Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-02-19
DOCSAND RADDISH
DISCUSSED BY CLUB
New Members Admitted-Bro.
Britain the Orator of the Ev-
ening--The Next Meeting.

The Club was called to order by
President Peery, promptly at Z 80
O'Clock on Monday night. The Hall
was filled, mum ber of visitors being
present. The minutes of last meet
ing were read by the Secretary, ard
approved. Inquiry was made of the
Secretary as TO whether the fine O..
500 imposed upon brother Britain
for failing TO appear at last meeting,
had been paid. The Secretary in
formed the Club that the fine had
been promptly paid, and the amount
passed to credit OF the proper fund.
The regular order being called for,
the nomination and election of new
members was taken up. Brothers
jeff Ward offered the name of Mr..
V. l.. Sexton, and Mr.. II. 3. Will
Hanson, of Graham. The president in
formed the Club, that application
had been made for a charter for
branch club at Graham, and that,
as the TazeweIl club was rowded, il
was thought best that these gentle
men unite with the club at that
place when organized. The right
hand OF fellowship was given TO 250
new members. Brother Geo. II. SUI
face nominated Mr.. John G.. st. Clair
as a member of the club, and being
informed that he was already a
member, applauded loudly.
Brother Brittains paper on Dogs
I've Owned and known, was called
foI, and the essayist advanced 10 the
platform amid deafening applause.
He lead from manuscript, partly
as follows:
Nj. President, and Gentlemen OF
the Ananias Club, of Tazewell:
Time will not admit OF an e:shaus-
tive discussion of my theme. / shall
confne myself chiefly TO the first
pratt of the subject, viz: "Dogs /
have owned. Ii may not be amiss,
for the information of the Club, To
state, that / find from an extensive
research through the libraries of the
state, the congressional Library at
Washingtonand other great libraries,
that the Pointer is cross between a
bull dog and the hound and wild
cat, and the setter cross between "A
wolf and hyena. Through genera
tions of careful breeding we have the
splendid bird dogs of today. Cap
plause.) } The first dog l ever owned
was a tremendous wild, woIly black
fellow, that / could ride, and work
10 wagon. He was great fighter.
L have seen him in fight, throw
his antagonist into the air and whip
him before he touched the glound.
once had bird dog to point a fox,
end hound that set birds, and a
powerful cur dog that once caught a
ground hog by the back of the neck
and shook his tail off. At this point
there was deafening applause all
over the hall. The President raped
for order, but without avail. Final
ly, quiet was restored, and brother
jeff Ward requested that while
brother Brittian rested a moment
that the President tell the Club
about large foot radish he raised
The President raped for order, and
said that he wished to state, that the
radish was s feet long instead of 5,
as stated by brother st. Clair. Brother
Jeff Ward arose aud said that as il
had been three years since the radish
was raised that it had grown three
feet longer in the mean time. (GIea
applause.) Brother st. Clair advanc
ed toward the front and asked if the
President meant to intimate that h,
had lied when he said the radish wa
only 3 feet? There was great con
fusion in the hall, and the Sergeant
alarms had to be called on to quie
the disturbance. Before adjournmen
the right hand of fellowship wa
given to brother Albert Ha2y, VIII,
was announced to read a paper a
next meeting, on the Siuk-HoI
Hound and his breeding. Lights out