Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-06-08

home in the HightoWn community.
E. K-rSamples was on the pas
senger list of Mr.. Pullins Staunton-
bound auto last Monday.
John Wiley and Arch Wagner
were passengers on an east-bound
auto Thursday.
Geo. E. Swecker and R. D
Folks. of Crabbottom were on a
business trip to Monterey Thurs
day, -
Veach Hook, for many years on
duty as mail man between Staun-
ton and Monterey, took day Oft
and made trip to Barlow Thurs
day with W. NJ. Winner. T. H..
Slaven and son, Raymond, were.
also passengers on the west-bound
mail car.
The fact that Mr.. Sleeps fleece
is this year worth 90 cents per-,
will not make him feel any the
less comfortable and certainly more
important.
C. S Peterson. of Mcdowell,
spent Satusday night with his
daughter, Mrs. Dennis Gum, at
Meadow Dale. He was accom-
panied by little Miss Virginia Pet
erson who will visit some time at
Meadow Dale,
H. J. Arbogast, who has been
visiting friends and relatives in
Crabbottom for a while, returned
to Cincinnati where he has been
operator on a railroad.
C. P. Hicklin, a Highland boy,
has accepted a position as assistant
cashier of Merchant and Miners
Bank, Oak Hill, W. Va.
We are informed that Chap
Halterman has sold bis Strait Creek
farm to a gentleman by name of
Painter, from the valley of Virginia.
Mr.. Halterman is a desirable citizen
and it is to be hoped he may find
another home in the county.
Will it be June without roses?
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Hiner,
Mr.. and Mrs. s. G. Eagle, of Doe
Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Herold,
of Mill Gap, Mr.. and MRS. j c.
Lightner, of Bath, Mr. and Mrs.
W. E. Gum, of Monterey land SD
Rexrode, of Mcdowell, parents of
the graduating class of 1917, were
all present last week at the COM
mencement exercises of M. H. S.
Mrs. Ottobine Peck. who with
her family formerly lived in
the Monterey neighborhood,
died Wednesday morning at her
home in Durbin after an illness
covering several years She is the
mother of Charles Peck, who
resides east of town, and has a
brother and sister who also live in
or near Monterey. They are Jas.
K. Eye and Mrs. Andy Putfenbar-
ger.
R. B. Campbell had fine lamb
killed by dogs last Monday, and
in sight of town. The dog was a
stray, half starved, and could not
be driven from his prey. The
lamb being dead, he was allowed
to feast until a gun could be
brought and the repast ended.
The Washington city papers
told, on Monday, of an unfortunate
affair between Hunter Shumate
and a colored patient in the army
hospital or asylum, in which the
negro was killed. Mr.. Shumate
has been connected with the insti-
tuition for something like 5 years and
was head attendant in the ward re
ferred to. Mr.. Shumate, when ar
rested for the offence, stated that
the negro had become rebellious
and that he felt justified in resort |
ing to harsh means. The only re-
part of the unfortunate affair came
the morning papers, and
Mr.. c. T. Shumate, father of the !
young man, left at once fer Wash
ngton.
The crouch who maintains that
all the honest men are dead, is
ever and anon confronted with |
refutations of the absurd and sland
erous assertion. The latest comes
in the form of letter addressed to
sheriff Graham from North
Carolinean, J. G. Gregson, of the
Hadley- Peoples Mfg. Co. Siler
City, stating that he had found a
purse of money recently while on
a touring trip through the North,
and that he had reason to believe
that w. H. East OF Joseph Dudley,
if located, could throw light on the
ownership. As some of us know
these are Augusta county men, and
the letter from the Tar Heel state
has been PLACED in their hands by
Mr.. Graham.