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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1909
Page
2
Obituaries and resolutions of respect appear in the issue. Only paid notices and items received by Wednesday reach the office. Transient ads cost 30 cents per insertion and 25 cents per inch thereafter. reading notices are 10 cents per line.
Citizens urged backing Mr Perciful as head of the Mathews and Middlesex school system despite none of the Mathews applicants being chosen. The message stresses the work is vital and calls for cooperative support to help him become a useful and efficient officer.
The Hon G W Koiner Com of Agriculture will visit Math ews around July 7 with a corps of lecturers for a Farmers Institute. A steamer chartered by the Commission will stop at Various Wharves to carry farmers to Hicks wharf for the meeting.
Large Middlesex area crowd attends Urbanna High School cornerstone ceremony on June 24. Little J. Boyd Hurley breaks ground with Masonic support from Urbanna Lodge. Gov Claude Swanson outlines education progress and urges continued effort. Proceeds from a meal benefit the school. Judge William H. presides at the Baptist church program.
Report notes Roud ot Chase’s agricultural pursuits and strong impression. A performance of The County Chairman at the skating rink closed a delightful day. A new High School building is planned in brick, of fine proportion, costing about ten thousand dollars, reflecting credit to local industry.
Last Tuesday the 22nd, St Pauls Sunday School held a lavish picnic at New Point beach. Two gasoline boats ferried the children from Diggs Wharf and Mr Colie Hudgins while the pastors supervised. The day featured a sea trip, shell gathering, a rosebud stockings fundraiser, and a lunch with abundant provisions. A sudden shower cooled the crowd before they returned, with one boat reaching safely and the other team facing engine trouble and a lawn feast at Mr Coley Lodgins.
Advertises a gasoline powered passenger boat ready to carry travelers from any point on the Piaintank River to any desired destination with reasonable terms.
Judge William H. Mann spoke at Mathews Court House and Laban to large audiences, outlining his education and road policies, backing the Byrd law on whiskey licenses, pledging high veterans pensions, and refuting charges from Mr. Tucker. He presented himself as a Readjuster with solid support.
The Macon Georgia institution reports nine years of Eletric Bitters use. The President praises the medicine for stomach liver and kidney troubles and for building strength in pale weak children and run-down people. Sold for 50 cents at all druggists.
A Democrat from the Mathews Middlesex district announces seeking the party nomination and election to the House of Delegates. He cites his last Legislature record and asks constituents for support, pledging to defend their interests if reelected.
In the Circuly Court of Mathews County a divorce action is filed by Win. B. Dies against Narcissa Dives. The order requires Narcissa to appear within fifteen days of publication to protect her interest. A copy will be published weekly for four weeks in the Mariners Journal and posted at the courthouse door on June 7, 19.
Robert L McCreapy announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Mathews and Middlesex counties. He vows to work diligently using honorable means until the primary or convention.
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