Local Items and Notices From Mathews Journal
Local items note visits and moves in Virginia including Dr A M Marchant in Nor folk and Ben Smith's Monday trip to Norfolk. Advertisements offer sale and rental of property and a 40 acre tract near North XYZ. The State Executive Committee announces delegates to the World Sunday School Association in Washington May 18. Also census appointments in several districts and a sale of goods at Sears. A May 18 cantata at Red Men’s Hall funds Rectory property. Wanted: 200 acre farm near Chesapeake Bay with oyster rights and cash offer. Ad dress Mathews Journal Mathews Va. 3 17 2mo.
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Interdenominational Sunday School Association
Rev
J. Arthur Winn
Virginia
World's Sunday School Association
Washington, D. C
St. John's
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Red Men's Hall
Chesapeake Bay
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Pension Board Meeting Set For April 27 At Courthouse
The Pension Board will convene Wednesday April 27 at 1 a m in Mathews Courthouse to revise the pension list and accept new pension applications. Clerk W F Fitchn er.
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Pension Board
Mathews Courthouse
W. FE. Fitcnerr
Clerk Pension Board
Mathews Court House Improvement and Sanitary League Formed
Residents of Mathews C. H. hold a meeting at the Courthouse on Tuesday April 26 at 8 p m to organize an association focused on village health street cleanliness and home improvement. Officers to be elected and bylaws adopted guiding the new group. All residents urged to attend.
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Mathews C. H
Mathews Court House
State to pay about 140000 in pensions May first
Beginning about May 1 the State will disburse roughly 140000 in pension money. Just over half goes to the old list of pensioners including wounded soldiers and widows of men who died in service under the act of 1883. The remainder under the emergency act adopted by the recent Legislature funds 1909 pensions. others under different acts will be paid later.
High School Assured at Mathews C. H
At a Court house meeting on Wednesday April 13 a thousand dollars was subscribed to fund a high school building. Prof E H Russell urged the project and a committee of Burke Griner Sears Marchant was formed to solicit more money. Contributors included Henry Sibley Jos Sibley J J Burke A C Winn G S Griner H B Jordan G S Marchant W M Minter Edwin Foster C D Hudgins R W Fleet and Mrs Ro L Sears with sums from 50 to 100 dollars.
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E. H. Russell
Messrs
J. J. Burke
G. S. Griner
Mesdames
Ro. L. Sears
G. S. Marchant
Floyd Marchant
Henry Sibley
Jos. Sibley
A. C. Winn
H. B. Jordan
W. M. Minter
Edwin Foster
C. D. Hudgins
R. W. Fleet
Marital Invitations for Susannah Pagnard DuVal and Thomas Lawson
Invitations issued in Gloucester announce the marriage of Miss Susannah Pagnard DuVal of High Gate to Mr. Thomas Younger Lawson of Middlesex. The ceremony is set for April 27.
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Susannah Pagnard DuVal
High Gate
Gloucester
Thomas Younger Lawson
Middlesex
Education meeting advances five‑school consolidation plan
A meeting at Cardinal followed an earlier session in Mobjack focused on education. Patrons and a designated committee will estimate consolidation costs and available funds. If feasible, a plan will be set for adoption at a future mass meeting of district citizens.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Mobjack
Cardinal
Examiner Russell
Kent Named U S Consul At St John New Brunswick
Captain W P Kent of Virginia who resigned as consul general to Guatemala to pursue the Republican gubernatorial bid in Virginia last fall has been appointed U S consul at St John New Brunswick. A fire at Locklies Creek destroyed the Lawson barn, stables, cow-house and baggy house along with thirty to forty barrels of corn and 5000 fodder bunches, estimated loss about 600 dollars, no insurance. Newport News telegram says Congressman W A Jones will likely be renominated in the First District with Commodore W McDonald Lee not running. Jones reportedly will not accept a Federal bench berth.
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W. P. Kent
Virginia
Guatemala
U. S
St. John
New Brunswick
W. H. Lawson
Locklies Creek
Lawson
Newport News
W. A. Jones
Commodore W. McDonald Lee
Jones
Free Lance
Dr Bell's Antiseptic Salve Best for Skin Diseases
An advertisement touts Dr Bell's Antiseptic Salve as the best remedy for all skin diseases a creamy snow white ointment that is pleasant to use and guaranteed. The box price is 25 cents and it is carried by all dealers.
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