only victim OF the
heat.
After spending, several delightful
DAYS in camp at Riverside Cabin
the campers returned home Mon
dav-Those present were Mrs.
Frances Jones and Miss Dorothy
Jones, Waynesboro, Va; Miss
Alice Mccoy, Franklin; Mrs;
Robert Sterrett, and Miss Mabel
ZONES; Roy Campbell, Mill Gap;
Geo. P. Mccoy, Franklin; and
Robert Sterrett.
Misses Iona Pope, Martha Eagle,
Virginia cobb, Josephine Bradshaw,
and DR.. C. G. Trumbo passed
through Monterey Wednesday on
their way home from Bolar.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Floyd, of
Stanton, were in the county this
week, spending Wednesday in Mon
terey.
july went out "sizzling." The
early days of this week were eX-
tremely warm-just about as hot
as it gets in Highland. The mer-
curry ranged about so, possibly
reaching 92, going down to Is at
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