Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-26
Highland Recorder
/ LOCAL NEWS
Pointed Paragraphs Brief News
Notes People at Home and
Abroad.

morning.
Mrs Geo. P. Mccoy has learned
of the safe landing of her husband i,
Lieut.. Mccoy overseas.
B Bland, who has been on a
visit to his parents in Crabbottom,
passed through town Sat
urday on bis way to his Washing
ton home
Mrs. Sam'l Arbogast and daueh-
ter, Miss Margic, of Albemarle, are
visiting relatives in town and coun-
tv.
Miss Edith RAlston, who holds a
government position in Washing
ton, is spending her vacation at her
home on Crab Run.
DR. o. Campbell is confined to
his home with an attack Of sclatlc
rheumatism.
Early in the week X. Il. Trim
bic went TO Washington, and we
, learn has enlisted in the Navy.
Dr.. Berlie Swecker and Div.
Supt. r E. Mauzy Of the Blue
Grass Valley were in Monterey
Thul sday.
W NJ Winner was called to the
bed side of his brother, Lee Winner
below Franklin on last Sunday.
Mrs. O. Z. Sulienberger and
grandson, Sam, returned this week
from a visit to the formers daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Carl Sullenberger,
IF Fl. Hunt, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conne,l Gillespie,
Mr.. ana Mrs. Il. II. Brown, of
Cass, w. Va, and Mrs Figgs, of
Salisbury, Md spent Saturday and
Sunday at Bolar, calling for a short
tine in Monrer On their return.
G.. T. Shlmate, with some help
ers, spent part Of last week over
hauling his long dis ance telephone
line between here and Stanton,
and the service has since been very
much improved.
Mr.. Kerr, of Staunton, reports
the arrival of the confederate mon
ument, which was ordered from
Italy several months ago. 1t will
be brought to Highland as soon as
arrangements can be made for
hauling it. The Daughters of the
Confederacy hope to have the un-
yelling some time before fall, if
possible.
Miss Caraboro and Miss Helen
Caraboro, of Cburchville and Miss
Blanch Flaherty and Mr. Lambert,
of Natural Bridge and Mr.. Driver,
OF Clifton Forge, motored to Mont
Grey Monday. and were guests of
Mrs. Clarence Wagner.
Hobart Siron brought the skin
Of large black rattle snake to this
office last Friday, which he had
killed the day before, near Henry
Armstrong; on the Bullpasture
mountain. The snake measured
eight inches in circumference and
five feet in length, and was deco
rated with Is rattles and a button
Who can beat it?
Montereyans who failed to attend
the church service Sunday morn
ing missed an instructive, interest
ing talk, the pulpit being occupied
by DR.. James B. Woods, medical
Missionary for many years in China.
Rev. L. NJ Mofit, of Mcdowell,
was also present, and is with DR..
Woods on his itinerary of Highland
this week.
Not only in Monterey but thor
out the county, many school pa
irons will regret to hear of Prof.
Robert Sterrett's deci>ion to give
up the principalship of the Monte
rey High School, position which
he has successfully held for six or
seven years. It's understood that
he has accepted position in the
S. M. A.. Stanton. Both he and
Mrs Sterrett are prominent and
useful in society and church circles,
and will be missed in Monterey.
DR. R II Fleming has learned
through the Presbyterian Foreign
Mission Board of New York City
that cabIegram of July II tells
of the escape of his daughter, Dr.;
May Fleming, who was medical
supervisor of the Mission Hospital
at Tabriz, Persia, which was sacked
by Tu. kish soldiers a few weeks
ago. She, with other Americans,
made her escape to nearby city.
DR. Fleming reaching Kazvin, 70
miles from Tabriz.