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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1905
Page
3
Richmond visitors and local social notes mix with ads for livestock lumber and property. Several residents and visitors are named including Miss Mabel Foster Miss Virginia Carl Dickenson and Mrs. Webb. Listings include sale of Jersey cattle new lumber thirty acre timber land badger Beagles and thoroughbred poultry. Church services and a brass band will perform at a lawn party with a public rally scheduled.
A Mathews Virginia column notes summer visits by Geo. Y. Hunley and family, Chas H Hudgins of New York, and Richards, Williams, and Pettit acquaintances. It mentions lawn party plans, a wharf landing, boat excursions, a July 23 church meeting, a county treasurer settlement with over $7,000 on hand, and various travel announcements including launches to War Tons Grove and trips to Middlesex and Gloucester.
Mr and Mrs Thomas J Banks welcomed a baby girl Tuesday. Betty Diggs of Gwynns Island visited aunt Laura Hurst for a week. Ashley Brownley of Laban and Miss Lucy Forrest are mentioned in greeting notes from Tabernacle parish society.
A launching party hosted by Mr. George Hudgins of New Point in honor of Miss Hattie Hudgins of Winter Harbor sailed from Horn Harbor at six, landed at New Point beach after an hour with a brief delay, visited Capt. and Mrs. Marchant, then returned to Mr. and Mrs. Owens for ice cream and cake.
The Republicans will hold a mass meeting at the C. H. Satur day Aug. 5 to elect delegates to the state convention which will meet in Roanoke August 8.
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