Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-07-27
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

Charles Price, Of the Doe HILL
community, was in Monterey
Thursday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pruitt and
family returned last week from a
visit to relatives in West Virginia.
Robert Hicklin and family have
moved back to Thorny Bottom, W.
Va.
Arson Wade, of Mill Gap, return
ed Monday from a short visit to
Staunton.
Montereyan are gratifed to learn
that Mr.. and Mrs. c.. S. Swadley
contemplate locating in town, and,
for the present, will occupy rooms
over the soda fountain.
Misses Lena and Bonnie Seybert,
of Strait Creek, were in Monterey
Thursday.
Mrs. R. E. Elmore and three
children. of Cincinnati, Ohio, are
the guests of Mrs. Elmore's uncle,
DR.. o. J. Campbell.
Miss Marion Chamblin, of Lees
burg, Va, is visiting in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Hevener.
July went wet.
Mrs. J. H. Armstrong, Mason and
Miss Elizabeth Armstrong, of the
Doe Hill neighborhood, visited
Monterey Tuesday.
Miss Octavia Phillips, of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. o. E. Sullenberger, and other
relatives in Monterey.
The work on Main street, which
was temporarily retarded by delay
in receiving car of cement, is now
progressing, the needed material
arriving early in the week.
Highlands fair contingent at the
Harrisonburg State Normal, re-
turned latter part of last week, the
six-weeks term having closed.
&c. Matthew's automobile, with
seven passengers, left the road
Saturday near the Gibson place,
south of town, and wedged itself
between the end of a bridge and
the fence. Strange to say, no one
was hurt, seriously. The machine
was damaged pretty badly.
Warren Campbell, who joined
Uncle Sans forces several weeks
ago and has since been on guard
duty at Allegheny tunnel, came
home Wednesday to spend "a day
with his parents before going to
training camp.
Miss Rachel Ogilvie, of Char
lottesville, came to Monterey We'd
nesday, accompanied by her moth
err who had been spending some
time in Staunton. The former
went today to the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. w. D. Wade, near Valley
Center.
Brook Beverage and Luther Trim
BILE, who volunteered during Capt.
Smiley's visit here court day, went
out to Staunton Tuesday for exam
nation. Young Trimble failed to
meet the physical requirements and
returned home.
The Board of Tax Review, will
meet on Wednesday Aug. l, 1917,
to examine Land Books and Prop
erty List of Highland county.
H. Fl. Seybert,
Chairman of Board
Hunters license expired July LIST,
and all hunters are required to take
out new license for 1917. Boys
shooting birds will be prosecuted
according to law, and they are re.
CURED to have license to carry guns
Game Warden
Messrs. Jas. A. Collins and }. N.
Potter, of Augusta, were on busl-
ness trip to Highland this week
IF YOU are not a subscriber to
the Highland Recorder now is the
time to be, as you will want to know
how the Highland soldiers are max
ing progress in the various contone-
ments. The Recorder solicits let
tiers, from all the boys, that are per-
missible under the censorship.
The list OF men subject to the
first draft failed to come before
press hour, but it is looked for by
the local board at any time. If
you have the complete list of
figures drawn at Washington, you
can form some idea of your chances
by locating your number, as given
in last weeks Recorder. If your
number appears early in the list.
you will be called for examination
for first draft; if far down the list,
your chances are good to miss the
first call. See first numbers drawn
on front page of the Recorder.
Roger Williams, of the Naples