Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-07-18
EvENTFUL DAY IN Y
BURKE'S GARDEN
Gossip Of That Favored Section Of
Blue Grass and Fat Cattle, Fine
Crops and HOspitable People.

1uC CuIIOI SpGllI last SUNDAY IL
Burke's Garden, and little gos
sip of this memorable day may
not be entirely uninteresting tt
at least number of the readers
of this "gossipy" sheet.
In company with two pretty
young girls-Miss Caroline Burl,
and Miss Isabelle Leslie. the trip
was made in a buggy drawn by
Napoleon" the Second. The
trip was made in this manner
for two reasons -one was that
an autombile cast $3.50 per hour
for the day. The other reason
need not be given.
The occasion, primarily, of
this visit at this time, was to
attend Brother CampbellPs meet
ing at the Baptist church there,
the occasion being extraordinary
as several people expected to be
baptized on that day.
Z. After the morning service, we,
the young ladies and myself, ac-
cepted an invitation to dinner at
L. q. HOwells, about a.mile or
so from the church, where sew
eral hours were spent most pleas
antly and argeeably, with his
cordial and hospitable household.
1t is necdlss to say that we en-
joyed splendid Burke's Garden
dinner. The family were not
expecting company" Miss
Gertrude and her sister, Miss
Parke, were at the Baptist
church, and the Squire" and
other members of the family at
tended service and Sunday School
at Central Church Mr.. Howell is
an official member of the Presby-
terian Church, and went down to
Central that morning particular
ly to announce the coming and
the service for next Sunday of
his new pastor, Rev. Mr.. AFRO,
wood, and hence was perhaps
surprised that he had guests for
dinner, but assuredly they were
no less welcome on this account.
Mr.. Howell has lived in Burke's
Garden since he was only about
twenty years of age. He drift
ed," as he says, into Virginia
and Burke's Garden from the
Mohawk Valley, New York,
where he was born and reared.
He was an expert dairyman and
farm manager, and as such
found ready employment on the
Lawson farm and on other farms
later, and gradually worked him
self up. At one time he had an
interest in a mercantile bust
ness in Burke's Garden and was
connected with Phillip Snapp,
the father of the present L. D.
Snapp. A quaint, old contract
of agreement drawn in 1869, be-
tween Snapp and Mr.. Howell, is
in existence, which stipulated
that Howell was to have one
dollar a day for his service,
payable in goods" and two
dollars day later as manager
and maker of cheese, ect., on
the dairy farm. Later he was
married to Miss Elizabeth Moss,
sister to the well known citizens
of that name-George, Frank.
Rush and the late Joseph Moss,
which last named brother she
strikingly resembles. To this un-
ion was born a family of child
rem, an honor to their parents
and society.
Mr.. Howell lives on a part of
the old Litz farm. A few years
ago he purchased the adjoining
160-acre tract formerly owned
by Mr.. w. B. Doak. His farm
now numbers about 200 acres,
and is rich and productive.
About the best field of corn seen
on this trip is Mr.. Howell's, on
the Doak farm. A day in the
cordial, hospitable home of
Squire Howell causes one to
think more highly of mankind.
A quiet, prosperous, Christian
home in the country-well, some
body has already said, is a fitting
type of heaven.
Miss Gertrude and Miss Park,
the elder sisters, were at church
Miss Grace was chief cook, su,
perintended by her mother, ant
such cooking cannot be surpass
ed anywhere, and better thar
all, was the cordial good chez
withal.
THE CHURCH SERVICES
AND BAPTISM.
Mr.. Campbell had fairly goo,