Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-02-08
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
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Notes-Pec2le at Home and
Abroad.


mains very critical.
g 9. Boyd, Geo. E. and Judy
SWecker, of Crabbottom, were IN
town Monday.
John Hise, of Allegheny, walked
to Monterey Monday, spending the
night in town.
R. NJ. and June Trimble went
out to the Valley City last Tuesday
Don't forget to buy the War
Saving Stamp. You can get them
at your postoffice or bank.
Orion Wagner, of Camp Lee.
reached his Highland home last
Saturday evening ON a hve-day
furlough.
The cowardly work of the dog
poisoner goes on. Two more have
been lost this week, one by w. NJ.
Winner and one by C.P Way bright.
G. H. Lockridge, of Williams
Vile, spent Monday night in town.
He was on his way to the Hightown
community to get his cattle.
Geo. T. Graham, of the Mellow
ell neighborbood, paid Monterey a
visit Tuesday.
Miss Alma Johnston entertained
a number of friends at her home
on South Spruce street, Saturday
night, Following the amusements
of the evening delightful refresh
ments were served.
Look at the pink label on your
paper and if you are in arrears, the
Recorder man will appreciate it II
YOU will remit at once. 1t saves Us
the expense of mailing out a state
ment.
Jimmie Eye, a student of Staun-
ton Blind, Deaf and Dumb lnstl-
tute. has recently been made secre-
tary of the Y. M. c. A. of that In
stitution.
A big drive is on this week to sell
Thrift Stamps and War Saving
Stamps. Do your bit and don't
be a Stacker. There is nota family
in the county but that is able to
buy them. Encourage the children
TO buy the stamps.
A card from W. D. Wade, OF La
Monte, Mo-. says it has been
nearly 60 years since he left High
land, and reports the winter has
been unusually cold in Missouri.
, Clarence Ryder, who has been
working at Akron, O., for some
time, is now at home, having been
called here by the local board Tor
physical examination.
The following extracts from a
letter received Tuesday from Mr.:
C. A. Bird, Seattle, Wash, SOUND
refreshing just now to the ice
bound Highlander: "We have
been here two months and have
seen ice but 8 or 4 times; no snow
at all, a few days of sunshine and
about 100 rains-more or less,
Roses are budding and blooming s
Ga little) in the parks, and the
grass is green as in summer time:
The warmest winter in % years. "
Unexpected things are happen
Ing under the army selective draft, !
one instance coming to light hele 3
at Monterev, and, in this case, it !
will be seen that deserving ones E
are coming into their own under ,
Uncle Sans guardianship:
Adam Mcneil, colored, was
drafted from some point in the
Valley and sent to training at Camp
Lee. His wife and child from whom
he had been separated for several
years, live with her aged father.
Charlie Beard, near Monterey.
In some way, the government
heard of Neil's real and deserving
dependents, and papers were sent
to the wife and mother in order
that the claims may be established
which entitle her and child to $40
per month out of the pay allowed
the enlisted husband.
The weather man proved to be
too firmly entrenched this season
for the ground hog. According to
the old superstition break in the
zero weather should have come
with cloudy day on the End. Had
his hogship burrowed through the
deep snow and crust he could not
have seen his shadow; all of which
was noted by those weary of win
ter. The morning of the 3rd dawn
ed bright and mild and gave prom
Use of bolstering up the age-long
theory, but Sunday night the
forces of the Storm King made a
"counter attack" and the "flst
line trenches" captured by his
hog-ship were given up with grunts
and squeels--by suffering people.
The bulk of mail matter side
tracked by the big snow-drifts east,
reached Monterey Monday after