Local notices and ads brighten Mathews scene
Community items list theater drama The Turning of the Tide at Red Men s Hall and notes on residents George Hunt named manager of coach horse Lawfer with terms. cemetery, church, and rental notices. sales ads for canning house, clothing, hardware and mules. several town movements and upcoming minstrel entertainments announced with dates in February.
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Red Men's Hall
Grace Siegel
Richmond
Sears & Willams
Geo. E. Hunt
Port Haywood
Lawfer
Hen. E. GB. Marchant
Ud Sinhter
Gwanne
Estifi Darnteleed Aliso
Powell
Vestri
Prmitw Church
Shane Brooks & Hudgins
John FF. Hudgins
Laban P
Foley's Honey and Tar Safe Under Pure Food Law
Announcement states Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is safe for children and adults. Sold by all druggists under the National Pure Food and Drug Law.
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Foley
Foley & Company
Chicago
Island Gossip Hints at Heir To Property and Reward Quest
County correspondence notes a New York heiress claiming rights to a local property and seeking a brick with a coat of arms for a reward. The tale remains unsolved as of now. The Rev L H Suddith preached to a large audience Sunday. Andrew J Callis hosted a Jan 21 gathering for daughter Bernice with many young guests. Johnnie Sparrow returns from Crisfield Md. and Mrs Respess comes home from North Carolina. Violet.
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New York
L. H. Suddith
Andrew J. Callis
Bernice
Goldie Callis
Ruth Muse
Lora Owens
Agnes Carnay
Annie Adams
Bell Powell
Addie Diggs
Hattie Minter
Della Diggs
Johnnie Godsey
Russell Foster
Chester Foster
Vernon Rowe
Raymond Sparrow
Lee Godsey
Mitchell Wrote
Rev J R Griffith Dead After Long Illness
The Rev Joseph R Griffith aged 67 died Saturday at his Ashland home after a lengthy illness. Funeral at Centenary Methodist church today at 3 pm with burial in Shockoe Cemetery. Griffith born Richmond, raised King and Queen county, educated at Fleetwood Academy and Randolph Macon College, held many church posts across several states.
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Ashland
Joseph R. Griffith
Centenary Methodist Church
Shockoe Cemetery
Virginia Methodist Conference
Mr. Griffith
Richmond
King and Queen County
Hundley
Davenport Female College
South Carolina
Marion
N. C
North Carolina
Goldboro
Beach
Randolph-Macon
Bishop Pierce
Broad Street
Pierce
Greensboro
N.C
Oxford
Mary S. Blackwell
How to Avoid Pneumonia With Foley's Honey and Tar
A cold can be prevented from worsening into pneumonia by Foley's Honey and Tar which stops coughing and helps expel the cold. Consumers are urged to refuse anything but the genuine yellow packed product sold by all druggists.
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Foley
Cauthorn Escapes Mob in Virginia Town
Christianburo Virginia January news reports Joseph Blankenship consulting Harless and Calhoun for Frank Cauthorn case. Cauthorn refuses counsel as trial scheduled between the 5th and 16th. indictment set for February 5. Rumors of lynching thwarted by a thunderstorm and power outage as mob fury cooled.
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Christianburo
Harless & Calhoun
Joseph Blankenship
Frank Cauthorn
Cawthorn
Sidney Jones
Cauthorn
Lawers
Seveal
Providence
Draws Straws for East St Louis Comptroller
Frank B. Hanna, 41, city comptroller of East St Louis, said he would marry the first good looking girl to propose. Seven pretty girls drew straws at 5226 Virginia Ave St Louis. The longest straw winner sent a leap year letter requesting consideration of marriage.
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Frank B. Hanna
East St. Louis
Virginia Av
St. Louis
Mr. Hanna
Appointments in Mathews Circuit Schedule
In Salem, services occur on the 1st Sunday at 1 A M and 2d at 4 P M with 3 P M Central on the 2d Sunday and 3d ry A M. Gwynns Is. holds meetings the 1st Sunday at 3 P M with additional times noted as 13 P M.
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Salem
A. M
Central
Ry A. OM. el Ir
A. M. Gwynns Is
Cow in Dormitory Causes Morning Sendoff at Quaker College
A Jersey cow was hoisted to the second floor of Parrish Hall by four students as a prank at Swarthmore College. The cow mooed loudly through the night, waking sleeping coeds and alarming the night watchman. By morning the animal was returned to the barn without breakfast.
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Swarthmore
College Farm
Parrish Hall
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A. Scott Robinson
W. E. Fitchett
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Virginia Diliups
Baltimore
Hearn & Miller
Mathews
Erswhere
Clements
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Maryland Oyster Rocks
Horn Harbor
W. P. Borum
Gloucester
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Ellen Robertson
Battery Minstrel
Clement
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Charles Parrott
Westville Baptist Church
Dutton Post Office
Gloucester County
Virginia
Mitchell
H. C. Bradford
Main Street
Norfolk
Ernest W. E
Main St
K. Va
L. C. Garnett
Mathews Court House
Urbanna
Urbanna Manufacturing Co
L. Gwynn
Old Rockets
Atherton
Blakes
Wes Buchannon
Chesapeake Steamship Company
Old Point
Old Port
Gwynns Island
Johnnie Sparrow
Crisfield, Md
J. R. Griffith
Pulaski
Wytheville
Bettie Sharpe
Hanna
California
Miss Sharpe
Crab Neck School House
Ricuard Fercuson
P. C
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Ss. F. Minter
S F. Minter
S. PF. Minter
Westville
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Thomas FE
Evans’ Creek
Jne W. White
Carlton White
Thomas FE. Miles
J. W. Minter
H. l. White
S . F. Minter
Geo. C. Gregory
Sands Smith
Wolfie
Ne'sen
Druss
Wollie
Velson
White Bros Wine and Whiskey Merchants
Nurfolk
Batimore Steam Packet Company
OLD Bay
U.S
Sibyma,Georagia
Portsmouth
High St
Hygeia Pier
Light St. Pier
Philadelphia
Light St
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Granby Streets
New Atlantic Hotel
Geo. G. Hobson
J. W. Brown, JR
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Ruth Shackleford
Midlesex and Mathews Ferry Company
Crickett Hall
North Tne
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North End
Rappahannock River
Ruark
East River
The
Expositor
L. Vantess Ruark
Mer. Roark
Blue Ribbon Grocery
Blue Ribbon
Ss. P. James
Wine Ribbon Grocery
Dolly Madison
Dixon Jarvis
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