Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-01-23
MONTEREY, FRIDAY JAN %, 1920
Mrs. Robert Shumate, of McDoWell
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Pruitt.

L.
Marlinton, spent Sunday night at the
home of ]. H. Mackey, Monterey
Little Laura Ralston, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ralston, who has
= been i'll is improving.
Mrs. Dorsey Freeman, who has
been sick for some time, is imnproV-
ing.
~ Robert A. Jones, who has been
filling a position at Thornton, W. va.
is at home for few days.
Virginia Patterson and Mary Stu
art little daughter C Mr. :nd Mrs.
w. D. Wade, have been on the SICK
list this week.
Mr.. and Mrs P. M. Harold, OF
Hiehtown and Mrs. Mary Shultz and
son. of Mill Gap, were among the
shoppers in town latter part OF the
week.
Relatives here have learned of the
birth of a little daughter to Dr.. and
Mrs. Geo. P. Mccoy at their home IN
Baltimore. -..u
los. B. Ralston, of the McDoWell
side. was in town Wednesday ana
called at the Recorder Office to place
his name on the honor roll.
Mrs, ]. w. Boyer. after spending
some time here with her mother lett
Thursday for her home. She and her
husband went to N. Y. to spend q
few days.
Kent Gum left Thursday for
Key West, Fla, from which port ne
will sail for Cuba. MI. Gum has a
position in Covington.
The three-day festival booked for
Monterey next summer will prove
pleasing innovation, the first OF many
such in the county.
Ambrose and Charles Winner Oh
the Highland-Pendleton border, were
here Monday transacting business
connected with their fathers estate.
The u. S. Tire Co., has force OF
men placing two big advertising
boards in this valley, one near the
residence Of ]. Lee Hfner. west OF
town, and the other one at Wander
pool
Mrs. Miller, stepmother of Mrs.
". B. Bishop, of West Va, has been
critically IL and not expected to live.
Mrs. Miller has a great many friends
here, who will regret to hear of her
illness.
Mr. and. Mrs. w. c. Siron, Of Lex
1ngton, ILL.,, announce tht arrival OF
a little girl, Lena Bethel, Jan. l0tn,
Mr.. Siron IS a son of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
B. Siron, Of the McKendree neigh
borhood.
DR.. Mary Fleming, who has been
with Highland relatives for two
weeks or more, left Wednesday for
Pocahontas where she will visit
short time before returning to Bal
timore. .-. a."
A travtling man in town Tuesday
was heard to make the sensational
charge that the increasing theft OF
automobiles in the cities was due TO
unrest and dissatisfaction growing
out of prohibition. He is undoubted-
ly like the Irishmane of whom Mr.
Echolts spoke Monday night-"hope-
lessly twisted. ~
Harvey Ryder, of Vanderpool,
who has been in i'll health for some
time and who was mentioned last
week as growing suddenly worse on
Thursday, has since rallied and his
condition regarded as more hopeful.
His daughter, MissMaud, who is com
pleting a course in nursing at the
University Hospital, was summoned
and reached her home on Saturday.
Up to this time the weather has
brought numerous snow-falls, each
designated 4 snow but all of them
amounting to little in the aggregate.
The ground was covered to depth OF
an inch or two Monday morning, and
while lasting only a day, sportsmen
got busy ard several foxes were bag
ged after lively chases. The fancy
prices offered for furs this year.
coupled with the music of hounds
gives a zest to the chase and, fur bear
ing animals are made to live hard.
At the suggestion Of the county
Chairman, L L. Beverage, Rev. MI.
Eachols, Pastor of Old Providence
Presbyterian Church, Rockbridge cou
nty, is helping out the Prohibition
Enforcement Campaign in Highland
this week. Mr.. Echols reached Mon
terey late Monday evening and was
invited to address the audiance assem-
bled at the Methodist revival service
all agreeing thatthe subject was SO
closely allied to religion and the saw
;,e of mankind that such action was