Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1920-09-25

been cutting timber for many gen
erations in this AeighbOrhood. II IS
still at work and that too upon virgin
timber. New Greek mountain tim
Der on the Ward farm. nine miles
from Keyser, in Mineral county West
Va. has recently been attacked by
the lumbermen and the saw mill It
requires wonderful skill, mighty pow
er. and deep purse 70 cut. hew and
haul these trees to the mill for they
come from lofty SUBMITS and over
steep and rocky roads.
Some years ago, a few miles,
from this place. | saw the horses drag
the timber down steep and mar
row rocky path. The logs were hitch
ed singly to donble-team Of we'll
trained horses. The team, log and
driver started down the hin towards
mill, slowly at first. Then as the de-
cline became more acute. driver and
team, the driver afoot on the side OF
his horse, quickened their pace, all
going. log included. at a furious rate
of speed. Then at the crucial mo-
ment the driver by mechanical ar.
rangement, unloosed the team from
the log. He stepped to one side of
the rushing timber and the horses
on the other and the log shot down
the sharp declivity with the swiftness,
OF a thunderbolt to its place at the
mill. causing a thrill to the unprac-
ticed spectator.
Brethren Dwelling Together
There is most remarkable state
of cordiality and religious fraternity
existing amongst the people of Cla-
Vile, in Mineral county, w. Va; now
ClayviIle is an indeterminate civic
division. 1t is composed of two
churches and a quintette of houses
scattered over an area of a third of
mile by an eighth square. The
largest aggregation is at Wards
Chapel, where two dwellings add their
substantial numbers to the church,
The United Brethren's Church is on
hill about half mile, by the road,
from Wards chapel, Southern Meth
odist Church. The services of the
two churches are so arranged that
they are held upon alternate Sundays.
At the close of the Sunday School in
tho congregation of the Brethren, the
whole body comes down to worship
with their Southern Methodist neigh
bors One Sunday School for both
congregations is held. Formerly this
was at Wards chapel, but the Sunday
School, after common wrong fash
ion, was not held during the winter,
and the United Brethren pastor hav-
ing arrived in his parish before the
Southern Methodist minister, he or
ganized his Sunday School, and, as
all the Sunday School workers of the
section entered heartily in the work
there was not enough left in the sec
ton for the Southern Methodists to
have school. When the Southern
Methodists had the Sunday School un-
neighborhood, save one, attended
these Sunday School services. So fra
ternal is the sentiment amongst these
| two congregations that at recent
meeting of the United Brethren, at
which | was present. member of
the Southern Methodist Church was
| selected as an official member in the
United Brethren Church. For the first
time, here learned complete title of
this denomination. 1t is The United
Rrefhren of Christ 4"
Old Mil Still Grinds
Through the New Creek Valley, at
the foot of the New Greek Mountains,
runs New Greek. 1t is about fifteen
miles in length from its initial spring
to its mouth, at Keyser, where it emp
tics into the Potomac. A big spring"
near the head of the creek is one of
the touring sights of the vicinity.
Four miles from Clayville is Laurel
Dale, a little hamlet which includes
within its bounds a water mill.
The old water. wheel had become
deerepit The forefathers of the ham
let let the mill fall into almost sin
nocuous desuetude." The new gene
fdslO0S arose. 1Hty TcpclF6u the
wheel, they mended the broken places
and now the wheel turns. the stones
grind, the miller has his toll and the
farmers of the neighborhood have
their whole wheat, corn and buck
wheat ground This stream that feeds
the race, and that turns the wheel,
comes down the mountain side with
strong force and mighty velocity.
Laurel Dare had store, carpet
and hand-weaving coverlet factory
and a postofice. They made in this
factory very fine and beautiful home
made carpets and excellent spreads
Dul's Gap
Laurel Dale lies near the foot of
Dulls Gap. This opening divides the
New Greek Mountains. The Gap
reaches only half way down the
Mountains. yet opens the view through
the mountains to Knobly. Mill Creek
and South Branch Mountains. Seen
from the ton of the Frontal Noun