Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-18

See the new ads in this weeks is
sue, also changes of ads.
H. A. Armstrong, of Doe Hill, pass
ed through Monterey Monday on his
way to West Virginia.
Among the Crabbottom people
trading here today were Mr.. and Mrs
Luther Hull.
D. C. Raston and James Ervine,
from the eastern side of the county,
were in town today.
Would that a good-roads epidemic
might follow the flue scourge, and
prove as contagious!
Mr.. and Mrs. Uriah Hevener pass
ed through Monterey Monday return
ing to their home in Pennsylvania.
Lieut.. Hal Jones, of Doe Hill, who
returned from overseas in January,
spent few days in town early in the
week.
Other citizens have had civic pride
enough to clean up their fronts since
last issue, but still there are evil
dences Of 'slackers."
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Monterey Presbyterian churcn
will meet at the home of Mrs. A. L..
Jones, Friday 2:30 p. m.
Robert l.. Rexrode, of Crabbottom,
writes US that he has gone TO MS
home in Whitmer, W. Va, where ne
will spend the summer.
DR.. w. R. Rodgers, of Staunton'
is doing some dental work in Crab
= bottom. ~.
Note change in ad of the Clifton
Forge Marble and Granite Works.
On account of rainy day and
muddy field, the big game OF ball
did not come off at Staunton Wed
nesday, and great was the disappolnt
ment.
A score or more Of young men ana
bovs from town and county went out
to witness the big game of ball at
Staunton on Wednesday.
William Dickson has returned
from France and talked from Camp
Lee to his sister, Mrs. Swadley, OF
Monterey, Monday evening. He IS
expected home today.
Marion Morgan, one of the county's
few colored soldiers, who reached
3 Monterey last week, has some inter-
esting souvenirs of the foreign battle
field. He was 81 days at the front,
but escaped wounds. g.,
Send in your announcement for OIL
flee. You can't afford to miss this
advertising. Furthermore, the Re-
corder will guarantee the election OF
any candidate who gets enough votes
If you can manage to forget the
price tag, it will give added import
ance to your 1919 Easter bonnet.
Among those who are attending
Lexington Presbytery at Olivet in Au
gusta county this week are Rev. N.
A. Parker, Rev. B. L. Wood, Tobias
McClintic and ". P. Campbell. They
went out Tuesday morning.
H. f. Herold and son, Corpl. Sam.
P. Herold paid this Office a visit last
week. The latter, one of Highlands
first sons to offer his services to his
country, was severely wounded
in action on the battlefield We are
pleased to note that he has fully rex
covered. Since the first of the year
he had been receiving hospital treat
ment at Washington, but has been
at his old home on Back Creek for
couple of weeks or more.
The sheep family seems to be SYM
pathy with the consumer this spring,
and has taken the helpful side of the
memorable law of supply and demand.
John Weeks, who lives just north of
town and who combines farming and
husbandry on small scale with his
work as a mechanic, reports an in
crease of 8 lambs from 4 ewes. An
eastern side farmer, from 43 ewes,
,Ihas~7S healthy lambs.
A friend writes us from Wilma of
the death of Mrs. Mary Rexrode, wife
of MastinsRexrode, of Palo Alto. Her
death occurred on April 9th, \and she
leaves a husband and two daughters,
Mrs. Jared Armstrong and Mrs. Jas
per Simmons. Burial on Thursday
in the family burying ground.
NOTICE-There are still quite
number of subscriptions to the Unit
ed War Work Campaign yet unpaid,
and as the Division Headquarters is
urging the Treasurer to forward the
balance of the funds, we must ask
that you call and settle. You may
pay either Mr.. c. C. Hansel, or the
undersigned. Please attend to this
at once.