Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-07-16

men folks can generally get team to
drive out any time, as farmers keep
many horses. Most OF the women do
manipulating the Washing machine on
wet days. The young ladies play the
piano, teach music, do all sorts of
fancy work, tab or crochet "to beat
the band" know the new way to use
the latting shuttle, which is SO simple
and easy that "a wayfarinr man, tho
Il fool need not err therein" | have
dozens of new patterns which | ex-
pect to bring back to Virginia soon
after Sept. H., rs my ticket expires
on that date ut Anderson Indiana, of
which place and the camp meeting
hope to write you next week, also of
my weeks visit to Kansas City, to
cousin George Steele and various
daughters ut Rosedalc, Kan, Il suburb
just across the line team tell the min
ute you cross the line into Missouri,
by the saloon signs.) shall write also
of visit to Ed. Steele, near Argentine.
Kansas. The Brown girls, Alice and
Manda, (who married Matneys) who
used to go to school to me in Baptist
Valley, and others are doing well. Now
back to my subject-this place and
Grant City. | have, as | said before.
met or visited the following Virgin
ians: My first stop was with my cou-
sin, Mrs. S. w. Lowry, in Grant City.
She is the youngest daughter (Geor-
gia) of p. G. Claypool. Her husband
owns Il large ladies and gents fur
nishng department siorc, and an ele-
giant modern home in the city, con
siderable land near by, horse and
buggy ready mt any time to drive.
After this visit | came TO my unclc's.
where his son, good wife and three
pretty children look after things. Will
say right here that June, their 2-ycar-
old daughter, is the prettiest child |
ever saw, except my own when she
was small. You know the saying 'Ev
cry crow thinks its feathers the
blacklist" Our next visit of several
days, including Sunday, was with my
cousin, Mrs. Freeland Porter, about
three miles away. They, as well as the
others, had so many good things TO
eat that | was fearful of taking gout.
Sunday before last u of us Toasted at
Mrs. Henry kerfoot's, another cousin.
and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. B.
Hash, of this place. am now visiting
MRS. George Etter, who has charge
OF the country home, and on yesterday
~ took dinner here, including the
family, and as sister OKeefre saws,
I'm feeling fine" after so many good
things. The following are some of the
folks present: Mrs. C. b. Hash, nee
Miss Claypool, of Burkc's Garden; Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Porter, and three
sons and daughtcrs-m-law; Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Kerfoot and son; Mr.. Fit2-
hugh Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. Freeland Por
ter, and daughters, Misses Garnet, Au-
dry and Esther, ;nld son, Cicero; Mr..
and Mrs. Grover Hash, and others. A
of us spent Thursday and
Thursday night with the latter: Friday
and Friday night with Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Porter; Saturday night with
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Porter. Hove sew
eral invitations ahead, viz, at Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones', formerly of Clear Fork.
Mrs. Jones formerly was a Miss Steele
and daughter of Frank Steele near
Clear Fork. Tonight am invited back
to Grant City to attend the Eastern
Star meeting. After two days / ex-
pect to return here and take in the
program of six days. Then
after another weeks visit with my
cousin, who was formerly Miss Sallie
Doughten, of Virginia, expect to
resume my travels west, my first stop
being in Pickerell, Neb., with my uncle
John L. Claypool. Will receive mail at
either place. | send greetings to all
my friends and relatives and will say
that | have enjoyed every inch of my
visit. MRS. w. b. STEEI, u