Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-05-11
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

IL. NllhC1oOlA, VI S
is visiting his daughter, Mrs. J. <.
Arbogast, of this place.
Randolph Eagle, of Doe Hill,
spent Tuesday night at Hotel Mon
terey with his sister, Miss Martha
and brother Alfred
: Russell Simmons, who has been
employed by DR.. A. W. Miller near
Bridgewater since April |, returned
tot his home here Monday.
A number of Monterey I. 0. 0.
F. brethren motored to Trlmble
Sunday to call on C. A. Dickson,
who is suffering from an attack OF
sciatic Rheumatism.
Warren Campbell, who has been
attending business college at Roa-
noke. returned home Wednesday.
He enlisted in the army before
leaving Roanoke.
Ebert Gum left today for Wash
ington, D. c., where he goes as a
delegate to the missionary meeting.
Miss Lottie Carpenter, of the
Vanderpool community, was shop
ing in Monterey Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Colaw, of Crabbot-
tom, passed through Monterey
Saturday on her way to Staunton.
Miss Florence Wagner, of Lever
Strait Creek, was visiting relatives
here last week.
Luther Rexrode, after spending
some time on his farm above town,
has returned to W. Va.
Frank and Willard Stephenson,
of Bolar were in Monterey last
Saturday.
The Monterey Literary Society
of the High School had one of the
most instructive and entertaining
meetings of the season Friday
evening last. A Southern Pro-
gram" being carried out IN all OF
the numbers.
The third quarterly meeting of
the NJ. E. Church will convene at
union chapel May II and 18th.
Rev. L. E. Ressegger, D. D., will
preside. Everybody cordially in
vited. Z. b. Ruliedge
Miss Bette Bishop spent several
days among relatives and friends
on Strait Creek.
Presiding Elder, Rev. G. A.
Richardson, will make his first
round this week, preaching at
Monterey Methodist church Satur-
day. night and Sunday morning.
May II, 10. The business session
of the quarterly conference will be
held Saturday morning.
Stuart Dickson, who has been
sattending Dunsmore Business
college, Staunton, came home Sat
mrday to remain few days with
his father who is confined to his
bed with rheumatism.
Several of the High School pupils
gave an impromptu social at the
graded school auditorium last Sat
urday night from eight to ten
o'clock. A number of the alumni
and town visitors were present to
join in the gaity.
Mrs. Earnest Lockridge and Miss
Bette Bishop, of west Monterey
motored to Crabbottom one day
last week.
The Highland Mercantile Com
Danv has rented the large room un-
der the Masonic Temple for ware
room. This step had to be taken
owing to the crowded condition OF
their store building.
Notice of the town election, to
be held June 5, has been posted.
A MAYOR and six councilmen are to
be elected.
The fishing season is here, but
the right kind of weather has thus
far been wanting.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Dickinson:
their daughter Mrs. Philpott and
two children. of Staunton, spent a
few days with Monterey relatives
returning Monday.
While at the home of c. W
Trimble on Sunday morniny, Mrs
Philpott's youngest chlld-l4
months old took bottle of pills
from table and swallowed 10, all
the bottle contained. DR.. Fox was
called, administered an emetlc
and no serious results followed.
Jess Peasants, a colored man,
son of Morgan Peasants, OF Nc
Dowell, was killed in an automo-
bile accident a day or two ago IN
Ohio. where he had been employed
for some time, and his body was
brought home for burial on We'd
nesday. He was about % years OF
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