5 March 1915 STEELSBURG Mr. William LESTER attended the horse sale at Tazewell Monday and sold a horse. Fred and Willie WITTEN visited their uncle at Liberty Hill Sunday. Miss Roxie MARTIN and Mrs. ONEY and Mrs. STEVENSON were guests of Mrs. R.B. STEELE Saturday afternoon. Dr. W.E. BUNDY, C.H. PEERY, Arieigh VENCIL and Andrew WHITE were visiting W.C. WITTEN Sunday. Mr. Thomas LEFLER, the dry goods drummer, was calling on our merchants here last week. Mr. and Mrs. John JACKSON were shopping in Richlands Tuesday. BURKES GARDEN Mrs. Arthur PEERY, of Marion, is spending this week with her mother, Mrs. George W. MOSS. Mr. Robert MOSS as been in Ohio for several days, but is at home again. Dr. J.N. HIGGINBOTHAM was called to Boissevane last Saturday to see his sister, Mrs. BROWN, who has been very ill. Mr. J.D. GREEVER and daughter, Mrs. C.J. MOSS, spent Sunday and Sunday night at Mr. C.H. GREEVER'S. Quite a number of relatives and friends are expected here today to be present at the Moss-Higginbotham wedding, which takes place tomorrow. Miss RHODES will spend this week and next at Mr. W.L. DAVIS. Her school closes next week. We will be sorry to lost her from the neighborhood. Messrs. J.D. GREEVER, T.R. BOLING and N.W. STOWERS attended the Bishop sale February 23rd. Misses Bessie PEERY and Ida MOSS are home from Roanoke Womans College from the Moss-Higginbotham wedding. ------ On Saturday Feb. 27th, at 2:30, Miss M. Louise MOSS gave a "Linen Shower" at her home in Burkes Garden in honor of her cousin, Miss Sarah MOSS, on account of whose wedding appears in this issue. Among those present were: Mesdames M. CASSELL, J.B. MEEK, C.J. MOSS, Misses Lettie RHUDY, Katrina GOSE, Dora MEEK, Bertie THOMPSON, Frances STEGER, Carrie HENINGER, Grace HOWELL, Mary MOSS. Mrs. M. CASSELL and Miss Mary MOSS assisted the hostess in receiving the guests. A delicious salad course with grape juice sherbet was served, after which we heard the first warning of the approaching shower, which was a shrill postman's whistle, Miss Sarah MOSS was asked to answer the postman's call. As he carried more than she could manage he assisted her into the library and then such excitement cutting of strings and 'ohs' and 'ahs', 'isn't it pretty', 'how did you ever do it?' until in the end we stood in speechless admiration. The bride elect was too happy and thankful to say much, but she made each one feel that is was more blessed to give then receive. And each one left happy, knowing that they had made some one else happy. ------ WEDDING The drama, life, with its entrances and exits, its changing scenes and thrilling action, its climaxes and denouements, is rarely staged in happier setting than was presented in Burke's Garden, Wednesday, the third of March, when Dr. J.N. HIGGINBOTHAM claimed his promised bride, Miss Sarah MOSS. The lover in this little drama is the popular young physician, whom it will be recalled was only a few months ago fighting death under the skillful knife of his devoted friend, Dr. W.R. WILLIAMS, of Richlands, who is recognized as perhaps the most successful surgeons of Southwest Virginia. Dr. HIGGINBOTHAM is a son of Mr. James HIGGINBOTHAM of the widely known HIGGINBOTHAM family of this county. The bride is the second daughter of Mr. F.M. MOSS and Mrs. Mattie Barns MOSS, the latch string of whose home is always on the outside and whose relatives and friends are numbered by the hundreds. This marriage is but another link in connecting the long strong chain of Barnses and Gillespies and Mosses and Higginbothams, which has done so much in building and binding the wealthy county of Tazewell. Rarely has the curtain risen on happier actors or prettier setting than on this particular scene, often staged, but always different. Restored to each other the almost tragical illness, triumphant love lit the countenances of both lover and sweetheart till the saying went around: "I never saw a happier couple." It was a typical happy home wedding, with pretty decorations, sweet music, delicious refreshments, hosts of friends, and the prayers, promises, and benedictions of the marriage ceremony. The linen shower, an account of which appears elsewhere in this paper, was the prelude to the play. The reception, act I of the play proper, was presented Tuesday night to the young friends of the bride and groom. It was charmingly starred by Mrs. Arthur PEERY, and Miss Lucy MOSS, cousins of the bride, and Miss Lettie MOSS, sister of the bride, who stood in the receiving line with the bride and groom and mingled with the crowd giving introductions, serving refreshments, requesting music, and doing all the things that resourceful hostesses do to bewitch the flying hours. Miss Frances STEGER, of Pulaski, responded graciously to the call for song; with "A Day Dream," so well suited to her rich soprano. Miss STEGER was in splendid voice and happy in the selection of her sympathetic accompanist, Miss Bess PEERY, Miss Mary MOSS, Miss Katrina GOSE, and Miss Dora MEEK gracefully rendered a veritable piano concert. Miss Lucy MOSS, always at ease before an audience, gave two readings to the delight of the company. The unique bouillon cups of ice cream, with the color scheme of pink and white carried out in its layers, and the pink mint and brown nuts on top in the form of a star for luck, featured the refreshments, but it was the delicious cakes of pink and white and generous size that made one feel that so far the making of a cake remains the greatest achievement in the art of cooking. The wedding ceremony, the climax act of the the play, always half sad, however glad, was staged at noon on Wednesday. The parlor and hall were artistically hung with pink and white, the brides color scheme, clusters of pink carnations enlivening dark evergreens in most effective brightness. The unobtrusive good taste