Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-07-13
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
People at Home and
Abroad.

Agusta were among the court visit
ors this week.
DR.. A. W. Miller and friend of
Rockingham, made a business trip
to Highland this week.
The Strait Creek Sunday School
realized $500 for the Red Cross
fund at the lawn party given last
Saturday evening
Binder Irvine and all kinds of
moving machine repairs for sale
by V. B. Bishop.
E. K. Samples went out to
Staunton last week and returned
Saturday wearing a new suit OF
kaki, having joined the Staunton
Rifles. He will report for duty
about the 25th of his month.
The remains of Mrs. Kenton
Kramer, who died few days ago
at Thornwood, were brought to
Union Chapel for burial Wednes-
day. Mr.. Kramer is native OF
Crabbottom, son of S. A. N.
Kramer.
Mrs. Abe Armstrong and Miss
Efie Botkin, of the Wilma COM
munity, have been the guests OF
Mrs. Ernest Lockridge during the
present court term.
1t dosen't require a optomist to
convince one that dry dog days are
better than no days at all.
In view of the fact that Germany
now has % nations arrayed against
her 40 years of defension prepara-
ton stand her we'll in hand.
Josiah and Randolph Eagle, of
Doe Hill, spent the latter part OF
last week with Monterey friends.
Mrs. M. E. Wood and daughter,
Mrs. A. A. Wilde, Misses Mary,
Emeline and Harfeld Bowen, of
Washington, arrived Friday and
are the guests of H. B. Wood.
Mr.. and Mr.. W. 81. Barlow and
little daughter. Helen, of Hunters
Vile, spent Sunday with Il. z.
Patterson and family.
Con Slaven, of Charleston, W.
Va, who came home recently to
rest up a while, went to Bolar lat
ter part of last week, his mother
and brother, of Crabbottom, &C
companying him.
Jake Faroute killed RATHER last
week that measured four feet IN
length and had IA rattles
L. T. Straws and daughter, Miss
Nellie Barth, of Stanton, who
were making horseback trip to
Bolar, spent Friday night in Mon
terey.
Mrs. John Jones and daughter.
Miss Dorothy, of Waynesboro,
are this weeks guests OF Mrs.
C. P. Jones.
Miss Lille Hildebrsnd, formerly
of Mcdowell but for several years
employed at Fayetteville, W. Va,
is on a visit to friends and relatives
in this county.
T. J. Rexrode has been very ill
this week at his home just west OF
town.
1t is to be hoped the town
authorities will be able to arrange
soon for the building of some new
pavement. The old board walk on
East Main is in dangerous con-
dition.
A contingent of the West Au-
gusta Guards, undes Captain
Smiley, opened recruitg station
here for one day, arriving Monday
evening They went into camp on
the court lawn, and while the tent
was crowded most of the day Tues,
day, but little was accomplished
along the desired line. Two young
men, Luther Trimble and Brook
Beverage, were enrolled as recruits.
Capt. Smiley left about 4 p. m. for
Staunton to meet an engagement
at Goshen to-day-Wednesday.
C. P. Hicklin, who has been with
a West Virginia coal Company for
several years. has recently been
given a position in the company's
bank at Oak Hill, ". Va. Mr..
Hicklin is one of our many county
BOYS who has made good in the
business world, and his friends will
be glad to hear of this promation.
He is a native of the New Salem
community.
NOTICE-Will make q discount
for cash on all orders for pictures
and engagements. Work guaran-
anteed. Post cards 75c a dozen,
bromide portraits l4x17, plain l .25,
tinted 81 so, crsyon o: sepias LIS,
water color and pastels l.9S. l
also furnish frames, all sizes at 81
up l. W. Johns, Headwaters.
Highway Commissioner, Day has