Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-03-16
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

VIM, A. Campbell.
Mrs. ". H. Matheny and Mrs.
Jordan, both of whom have been
ill, have recovered to the extent
that they are now able to sit up.
Two more patients from High
land were taken east for hospital
treatment last week. The neces-
sity for a local institution of that
sort becomes more apparent every
day.
DR.. o. J. Campbell, since NOV
ing into his new quarters in the
Lunsford building, has fitted his
office with new furniture and up
to-date, sanitary equipment, SUCH
as new chair, sterelizer fountain
splttOon, etc.
C. w. Trimble, under the advice
of his physician, is this week
among the shut-ins. He has been
on the sick list for several weeks.
Don Sullenberger, of the High
land Mercantile Co., is now in
Baltimore purchasing spring stock
for his firm.
Tom H. Slaven returned Monday
from Staunton where he had gone
to see his brother-in- law, L. A.
Carichoff. who has been i'll for
several weeks.
Miss Mamie Arbogast, who has
had pleasant stay with her parents
and friends since November, has
returned to Ohio.
A letter this week from Henry
Colaw, of North Platte, Neb., in
which he encloses an account of a
severe storm. Trains and all traf-
fc are delayed by the binding
snow storm extending over ter
ritory of 700 miles.
DR.. O J. Campbell received
letter recently announcing the
death, at her home in Pratt,
Kansas, of Mrs. Thomas Camp
bell. About three years ago she
accompanied Mr.. Campbell on
visit to Highland, his native coun-
ty. and those who made her &C
quaintance on that visit will regret
to hear of her death.
DR.. S. P. Hite, of pain cure
celebrity, died few days ago at
Radford sanitarium He formerly
lived in Staunton, and his body
was brought to Thornrose for in
terment Tuesday.
HIST. G. Hiner, of Jackson's
River, was in the Recorder office
Saturday and had US to send the
Recorder to Sylvester Hiner, Witch
alta Hans. He also stated that he
had kept a record of SHOWS between
1908 and Feb. 1917, the total for
the years being 400.
Miss Mary Sandman, who has
been in charge of V. B. Bishops
millinery rooms for several years,
has returned for the 1917.
Rev. R. H. Evans, pastor of
Crabbottom circuit, NJ. E. Church
South, stopped in Monterey Tues
day night on his way to annual
conference and gave talk at the
Methodist church mid-week prayer
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Messick,
who have resided in town and
county for several years, have
moved to Bridgewater. Mr.. and
Mrs. Messick are desirable citizens,
and during their stay here made
many friends who regret to see
them leave.
The Mission Study Circle will
meet with Mrs. J. c. Matheny,
Friday afternoon at 3 p. m. All
members are urged to be present.
Mrs. j. c. Matheny.
March has given us the variety
of weather for which the month is
noted: Snow, sleet, rain, hail,
thunder and lightning, winter with |
a cap W., and at least one real
summer day with no call butts"
about it.
Following the general unpleasant
ness of last week thunder storm
of marked severity and duration
occurred on Sunday night. From
1870 p. m. until past midnight
the electrical display would have
done ample justice to mid summer,
although we have heard of no
damage done to property. Some
of the streams were out of their
banks Monday morning.
The first sugar spell of the pres
ent season came latter part of last
week, the flow of sap being such as
to make it impossible for many of
the camp owners to save it all.
Sunday found all available con-
tanners full of water, and one farm
er told us he felt sure that fifteen
barrels of water had gone to waste