Local News Items From Mathews County Frankly Recap
Local notes report visits by Sands Smith Jr and Miss Olive Wolffe of Staunton, with arrivals from Baltimore and Portsmouth. Rev L J Phaup preaches at Bethel. Mrs J C Overman and children visit from Portsmouth. U D C chapter calls for August meeting. Traveling visitors include Tyler Hudgins of Baltimore and Irene Crew of Richmond. Public notices touch on insurance, farm wagon dealers, and property sales, with several county residents hosting relatives and attending services. A Norfolk excursion fundraiser for the Confederate Monument is announced along with a Macedonia Westville revival and arbiter announcements.
County Correspondence: Washington trips and local politics
Mr W W White returned from Washington on Sunday as did Messrs Boyd and Pratt Twigg after a similar trip. R R Heidman of Baltimore visited, guest of W Soles, and Capt Charles Lewis returned from Washington to relieve the schooner Ella and Eva with watermelons. A local critic questioned replacing veteran leader with a younger candidate amid political unrest.
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Messrs
Boyd and
Pratt Twigg
Washington
R. R. Heidman
Baltimore
W. Soles
Charles Lewis
Ella
Eva
Diggs News Items Highlight Local Happenings
Local readers share brief notes on Norfolk visitors and family visits. Mr C M Forrest stays with his mother in Diggs. Mr J A Sadler returns from duty on the U S S Roanoke. families from Berkley Isle of Wight and York County visit relatives. Adram Vaughn plans a new tomato factory. Lila C Williams returns from Fredericksburg. the Anderton family spends Sunday in Mathews at the farmer's bene.
Indian Killed on Track Near Rochelle Ill
Indian loses life after sleeping on a railroad track as an express passes. The copy then shifts to a health ad urging Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds, claiming cures and a trial bottle offer with testimony from J R Watts of Floydada Texas.
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Rochelle
Ill
Fast Express
Dr. King
J. R. Watts
Floydada
Tex
Ills End for Gwynn’s Island Family After Poisoning
Roland Respass and his son Lewis of Gwynn’s Island recovered after ptomaine poisoning from canned beans. Prompt care by Dr. Vaden saved them from fatal poisoning and serious illness.
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Roland Respass
Gwynn's Island
Lewis
Dr. Vaden
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises $100 Cure
Readers are assured Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages. It is taken internally and aimed at blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials. Toledo address and store details included.
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Scserve
Hall
F. J. Coenry & Co
Toledo
Druewists
Visitors from Norfolk Washington and Hampton Attend Area Homes
Miss Vera Brushwood of Norfolk visits relatives at Ware Neck. Mrs. Willie Gayle of Washington DC visits Mrs. F. B. Dutton. Mrs. Howard from Hampton visits her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Davis. Mrs. James Nuttall of this community remains mentioned.
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Willie Gayle
Washington, D. C
F. B. Dutton
Mrs. Howard
Hampton
Mr. and
Mrs. N. L. Davis
Funeral for Captain James D Averill Held at In law Home
The funeral for Captain James D. Averill was held at the residence of his in law A C Burroughs in Portsmouth at 3 p m yesterday. The Episcopal and Park Place M E church ministers led the service with a solo by Mrs Wells and Miss Susie Morgan accompanying. Interment was at Oak Grove Cemetery with pallbearers H T Cruser George P Barnes A J Morgan W E Ford J C Spicer J G Sanderlin Va Pilot. Averill served in the U S Navy in the Civil War and was a Grand Army of the Republic member. He was a longtime Mathews County resident.
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James D. Averill
A. C. Burroughs
U.S. N
Thirty-third Street
George S. West
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
R. H. Potts
Park Place
M.E. Church
Wells
Susie Morgan
Flae
Averill
United States Navy
Grand Army of the Republic
Oak Grove Cemetery
Portsmouth
H. T. Cruser
George P. Barnes
A. J. Morgan
W. E. Ford
J. C. Spicer
J. G. Sanderlin
Mrs Helen Brooks Dies After Illness in Diggs
Mrs Helen Brooks wife of Aaron A Brooks longtime Diggs resident died Tuesday morning from pneumonia despite medical care Funeral services were held at her home conducted by Rev J Arthur Winn with large attendance Burial was at the family graveyard She was 37 daughter of Mr and the late Mrs John Smith a Salem church member and trusted community woman
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Helen Brooks
Aaron A. Brooks
Diggs
J. Arthur Winn
Brooks
John Smith
Salem Church
Lost items and for sale ads from Mathews Virginia area
In Mathews or nearby Virginia, a collection of small ads offers lost items and sales. Lost items include gold nose-classes and a cuff button with initials H. C. A. Also for sale listings feature horses, a mare with colt, a pair of Jersey cattle and pigs, a Holstein cow, Berkshire and Yorkshire pigs, plus a 15 acre Burton Point farm with river access. Local sale notices invite inquiries to owners in Cardinal and Hallieford.
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Mathews C. H
Burton's Point
E.C.P. Bripees
Hallieford
SAIF
Farrow
J. C. Hopains
Diggs
Hudgin's Mill
Democratic County Committee Sets Saturday Meeting
The Democratic County Committee, unable to form a quorum last Saturday, issues a call for a meeting on Saturday afternoon this week, issued by county chairman Hon. J. Boyd Sears.
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Democratic County Committee
J. Boyd Sears
Virginia Bar Association Convention Opens at Old Point Comfort
The thirty fourth Virginia Bar Association convention begins at Old Point Comfort today. Mrs Eva Miller and Warren Sherman formerly of Urbanna wed in Norfolk last week. The State Fair Association backs an educational ex position with demonstrations in mechanics and agriculture. The farm products department expands with lectures and premium prizes totaling $50 000. Manager Warwick invites premium list requests at room 7 Mutual Building Richmond. Governor Mann proclaims August 14 a Farmers Day to discuss clover and grasses at local courthouses.
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The
Virginia Bar Association
Old Point Comfort
Eva Miller
Warren Sherman
Urbanna
Norfolk
Sentinel
Warwick
Mutual Building
Richmond
William Hodges Mann
Notice to creditors of the estate of B E Clement
Creditors of the late B E Clement estate are urged to settle debts with the undersigned Mrs. B E Clements of North Virginia instead of C E Diggs who previously handled the accounts. All indebted parties should pay promptly.
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E.clements
C. E. Diggs
B. E. Clements
North, Va
Farmer Recommends Chamberlin’s Remedy Near Scie Pa
Mr W S Gunsalus a farmer living near Scie Pa says he has used Chamberlin's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy in his family for fourteen years and finds it an excellent remedy. He takes pleasure in recommending it for sale by all dealers.
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W. 5S. Gunsalus
Scie. Pa
Chamberlin
Grist mill operator offers weekly corn grinding at Catch Penny
Dr J W D Haynes announces a grist mill at Catch Penny near Blakes. Every Tuesday he will grind corn for any person desiring, with meal on hand at prevailing prices. July 18 6m.
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Catch Penny
Blakes
J. W. D. Haynes
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Lila C. Williams
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