Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-05-14
MONTEREY, FRIDAY MAY IA, 1920

Born, to Mr.. and. Mrs. Bernie Ill.
ner, Thursday last, a son.
A. P. Gum left this week for Uni
yersity hospital for an operation.
Highland is now putting on her
summer finery, and she will captl-
vate all corners. ....
This week will doubtless see the
finish in complaining and garden
making.
Mr.. and Mrs Jos. Whistleman, OF
Eastern Highland, were in Monterey
Monday.
r. M. Trimble, Monterey merchant
has gone to the University hospital
10 receive treatment and probably an
operation for rectal trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Dudley, of
Churchville, were guests for few
days last week of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ed
ArDORdSL, WGSL Wall SLlSSh'
Miss Mary Ryder is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Paul Pullin, at Mcdowell
who is very i'll, and who expects to
20 the hospital last of the week.
DR.. H. H. Jones, of Dunmore, stop
ped in Monterey Monday on his way
from trip to his old home at Doe
Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Crowley after
a short visit to relatives in Highland
returned Tuesday to their home at
Green Bank, w. Va.
S. C. Slaven, holding a business
position in Charleston, W. Va, IS on
a vacation at the homo of his mother
Mrs. Carrie Slaven, of Crakbcttom.
The late start being made by the
grass gives an excellent opportunity
to the tardy householder to clean up
in front of and around his premises.
D. N. Bussard and Willis Gibson
are now in Pennsylvania looking for
farm lands. Both are good citizens
and Highland will regret to give
them up.
Miss Sue Foster, who is a teacher
in the Churchville school, paid Wis
it to her friend and schoolmate, Miss
Genoa Swecker, of the M. H. S. facul
ty, returning to Churchville Monday.
The open season for trout Is here
but thus for the catch has been very
small, owing possibly to unfavorable
weather. The local sportsmen who
have been out report poor success.
H. D. Nicely, of Lick Run, Va. was
in Monterey Thursday. He was &C
companied by his daughter-in-law.
Mrs. W. A. Nicely, and two little
children. Mr.. Nicely has two sons
here in. the garage business.
Mrs. D. o. Bird, of Valley Center.
was the guest over Sunday Of Mrs. o.
]. Campbell, going east Monday nor
ming to visit relatives and friends in
Churchville and Stanton
Houston Miller, Mrs ]. H. Kunkle
and her daughters Misses Daisy Alma
and Elizabeth made up motor party
from Mt. Scion community Sun
day spending a short time in Mont
Grey and returning in the afternoon.
P. E., G.. W. Richardson, made his
first round in Highland for this con-
ferance year last week and first OF
this one. He filled the pulpit here
Sunday night, preaching to large
congregation, holding session of the
quarterly conference Monday morn
ing.
Elsewhere in this issue we report
the fishing season affording only a
small catch, hut since that was put
in type better luck has come to the
fishermen. wednesday was a fine
day and a number of sportsmen were
in luck. Some of them report
string of 80 to 40, with several Is
inch beauties in the bunch.
The illness of Mr.. Adam Hoffsess,
on account OF which his daughter,
Mrs. Richard Hevener, Of Hightown,
was called to her former home at
Hume, Mo-, proved fatal on the 4th
of May, presumably, soon after Mrs.
Hevener's arrival. Mr.. Hoffsess was
about 80 years of age and had been
i'll all winter.
Mrs. C. H. stickley, of Churchville,
only sister of Chas. A. Anderson, of
this community, died last Tuesday.
Mr.. Anderson was called to her bed
side but she died before he reached
there.
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