Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-11-22


Miss Bess Bishop spent the Week
end with her brother in Ckarlottes-
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Connell Gillespie, of
Cass, spent Saturday and Sunday
with relatives in Monterey.
Help us to observe War Indus
tries Board rules by renewing your
substitution when it expires.
Attorney Newman, of Woodstock,
is here looking Up. sor:e land titles
for the U. S. government.
Mrs. Hubert Smith, Of HightoWn,
was a passenger on the east bound
mail Wednesday.
Dewey Key, of Camp Lee, came
home Monday on short leave OF
absence.
Mrs. Laura Cross, of West Angus
ia. attended the rally day exercises
hare Saturday and remained with
Monterey friends until Monday
Hiss Lucy Gray Bird, Of the NC
Dowell High School faculty, has CIV
en- I'D her work there, at least tempo
rarily, on account of i'll health.
Jasper Simmons, of the Crabootom
valley sent porker to the Duroln
market last week which brought MIN
s142. The hog weighed 721 pounds
Hiram Beverage, who was among
the last boys to go to Camp Lee Tor
service, has been honorably discharg
ed and is now at his home on Strait
Creek.
The study class of the Methodist
Missionary Society will meet with
Mrs. ]. C. Matheny on Saturday at
ternoon at $50 o'clock. A good
attendance is desired.
The Home Mission Week of the
Monterey Presbyterian Church will
hold services Friday and Saturday
nights at 1880 o'clock, and Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. All women
are cordially invited to attend these
services.
W. C. Dickson in service in France
sent German trench hat to his faith
er, Mr.. c. A Dickson. 1t was one
be Lad captured on one of the recent
battleflelds.
WANTED - A few Butchered
Hogs. VIII pay cash.
]. A. Whitelaw.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Jones, who
were summoned to Baltimore two
weeks ago on account of the illness
CT the lattcrs mother, Mrs Turner re
turned Wednesday, Mrs. Turner died
last Saturday, never having rallied
from the critical illness reported in
telegram.
w. E. Wilson, of Charlottesville,
came to Monterey Monday and is
spending a few days with his sister,
MS. c. P. Jones.
The Staunton Leader has the
name Of Homer Davenport, colored,
among those of Augusta who have
given their lives for old glory.
Ray Wilson, after week spent in
Monterey, went on to Charlottes-
vile Saturday, and was accompani-
ed On the trip by his friend, Jesse
Hiner.
While Speaking was going on at
the court house Saturday an alarm
Of fire was sounded, and VIM. VIM
er's residence was found to be on
fire. The blaze had not made much
Roadway and was eXtinguished by
the crowd before the hose arrived on
the scene.
The Leader is mistaken as to this
soldier. Davenport was native OF
Highland, registered and classified
as such by the local board. The er-
ror is probably due to the fact that,
Davenport being in Augusta at the
time, the Highland board authorized
his examination over there.
Rev Jay II Arnold, pastor for the
United Brethren church is about tc
resume his work on Pendleton Cir
cult. lie was taken sick at confer
ence on the 25th of September, at
Harr:souburg and survived an at
tack CT pneumonia and infuenza.Ec
has been recuperating at his home,
East Mauch Chunk, Pa, for a few
weeks.
c. w. Trimble, one of our town
merchants, was right badly hurt
when his horse ran away with him
while on his way to his farm on st.
Greek last Thursday. He was thrown
from the buggy and sustained bruis-
es and hurts from which he suffered
for several days. His attending
physician found no broken bones,
and after nearly week of enforced
rest and care he was able to be out
again.
Letters from Roy Pullin to his
mother, of dates from Sept goth to
Oct 18th, tell Of his slow recovery