Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-02-22
Highland Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Pointed paragraphs-Brisf News
Notes-P.ople at Home and
Abroad.
]. C. Matheny returned Saturday
from Marlinton, W. Va. =

were shoppers here Tuesday.
S. G. Dever, an aged citizen of
Back Creek, was in town Monday.
February is short and sweet, the
latter applying especially to High
land.
Miss Georgana Ryder has
been on the sick list for few days.
Miss Halle Herold and Lucille
Gum spent several days in Monte
reg.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Puffinberger, a girl.
Curtis Fox, who hes been on a
ten days trip to the Valley, return
home Tuesday.
June Trimble was passenger on
the east bound mail hack Thurs
day morning.
We have been requested to an
nounce that the rules governing
the sale of food. grain, etc. will
be published neat week.
We will have sugar by Saturday
at noon, Zoe per lb for the cash or
trade. Highland Mer. Co.
Lloyd Bird, of Richmond, is at
the hame Of his parents near Val
ley Center, arriving Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mackey ex-
pect to start house keeping soon in
Jas. A. Trimble's residence on
South Spruce street.
Kenton Echard, among the last
of Highlands Camp Lee boys to
get his winter furlough, is now at
his home near Vanderpool, arliv-
ing Monday evening.
The venerable Jacob Winner, of
Forks of Water, was paralyzed
Monday morning and has not ralli-
ed from the stroke He is one OF
the county's oldest citizens and
largest land owners.
E. A. Wade, H. Fl. Terry and
C.S. Peterson, directors of the
First National Bank. were in
attendance at their monthly meet
ing Monday.
Solutions to Mr., W.. W. Hev-
ener's arithmetic problems continue
to come, but as correct answers
were published last week, we deem
it unnecessary to give other solutions
Forest Hull has sold his farm
near Mcdowell to j. E. Botkin for
the consideration of 1900, the
tract containing Sd acres OF I'M
proved land.
Jos. A. Ralston and ]. E. Bot
kin, of the Mcdowell neighborhood,
were in Monterey Wednesday. The
former was here fixing up his pa
pers, having purchased the B. II:
Hiner farm on the east side OF
Jack Mt.
Mrs. C. M. Lunsford delightful
" entertained the Presbyterian
Mission Studay Class last Friday
evening at her home on East Main
street. After a full discussion of
the lesson An elaborate salad course
followed in which the hostess was
assisted by little Miss Margaret
Lunsford and Mrs. Fl. B. Wood.
Where three figures are used,
all standing for dollars, and one
drops out, the result is a big loss.
That is what happened last week
in reporting the result of the Thrift
Stamp drive at the high school,
One figure omitted or lost made it
SOS instead of Sl65, just one hun
dred dollars short, and we gladly
make the correction.
A little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Boyd Campbell, of Back Greek.
died Tuesday morning after an ILL
ness of a few days. The little boy
had just passed his second birth !
day, and his death, coming so I'M
expectenly, has brought deep grief
to the hearts of parents and friends
We have heard no particulars as to
the child's illness except that death
was due TO some form Of bowel
trouble.
, Miss Matte Jones, whose illness
at the home of her sister in West
Virginia was mentioned last week,
has since died. and her remains
were brought to the home burying
ground near Doe Hill for interment
Tuesday. Rev. J. c. Thrasher, of
Monterey, was called to conduct
the funeral. Our correspondent
will furnish notice Of death, and
sketch of this wellknown lady's
life.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fl. Pruitt de-
lightfullv entertained the freshman
class at their home last Friday
night Feb .l5, from 7 to 1920 pm.
Games were played, apples, home
made candy, cakes and hot choco-
late were served.
Miss Elma Johnston won the
r,izn q box Of candy. and. Wallace