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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1911
Page
5
The property at Point Pier and surrounding lands were purchased last week by J J Billups of Lower Mathews for ten thousand dollars. The sale was conducted by R B Thomas of Baltimore, who had acquired the property years ago at a low price.
Taft Fish Co Inc of Taft Virginia seeks to raise capital from the public. It proposes a minimum capital stock of 100000 dollars and to enter the menhaden scrap and oil business. Subscriptions at par 100 dollars per share are offered with first payments and five installments.
In Fliemcham Little James Morean son of El V Morgan and Ida B Morgan died February 14 1911 aged three years It was hard to part with him But God knows what is best Some day we shall be with him in that sweet land of rest By his Mama
Skip jack sailboat in good condition 35 feet long and 14 feet wide. Sails one year old and in good condition. Apply to John Pugh Winter Harbor Va Re34-4t.
Aubrey de Vers reflects that streets hold value not for themselves but as gifts from the one who grants or withholds them, urging gratitude and perspective on worldly possessions.
The Journal notes press at the Poe Office Mathews H Val as second class matter and lists preaching times at Wegryville Baptist Church on the first and third Sundays both morning and night, with Macedonia Church holding services on the second Sunday morning and night and the fourth Sunday night.
Local column notes people visiting relatives and being guests at homes in Mathews and nearby areas. Adele Hunley with mother Mrs L B Hunley. Dr and Mrs D F Brown visited Norfolk. Frank Huntley of Baltimore visiting relatives. Clinton Williams of Baltimore visiting J H Williams family. R L Sears home for a few days. R J Powell spending time in county. Mss Emma Wolffe returned from Ocean View. ice cream sales on court green Saturdays. baby girl arrival to Mr and Mrs G S Marchant. Wilbur Miller of Baltimore visiting. Christine Phaup returned from Capron Va. Joe and Turnes Kealey of Norfolk visiting mother. Rev George Gowen to preach at Westville Church. Capt and Mrs G W Hodges of Norfolk visiting Capt J E Treakle. L I Phaup to preach at Salem and Bethel and St Mathew. Lessie Shawn and Herbert Williams improving from sickness. Grace and Mannie Bowers of Baltimore visiting Miss Marsden. Mrs Robert Brownley of Baltimore guest of Brownley family. J L Rogerson of Pittsburgh returned from Cedar Cove visit. Georgie and Estelle James traveling to Niagara and Toronto. Mrs Garland Miles of Norfolk visiting Miles family. M K Salisbury of Pittsburgh with C H W Frace. B R Ashley White returned from vacation to Niagara Falls and Atlantic City. note credits for pump to Mrs Blake and Sheriff Miller with other town merchants for support. Katherine Treakle of Bluefield Va. Ed win Graves of Baltimore. S W Treakle Norfolk visiting Capt J F E Treakle. returned home Monday.
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It promises internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, claims to strengthen the constitution, and offers a $100 reward for any untreated case. Includes testimonial requests and availability from Toledo makers and local sellers.
Rev Thomas Semmes of Richmond preached at Trinity and St Johns last week and delivered a temperance lecture at Central last Thursday. The Baptist Church meeting continues all week with Rev J P Essex preaching daily. Singing aided by Mr and Mrs Buck Hudgins of Norfolk and Mrs J C Walker. Tabernacle meeting closed Sunday with aid from several visiting pastors and an attendance described as good and fruitful.
Mathews County mentions residents visiting relatives in Cape Charles Sales and Haleford with several names. A wedding at Mathews Chapel united Henry Foster and Olive Payne and the paper retracts an elopement claim regarding Charles Williams and Ruth Grey. Endorses Jones Swanson for the Democratic primary on September 7 and praises Claude Swanson and Richmond’s politics.
Miss Virginia Deal visits Miss Martha Minter while Miss Virginia Billups stays with Miss Ruby White. Miss Byrd Edwards of Hampton is a guest at Whitfield, with Miss Hazel Pablo of Portsmouth visiting. Mr J Carter White visits his parents Mr and Mrs Ik Da White. Mrs Otis Haslett of Cape Charles visits friends of Mrs Caffee and grandson Master Maynard. Caffee heads to Newport News Saturday. Mr and Mrs Howard White and daughter Anne Wilson plan a Raleigh North Carolina move. Mrs C S Phillups and Avery Bain prepare to leave for Willoughby Beach after a summer in the county. Mrs George Parsons of Richmond returns home after a few days with Mrs G H Zimmerman.
A reflective note questions progress as an onward move from the current groove to a higher aim. The piece contrasts swine at troughs and larks in the sky, asking who benefits from progress and where it leads us.
The article reproduces Hon Carter Glass speech at Bristol charging opponent involvement with the American Tobacco Company and a response denying stock ownership. It details margins on 1893 stock trades, asserts lack of stockholder status, and refutes claims about Mr J S S Thompson influencing Glass’s Senate appointment.
A letter from Abilene dated Aug 20 recalls Cherry Point and Gwynn's Island as treasured homes before the war. The writer describes a storm with wind rain and hail that caused little damage to a small house, while other city areas suffered heavy losses. The note praises Buck Cooke Mathews and the community, calling the garden spot of the world God’s country.
Old Dominion Steamship Company with Virginia Department of Agriculture and Immigration schedules special farmers institutes at Claremont Smithfield Mathews C H Dixondale Aug 28 29 30 31 Lectures by W D Zinn J F Gordon A W Freeman G W Kaines on vital agricultural topics. Institutes have benefited Southern regions for years.
H S Peters editor of The Sun La View Ohio narrates relief from stomach trouble after using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. He reports surprising relief by the second bottle and urges buyers to obtain Chamberlain's Colic Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy now, claiming certainty of need before summer ends.
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