Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-05
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.
James C. Lightner, of Bath, was
in town Monday night.

plastering the new bank building.
The peace dove finds no open
windows among the belllgerents.
G. Botkin and wife, of Doe
Hill. were over Saturday last on a
business trip.
G. w. Warner, OF Doe Hill, who
seldom comes to town, was here
last Friday on business trip.
A. H. Miller, of the Bolar neigh
hood, paid Monterey visit several
days ago.
Mrs. W. T. Hamiltown, of the
Bullpasture, is visiting Mrs. ]. W.
E. Lockridge west of town.
James Botkin was a passenger
on the Grogg car Monday to Staun-
ton.
Luther Hull, of the Crabbottom
Valley, paid this Office visit while
in town Wednesday.
A lot of ladies, misses suits and
coats at cost, for cash
Highland Mercantile Co.
Little John Parker met with a
very painful accident first of the
week while coasting at the Presby-
terrain manse. He is reported
much better today.
Guy Hamilton and Josiah Eagle
spent Tuesday in town, leaving
Wednesday morning for their re-
soective colleges at W. u l.. and
i. Va.
Miss Lena Seybert, after pleas
ant holiday vacation at her home
on Strait Creek, returned Monday
to her work in the Norfolk city
schools.
1t is doubtful whether the home
coming of the young people-those
at school and in business has ever
been more general than during the
recent holiday season. This means
ioy for them as we'll as "old folks
at home"
WANTED-Furs, hides and tai
low-cash or trade.
Highland Mercantile Co.
Mrs. J. W. Boyer, who has been
at her old home here for several
months, left Wednesday morning
for Woodstock.
MIR. and Mrs. G. Arson Bird, of
Valley Center, accompanied their
son, Lloyd, as far as Monterey on
his return to college in Richmond.
The Nilsson Study Class of the
Methodist Auxiliary will meet at
Mrs. J. C, Matheny's at O'Clock
Friday afternoon.
L. S. Dickson, the shoe drum
mer, rcame to town Wednesday
evening.
Those who are disposed to take
stock in "signs and tokens" found
comfort in the three 'rulIing days
- Jan. |, 2 and 3.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued since new year
came in: Robert | Carpenter and
Ada E. Mclaughlin; John 6.
Beard, of Grerrbr Co, and Miss
Annie A. woods, of Meadow Dale.
Save your shoes with Dri-Foot-
warranted to preserve shoes and
make them water proof. Can use
it on tans, black, fine or coarse
shoes. For sale by
Highland Mer. Co.
Crabbottom circuit, Sunday Jan.
7th-Central IL a. m. New Church
3 p. M; League Up. M, and Sun
day 10 a. m. Prayer at the home
of J. B. Winner on Wednesday at
7 p. m. Everybody welcome:
R. II. Evans. P. G.
By reference to the report of su.
pervisors' meeting this week it will
be seen that the Board ond Com
monwealth's Attorney contemplate
attending the Norfolk Road Con-
vention, Jan Is. The Board is to
be commended for this action. 1t
is timely and important. The Au-
gusta supervisors have also IRE
solved to be there, and, the inter
ests of the two counties being so
closely allied as to an inter county
and state road, it would seem that
the two delegations might work in
harmony and conjunction.
The Young Peoples Missionary
Society held a meeting at the Meth :
odist church Monday night and
rendered an interesting program.
One of the best features of the
meeting, so decided by all present,
Was an address by Walter Gum,
who is a ministerial student at R.
M. A., and who came home for the
Yuletide vacation. He is a son OF
Mn. and Mrs. W, E. Gum who live
lust north of Monterey.