Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-04-30
Highland Recorder
Brief News Notes-People at Home
and Abroad.
MONTEREY, FRIDAY APR. 80, 1920

j. X. Kramer OF Sial hopul s, w. ~
is in town today.
Jos. A. Glasgow, of Staunton, was
present on the End day Of SQUIRT.
Mrs Price Campbell of Back Greek
spent Tuesday with her sister, Mrs
E. A. Wade, Monterey.
Misses Margaret Hansel and Mar
tina Pitsenbarger, of Mcdowell were
Monterey visitors last Sunday.
e John Robson of Augusta. was
among the court visitors here this
week. ~
William Bratton of the Bath Dor
der and Misses Susie and Rose Steph
enson of the Highland side were in
Monterey Saturday last.
: Mrs. H. A. Jorden, Of Linwood, w.
Va, come in early in the week to Wis
it her aged father, J. c. Pruitt, who
has been right i'll at the home OF
his son in Monterey.
We have in stock kodak films and
will handle various sizes. Place your
order with us.
D. H. Peterson & Co..
A dollar saved, is. dollar made If
you buy your shoes at the Highland
Mercantile Co. A rare chance to
save money.
Attorney H. NJ Calhoun, DR. Dyer
and Grover Evick, of Franklin spent
a few hours in town Tuesday.
F.. M. Trimble spent day or two
with relatives in Staunton early IN
the week. y
Just when to discard the heavp-
weights may prove to be one of the
1920 preplexing problems.
J. S. Crosby, the poung Staunton
attorney who made his first appear
ance at the Monterey bar Tuesday,
had the satisfaction of winning his
maiden case in Highland court.
J. C Crowley and wife of Dunmore
w. Va. came to Highland Tuesday.
Mr.. Crowley will go to Staunton for
medical treatment and Mrs. Crowl-
ey will visit Highland relatives for
a short while.
Mrs. George Cunningham lost a
good milk cow this week. She gained
access to barrel of bran and took on
fatal mess.
Miss Beard, whose school at Pine
Grove closed recently, went east on
the Pullin car Monday.
A large number of persons have
placed orders with the Clifton Forge
Marble Works for monuments to be
delivered this summer and fall. Have
you? If not see or call Harry F. Sla-
ven, the. local agent, Monterey, Va.
So many candidates are entering
the presidential race that congress
may find it necessary to make an ap-
ropriation to bredge Salt River
so as to admit the passage Of larg
er craft that usually goes that wey.
Roscoe, little son of Clintn Gutsha
II, of Jackson River, fell from
a chicken house Friday and sus-
tanned a double fracture Of the left
fore arm. His father brought him to
town and DR.. Fox set the broken
bones. ~.
J. H. Hevcner is the proud possess
or of an old cane. 1t was made by
Saul Brown, Of PocahoHtas county
more than fifty years ago and given
to Mrs. Bette Bird, now deceased.
The former came in possession at the
latter's death.
If you arn't taking your home pap
er subscribe now while the subscrib
ing is good. Many papers have to linn
it their subscription lists during the
shortage of printpaper. $3.50 will
get the Recorder whole year.
Newsprint paper has jumped from
two and half cents to twelve cents per
pound. Can you think Of any thing
that has made such an advance in
price? Let us have your sub,
A large assortment Of mems, boys
and ladies, both fine and heavy, drum
mers' sample shoes, at bargain prices,
A rare chancs to get your footwear
at reduced prices.
Highland,Mer. Co.
April has kept us in cold storage
and the stock. She turns over to
May, while not frozen, is well chill
ed. Wednesday and Thursday found
King Winter with his spurs on again
and his weary subjects feeding and
hugging the heater. Fotunatly there
was brisk wind blowing and no dam
age to fruit is supposed tohavebeen
done, crop on which the county is
banking this year. This is crucial
period for this important crop in Hlg
bland and the issue is uncertain
while it thus runs the gauntlet.