Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-04-13
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

The spring term OF tue cllcui0
court is near at hand -Aprll oath.
In doing your early planting,
better consult the weather than the
moon.
Dewitt Ralston has moved into
, the old Commercial Hotel.
J. W. Swamples is now living in
the Botkin house south of Monterey
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Peterson, of
Mcdowell, were in town Wednes-
day.
The light plant has placed two
new poles on South Mill Street tor
the purpose OF extending the town
service.
G. W. Hook, of Haywood, W.
Va, was here on business Wednes-
day.
Mrs. J. W. Boyer, of Wood
stock, came to Monterey early in
the week to remain some ti'he with
her mother, Mrs. L H. Stephen
son.
Many of the pupils of the high
school went home to spend Easter.
There was just enough of sun
shine Sunday to admit of a bonnet
display, then the storm king
reigned.
One of the owners of big camp,
in town Monday, pronounced the
1917 sugar season one OF the short
est and best for many years.
y The early days of the week
effectualIy killed all the spring
fever germs.
Mrs. Walden and little daughter
returned last Sunday evening. She
was accompanied by her sister,
Miss Cary Collier.
Call at R. NJ. Trimble's for Ten
mis-, Outing and Palm Beach Ok
fords. IT
Married, April 9th, at Hotel
Monterey, by Rev, N. A. Parker,
Mr.. Warren C Hidy and Miss Eula
A. Colaw, both members of prom
inent Crabbottom families.
A marriage license was
issued Tuesday by Clerk Matheny
to VIM. Clay Waggy and Miss
Margaret NJ. Gutshall, both of the
Jacksons River community.
Mems hats of all kinds slightly
damaged by age, will close out at a
sacrifice.
2t R. NJ. Trimble
The Board of Supervisors, at its
meeting Monday, arranged for a
good roads meeting of citizens to be
held on April "a, the opening day
of the circuit court. G. A. Cole
man ,cf the State Highway Commits
sion, has been invited to attend.
Bear this meeting in mind and
make it be a big one and
enthusiastic.
D. X. Hiner, of the Doe Hill
section, was here Tuesday closing
out a real estate deal with R. 0.
Baylor, of Augusta, the land in
question being a tract of Bullpasture
mountain land Mr.. Baylor became
the purchaser at $1,000.
We have learned indirectly that
Chapman Halterman, Of Strait
Creek, has purchased land in the
Stokesville community.
G. W. Hook, of Wilma, dropped
in to see US while in town Monday.
There will be called meeting of
the Highland Chapter of the U d.
C. on Saturday the fourteenth inst
at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs,
p. Jones. BY order of Pres.
From the proceedings of the
monthly meeting OF the Supervisors
we note that the bad section of
road just above Mrs. Jennie Gums,
near Vanderpool, is to be macada-
mized this season. This will cause
general satisfaction, for it is one of
the worst winter roads in the coun-
ty, and nothing short of thorough
work will do it any lasting good.
The second day of court, April
25th, has been designated as the
date for a special meeting of the
supervisors for the purpose of lay
ing the county lew. Each of the
three district school boards is ask
ed 10 be present or have a repre-
sentation at the meeting. 1t is
unnecessary to refer to the import
ance of this meeting.
WANTED-To buy old auto