Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-02-20
MONTEREY, FRIDAY FEB. 20, 1925

Miss Maude Ryder, trained nurse
is now nursing Mrs. R. Lee Gum, who
is very sick.
Knox Cum of Pennsylvania, came
home to see his mother, Mrs. Lee
Gum, of Vanderpool, who is ill.
Uncle Andy Simmons got his per-
NIT at last to enter the Soldiers Home
and left here today for Richmond.
Dennis Hevener, of Hightown, left.
for Washington this morning to ac-
cept government position.
1t is reported that there are a mum
Der of cases of flu among the ,colored
people in the Mcdowell community.
Mrs. Graf Neil was called to her
home in the Burnseille section this
week on account of the illness of her
brother.
Mrs. C. A. Dickson, who has been
visiting at huntsville, passed through
Monterey Wednesday en- her way
home to Trimble.
Perhaps those messages from Mars
are from a profiteer up there seek
ing exclusive permission to distill
the fumes that will shortly arise from
the Highland sugar camps.
1t is hoped that Hotel Monterey
will soon be open to the public. A
town without a hotel is badly handi
capped. '. .s-.
Jay Simmons, who has resided in
Augusta since moving from R. B..
CampbelPs place more than year
ago, was in Monterey early in the
week.
The Woman's Missionary Sociaty
of the Monterey Presbyterian Church
will meet at the home of Mrs. H. NJ.
Slaven Friday, $3.50 P. M. Feb. goth
A full meeting is requested.
Mrs. W. H. Williams, of the Nc
Dowell section in response to a tel
agram, left Monday for Washington
D. C. to be with her daughter flu
victom. The daughter has had a gov
eminent position for some time.
Mrs. Robert Sterrett and little
child, who had been in Monterey
since the holiday season, returned to
Staunton last Friday. Mr.. Sterrett,
whose attack of influenza developed
some complications, is slowly improv-
ing. 49,.
Any ambitious young man can do
better on the farm than in the city
and have more clear profit and better
health Find out our plan to place
you on a farm of your own in from
three to Ave years, by working with
us or for some one else. Hevenerland
Farm.-See want ad.
Since our last issue two aged and
much loved women of the county have
passed away: Mrs. Dorothy Hook, of
Mcdowell died on Friday and Mrs.
Joseph Winner, of Crabbottom, on
Monday. Both are survived by large
families. Our correspondents furnish
appropriate sketches of these good
mothers.
Jonas Heyener. and Hubert Smith
representing two of the Hightown
families fiu-stricken early in the
month, were in town Wednesday
Mr.. HeEener says that all the MEM
bers of his family-nine if we mistake
not-became i'll within "a hours, one
not able to minister to the other. All
are now well. -,
J. F. Hevcner, of Hightown, who
was in to sec us Tuesday was loud in
his praise of the good people of High
town who rlinistered SO Faithfully
and untiringly to his and other flu.
stricken homes. No where does the
milk of human kindnessafow more
freely than in little Highland and
the call for sympathy and help, where
.snch are really needed, never falls on
deal ears. r--.
DR.. C. T. Lindsay, youngest son OF
the late Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Lindsay,
of Bridgewater. died at his home in
Alexandria, Va. last Thursday night.
He was of Highland stock, his mother.
being daughter of the late Reubin
Slaven, Of Meadow Dale. DR.. Lind
say was So years old and had practice
ed dentistry in Washington city for
something, like 80 years. He was
prominent Mason and, during his res
idence in Washington, was dean OF
Georgetown Dental College, i
The grounding has made himself
as unpopular as the Kaiser.