Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-04-09
MONTEREY, FRIDAY APR, 9, 1920

Dick Patterson was on the sick
list early in the week.
Mrs. C. P. Jones is spending some
time in the Valley city.
John Gillespie and family went to
Doe Hill community on Monday.
Jackob Cleek, of Back Creek, was
among those trading in town Tues
day.
Mrs Harrison Bobkin of Doe Hill,
was in Monterey latter part of last
week. rs
Clyde Hiner, of Staunton, spent
Easter Sunday at his former home IN
Monterey.
Mesers Lee Page and J. P. Terry,
J of Back Creek, were in Monterey on
bushes. ~.
1t will be we'll to recall April 1913
before we declare that 1--WE never
saw the like"
Charles Swadley has purchased
large freight truck, bringing in ~
hundred from Staunton on its initial
trip last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Slaven went to
Augusta. latter part of last week on d
prospecting trip and spent few days
with relatives in Staunton.
Mrs. H. B. Wood and little son H.
B. Jr., accompanied by Mrs. A: P.
Gum, spent the Easter holidays in
Washington.
DR.. I. H. Trimble, of Staunton, was
looking after his interests in High
land this week, coming out on Mon
day.
Highland missed it's eastern mail
again Monday, the truck hoving
breakdown in the West Augusta sec
ton.
The Easter storm" of the early
days Of the week proved an affective
check on garden fever, a premature
outbreak of which was noted last
week.
Mrs. Paul Slaven entertained the
M. H. S. seniors at leap-year party
Saturday night, the young people re-
porting a pleasant evening.
Lee Page, of Naples, was in town
Monday. & His brother, Joseph Page,
of the same community, is in Staun-
ton receiving special treatment for
rheumatic trouble with which he has
been afflicted for some time.
Il Don Sullcnberger, Jr.. received an
ugly cut on his :o1t Saturday even
ing from an ak ia thu hands u his
older brother. Cue To- was practi~
cally severed from Ite foot and all
other one cut about half off. Dir.
Fox rendered the need III surgical at
tention, and little fellow is getting
along all right, ... ..--zz.
- W. P. Hamrick, whose sad death
is reported elsewhere in today's pa
per, was widely known in Highland,
being among the early travelling sales
men to work this territory. 1t is
said that he came to Monterey in the
first automobile making the trip from
Staunton across the intervening
mountains.
4 C. w. Trimble, who was operated
on early last week at the University
hospital, is getting along nicely. Mrs.
Trimble, who was there at the time,
returned on Saturday, bringing favor
able news and reports since then
have been Of the same character.
Elsie Hull, also at the hospital, is
doing we'll after a critical operation
for stomach disorder.
Miss pSallie G. Vaughan from the
well-known house of Armstrong Ca
tor & Co., Of Baltimore, Md, is now
in charge of the Ladies' department
at Bishops store. Miss Vaughan
personally selected the goods she will
sell while in Baltimore, which consist
of Millinery, Suits, Dresses, Waists,
ribbons, Silks, Velvets and General
toilet accessories for ladies. She will
be glad to show these goods to all
corners. The only regret she has, is,
that it will cost the ladies something
to look pretty this year.
Respectfully,
1t v. B, BISHOP