Legacy of Valor and Rising Costs Stir Community
A reflective column honors Civil War leaders and moral character while noting a Royal Arcanum policy shift that raises monthly dues for members over sixty five. The article details new rate schedules, exemptions for older members, and the impact on about 9,000 Virginians, contrasting heroic legacy with financial reform.
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Royal Arcanum Order
Supreme Council
Order
Virginia
Times-Dispatch
New Magistrates Guide Issued By Everett Waddell Co
The Everett Waddell Company of Richmond announces a new edition of Pollard and Garnett s Guide. The two gentlemen have shown skill in Pollard s Code and promise equally solid work in this essential guide for Justices of the Peace. The current Magistrate s Guide is out of date and a plain well arranged indexed reference is needed to uphold peace and order.
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Everett Waddell Company of
Richmond
Messrs
Garland Pollard
Christ B. Garnett
Pollard
Old Hurst
Card of Thanks From Beulah Church Members
A brief thank you note expresses gratitude for kindness shown by Beulah Church and mentions a group of young ladies including Ada Hudgins Ny Hutson Hutson and Rachael Jarvis.
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Beulah Church
Ada Hudgins
Ny Hutson
Hutson
Rachael Jarvis
Bristow Christian Wedding in Baltimore
Miss Emerald Alvin Christian daughter of the late Dr. John Hunt Christian wed Mr. Myron Edison Bristow Commonwealths Attorney of Gloucester County at the bride’s home in Baltimore. The bride was given in marriage by her brother Charles M. Christian of New York. A wedding breakfast followed and the couple will reside in Gloucester County.
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Baltimore
Emerald Alvin Christian
John Hunt Christian
Myron Edison Bristow
Commonwealth's
Gloucester County
Charles M. Christian
New York
Bristow
Free Lance
Fitzhugh Lee Monument Fund Seeks Local Subscriptions
Mathews County Virginia fund records list children contributing since the last issue. A rector appeals for every child in the county to donate a penny and have their name printed in the Journal. Contributions are to be sent to the Richmond committee.
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Mathews County
Fitzhugh Lee Monument Fund
Fitzhugh Lee
Richmond
Mrs Mary E Hunley Dead at 76 in Magnolia
Mrs Mary E Hunley widow of Rev T M Hunley and mother of Hon Geo Y Hunley died at her Magnolia home after paralysis. Funeral services were held at Trinity church cemetery with pallbearers S F Miller Edwin Foster Berten Louis T J Sibley Jno J Burke and L C Garnett. Survived by brother Capt G F Miller Sr and children Booker Hunley Leroy Hunley Geo Y Hunley Mrs S F Miller J R Thurston Edwin Foster and Mollie Hunley.
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Mary E. Hunley
T. M. Hunley
Geo. Y. Hunley
Magnolia
Trinity Church
Messrs
S. F. Miller
Edwin Foster
Berten Louis
T. J. Sibley
Jno
Mesdames S. F. Miller
J. R. Thurston
Miss Mollie Hunley
Mathews County Candidate Announces for Virginia House
Port Haywood resident announces candidacy for the Virginia House of Delegates in the Democratic primary. He vows honesty, independence, and service to working people, touts prior role as Mathews County treasurer, and pledges to support the United States Senate candidate favored by Mathews and Middlesex counties.
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Port Haywood
Mathews Co
Mathews
Middlesex
House of Delegates
Virginia
Mathews County
Tidewater
Uni
Democratic Candidates in 39th and 30th Virginia Districts
Public notices from J N Stubbs Woods Roads Va April 17 1905 and Senator Sears Mathews Va April 10 1905 announce candidacy for the Democratic nomination to the Virginia Senate from the 39th district. Sears urges fellow Democrats in the 30th district to reelect him, pledging faithful service and continued effort if returned.
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J. N. Stubbs
Woods Roads
Mathews
Mathews and Middlesex Counties Democratic Candidate
A candidate announces for the Democratic primary to represent Mathews and Middlesex counties in the next Virginia House of Delegates. The notice includes an unrelated ad for Foley’s Kidney Cure claiming cures for Bright’s disease and diabetes and urges purchase in Mathews and Woods X Roads.
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Bright
Foley
S. Richardson
Mathews
Mill and Rilie
Woods X Roads
Milford Haven native seeks entry into ministry
Dear editor letter from a Milford Haven resident born and reared near Diggs expresses his intent to pursue the ministry and asks for guidance. The writer signs as one of Mathews' boys and frames his hometown upbringing as a foundation for his calling.
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Milford Haven
Diggs
Letter From Union Hall Minister Brooks Describes Maryland Years
J Edw Brooks, a minister, writes from Union Hall Virginia about his six years on Maryland's Eastern Shore and East Franklin Circuit in the mountains of Virginia. He notes farm sizes, labor costs, hospitality, and homesickness, mentions Mathews County education efforts and the death of Coles Sleet, and requests support for his organizational efforts and politically impartial judgment from Mathews and Middlesex counties.
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Siena Church
Dorchester Co
Maryland
Lynchburg Va
Wilson
East Franklin
Old Dominion
Tidewater
Mathews
Coles Sleet
Norfolk
Diggs
Re-election Bid for House of Delegates by Mathews Middlesex Candidate
A candidate for re-election to the House of Delegates declares intent to seek endorsement from the Democrats of Mathews and Middlesex counties. The speaker expresses pride in past honors and aims to continue representing constituents with their approval.
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Middlesex
House of Delegates
Mathews
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