Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-08-31
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-People at Home and
Abroad.

B. Jones.
Mr.. Sandy Stephenson and little
daughter, Elenor, of Greenbrier
County, W. Va, are visiting the
formers old home at Meadow
Dale.
Two Monterey threshing outfits
are now being operated in the
county Hiner and Gum and G. ].
Hiner and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. S. Smith, their
son and daughter, Roscoe and Miss
Jesse, of Rockingham, spent Thurs
day and FRIDAY of last week with
Mrs. C. B. Fox. going from here to
Franklin on Saturday.
About 100 pairs of ladies coarse
and fine shoes will close out at less
than old price. R. M. Trimble, 2t
We have been requested to say
tat S. S.. convention at Headwa-
tiers has been postponed untilfurth-
er notice.
Mr.. and Mrs. joseph Barkman
and three daughters, Misses Eliza
beth, Gladys and Josephine, of the
Valley City, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. H, Matheny, arriving on
Monday last.
W. K, Chew, of the firm of Chew
Bros. Waynesboro, was in town a
few hours Sunday, accompanied by
his brother, F. L. Chew. The
former, a native Montereyan, had
not been here for 80 years and
noted many changes.
Misses Maud Ryder and Stella
Malcolm, who are in training as
nurses st Charlottesville and Rich
mond, respectively, are at home on
a vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. G. 'Strickler
and two daughters, Misses Lenore
and Halle, of Ellenboro, W. Va,
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G W
Trimble on South Spruce street.
W. A. Beverages mind was left
in such a state by his sudden ILL.,
ness two weeks ago that it was
deemed best to take him to the W.
S. hospital, which was done on
Thursday.
DR.. C C Jones and children, of
Staunton, werei in Monterey We'd
nesday.
Seybert Hansel, of Pittsburg,
spent a few days with his uncle, C.
c. Hansel, this week.
The crabbottom High School
will open Monday, Sept 3, with C
C boyd, of Honaker, Va, as prin-
cipal.
Walter Gum, a ministerial stu
dent of this place who has been en-
gagged in evangelistic work in East
ern Virginia during the summer,
came home Monday for short va
cation before entering shool for the
winter.
At a meeting of the committee
appointed by Mayor Colaw at the
mass meeting last Saturday night
for the purpose of raising sufficient
funds for a more suitable monu-
ment in the court yard, the follow
ing were made a central committee
Messrs A l. Jones. F. B. Jones, W.
A. cunningham, Fl H Seybert and
J w aevener; they to select any
others they may wish X
The following young people are
spending a week in camp at Bolar
Springs: Misses Bess Bishop,
Lucille Gum. Virginia Graham,
Mayhem Dudley, Catherine Camp
bel. Messrs. Dutch Gum, John
Slaven, Ralph Trimble, Vernon
Mclaughlin and Richard Dickson.
Little Miss Virginia Trimble, who
visited Bolar Sunday, remained for
a few days, and Marvin Gilmore
wa. Expected to join the party
yesterday.
Mrs. T. J. Rexrode, Mrs. j. B.
Hicklin and Miss Sadie Rexrode
last week went out to Staunton to
see their husband and brother, T.
J. Rexrode, who is i'll at the K. D.
hospital. They found him slightly
improved, though he is not thought
to be out of danger. He is now
suffering from liver troubles, COM
plications GROWN G out of his attack
of typhoid fever.
The call issued by the mayor for
a mass meeting Saturday night to
consider the question of better
monument for the court house
square, did not draw a large crowd,
the notice being short. DR.. R. H.
Fleming was present and delivered
an address, and as a result of the
meeting something like S125 were
added to the fund. Those adyocat-
ing a more elaborate memorial than
the one selected by the U. D. c.
hope to bring the subscription up
to $1,000, and committee to
make further canvass was ap-
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