Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-01-03
Recorder
LOCAL NEWS
Iointed Paragraphs-Brief News
Notes-Peop.e at Home and
Abroad.

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. P. Jones, of
Covington, spent the holiday season
with Monterey relatives.
Orion Wagner came home from
7 Camp Lee to spend his Christmas
with his parents on Straight Greek.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Bever-
age, January End, a daughter.
Miss Maud Ryder, of University,
was called homelast week on account |
of the illness of her two sisters
&c. B. Fox Jr arrived at the home
of DR.. and Mrs. c. B. Fox, for an in
definite stay, on December 21st.
Capt. Yarbrough, of Ft. Defiance.
spent several days in Monterey dur
ing the holidays.
Kindly notify this Office if you are
not getting your paper regularly.
If any section in the State can re-
port more orderly, quiet Christmas
time than Monterey, let it speak
out, else we have the belt.
Join the Recorder Family and
send in your subscription like many
others. The Recorder is better
m ever. -
+. and Mrs. Clarence Wagner
arch Wagner, for the present
D.aking their home in Richmond,
!" spent Christmas with Monterey and
Straight Creek relatives.
If the new year is only new be-
cause it follows the past one it will
be a failure. 1t ought to stand for
new ideas and ideals, new aspira-
lions, new brotherhood, new pros
perity, aims, faith, purposes new
life.
Prof and Mrs. T. S. King, who
were among h: eallys"Fi victims,
are both able to - out FRO Kings
father "a. .--t wi h hi: Ing t's
illness.
go Perhaps the present winter has
I precedents, but they come SO far
apart that they are lost sight OF.
January, and not an inch of snow!
That is a record for Highland, and
let us make note of it having occurred
1.-The winter after the world war
\closed.''
Homer Waybright who assisted
the Local Exemption Board in it's
clerical work for several weeks,
y went to Camp Lee last week, remain
a few days with the boys there and
came home Monday with his dis
charge.
The"Flu" seems to have about run
\ its course in town. While few
new cases developed this week, near
ly all the others have recovered OF
are improving. Many of those on
u the list, had very mild attacks and
were out in few days.
Warren Campbell, son of Dr., and
Mrs. o. ]. Campbell, has been heard
from indirectly, since hostilities
closed, and was safe. Ellie Rex
rode, another soldier boy wrote home
since armistice day, his letter being
received this week.
Two more families have reported
to us messages from soldier boys a
broad:~Elzie ReXrode writes that he
iS'safe after the fighting quit, and
FJohn R. Slaven, in letter to Mrs. |
Jennie Gum, states that he had re- |
covered from his wound and was |
back with his company. II
Mrs. E. B. Jones, who in Novem-
Der lost her mother by death, was
called to Baltimore early last week
ny the death Of her father. - Mr..
Jones accompanied her, and both
y returned on Monday. In this dou-
Bile bereavement Mrs. Jones has the
Vmpathy of her friends.
In another column will be found
an interesting letter from Burton
Hook, of the A. E. F. Since writing
this letter he has been heard from by
his family, and states that he has
gotten leave of absence and located
pis brother, Sandy, who. when heard
from Nov. s, was starting to the
front. 1t is good news to the par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Hook, to
know that both are safe.
Opal Johnston, little daughter of |
r. and Mrs. H. S. Johnston, won |
Red Cross doll in the Christmas |
est staged by D. H. Peterson & |
receiving something over 1000 |
Juanita Pruitt was close |
!, while several others made a |
rum.
want to reeurn thanks to my
nds and neighbors for thei~ syIf
by and help in my bereavement. |
Mrs. r. T. Whitelaw,
Hightown Va.
NOTICE.