Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--December 20, 1912 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Michelle Burress http://www.cvnotes.com ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ==================================================================== Clinch Valley News December 20, 1912 Mr. and Mrs. Barns GILLESPIE are moving into their home recently purchased from Mr. J.N. HARMAN. Mrs. John B. HURT will move to Tazewell with her children in the next few days and will live with her father, Mr. George W. GILLEPSIE. Charles KINCER, of Dante, arrived this week to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry KINCER. C.H. REYNOLDS shipped thirteen hundred turkeys this week too eastern markets. The tuckeys were gathered in Smythe County and driven across the mountains to the depot here. R.M. LAWSON, of Burke's Garden, was here Wednesday, on business intent whether in any way connected with Christmas or not is not known at this writing. Mrs. W.D. JONES, and Mr. JONES and Dr. DUNNINGAN, we believe, ate an advance Christmas dinner last Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. MCNULTY. William VANDYKE has returned from a trip south, and is now living in the home of his mother, Mrs. HUTTON at North Tazewell. He is buying fur and doing well at the business. Mr. Sam LARIMER has taken the position here as local manager of the Bluefield Telephone Company, the place made vacant by Mr. HILZHEIMER'S transfer to Bluefield. Mr. LARIMER has been working with the telephone company several years and is well qualified to acceptably fill the position. Willie Byrd CHAPMAN, of the Kentucky Military Institute, and Bowen THOMPSON, of V.P.I. are at home for Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. A.M. MILLARD and daughter, Miss Allie MILLARD, expect to leave Monday night for Charleston, West Virginia to spend the Christmas holidays. Frank WALL, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. WALL, of Graham, has been elected editor-in-chief of the Virginia Tech, the official organ of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, where young WALL has been a student several years. Mrs. George B. HAGER, or Gratton, and her pretty little girl, were her on yesterday, chasing Santa Claus around. They dropped in to warm by the good fire in office and incidentally paid a Christmas subscription. Elizabeth, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. STEELE, has been quite sick for sometime. She is reported better. The Big Store keeps a porter to look after the horses for their country friends and want them to feel perfectly free to use him. Mrs. A.M. MILLARD was called to Welch this week on account of the illness of Mr. MILLARD who was suffering from muscular rheumatism. B.C. STEELE, the tall hickory of the west end, and big Bob FOX, of Thompson Valley, were here yesterday to pay Christmas subscriptions. FOX brought a new subscriber in addition to his own good! Miss Bessie CROCKETT'S Music Class will give a public recital, Saturday afternoon December 21st in High School Chapel, beginning at 3 o'clock. The patrons and public generally, are invited to be present. Miss Nannie Rose MOSS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. MOSS, of Burkes Garden, and Mr. J. Arthur PEERY, son of Mrs. Mariah Peery, were married at the brides home in Burke's Garden Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock by the Rev. W.W. HICKS, pastor of the Methodist Church in Burke's Garden. Their marriage was quiet only a few friends and close relatives being present. After the marriage Mr. and Mrs. PEERY came to Tazewell and boarded No. 6 for a wedding tour of the eastern cities. After January first, Mr. and Mrs. PEERY will be at home at Marion, Va. Miss Mamie HARMAN, daughter of K.D.R. HARMAN, of North Tazewell and N.D. ARTRIP, a traveling salesman for W.A. Scott and Company, were married at Miss HARMAN'S home near North Tazewell, Wednesday afternoon. Rev. J.R. KING performed the ceremony. They left on No. 6 for a visit to Charleston, West Virginia. Mr. Sam DILLARD and Mrs. Eddie GILLESPIE, of Thompson Valley, were married Wednesday at the Methodist parsonage by the Rev. J.R. KING. Mr. Arthur LAWSON and Miss Bessie VANDYKE were married Wednesday, at her home in this town, Rev. George BUSTON officiating. The bride is the oldest daughter of William and Polly VANDYKE, and is a young woman of fine character, and popular with her friends and acquaintances. Miss Bertha, the pretty young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I.H. HARRY, of Falls Mills, and Mr. Walter W. THOMPSON, of Ironton, Virginia, were married at the brides home Monday morning. The Rev. J.E. SPRING officiated. The ceremony was witnessed by a select number of the brides friends and relatives. Mr. THOMPSON is brakeman of the Norfolk and Western. Mr. and Mrs. THOMPSON left after the marriage for a visit to Norfolk. They will make their home in Bluefield. Cards were received here last Friday announcing the marriage of Miss Sarah LONG, of Big Stone Gap to F.W. LAU, of South Carolina. The marriage occurred at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.C. LONG.