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Newspaper

Mathews Journal

Location

Mathews, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1911

Page

5

Notices Wants Worth Watching For Sale

A crowded list of rural notices offers sheep horses and cattle for sale including 23 sheep, a work horse with age price and color requested, five year old cow due to freshen April 1, and various items like pound stakes fencing doors flooring machines collie pups and Berkshire pigs. Also seed potatoes and Irish Cobbler seed potatoes advertised for sale along with old church window sashes offered for sale. Listings invite local inquiries to Hudgins, Mathews, Roanes, Moon and nearby Virginia towns.

Wotie Old Bedworth Spotted at Spring Dale Visit

A fragment notes Wotie Old Bedworth at Spring Dale during a season, mentioning Alex James in passing. The readable text provides minimal context beyond location and a personal name association.

Old Bedworth Spring Dale Alex James

Wanted To Buy A Good Work Horse For Sale

Classified brief from the journal office seeking a reliable work horse. Advert asks buyers to state price, age, and color of the animal.

W. B Journal Office

For Sale Local Irish Cobblers Seed and Fertilizer Ad

For sale Maine grown Irish Cobblers and fertilizer. Place sour order with Alex James.

Maine Alex James

Pardner Begins Dry Goods Venture at Mathews

A new dry goods business is planned by C. H. Oldstand in Mathews at a prime location. The venture is announced through the X Journal Office.

Mathews C. H. Oldstand Journal

Mathews Circuit Appointments Schedule

A list of appointment times across several locations. Salem Bethel Central are scheduled with sessions on February 5 11 am and 3 pm February 12 11 am and 3 pm February 19 11 am and 3 pm February 26 11 am and 3 pm.

Salem A. M. Bethel

Local notices from Balti more area include visits and travel

Local items report residents and visitors such as Mr G S Marchant in Balti more on business Miss Eoline Winn visiting Norfolk Captain G W Billups South trip and Miss Laura Foster visiting Norfolk. Also Rev George Gowan to preach at Westville Church and John C Brace returning from Pittsburg plus notices about motor boats monuments and a Sally Thompkins chapter meeting.

Six Klepto Maniacs at Red Men's Hall Port Haywood

A two act entertainment titled Six Klepto maniacs will be presented at the Red Men’s Hall in Port Haywood on February 14 starting at 8 PM. Admission is 25 and 15 cents.

Red Men’s Hall Port Haywood

Printing Department Offers Wide Range of Custom Stationery

The job printing department furnishes neatly printed materials at reasonable prices on short notice. They offer note heads letter heads bill heads statements envelopes receipt books contracts and more with color work and samples available.

Battery Cemetery Benefic Society election at Mrs Curtis Brown home

The Battery Cemetery Benefic Society held its annual meeting on January 2st at Mrs Curtis Brown's home to elect officers for 1911. Helen M. Freeman was President, W B Nelson Vice President, Jno Miller Secretary, Percival Hicks Treasurer. The group thanks contributors for grounds embellishment funds and asks lot holders to donate so grass cutting can continue. contributions received by secretary J E Miller at Mathews P O.

Battery Cemetery Trinity Church Yard Offcers Curtis Brown Helen M. Freeman W. B. Nelson Jno Miler Percival Hicks Treas Society Mathews Journal Jnc. E Miller Mathews, P. O

Summer Sewing Ready in New Inwash Fabrics and Lace

Wow is the Time To do your summer sewing dont wait for spring or summer days. We display new spring inwash fabrics laces and embroidery. Come shop muslins cambrics longcloth namenn madris ginghams per cals Wyatt Wolffe.

Madris Ginghams Wyatt Wolffe

Memoriam Robert Owens Died December 1611

Robert Owens died December 16 1611 at age 69. Funeral held at home by Rev J A Winn. Remains buried in old family ground on Horn Harbor. Survived by wife two sons George and Willie and three daughters Calvert Hudgins S M Grace and Willie J Pugh. A faithful Christian and soldier of Matthews Artillery. Pearry Cor.

Robert Owens J. A. Winn Horn Harbor George Willie Owens Calvert Hudgins S. M. Grace Willie J. Pugh Christ St. Paris Mathews Artillery Pearrv Cor

Mathews County Entertainment Raises Funds For Parsonage Debt

Last Friday at Red Men's Hall in Mathews County a well attended event netted about 3700 dollars to help reduce St. Pauls Church parsonage debt. The Hoard of Stewards of St. Pauls Church met February 18 with wives present and hosted a feast followed by an Oracle game predicting future feasts at A. L. Armistead’s home on the first Wednesday in March.

Red Men's Hall St. Pauls St. Pauls Church East Mathews T. M. Miles A. L. Armistead Leumas

Local residents depart for nearby towns and work

Dig sis Cephas Brooks recently left for Norfolk after staying with his people. Messrs Rufus Smith Arthur Hougins and Carroll Sater spent weeks at home and have now gone to Cape Charles. Miss Belle Brooks returns to South Norfolk to resume telephone operator duties. Miss Ruby Brooks visits friends in Hampton and Norfolk.

Messra Rufus Smith Arthur Hougins Carroll Sater Cape Charles Belle Brooks South Norfolk

Hudgins Family Moves Into Old Redart Home

Redart notes welcome Capt J W Hudgins and family back to their former residence. Dancing is popular locally with two or more Kiven each week. Madam Rimor predicts a wedding bella to ring soon in this vicinity.

J. W. Hudgins Madam Rimor Bella

Thirty Years Together Thos Ariss endorses L Dings New Discovery

Concord Michigan resident Thos Ariss testifies to 30 years of using L Dings New Discovery for coughs and colds calling it the best remedy. The ad claims it treats throat and lung ailments including laggaippe asthma hay fever croup quinsey sore lungs and touts a $0.40 price and a trial bottle. It also notes Chamberlains Courwh Remedy prevents pneumonia from colds and urges purchase from dealers.

Thos. Ariss Concord Mich Dr Lding

Navy to hold competitive exam for Virginia midshipman

The Navy Department will fill a forthcoming June vacancy at the U S Naval Academy by appointing a midshipman from Virginia’s First District. A competitive examination will be held February 15 at the College of William and Mary with three professors overseeing in Study Hall. Applicants must be residents of the district, ages sixteen to twenty, physically sound, and proficient in punctuation spelling arithmetic geography English grammar U S history world history algebra and geometry. Deficiency in any subject will cause rejection.

Jones Navy Department U. S. Naval Academy Congression Virginia College of Wiliam and Mary Williamshoro United States

Chamberlains Cough Remedy for Safe Child Protection

A weathered ad extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a simple shield for child safety from croup. It claims no heroics needed, just dampened flannel bound to affected areas and Chamberlains Liniment as superior to plasters. It also touts relief for troublesome chest or side pains with a mysterious tonic.

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