Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-11
Brief News Notes-People at Home
and Abroad.
MONTEREY, Va, April II, 1919.


rett, of Staunton, on Sunday, a son.
Garnett Gum, of Strait Creek was
trading here Tuesday.
H. M. Lewis, of staunton was in
Monterey Wednesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Echard of the
Vanderpool neighborhood visited
Monterey Wednesday.
]. E. Armstrong, of Mcdowell COM
munity, was in to see us while in
town Tuesday.
Millafd Herold, of Pocahontas,
spent few days in town this week
the guest of relatives.
Glen Ruckman, a we'll known
cattle dealer was in the county first
Of the week.
]. A. Corbett, who has been to see
relatives on Jackson's River, return
ed to his home at Dunmore,;- w. Va,
Tuesday.
Kenton Gum of Covington, is Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. L.
Gum.
E. ]. Crummett, wife, mother and
niece, Miss Evelyn Crummett of Val
ley Center, spent Monday in Monte
rey.
April has been furnishing some of
her most attractive stunts this week,
putting rather undue emphasis on
the thunder storm of Wednesday
evening.
Repairs for Stewards No. 9 sheep
shearing machines for sale by
Highland Mercantile Co.
One way to aid in reconstructing
wartime prices is for every fellow
to have his home garden and every
farmer strive for bumper crops.
So far, there seems to be nothing
seriously wrong with the April moon
Weather prophets must be suffering
from shell-shock.
G. A. Bird, of Back Creek, spent a
while in town Monday. Mrs. Bird
accompanied him as far as Mrs. Lee
Gums.
Among the visitors in town Tues
day were e. A. Wade and son Arson
of Back Creek and Miss Lillian Wade
HarIie Gardner, wounded in
France, has returned to New York
hospital after being at his Jackson's
River home for several weeks.
Mrs George P. Mccoy, of Mon
terey left Wednesday morning for
New York where she will join her
husband, Lieut.. Mccoy, who return
ed last week from overseas. 1t is
understood that DR.. Mccoy will be
retained in service for awhile doing
hospital work.
Mrs. R. M. Trimble and Mrs. W.
H. Lunsford went out to Staunton
Wednesday to have dental work done
Morton Hull, of the A. E. F., re-
turned to his native soil a short
time ago and was mustered out of
service at Camp Meade. He was
in Monterey Wednesday.
DR.. H. A. Hall left this week for |
the hospital to have his foot treated,
which has given him great deal of |
trouble for some time. He hopes to
be back in about ten days.
A commendable type of spring few
er struck town this week, the kind
that prompts property owners to
clean up yards and street fronts
Not few residents got the fever,
and you can tell just who. they
were by comparing their fronts with
those who escaped the contagion, or
are immune.
Mrs. r, T. Whitelaw, who has been
in charge Of the Hightown R. F. D.
since the death OF her husband, will
attend the examination in Staunton
this month with view to receiving
the appointment as her husband sue
cessor. Naturally, her friends hope
she viii succeed.
Wanted all kinds of Produce at
Highland Mer. Co. !
Rev. G. W. Staples and family are
expected to reach he parsonage this
n--Thursday. Their house
hold goods came Wednesday.
Chairman, A. L. Jones will attend |
the meeting of the Victory Loan |
leaders in Richmond tomorrow, and |
will be accompanied by J. A. White
law, of Monterey, and E. A. McNulty |
Mcdowell.
Rev. S. R. Snead on his way to his |
new field at Mcdowell, had his ma |
chine to go bad on him near Forks of |
Waters end had to come to Monterey |
for repairs this morning.
Miss Grace Hiner went ont to |
Staunton and Harrisonburg Thurs |
day morning,