Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-02-06
MONTEREY, FRIDAY FEB, 8, 1920

JOS. Griffin of Little Back Creek
was trading in Monterey Tuesday.
]. X. Ryder returned to Wilkins
burg, Pa, Saturday last.
H. P. Paterson returned Tuesday
from trip to Southern States.
Leap year gives Feb. five Sundays
1.-THE better the day the better the.
deed" girls.
Howard Smith, of Bath, spent
few days in Highland early in the
week.
supt. Geo. Payne and L. H. steph-
enson motored to Stauntcn Friday
last.
In demanding all that is coming to
him, and more too, the grounding is
oHy following the example of his
fellow-proflteers.
George B. Simmons, one CT the
prosperous farmers CT the eastern
side of the county, was in Monterey
on business last Friday. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Hiner, OF the
Doe Hill community, were Sunday
visitors in the home of Byron Bev
erage.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. B. Bishop accomp
anied Mr.. Marvin Bishop as far as Bas
ic, where he expects to be Joined by
his wife and son. They are returning
to their home in the West.
If the ground hog failed to see his
shadow Monday it was his own fault
btcause the day proved to be one OF
the brightest of the winter after the
morning fog disappeared.
LOST-Last week in Monterey be-
tween j. E. Arbogast's residence and
Highland Mercantile store, nickls
tap, the kind you tighten with your
fingers. Finder kindly make known.
at this Office.
On account of thepresence of infiu-
enza throughout the state, the Sun
day School Convention billed for
Harrisonburg Feb. 1912, has been
indefinitely postponed,
A new subscriber from Mt Solen en-
closes S2>ea for years subscription
and says If that isn't enough he will
send more If everybody would treat |
us that way we could defy the print
paper prices and Old Mr.. H. c. of L.
The death Of James r. Ervine
was reported from his home st Glow |
er Lick w. Va, last week. He was an :
octogenarian and nativt of the
Valley Center community in this
county,
Orvie Gutshall, of Tr;mblc neigh
horht 1. Vas in town one day la$5
week, and reportd catching a
grass-hopper recently near home
He caught it and said it was e 'ad
sized one and Of green color. Evident
ly the grass hopper has his day.
The rules given to prevent the |
spread of flu are simple, and have
been published time and again, but
how many pay heed to them? Do
we avoid erowds9 Get plenty of air
in sleeping rooms? Muf1e our sneezes
and coughs? Do we go to bed when
threatened, or walk about and tell
folks we 'feel like we were takin' the
flue"? Fess up! J.
Twenty-eight Sunday school chill ]
dren, ranging from TO IA years were
received inia church membership at
the II O'Clock service, Methodist
church, last Sunday,
The parents of the children stood
behind them and assumed the pres
cribed public vows. and as the band
of children. responded in clear decis-
i've tones to the questions propounded
The scene was both impressive and
encouraging because they are the hop |,
of the church and the world. The ad-
ults were received at the night SER
vice.
Tie army recruiting force, Is men
and two trUoas, cfthe 62 U. S. infan-
try, spent Sat. night in Monterey. ar
irving late in the evening. Capt.
Johnston made an address at the
court house ut 7:SQ. and considering
the short n2tice given, the meeting
was we'll attended. Two or three Of
the town boys are said to have ex-
pressed some interest, but there were
no enlistments from Highland so far
as known. They foud entertainment
at Mrs. Cunningham's clearinghouse |!
and left about 10 o'clock Sunday NOR
ming for Hot Springs, going from !
there to Roanoke,
In executing his decree, the ground
hog evidently tried to crowd six |
weeks of cussedness into one day,
for Wednesday was one of the worst
experienced here for long time
The rain of Tuesday turned to sleet
and freezing weather during the /
,;gbt andLVe6neSday braught |