Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-02
Highland Recorder
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Notes-ps.ple al Home and
Abroad.

Ia, Is visiting F1iSulauu iel"'i'e''
Luther and Chris Rtxrode. OF
Durbin, were in Monterey Wedhes'
dav.
". B. Scott. f Stuart's Draft.
paid IA visit to his sister, Mrs. Bird,
early in the week.
Alvv Rtxrodp. of the Hightown
community, paid Monterey bust
mess visit Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wilev. of
Back Creek, were shopping in town
Thursday
Frank Terry, of Jackson River,
Brought to town two horse l. ad
of fine apples Wednesday. He re-
tailed them at so cents.
Mr. end Mrs G. W. Messick, CT
Bridgewater, paid Highland visit
early in the week.
October is gone, and so far as
DeF "6dllFI IFIblh S'No' Wv 1890
left but few pleasant Ii emorles.
Mary had little lamb. they Of
fcred her L., She said, ''Lamby,
that's not enough, but ="
And be butted.
Rev. n. A. Parker returned Sat-
urday from Alexandria, Va, where
he attended a session Of Synod.
DR.. and Mrs. O. R. Davis, OF
Wyatt, ". Va, Ell route troT
Roanoke to their home, spent one
night last week with Mr.. and Mrs.
j. B. Hicklin, Of this place. Mrs.
Davis is Il daughter If Rev. Mr..
Brumbaueh, former pastor of
Highland M Z circuit.
Mr. and Mrs. H. NJ. Slaven and
Mr.. and Mrs. J E Arbogast mo-
tored to Keyeer, W. Va. last Fri
day, returning Sunday evening.
They were the guests, while in
Keyser, of Mr.. and Mrs. c. c Ar
bogast.
C. B. Swecker, the we'll known
auctioneer and business citizen OF
Dunmore, W. Va died at ll:30
Monday last. Mr. Swecker was q
native of this county, son of the
late David Swecker and brother OF
Z D. Swecker of the Crabbottom
valley.
Highland game season comes III
Saturday, Nov. 3rd for killing
partridges, pheasants and wild
tul KEYS. Two days week, Tues
days and Saturdays of each week,
and closing on Christmas day.
Messrs. Lewis and Gooch, OF
Staunton, while RAISING through
the county last week, planted some
young trout in Crab Run, South
Branch and Jacksons River. These
gentlemen enjoy fishing, and are
thus showing the spirit of true
s jortsmen by "doing their bit"
toward stocking the streams.
Marion Morgan, the only color
ed draftee from Highland, was
taken to Stauuton Saturday by
auto, where he joined Augustus
larger contingent, and Unframed
for Camp Lee.
Acting Corporal, Roy G. Ora
ham, of Camp Lee, was in Monte
rev few hours Saturday in the in
terests of the Liberty Loan While
in the county, he added few hun
dred rdoilars to Highlands total
subscription, which is. roughly esti
mated at $4,000 Tue Literary
Society of the Monterey High
school purchased $50 bond.
James Corringan, whose home is
seven miles south of Monterey, los'
an eye last week by being struck
bv nail which he was attempting
to drive. The nail punctured the
eye-ball and had to be removed by
a physician.
The experience was, as a matter
of course, very painful, and result
ed in the complete less OF the eye.
The unfortunate man had defective
vision, and the hurt may prove
very serious.
1t takes Highland to break her
own records along stock lines, The
unusual income from one eve. re-
ported last week by Tobias Nc
Clintic, is evidently beaten by }.
Lee Hiner, of the Monterey com
munity. who repors weighing up
one lamb family triplets raised by
one eve that averaged a fraction
less than 1O5. Mr.. H!ner had not
weighed the fleece separately, but
on the weight of the lambs he bea's
the first record by eleven pounds.
Who can beat the beaten?
Hagerstown, Maryland, is the
largest and most progressive city
in the great Cumberland Valley
1t is ssending over ONE Mi LION
DOLLARS on its new SEWER
SYSTEM. This work is now be-
ginning and wi last several years.
The contractors for this big i'm
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