Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-04-20
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

F. NJ. Trimble, with force of
hands, is doing some work on the
eastern slope of Jack mountain.
Mrs. Paul Slaven and MissLulclle
Gum were passengers on the east
bound Pullin automobile Thursday
morning,
Ladies' Children's and Misses
ready to wear goods at Highland
Mercantile Co.
w. E. Gum has sold his former
home, north of Mon terey, to Viii
liam Simmons. Luther Warner will
move to the property being vacated
by Mr.. Simmons,
FIJI. Hill, of Paxton, I'LL, who
has been in Highla1a several weeks
returned home Tuesday.
Robert Matheny and Willie
Mackey, who are students of a
business college at Richmond and
Staunton, respectively, are at home
on a short vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Gum and
family have moved into their town
property, recently purchased.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Matheny
returned Saturday from Richmond
and Baltimore.
Monterey Garage and Light Co.
has added new room in the rear OF
their building to be used as a work
shop.
Edwin B. Jones has added to his
law office an up to date sectional
book case.
Miss Barr, our miIliner, is not
only a trimmer but she is design
er. Another new lot of hats just
received-real spring styles, abso-
lutelv nothing old to show you.
Give us look. Highland Mer Co.
Miss Lucy Echard, who has been
visiting Mrs. II. S Johnston Of
this place, has returned to her home
at Vanderpool.
dutch" Gum, accompanied by
, his mother, Mrs. R. Lee Gum,
motored to Frost, W. Va, Sunday
to see Mr.. Lock Herold. who has
been critically i'll with pneumonia.
Mrs. Laura Cross spent several
days in Monterey.
Mrs. Arnet Gum is visiting her
parents south of Monterey.
Mrs. C. P. Jones returned this
week from a visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
C. P. Jones at Covington. While
there she attended the wedding Of
Mrs. Chas. Jones sister.
Highest market cash and trade
prices paid for all kinds of produce
at Highland Mercantile Co.
There will be a meeting of the
directors of the Highland Farm
Loan Association Tuesday April "a.
Persons who are interested are in
invited.
J. A. Whitelaw, Sect and Treas.
S. B. Ligbtner and W. E. Crum-
NETT, of the Bath county border,
spent last Friday night in Monte
rey.
Call at R. NJ. Trimble's for Ten
mis-, Outing and Palm Beach Ok
fords. 1t
No matter how heavy a tax we
levy on the earth, she will not CON-
plain, but respond promptly if we'll
treated.
The public examination of teach
ers, held here during the closing
DAYS of last week, was in charge OF
Miss Grace Hiner. There were
seven teachers present.
Mems hats of all kinds slightly
damaged by age, will close out at
sacrifice.
2t R. M. Trimble
Russell Eagle and Hal Jones came
in from West Virginia last Friday,
spending a night here on their way
to their old home at Doe Hill. 1t
was learned incidentally that, since
the call for volunteers, Mr.. Jones
has enlisted for service in the coast
defense division.
WANTED-To buy old auto
tires, will pay cash.
d R. M. Trimble
Rev. J. C. Thrasher, who, by
order of conference, will remain on
Monterey circuit another year, re
turned to the field on Friday. At
the close of the annual conference
at Roanoke, Mr.. Thrasher went to
Ciarksburg, W. Va, where he Of
ficiated at the marriage of his son,
Mr.. Henry W. Thrasher, to Miss
Nancy May Allen, the marriage
taking place April IL. The groom
is Mr.. Thrasher's oldest son, is a
civil engineer and has held lucra-
tive position with West Virginia
firm for FIVE years. They will make