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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
2
The notice outlines advertising rates for the Journal Publishing Co. including 50 cents per inch for the first insertion and 25 cents per inch for subsequent insertions with no change. Obituaries require paid matter at five cents per line. Political communications, pending notices, and unsigned items have specific charges or restrictions.
Gen James H Lane of North Carolina greeted family at Woodstock near Auburn Alabama and called at the Journal office on Monday. He began as a major in the First North Carolina Regiment and rose to brigadier general after distinguished field gallantry in the Civil War.
A sparse court audience heard a mass meeting of Mathews County Democrats with 250 to 300 present. The gathering postponed selecting a County Committee to the September term. Speakers included Sears Lane and McCready. Stubbs declined to discuss with Sears. a lively exchange followed between Stubbs and Sears over the fish board and commissioner issue.
Emmaus Baptist church hosted the wedding of Miss Mae D. Hudgin daughter of Mrs. J. S. Phillips Poquoson and Mr. Thos. L. Hudgin on a Wednesday at 430 PM Rev. W. B. Keefe officiated. The ceremony featured a summer floral setting supervised by Miss Carrie M. Ironmonger. The bride wore white crepe de chine and lace over taffeta with a white prayer book. Ushers and bridesmaids included Dr. L. O. Powell J. E. Wornum Miss Angie Powell and others. After a reception at the Phillips home the couple departed for Newport News en route to Mathews County.
An Experiment Station study with 60 beef cattle compares silage, Timothy hay, and shredded corn stover. Silage cattle averaged 1.46 lb gain per day, Timothy 1.10 lb, and stover 0.97 lb, with silage finishing best and likely higher market price. Silage fed cattle used 6.54 lb grain per 1 lb gain, stover 11.15, hay 8.99. Authors note overall poorer quality of animals in this test and call for better breeding.
At a Democratic County Committee meeting in Math ews C H on July 17 1905 judges for the August 22 primary were named for Port Haywood Hudgins Battery Whites Neck Cobbs Creek Gwynnns Island and Court House precincts. They are asked to serve without pay to keep costs low and to notify if any cannot serve or require pay. L. C. Garnett chairs the committee.
The event showcased numerous handsome gifts for the county and emphasized plans for a new future home. Local officials thanked attendees for their generosity and urged continued support.
Judge Wm. H. Mann will speak to the Democrats of Mathews at the Court House at 2 30 P M on Thursday July 27. Ladies are specially invited and urged to attend for a cordial reception and support.
In Math ews County Virginia the Fitzhugh Lee Monument fund lists contributing children from Jennings Atherton to Virginia. Rector Giles B. Cooke urges every child to subscribe and submit a penny, with names published in the Journal, contributions received by the Richmond committee.
Westville Christian Church schedules Sunday services on July 23. At 11 A.M. the sermon is Hidden Treasure and at 8:15 P.M. the topic is Jonahs in modern life. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
After a heated quarrel the man warns of his absence while the woman retorts that she would miss him if she had anything to throw. The dialogue captures a sharp exchange and reluctant affection in a domestic moment.
The school advertises able faculty and complete courses in a healthful location with beautiful grounds and comfortable buildings. It promises electric lights baths pure water and unsurpassed table with six churches nearby and strong moral and religious influences. Terms are moderate and the 37th year begins Sept 14 1905. Address Sally A Finney Prin for terms and particulars.
A man asks another if he placed an umbrella in his eye by accident during a recent evening. The other replies it was careless and offers to return the umbrella when convenient, mentioning Monday for the exchange.
A collection of Democratic notices from 1905 announces candidates for the Virginia Senate seat representing King and Queen Essex Middlesex Mathews and Gloucester. J Boyd Sears seeks the party nomination, pledging faithful service if reelected, with forthcoming statements on campaign issues.
A brief, wit driven line recalls a character asking about death and another replying he would attend the funeral. The exchange suggests a morbid humor tone and social banter from New York World.
A fragment shows a physician and a patient clashing over repayment. The patient accuses the doctor of claiming impossible repayment while recounting past medical care and the debtor's insistence on honor in a tense, personal dispute.
A candidate announces intent to run in the Democratic primary for the Virginia House of Delegates representing Mathews and Middlesex counties. The announcement states readiness to face party actions and proceed in the upcoming primary.
A brief obituary style gag line from St Louis Post Dispatch about a razor joke with a barber and a victim. The exchange highlights a punch line where the razor holds on and cannot let go.
A New York World quip imagines Mrs Henpeck living a full week without brains while Mr Henpeck dismisses the prompt as trivial, suggesting a longer personal span. The light exchange frames a domestic joke in a brief comic vignette.
The spring is ideal to plant trees with shade value. Choose adaptable species like American water elm, hard maple, hackberry, basswood, black walnut, white ash, larch, catalpa, sycamore, and pines. Ensure wide space for growth, trim tops to match roots, keep roots moist, mulch heavily first season, and start new growth from the trunk for best results.
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