Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-11-29
Highland Recorder
local NEWS
Poiated paragcapins--Brief News
Notes. People st Home and
Abroad.
Homer Waybright spent Sunday
with his relatives in Crabbottom.

Prof. /. 3. Warwick, arrived first |
OF this week and is visiting relatives
here.
]. Ed. Simmons and little daughter,
Oracle, Of huntsville, were visiting
relatives in this county last week.
While Augusta corn is quoted at
s1.75 per barrel, the Highland arti-
Gle is selling at $2.00 per bushel.
Help us to observe War Indus
tries Board rules By renewing your
subscription when it expires.
Mrs. C. P. Jones accompanied her
brother, w. e. Wilson, to Charlottes-
vile last Friday.
0. i. Wades name in some way,
was ommitted in the contribution to
the service fag, amount being 81.
Mrs. c. A. Dickson, Of Trimble,
spent q day or 50 with her daughter,
Mrs. Chas. Swadley first of the week.
}. K. Ryder, who has been in bust
nos in Pittsburg, Pa, for sometime
is visiting his parents near Wander
pool.
Dyer Gum, of Louden county,
came to Highland early in the
week to visit his mother, near High
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Hamilton
have received a card from their son,
Julian. saying be had landed safely
overseas.
Homer Stephenson attended a
meeting of the State Food Admins
traitors held in Richmond early in
the week.
S. y. Beverage has taken charge
Of the Iltghtown store recently pur-
chased by J. \. Whitelaw from Adam
Stephenson.
The venerable Aaron d. Gum, CT
Meadow Dale, spent few hours
Tuesday with his daughter, Mrs. O.
L. Wade in Monterey.
Miss Maud jackson, Of Cass, ".
Va, is spending some time at Bolar.
On her way there she stopped day
or two with Monterey relatives.
Those who have taken advantage
Of war conditions to practice eXtor-
ton will have lashings of concience
similar to those endured by Wilhelm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Woofton, Of
Weston, w. Va, after a visit TO
relatives il Crabbottom, spent day
last week with the lattcr's aunt, Mrs
Joshua Lunsford.
J. c. Judy, son CT Henry Judy, Of
the Pendleton border, after q fur
Tough at home, returned to Camp
Lee on Saturday. His brother came
with him to Monterey.
Mrs. i. L. Jones and little daugh-
ter, Katie Bell, of Monterey and Mrs.
w. F.. Jones and children, Of High
town, were passengers on the Staun-
ton-bound Pullin automobile Wed
nesday.
DR. Walden went to Hampton, Va,
Wednesday TO spend Thanksgiving
with his family. He was acompan-
led as far as Staunton by Robert
Dickson, returning to Camp after a
short Through at home.
Mrs. C. T. Shumate received a let
ter recently telling Of the death of
her aunt, Mrs. VIM. Go0de, of Eure- |
ka, Kansas. Mrs Goodies maideD
name was Ralston, and she was a ma |
tive of Highland, a sister of Mr.. D. |
C. Ralston, of Crab Run.
In the list Of names recently pub
lishcd by the Times Dispatch bust |
ness concerns who contributed to the |
special publicity fund for advertis-
ing in connection with the United |
War Work-that of the Citizens |
Bank Of Highland appears.
Mrs. Joseph Jones has recently |
learned of the death of her daughter
in-law, Mrs. VIM. B. Jones, in Lou
don, Tenn. Death was due to pneu-
monia, following influenza, all the
family being victims Of the epidemic.
She leaves q husband and five small
children.
Miss Lizzie Briscoe, an aged mai
den lady of Little Back Creek, died
Tuesday night at the home of her
nephew, Austin Briscoc. She was
over eighty years of age and is sur
viycd by one sister Funeral to-day
at Fairview church by her pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Fast.
Dr.. and Mrs. w. D. FitZhugh,
who have been spending some time
with Mrs. Fitzhugh's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. T. S. Wagner, on Straight
Greek, were guests last Saturday of
Miss Grace Hiner, Monterey. They
expect to return this week to their
home in eastern Virginia.
WANTED - A few Butchered
Hogs. Will pay cash.
J. 4. Whitelaw.