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Newspaper

Mathews Journal

Location

Mathews, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1905

Page

3

Local Items Highlight Residents Visits and Sales

Local notes tell of Miss Bessie Trader leaving for Richmond, Miss Emily Blake visiting Cobbs Creek, and various callers from Norfolk Baltimore and Chicago. The community advertises lumber for sale, a canoe for sale, thoroughbred cockerels, and a bay mare colt. A Bullion Bar Mining Co meeting is announced and several social events including lawn parties and hay rides are described.

Emily Blake Richmond Dr.Blake Cobbs Creek

Local News Gaps Bother Reader In Quiet Town

A reader protests the lack of North area news in the weekly paper, lamenting about three weeks without coverage and accusing locals of keeping information secret. The note hints at community frustration and seeks fuller reporting.

Norfolk Social Notes Mention Visitors and Repairs

Mrs Judson Hodges of Norfolk visits her brother Allie Davis at his old home Nora Lewis expects to return to Norfolk soon Reed of Norfolk visits Callie Atherton on Queens Creek Elwood Williams stays with Robert Hundley A large crowd attends the Wharton Grove meeting Sunday Work on repairing the old Baptist church progresses rapidly Little Bird is mentioned

Cornelius Hughes Loyd’s Point North River Norfolk Mrs. Judson Hodges Allie Davis Reed Callie Atherton Queens Creek Old Baptist Church Little Bird

Skip-Jack Lost On New Point Beach

Small skip jack rowboat lost on New Point Beach Saturday night July 29. Finder will be liberally rewarded by notifying Thos. E. Ferguson 317 North avenue Norfolk Va.

New Point Beach Thos. E. Ferguson North Avenue Norfolk

Baltimore social notes and local travels unfold around Wharton Grove

Miss Bessie Miller remains at Spring Hill in Baltimore while Capt Jos Trader leads a party to Wharton Grove and departs for Roanoke Va by steamer. Miss Mildred Brissow of Uranna visits Fitchetts and Daniel Richardson travels from Goldfield Nev toward Baltimore. Weather delays lawn fete at Central M E Church until Friday and Saturday. E W Brown of Norfolk visits Paris for summer vacation and earned 160 dollars on a Wharton Grove excursion last Sunday.

Annie Brooks Baltimore Mathews Cnty Old Point Claude Brooks Jos Wharton Grove Roanoke Daniel Richardson Goldfield, Nev Central M. E. Church Mr. E. W Brown Norfolk, Va Paris

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