Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-10-19
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes People at Home and
Abroad.


crops in 1918.
A. H. Jones, of Mcdowell, was
in town Tuesday.
Rev. B. l. Wood, Of Back Geek,
was in Monterey Wednesday
Dennis Wagner is helping in the
First National Bank of this place.
Just received another new lot of
millinery at Highland Mer Co.
VIM, Swecker, of the Blue Grass
Valley, paid Monterey a business
visit Thursday.
Billy Barckley and family have
moved to Deerfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Simmons,
of Augusta, visited relatives IN
town and county early in the week.
Mrs. Mac Greathouse and daugh-
ter, Janet, of Durbin. have been
visiting relatives in the county.
Miss Adella Williams, of Back
Creek. was shaking hands with
Monterey friends Thursday.
w +. Simmons, who lives one
mile north of town brought us
several nice ears of field corn, well
cured.
Little Dorothy Kincaid daughter
of J. J. Kincaid, of the Valley, IS
visiting J. F. McNulty and family.
is. Smith, of Vallea Center,
paid Monterey visit Monday.
Mrs. A. W. Reynolds, of Prince
ton, W. Va, is on a visit to. her
relatives and friends in Monterey.
W. H. Matheny took a short
vacation last week, visiting the
State Capital and other points east
Mrs. NIX. Fleisher accompanied
her brother, DR.. |. H. Trimble, on
bis return to Staunton last Satur-
day.
Mrs W. A. Beverage returned
Monday from Staunton where she
spent few days with her husband
who is being treated at the W. 5.
hospital.
Mrs. Arch Hicklin, Miss Eugene
Swoop and Miss Edith and Roy
Sweet, of Hot Springs were sight
seeing in Monterey. Thursday.
Mrs. Harry T. Slower and Mrs.
Albert Lowenback, Of the Valley,
are on visit to Highland relatives.
The former spent a while in Mon
terey Wednesday.
We now have a good line of heat
ing stoves, both cast and sheet
iron. We bought them early and
therefore can sell them down at
moderate prices.
Highland Mer. Co.
The teachers institute that is be-
ing held at the Monterey High
school is we'll attended. A good
program has been arranged by the
County Superintendent, and much
benefit, no doubt, will follow.
The marriage of Miss Sarah Grace
Ruckman, second daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. D. Glenn Ruckman, to |
DR.. Raymond Bedford Lockridge,
takes place Wednesday morning at
IL o'clock. at Selma" the brides
home.-Staunton Leader, Tuesday.
Z. D. Swecker was in Monterey
Wednesday and reported crying
the best two sales in his life the
past month. They were the per-
sonal property sales of M A. Colaw,
decd and T. J. Rexrode, ed,
the stock etc. bringing record prices
If YOU are in need of a good
newspaper take your home paper;
it will look after the interests of the
county and the people. One dol
lar will get the Recorder now if
paid in advance, but no telling how
long as the new revenue tax will
20 into effect soon. Pay in advance
while it can be had at the old price.
W H. Matheny visited Camp
Lee while on his recent trip east.
He found the Highland boys in
comparatively good health and
spirits, their quarters sanitary and
comfortable. One of the officers
informed him that the arrivals on
that day would bring the total up
to 400. He also learned that two
of the Highland quote had been
made corporals-John E. Slaven, of
Monterey, and Roy. c. Graham, OF
Bullpastu-e.
The third quarterly conference,
M Z. Church South, was held at
Monterey Methodist church last
Monday morning at 1920. G. W.
Richardson, who presided, reached
the circuit Sunday and preached at
Seybert Chapel Sunday night. The
business session of the conference
was fairly we'll attended and the
financial showing good. Among