Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-09-17

The crowd at Miles Chapel was Gu,
GOWN on this occasion by a Primitive
Baptist Association which was held
not far away. The people flock Il
these meetings of the "Old Baptists'
to have "a good time" as thew saw
me crowd ut Miles Chapel was a,
large as the house could accommodate
comfortably.
-, Dinner On The Ground.
The good people of the community
mad prepared sumptuous luncheon
and had erected tables under the
trees. There was enough and To
spare of every thing that was palat-
able. The foundation of every snc-
cessful picnic dinner, was we'll laid.
ham, fried chicken, beet pickles. and
apple pies. Without these Foundation
stones the structure is never satisfac-
tory. There was the usual trimmings
and frills in the shape of splendid
cakes ct cetera, but these were of
minor Importance. Fried chicken and
ham-juicy, brown and good.
The people of Miles Chanel servo
their fried chicken in pieces of re-
spectacle, commendable size. II 10 n
disappointment and waste of time
70 nave chicken leg disjointed, and
served in two sections, on the INSTALL
i ment plan, SO to speak. What you
ike is whole chicken leg. Like buck
wheat cakes, you want a good-sized
one, and molasses poured over the
Pic of cakes until it runs down the
SIDES and fills the plate. Sister Davis
mad plate or two of fine biscuits,
their only failing was they were too
small; She said they were her Sun
day biscuits, and that she had to
make them larger for Tom on week
days, as he ate SO many. However,
what was lacking in size was made
up IN number and. quality, on this
occasion. The social features of the
occasion was most pleasant indeed. ID
met many people knew and others
mad not known. Among those pre-
sent and taking part in this splen-
did dinner, were the following:
Thos. H. and Mrs. Davis and fam
il!y; Floyd Davis, Superintendent of
the Sunday school; ]. B. Crabtree
and his wife and Geo. Brown, pion-
neers; also Mrs. w. B. Spratt, Mr..
and Mrs. j. N. Russell and several
chlldre7; Geo. ID. Horton and family:
II. l.. Crawford and family, A.. A.
Campbell, the chorister and his wife:
JOS: II. Brown Mrs. M. H. MCGUIRE.
Jack Wards daughter; j. r. Scott
and wife; Hugh johnson and wife: L.
A. Couch, and others, whose names
l did not get. There were number
OF fine boys and girls, the hope of
the school and church of the future.
Miles Chapel.
Miles Chapel is one of the oldest
Methodist churches in the county.
and was organized, according to nv
best information, by Rev. Geo. Miles.
still remembered by number of the
older people of this community. He
lived and labored here during the
stormy and pioneer days of Method
ism. The old church has seen better
days. The building is used for school
purposes, and Rev. Coe has an even
ing appointment then.
Jones Chapel, near by, one of the
oldest organizations in the county.
has been abandoned. Miles Chapels
days are numbered. Brother Coe
could put in his time more profitably.
it is said, up the Raven hollow, where,
Charley Neel says there are a thou.
sand people with out Sunday school
or church.
The Flying Squadron has it in
mind, one of these bright blessed
to invade that territory.
This gossip must end right here.
j. A. l..