Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-07-20
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-PeopIe at Home and
Abroad.
o. A. Bird. of Elkins, was in
Monterey Thursday.

Monterey Thursday.
Fred Malcom, of Akron, Ohio,
recently visited his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Crawford Malcolm, near
Monterey.
Dewey Hiner, operated on few
weeks ago in Stanton, returned
home Tuesday.
Highland, which has suffered
more or less from drouth, was Wis
tied by ample rains this week, and
crops have taken on new life.
Mrs. Harriet RYDER, of Elkins,
W. Va, is now at the home of her
brother, Jos. A. Hlner, north OF
Monterey.
Arthur Armstrong, of McKen-
dree, was in town Thursday.
Miss Ella Arbogast, of Buena
Vista. is visiting her brother, }. Ed
Arbogast.
Mrs. Fl. F. Herold and Mrs. s..
A. Gilmore, of Mill cap, are With
Ms. E. B. Whitelaw, whose illness
is referred to elsewhere in to-day's
paper.
Mrs H. B. Wood returned Sat-
urday from visit to her former
home. Burlington, N. G.
Howard Simmons, of Eastern
Highland, one of the Highland boys
who has donned the kahki suit,
was in town this week.
R. N. IRVINE end wife, of Nc
Dowell, spent several days in Mon
terey latter part of last week.
Miss Ward Gum and Mrs. W. H.
Wilson went to Charlottesville first
of the week, the former going for
medical treatment.
Geo. W. Cleek, of the Bath coun-
ty border, who went to the Univer-
sity hospital a month ago, has re-
turned, spending Saturday night
in Monterey on his way home. He
was accompanied by his brother,
Charles Cleek.
The fourth Annual Lewisburg
Bible Conference will be held at
Lewisburg, W. Va, July 10Th to
Aug. 18th. The conference has for
it's purpose the study of religious
and social problems and especially
the study of the Bible itself. A
fine corps of teachers and workers
will be present.
ANecktie Social will be held in
Crabbottom Saturday evening at
5 o'clock for the benefit of New
Church. All cordially invited.
Mrs. E. B. Whitelaw has been
very ill for several days at her home
on West Main street.
Since putting the above in type,
Mrs. Whitelaw's condition became
more serious, and she was taken to
the University hospital today for
treatment.
J. C; Matheny entertained his
Sunday school class at his home
Monday night in honor of two
members who were going away on
the following day. They were
Robert Matheny and E. K. Sam
pies, the former resuming his work
at a Richmond bus iness college,
the latter his place with the Staun-
ton Rifles for army service. A
business feature of the meeting was
the election of Tom Jones as class
treasurer.
The ladies of Buelah neighbor-
hood will hold a lawn party near
Beulah church Saturday evening,
July 2lst for benefit Red Cross.
Citizens of Highland are INVITED
to meet Mr.. Benjamin L. Purcell
and Mr.. A. F. Howard, Creamery
Inspector, at Monterey, Friday,
goth. 2 o'clock, and at Crabbottom
Saturday, July 81, same hour,
These meetings are for the purpose
of organizing the county for war
work under the State Council OF
Defence. Come out, and bring
Others with you.
Forest L. Slaven, of Basic, spent
Sunday at his old home in Monte
reg.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen McNulty, of
West Virginia, are visiting relatives
in town and county.
EsTRAYED Since last Sunday a
$50 ID barrow hog has been running
at large about town and has now
been taken up. Owner can get
same by paying charges and this
adv, C. T. Shumate, Sgt.
J. H. Herndon, of Stanton, YVES
IN Monterey this week.
Miss Elizabeth Whitelaw was
taken to the University hospital
last week for an operation for ear
,L1 H., rootbor ic with her