Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-12
MONTEREY, FRIDAY MAR. IL 1920

j. M. SlrOn,OI McheHuIee, "de III
town Thursday.
Russ and Randolph Eagle, of Doe
Hill were in Monterey Monday.
w. NJ. Winner lost Jersey COW
Wednesday morning.
James H. Simmons, CT Palo Alto,
was hurried business visitor here on
Tuesday.
Clay Snyder, of the Doe Hill sec
ton, has moved to Sheriff Birds
farm in the Monterey Valley.
Mrs. J. w. Boyer is now at her Mon
terey home, arriving early in the
week..
Miss Hazel Terry and brother,
~ Julian have returned to their school
work at Dayton, Va.
Mrs. C. P. Jones' and Mrs M. L. Og
LIVE went east this morning the
former to Staunton the latter to Char
louisville.
Ladies will do well to watch the
ready-to wear goods at D. II. Peter
son and Co. New lots Of dresses and
skirts each week.
Henderson Cobb and family have
moved from meadow Dale to Mt Craw
ford community in Rockbridge county
The Young Peoples Mission Study
Glass will meet at the home of Mrs.
V. B. Bishop Saturday evening at 7
o'clock.
Monday was Supervisor day for
this month and the meeting showed
full board. About all the business
was along routine lines.
w. Jay Simmons writes us to send
the Recorder to him at Landisburg
w, Va, where heis employed with
the Babcock Coal and Coax Co.
Perhaps the storm king will give
the sugar.jnakers a few rounds for
luck but undoubtedly the returns viii
not be commensurate with either
preparations or expectations.
A portion of the William Bowers
land-55 acres-on Lower Strait
Creek, was sold at public sale on Mon
day, and Charles Eye was the purch
aser at the price of~S5, 800
We have been requested to correct
obituary OF Mrs. Sallie Winner of Feb.
IT., that is she was a member of the
Methodist church from girlhood and
not Presbyterian, as reported. -
Boyd Stephenson has sold the val
liable mineral and timber lands own
ed by the Stephenson heirs in Bath
county. These holdings are along the
line of the proposed railroad north
from Hot Springs. ..-
L. S. Dickinson, of Harrisonburg,
was in town Tuesday night, the
first-time since November. In his
travels he has gotten the full benefit
of the bad roads, and says that just
now Highland wears the belt". :
Luther Rcxrode has left sample of
1913 apples at the Recorder office
and to look at them you would never
suppose they were nearly Is months
old. They are the Ben Davis variety
and bold their own" remarkably
we'll
See elsewhere in this issue the sale
of personal property of the late Uriah
Hevener. This will be one Of the
largest sales that has taken place in
this section in number OF years. A
fine lot of stock, farm machine, etc.
will be sold.
4 Highlander now at Covington
who recently visited our county,
says that steel is arriving there for
the new abroad up Jacksons River.
1t may be some time before it reach
es our border or passes through but
shut off from our eastern shipping
point by barrag e Of mud we turn
to this outlet as naturally as drown
ing man glasps at strow.
If there is anyone who has been !
overlooked by the census enumerators
in Highland, kindly report it to w.
H. Lands, Staunton, Va. Mr.. Ian
dis is anxious to have every one in
his district counted, and it is of in
terest to all Highlanders to make
good showing, SO don't fail to make
the report ct once. ...........
The largest sum realized for High
land farm, save one, perhaps, was
the purchase price of the Charles
Wade farm on Back Creek, sold pub
licly on Saturday, March, s. Ed Ar
bogast became the purchaser at
$4,000. The farm contains about
400 acres and is one of the best graz
ing concerns in that valley. 1t was
sold by E. B. Jones, guardian of the
Charles Dever heirs enc of whom is
now of age.
j. Hull Kramer who superintended
Voad-building in Highland last year,