of the hostess assisted by her daughter in law, Mrs. C.J. MOSS, of Tazewell even adorned the beautiful in arranging so pretty a setting for the handsome costumes and smiling countenances. Mrs. Nannie Rose Moss PEERY, with her beautiful sister, Mary, at the piano, sang the wedding love song, "Because I love you" in a feeling contrite, vibrant with the spirit of the occasion. As the familiar chords of the wedding march floated from the tender touch of the bride's sister, Lettie, filled the rooms and warning the expectant groom that the crucial hour had come, four pretty little fairy flower girls, Janie HOGE, Mary MOSS, Alverta WHITE and Lettie NEAL, in pink and white, tripped gleefully down the stair, their bright baskets of sweet peas spilling sweet scented sunshine down the pathway and their sparkling eyes aglow with childish excitement, saying "Here comes the bride!" Rev. W.W. ARROWOOD, the bride's pastor, in the informal and impressive ceremony of the Presbyterian church, with ring and vow and God's benediction on the sanctity of the act, joined together what no man shall put asunder. The groom appeared in handsome conventional black. The bride, in brocaded cream satin with silk net and pearls, and carrying a shower bouquet of cream rose buds with streamers of lily of the valley, looked, herself, a lovely lily of the valley. In a profusion almost to confusion, love and good wishes were showered upon Dr. and Mrs. HIGGINBOTHAM. The wedding luncheon had already been served to the family and bridal party, the bride reappeared in a smarth spring suit of the new tan putty, to make her exit from the scene of mingled kisses and smiles and tears in the sweet joy of parting, and soon the chugging motor whirled out of sight the captured hero and heroine of our little life drama. The display tables, crowded with linen and glass and silver and gold, spoke volumes of love and esteem. Among the guests other than the Garden folks were: Dr. and Mrs. WILLIAMS, Mr. and Mrs. W.B.F. WHITE, of Richlands; Mr. and Mrs. C.J. MOSS and Dr. M.B. CROCKETT, of Tazewell; Mr. and Mrs. John T. BARNS, of Salem; Mr. and Miss HIGGINBOTHAM, and Mr. NASH, of Clear Fork; Mrs. Arthur PEERY, of Marion; Mr. Charles MOSS and Mr. Ed ROSENBAUM, of North Tazewell; Mrs. Will BARNS and son, Clinton Newberry BARNS, of the Cove. ------ Mr. R.H. MCGUIRE, a well known and highly respected citizen of this community, died on Thursday morning at his home on Whitley Branch, near North Tazewell. He had been suffering more or less for a year from some trouble in his back. For ten days preceding his death his suffering were intense. Physicians were summoned, and after consultation, decided that he could not possibly recover, and that an operation might perhaps prolong life. Upon examination it was found that his trouble was cancerous, his whole body being affected, and nothing could be done to save him. Death came to his relief yesterday morning as stated. About 30 years ago he married Miss Sallie LITZ, daughter of the late Jno. LITZ, of Tazewell, sister to A.Z. LITZ, of this town. At the time of his marriage he was living in Bland County. Later he moved to Tazewell. Besides his widow he leaves ten children, 6 boys and 4 girls, to mourn is death. He was about 58 years of age, and a member of the Methodist church. The funeral services will take place tomorrow morning from the Methodist church at North Tazewell, and interment is in the new cemetery. POUNDING MILL The following relatives have been called here on account of the serious illness of Mrs. Rebekah WILLAMS: Mrs. Leonard SPRATT and baby, and Harry WILLIAMS, of Erwin, Tennessee; Mrs. CARR and two children, of War; H.G. WILLIAMS, of Williamson, Dr. W.R. WILLIAMS, of Richlands. Mrs. WILLIAMS is reported better. She has bronchial trouble and has been very sick. Mr. John ROBINETT, who has typhoid is reported better, although considered a very sick man. Mrs. Reese RINGSTAFF, who is perhaps suffering from an internal cancer of the beast, still continues very ill. F. MYERS, who has rheumatism, is reported better. A new treatment of vaccine is being used on him. Miss Uva STEELE, who has typhoid fever, is being propped up in bed some today, and is recovering fast as could be expected. She has regained her appetite that she lost several years ago. Mr. Walker RINGSTAFF, of the N & W bridge force, who was thought be be taking typhoid fever, has recovered. Miss Mary BROWN, primary teacher here, went to her home at Cedar Bluff Friday noon suffering with a severe cold and it is now feared she has typhoid fever. Mrs. M.H. BURNETTE visited her mother, Mrs. J.H. LOCKHART in Wittens Valley, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. LOCKHART was thought to be taking pneumonias, but is better. Mr. Burley EVANS, son of Rev. and Mrs. J.R. EVANS, of Shraders, was married to Miss Tiny ALTIZER Saturday night at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fulton ALTIZER by the Rev. Ezra LINKOUS, of Indian. Several friends were present and enjoyed a good supper. Mr. James Floyd MCGUIRE, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles MCGUIRE, was married to Miss Margaret, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh PUCKETT; both of Pounding Mill Branch, on last Wednesday at 4 pm, at the home of the Rev. Ezra LINKOUS at Cedar Bluff. Several relatives and friends accompanied the bride and groom and witnessed the marriage. H.G. GILLESPIE is clerking for George W. HURT, receiver for the Cedar Bluff Woolen Company at Cedar Bluff. Mr. and Mrs. J.T. ALTIZER and children, Lena and Gladys, visited their sister, Mrs. Alex BEAVERS at Wittens Mills Sunday. Miss Myrtle HOOPS went to Bluefield Saturday to have some dental work done. Mr. and Mrs. A.F. PRYOR, Mrs. CREIG and two children and Mrs. G.C. MCLAIN, have returned from their homes in the east.