Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-08-29

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Hamilton Chapel Sunday, Aug. 81.
Dinner to be served on ground.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Lunsford and
children spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Bird at Valley Center.
Mrs. Ollie Palmer and three chill
dren, of Raphine, Va, are spending
this week with the formers sister,
Mrs. ]. R. Gillespie.
Charles Cleek, candidate for Sher-
if of Bath county, was in town Mon
day.
The Old Reliable Farmers Favorite
and Empire Drills for sale by V. B.
Bishop.
J. H. Simmons and son, Jared, OF
Eastern Highland, were on a bust
ness trip to Monterey Wednesday.
This week will practically see the
finish of the county's big hay har-
vest.
Mrs. J. A. Wagner returned the
first of last week from the Universe
ty hospital much improved in health:
Mrs. G. F. Crummett and daughter
Miss Zoe, of Marlinton, w. Va, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Trim
BILE early in the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Bird and Mr.
and Mrs. ]. Brown Lightner, of the
Valley Center section, spent Tuesday
night in Monterey on their return
from a trip to Augusta county.
Vaccinate your cattle for Blacklee
We have the vaccine.
Highland Mercantile Co.
Mr.. Charles Switzer, well-knowr
Staunton merchant who has spent {;
short vacation here for several sea
sons, came to Hotel Monterey Mon
day to remain week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Barlow, o:
Huntersvile, spent Sunday with the
formers sister, Mrs. H. P. Patterson
who has not fully recovered from in
juries received in the Vanderpool gal
auto wreck.
With a few cases of fever report
ed in one section of the county i
behooves all to take needed ant
known sanitary precautions. W.
are highly favored but not immune
Some money found at J. A. White
laws store. The owner may have b.
describing and paying for ,ad. Ap
ply to ]. G. Bird, Mill Gap, Va.
Disc Harrows, Spring Tooth Har-
rows, the Old Osborne Is tooth TO
sale by V. B. Bishop.
The all-day service Sunday
School Day-observed by the Strai'
- Creek school last Sunday, was wei
attended and the program enjoyed
The church could not accommodate
the crowd at the preaching hour in
the afternoon. A number of Mon
tereyans were present.
Mrs. C. NJ. Lunsford, who returned
last week from Webster Springs, &C
.companied her husband to Verona OF
Sunday to bring home their daughter
little Miss Margaret, who had been
with her aunt, Mrs. Keister.
]. C, Eagle and son, Henry, of thu
eastern side, were in Monterey Tus'
day. The former bought the Am.
brose Price farm near Doe Hill last
week for Sill, 10000, containing 14t
acres.
During the electrical storm, Wed
nesday evening Eldrige Hinkle, e
Crabbottom farmer, lost his barn b.
linghtning. A large bulk of hay
was burned, but other valuables
were gotten out. The storm came
I'D between shutdown and dark. Nc
other damage has been reported.
Call and see the Round Oak
Cook Stove at V. B. Bishop.
Mrs. H. B. Wood and little son
returned home this week. She was
accompanied by Miss Emmeline Bow
en-, of Washington and Miss Ada Viii
ton, of Charlottesville.
The delegation from the county
visiintg Richmond last week in the
interests Of the S. & P. turnpike
brought encouraging news home. AL
extension of the present work in Au-
gusta to include the ugly section be.
tween Sqibtcwn and West Augsts
was secured by the combined effort:
of the two counties, and that is the
worst stretch of road that Highland
has to contend with in reaching
market. Then, too, the outlook for
early preliminary work in the county
itself was bright, and it would seem
that only the Legislature can delay
the important work.
WANTED-Empty prescription
bottles, washed. Have the children
bring them to Office. Will give Is tt
20 cents q dozen. Extract bottles
art too small to be worth much