Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-09-15
new FACES AT
ASSOCIATION
Time Has Changed Personnel of
New Lebanon Body-Graham
and the Matthews Pack of
Hounds.
editorial Cory

"broko jail" ono day last week,
ana went to Bluefeld to attend tho
annual meeting of tho Now Lebanon
Baptist Association, brief mention Of
which was made in last issue Of this
paper. did not havo timo to mon
tion dctnils-will mention few now.
had seat In Brother Reynolds
tar. Mrs. Emma Greever Mt tho
wheel, Mrs. Combs, Charles Grccvor
nnd myself on tho back scat, includ-
ing my straw head piece, (Which met
with nm accident on tho why, which
said hat had tho appearance Of be-
ing struck with n club or something,
but which held together on tho trip
alright nevertheless. Mrs. Greever is
u Inc and fearless driver. Sho kept
her 1oot on the gas most OF the way,
y steady hand on tho wheel and her
"cycs upon the rnil" And 30 wo whiz
Zod along over II fine rond until we
struck east Graham, and then wo
bumped along, but got there all tho
| same.
The Association.
| was struck with the personnel OF
tho body, as looked over tho crowd
assembled in the spncious auditorium
of the First Baptist church. There
was not II single Baptist minister
present whom | knew thirty ycnrs
ago, as II member OF tho body. Tho
old men, who preached tho gospel in
tho New Lebanon those days aro nll
gone. A roll Gull would include tho
names Of Buckols, Ruth, Self, Kiser,
Nj. a. Wilson, and perhaps others,
whose names do not occur TO mo now.
These good plain men preached
free" gospel, without money and
without price, 40 far M their saln-
rlcs were concerned. They lnid tho
foundation Of tho present enlarged
and cnlnrging work now being car
ricd on by tho present body. 1t Is no
longer body OF unpaid, uneducnted
men. The preachers md laymcn aro
men Of education and progressive In
idcns and policies.
AT Graham and the Matthew Boys.
got "hung up" in Graham over
night by waiting in Dluollcld to hear
Mr.. Anthony's sermon, and spont
the night ut tho Stephen Bourne
of II growing population, but no ho-
tel Graham has had mn undesirable
and disngrecnble hotel experience,
commencing away back, when tho
Inn wns built on the hill opposite tho
old passenger station, and another
css pretentions near tho station.
Fire, the ravnges OF time, etc., havo
wiped out these hostolries-but this
hotel history is another story.
On the platform, seated three in
row, ran against Lewis, Wes and
L. III. Matthews. all whiting to see
the trims como in and go by. These
boys were tho originators and pro-
Drictors Of the original and onc-time
famous but now dcfunct, Thompson
Valley Matthews pack" Of hounds,
which have been now and then men,
toned in this paper. This pack was
guaranteed to run any woods var
mint that over walked, and was not
above running sheep now and then,
so it was snid. Bear, deer, coons,
possums, rabbits-anything in the
line Of something to eat, had an at
traction for this glorious, loud-mouth-
cd, always hungry pack. The pack
came to grief finally by going up
against an old Cinch Mountain Eagle.
The old Eagle sunk his long, sharp
claws in the hound, ripping him up
the back terrible, putting him per-
manently out of commission, and de-
privcd Of n leader, the pack went to
pieces, the remnant moving to Ora
ham when several members OF tho
Matthews family emigrated to that
bumptious town, where they now re-
side enjoying peace and plenty. Tho
last OF the pack was taken thru town
by one Of the boys, who was leading
the hound, driving COW and picking
n banjo. Never again will the hills
and mountains of Baptist Valley re-
sound with music from the Matthews
rsck. Peace be to their bleaching
bones.l