Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-10-28
ANNUAL VISIT IS
NOW A MEMORY
Editor Visits Hollins, Richmond,
Norfolk and Other Points
Finds Old Friends in Sold
iers Home at Capitol.

Tho Editors 1921 "Annual' is now
u memory, and n pleasant one it Is
he had the best visit yet ever. The
itinerary" covered wider territory
than any yet made, including, besides
Roanoke and the old home in Boto-
tourt, Richmond, Norfolk, and Farm
vile, ut each of which places rela-
tives and old friends We're mot and
new acquaintances made. Now, with
this general outline the reader ca,
form some idea Of what this little
gossip" Is to be. and read OH or not,
as he wishes.
At The Old Home.
All the "old boys" md young ones,
too, l found still there. and pros
porous.
Few changes have been mnde In
the community. The people. as else
where, are giving much attention to
road Improvement.
a neat Groom school and Il neat.
framed church, painted white, and i
good country store and three fami-
lies, mako up tho little village. Mr..
c. l.. Riley is the genial and talka-
tive store-keeper. He "knows what I
mean." Rev. DR.. Geo. b. Taylor pro-
fcssor Mt aollins and pastor there for
twenty years, is pastor also of the
Cove church, which displaces tho old
log church Of my boyhood, and wheia
l first joined the church, and all my
fathers family. purchased II few
years ago n cottnge and five acrcs,
chiefly because il was built on t,o
site of the old church, tho corner
stone of ono corner of the cottage
being stone takon from tho foml-
dation of the old church. "Just II lit &.
tic bit of sentiment" you say. Well,
so he it. What sort of world would
this be without some sentiment?
Hard by the old church lives my
old friend and chum, jas. Ii. lay
man, the Mountain Squire" He has
sat on the bench" here for many
years. Sometimes "thc bench" is h,s
front porch, the store porch, IL stump
or n rail fence, or any old place
which chance makes convenient and
he tcmpers justice with mercy, and
his decisions hold good In the courts
every time. He has grown grey "on
the bench" and as superintendent Of
the Sunday school, for moro than 50
years. We were boys together, and I
have never known II truer mnn. l al
why's try TO got to the Cove by the
first Sunday in October, 80 rs to mcot
the boys Mt Sunday school, and 10
hear the Squire teach his Sunday
school class, DR.. Taylor preach, which
of itself, Is worth trip to Ilol-
Inns. This time, as usual, / was "gN-
en- the floor" and asked to "say
something" made "a few feeble
remarks" which the "boys" were
kind enough to say. was n good
speech, considering. In the afternoon
DR.. Taylor delivered an instructive
discourse on the parable Of the SOW
er. George" MS call him, md
were Mt school together, and all thru
the years he has been prominent In
Baptist affairs in this state, as was
his father, DR.. Geo. b. Taylor, who
died at his post of duty in Rome,
Italy, as Il missionary, and his grand
father, DR.. Jns. b. Taylor, n good
and great man. who may be Justly
styled the Father of Baptist Missions
in Virginia and NIL. No wonder
George" is what he is.
| went to the Cove from Roanoke
this time, in car with Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson, and Sergeant Robert Riley,
of the Roanoke Police force, whose
home is in the Cove. Mrs. Wilson
was Miss Virginia Pecry, Of Burke's
Garden. She was glad to see me, ana
asked many questions about Taze-
WELL
bob" Riley grew up In the Cow
"poor boy" as we sny, but 10 now
highly respected and efficient oiIliu-
er of the Roanoke Police force. He
is sargoant, and will be heard from
"higher up" The writer of these
"few lines" is under obligations to
him for kindness and attention shown
him. hr
Mr.. Jack Myers, we'll known IN
Tazewell, is living with his son, M
H.. Myers, who is one of Prof. Joe
Turner's right hand men, and Is O
prosperous, highly respected citizens
of the community. had the pleas.
ure Of n "big dinner" with the FAM.
lily. "Uncle" Jack sent love to h,s
Tazewell friends, particularly "Hal
lie" Bowen. Myers "hauled" me ou,
of the cove on Thursday behind G
fine, fat. farm animal, who, Myers
said, ran away once, smashed tn,
buggy, kicked over the dash board
and played "Old Harry" generally
but if she had any disposition !,
run" on this occasion she ddn,
show it. She seemed to have vel,
thick skin and the shortest kind of {
memory Myers said she never tray
eled veryg%ell except when going tv
wards home. After brief stop a
another neiaes home, Mrs. ANN,
Obenchnin, l turned my face east
ward, and landed in Richmond.
In Richmond and the Fair.
Who should l meet, the first MAJ,
but Mike Cassell, at the Hotel Rich
mond, who showed me special kind
ness by loaning me the use of hi
room. Mike was in Richmond wit,
his daughters who were mixed up II
Miss Byer's crowd of baby beof clu
, girls from Tazewell.
The hotels were crowded, but
was in luck Behind the counter o
the hotel Office I saw there-Ernes
Wynn, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Mor
/ Can Wypp nf To1anol yU,,n-