Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-08-25
EIGHTY-sIXTY BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATED.

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Burke's Garden, Aug, 24.-Mr. Bill
his brother r. NJ. Lawson. returned
to his home in Frcdoricksburr. Vn''
IIhursday. Mr., Lawson Is Confcde-
rate Veteran, successful fnrmer
who recently sold his estate and NOV
ed to fredericksburg. He was among
the guests present Mt Mr. John w
Greevcrs birthday dinner Wednes-
day.
Play To BE Given.
The young people of Burke's Gard
en- met last Monday evening ut the
Burke's Garden High School and re-
hearsed play to be given in the near
future for the benefit of the Lyceum
Course which will be given there dur
ing the carly fall.
water, Water, Everywhere.
Tho committee recently nruointed
lby the Community League to put wa-
ter. in the High School building is
actively ut work, and soon plans will
be effected which will insure an am
pleA supply of COED spring water for
the pupils attending school there.
Last year tho pupils cried with n
good deal of truth, "Water, water
everywhere .
but not drop to drink"
This year they will sing:
"Watcr, wnlcr everywhere, and |
have all cnn drink.
Attending Wedding of Brother.
Mrs. ~. S. Greevor left l}urke's
Gnrden Friday for Norfolk, Va b.,
where she will attend the wedding of
her brother, MIR. Boyd Coyner. Mrs.
Greever will be joined by her sister,
Mrs. Robt. Shannon nt Snltville; they
will he away for week,
Tables llenyily Laden.
Capt. John u. Grcevcr, II Confedc-
rate Veteran OF Burkc's Garden, Va,
celebrated his seth birthday, We'd
ncsday noon. by entertaining rcla-
tivcs and friends around his table
which was heavily lndcn with just
these things one would expect to find
OH such an occasion at the home OF
one of the most hospitable Of the old
line vi s..Lin families.
TaOse Present.
At the celebration were MIR. l.. L.,
Grceveg, lawyer son; Mrs. Greev-
er, who livos in Tnzcwoll; Mrs. A. -.
Grecvcr. wifo of Superintendent Of
Schools a. S. Greever, and their
daughter Elcncr, and three sons, AL
bert, .Ir., j. ID. Jr., and Theodore;
Mrs. Clint Moss, l,urkcs Gnrlc,.
daughter, and little girl, Mary; Miss
Emma and Miss Ida Grccvcr, dnugh-
ters, who nre living ut home; and who
prepared the very delicious dinner;
Cnpt. G. II. Grecver, brother. 80 years
young, and y ncighboring farmer III
Burke's Garden Confederate Vet
crnn; Captain Bitten Lawson, Con-
fcdoatc Veteran, II guest from Fred
rricksburg, retired farmer, who .as
been visiting his brother, II. NJ. law
son, Bmfcs Garden, Va; r NJ. Law
son Confederate Veteran. successful
farmer OF Burlic's Garden; Marian
and Virginia Grccvcr, daughters Of
Walton, Grcevcr, Editor, Minister
Teacher, Columbia, S. c., T. X. Gre
die, Instructor, B. G. II. $.
Those Who Stayed Away.
Capt. John d. Grcevcr married
Mnry SprNchcr only child Of step
non and Margaret Sprachcr. Mrs.
Grccver has been deceased for II num-
b,r 'of years. Capt. Grecvcr has Il
son, Walton, in Columbia, S. u, who
could not be with him, also II daugh-
ter, Mrs. Il. ii. Copenhavcr Marion,
Va, and likewise his son, a.. s.
1TccVcTt V! ~ lives III DurKcH " IufU-
Ell, was detained from being present.
Three grand children could not he
present: Walton Grecver, Jr., Colum-
bin, S. c.; Margaret and HELEN Co
penhavcr, Marion, Vn.
MIR. Grccvcr Still Active ut SO.
Mr.. Grccver's 86th birthday finds
him active to an unusual degree. lie
rides over his large estate ut will,
personally supcrintonds farming op-
erations on his 100 ncrcs Of blue
grass land and is still able to visit
his neighbors OH horseback as was
evidenced Wednesday us he rode up
to the front gate of Mr.. Rush Moss
who called to Mr.. Grecver, saying,
"you rido MS well as mn eighteen year
old daughter" When asked how he
explained his unusual activity ut
such an age, Mr.. Greevcr replied,
temperate living, hard work and n
plenty of good fresh air and sun