Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-02-13

Have you paid your last years
bills?
Boyd Stephenson went out to
Staunton on Tuesday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Heven-
er, Feb. 8, daughter.
Highland Mere. Co., headquarters
for shoes.
Now that hte days are lengthening
Old Sol asserts his powers whenever
the sky is clear.
Mrs. McChesney Yarbrough, OF TT.
Defiance, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
C. P. Jones, arriving Monday.
If the mysterious messages were
really from Mars they are about the
only things to come down recently.
fhe Supervisors had their Ifebru-
ary meeting on Monday. The busi-
ness was pretty much all routine.
Had you observed that the big ad-
vance in price relieved the short
age" in sugar?
Some one makes the wise sugges-
ton that We look to the cotton mills
for our shirts and socks and give the
silk worm a rest.
Robert Sterrett, former principal
of NJ H. S., was one of the early flu
victoms in Staunton. While quite III
and not yet well, pneumonia was aV-
-erted and he is improving.
WANTED-Bp Highland Mer. Co.
all kinds of furs for which we will
pay cash or produce.
Mrs. R. Lee Gum, who has been in
i'll health for some time, became
worse latter part of last week.
Highland ought to produce enough
surgar to sweeten her own little
world at least.
Saturday is Valentine day. Send
the grounding comic one, if you
choose. Also the prof1teer, if you
can spot him.
Rev B. L. Wood, of Valley, Center
who has been recuperating in West
Virginia from his accident severil
months ago, spent Wednesday night
in town or his return to his work.
He has fully recovered from his hurts
Rylan Swope, of Vanderpool, re-
ceived telegram Thursday morning
announcing the death of his sister,
Mrs. Crickenbarger at her home near
Crozet. She will be buried at Will
Evansville today-Friday. No partic-
ulars of her death are known here.
Our spring dry goods are Begin
ming to arrive-We can save you
money on ginghams and cotton goods.
The city fathers failed to contract
with anyone to remove the snow from
the work over to Providence and the
property holders, and neither one
seems to have been very considerate
of the pedestrians comfort.
Miss Clara Halterman and Mr.. Roy
Wiseman were quietly married We'd
nesday, Jan. 2Sth, at the home OF the
bride, after which they motored to
Lexington for few days. Later
they will return and make their
future home at the groom's in Green
vile, Va. X
We will have some clothing at old
prices-if we have your size you can
get a bargain at Highland Nero. Co.
Friends CT Geo. W. Waybright, the
Crabbottom farmer who has been in
a critical condition for several
months, were glad to hear, early in
the week, that his condition was
greatly improved and hope was en-
tertained of his recovery.
Ebert Puffenberger, pupil of the
Monterey High School, having "sus-
picious symptoms" last Monday de-
cided to go to his home at Forks or
Water. A message from him later
was to the effect that his trouble was
nothing more serious than bilious
attack.
Owing tc the exodus Of farmers
from Highland in recent years 1t Is
predicted by some that the present
census will show no increase, and
possible loss in population since the
enumeration ten years ago. While
source of regret, the unrest among
farmers and all classes is not con-
fined to this county. We recently
saw statement to the effect that
scores of prosperous farmers left
South west Virginia last year, giving
up some of the most desirable homes
and richest lands in the State. Many
of them went to Pennsylvania and
Maryland. Just how hard 1t is for
these men to be suited again is per-