Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-06-15
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.
Miss N. A. Cross, of Augusta, is
spending anew days in Monterey.

Miss N. A. Cross, of Augusta, is
spending anew days in Monterey.
Mrs. C. P. Jones, of this place,
is having her house painted, and
metal fence placed around the
yard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sterrett
left Wednesday evening for a'visit,
to Stanton relatives.
w. O. Carpenter and nephew,
Hermon Cauley, of BJlar, visited
Monterey Thursday.
Highland is looking her very
best. Like other sections, she has
been slow donning her summer
. garb, but she is faultless now.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thrasher, of
Tennessee, are visiting the former's
father and sister at the Methodist
pars onage, Monterey.
Forest Evick, of Mcdowell, who
has been in Cumberland for the
past wear, came home for vaca-
ton. -
DR.. G. R. Faircloth and G. H.
Lockridge, of Williamsville, motor
ed to Monterey Tuesday. The doc
tor left us an order for job work.
Mrs. H. M. Slavep is attending
the Chautauqua at Staunton this
week.
Capt. S. A. Gilmor, of Back
Creek, now among the old citizens
of Highland, paid visit to Mon
Grey Monday.
l.. S. Dickinson and family are
spending few days here on their
way to Keyser, W. Va, where they
expect to make their home. They
came out from Staunton Tuesday.
Attorney E. B. Jones. with his
mother, Mrs. Matte Jones, and
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Sterrett, of
Monterey, came down Monday
and attended the High School
final at which Mr.. Jones delivered
the address to the graduates
Pendleton Times.
Miss Sadie Rexrode came in from
Buchannon last Saturday and was
accompanied by her father, who
had been visitor to West Virgi-
MIA, and two cousins. Misses
Chitister and Ridenour, of Buchan-
non, who are now guests in the
ReXrode home on Strait Creek.
The following young ladies from
this. county are known to have
entered the Harrisonburg summer
normal for the present session:
Misses Halle Herold, Miss Eunice
Lightner, Miss Eva Eakle. Miss
Grace Gum, Miss Lucy Gray Bird
and Miss Katharine Campbell.
The protracted meeting carried
on at Hightown during last week,
conducted by Walter Gum and J
C. Hobbs, ministerial students,
closed Sunday night. Thirty eight |
professed faith during the meeting
and % united with the church on
Sunday night, received by J. c:
= Thrasher, pastor of the circuit.
The brethren there were delighted
with the efforts of the two young
ministers, and feel that great good
was done.
T. A. Campbell. of Platt, Kansas,
a native of the Hightown section
of the county, spent a few days in
town this week. Mr.. Camp
bell visited his home county three
years ago, since which time he has
last his wife by death.
Harrison Bowers, one of the
County deserving citizens, died
at his home near Forks of Waters
last Friday, after anil!ness covering
several weeks. He was son of
the late William Bowers and is
survived by wife and several
children. He was a mechanic and
farmer, and has frequently been
employed in the former capacity in
Monterey where he is we'll known:
Mr.. Bowers was about "a years OF
age, and a man highly spoken of
by his neighbors and all who knew
him. He was buried at the home
graveyard.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Wagner,
whose marriage in Washington was
announced in last weeks issue OF
the Recorder, came to Monterey
Saturday afternoon and have been
the guests of the brides brother,
J. &. Matheny.