Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-07-25

Doe Hill home this week.
J. w. Hicklin, of the Bullpasture
community, visited the Recorder OIL
flee while in Monterey "Wednesday.
+ Richard Waybright, of the navy,
has received honorable discharge ano
will be home this week.
I Mrs. A. NJ. Eastman and mother
Mrs. Joshua Lunsford, went to the
Valley City last Friday to spend
week with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Mullenax' Oh
Hightown section, went to Rocking
ham last Saturday to visit the latters
brother, Mr.. John Kincaid.
Henry B. Lambert, who been III
Uncle Sans service, passed through
here this week, on his way to Barlow
Mrs. Walker HUM and two little
children, of Louisville, KY, are visit
ing Mrs. Hunn's mother, Mrs. M. L,
Ogilvie.
Mrs. Sallie Dinkle, of Waynesboro,
came to Monterey last Saturday, ano
went on to Bolar Springs later, &C
companied by her brother, Mr.. A. r.
Gilkeson.
Messrs. P. V. Hupman, Worth!
Steuart, w. B. Steuart, ]. M. Arm
strong, Arlie Botkin, J. c. Simmons
of the eastern part of the county
were in town Thursday to see the
Government Attorney as to thell
lines along the government land.
The ladies of New Prospect church
will give their annual lawn party,
Saturday, August End, at Flood, va.
Ice cream, cake, lemonade, sand
witches, etc. will be served, begin
ming at 10 a. m. Proceeds for ben
eft of pastor. Everybody come and
helm q good cause. Committee
Owing to the prevailing high
prices will have to put the price OF
shave back to 15c. This means
everybody, and goes into effect i'm
mediately. Respectfully,
2t CHAS. DIGGS, Barber
: Mckinley Sipe, one Of Highlands
soldier boys who wa a victim OF
musard gas while overseas, has been
undergoing treatment at Baltimore
hospital, but writes his parents that
he is not recovering from the i'll
effects as he hoped to do.
B. 1. Chapman, of Richmond, who
spent last week in Highland, return
ed Saturday, accompanied as far as
Staunton by Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Ma
theny. /
Mrs. Joseph Hull, who has been i'll
at the home of her son, DR.. Forest
Hull, Durbin, w. Va, was brought
back to the Crabbottom valley and is
now with her son Luther. Her con-
dition is still regarded as serious.
Miss GRACE Hiner who was taken
to the K. d. Hospital two weeks ago,
has been removed to the home OF
her friend, Mrs. Fultz. She has not
materially improved and will under
go an operation when strong enough.
Rev. G. w. Staples is this week as
sisting Rev. Mr. Maxwell in a pro-
tracted meeting at Franklin.
The weather man persists in his
soaking tactics. 1t cannot be fore
told as to extent Of damage done tc
small grains, early hay-crops ano
gardens, but all have suffered, and
in a few instances, at least, entire
wheat crops will be lost unless re-
lief comes soon. After day of sun
shine Tuesday brought one of the
heaviest local showers ever known
at Monterey.
Postmaster Whitelaw and other
local sportsmen have succeeded in
getting a planting of young trout,
and a conveyance was sent to Hot,
Springs to receive them Wednesday
morning. The young stock was
planted in spring runs in the Terry
section, where they will drift into
the river at will.
The u. D. C. will meet at the home
of Mrs Matte Jones, Monterey, Wed
nesday, July Goth.
Little Miss Louise Stephenson, who
has been visiting her aunt at Shep-
herdstown, W. Va, returned home
this week.
Miss Carrie Eggers, of the White
Bible School, New York City, Miss
Mabel Hall, of North Carolina, and
Miss Ada Patterson, of "Carry-on-
Cottage" Jackson's River, were
guests Friday Afternoon and night of
Rev. and Mrs. N. A. Parker.
In the afternoon Miss Hall, who
is sent out by the Home Missions
Committee of the Presbyterian
Church in U. S. to present the needs
of the mountains, gave a very force
f,,l nresantation of her subject to the