Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-10-13
ALWAYS GLAD
TO GET BACK
Editor, Like Other Wanderers,
Finds Tazewell Still Has It's
Charm-Notes on the can
Nual."

After a ten days vacation | am
"back OH the job" and glad to get
back, for, wherever denizen of
Tazewell may wander, and howsocver
we'll entertained, he is always glad to
be back, AS has been SO often said,
and truthfully, too, there are fuw
resident towns or communities SUI
perior to Tazewell. and am glad to
be home again, and Mt work-thank
full that have a job. and in some de-
gree at least, capable of filling it.
The idea occurs with some freouen-
cy of quitting and turning it all over
to the boys, and taking it casv the
remaining few days or years left to
me, but the idea is not pleasant, and
is soon dismissed. Better to wear out
than rust out, you know, has been
said, and so long as things are ms
they are, look for ME ut the old
stand, doing my best to keep step
with the onward march of progress,
cannot say that this, my fifteenth
annual was. In all respects MS Joy
full as others heretofore, but pleasant
and much enjoyed withal The wealth.
er was exceedingly warm, the roads
dusty beyond description, which facts
prevented my usual visits. And, there
was sickness in my sisters family.
Her husband had been feeble for sew
eral months, and this interfered with
my usual program. Nevertheless,
had a good visit. On Sunday, as us
ual, l attended church-the old home
church. DR.. Geo. Braxton Taylor, who
lives at Hollins, pastor there, gives
two Sunday afternoons to the church
IN THE Cove" l was at college with
nm, and a lifelong acquaintance has
increased my appreciation of him,
both as a man and preacher, and 1
manage to be present the first Sun
day in October each year, and hear
him preach. He grows and improves
as the years go by. His text was
singular-only three words: "Mat
thew the Publican" "He dug out n
line sermon" somebody said, from
this queer text, which was no sur
prise but u delight. He pointed out
that Matthew, the thief, the extor
tioner, the despised Jew, under the
influence of the Masters power, be-
cam Matthew, the great author of
one of the great gospel histories, etc.
There were only about three of
the cold boys" of other days present
at the church on this occasion. Their
children and grand children and new
comers and strangers were there. The
little cemetery OIL the hill is filling
rapidly.
Automobiles, Good Roads and
Churches.
| remarked to friend upon small
ness of congregation. He said that
some of members seem to be losing in
terest, and seldom attended church,
and that moonshine liquor and the
automobile was doing great harm in
the community. AS to "moonshine," :"
this is something entirely unheard Of
i'll the community until within tho
past year OF two, carried on by peo-
pie not natives, but new comers.
asked my friend to explain, and this
is about what he said: before tile
good roads movement the country
churches were sparsely attended, par
ticularly lin the wintertime, when the
roads were muddy. The preachers
had small congregations on account
of bad roads. 1t was an argument,
and strong one, that good roads
would help country churches, and
congregations would be larger and in
terest in church work would increase.
But, he said, with the coming of
good roads came the automobile, Joy
riding, Sunday visiting, moonshine
whlskey and rowdyism and other
evils, and the power of the church
is weakened. asked him if it would
not be good thing to go back to
the old dirt roads, buggies, etc. He
said he didn't think so, and called
out, Come on Mary, We must hur-
ry home and milk the cows" and he
went around and cranked up his Liz
zie. and said, goodbye, Joe, come
and see us before you leave" and
away he whizzed, and I thought, the
devil is great when it comes to hatch
ing out excuses and suggesting him
| drances.
Great Crops.
Botetourt and Roanoke. counties
have great crops of corn and alfalfa
and other things. A look in upon the
markets in Roanoke is a delight. Mo
scarcity of apples, peaches, grapes,
vegetables of all kinds-everythine
for the table, and all at reasonable
prices, is to be found on this market
l had only short stay, but had the
good fortune to meet 10. Stras, Geo
Surber, and had glimpse of Wade
Steele.
In Richmond and Norfolk.
had n day in Richmond at thc
Fair. DR.. Isaac Peirce was there, ant
acted chaperon, and we had as good 6
time cas- could be expected" consider
ling heat and dust, which was fierce
Bob Moss and Fisher were there
Moss said the exhibits were fine ex
cept the cattle show, which was mo-
first class. The agricultural exhibi
was fine, but cannot go into this
but leave it for Mr.. Fisher, Count,
Agent to tell about. A pleasant in
cident was a visit to the Battle Alb
bey. In company with Dr. Peirce ant
Mr.. Srtaus, Of the American Pape
Co., who rendered his fine car, w,
had a notable drive through ives
Richmond's beautiful monument ave
nue. to the Battle Abbey where tn
good and the great of the Civil Wa
and worthless of Virginia's past his
tory, may be seen, exhibited in grea
, paintings, pictures, battle scene,