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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
5
Store promotes profit sharing by offering premiums with goods. customers are urged to collect tickets during Jane and July promotions and redeem them for attractive articles.
Poem by Sam Walter Foss recounts a man famed for work who loses love and fame to envy and scorn. He struggles through cold isolation, clings to labor, and finally faces a cursed fate as the fiend mocks his ruin and he seeks death. Frequent local notices about visits and events are interwoven.
Readable times list events at St Mathews and Central with 11 am 3 pm and 8 pm services, indicating multiple locations for the day without full context.
Matthews County reports Tom Edwards returning home from Boston while Mrs. Alice Godsey and Mrs. Bell Gay come back from Baltimore. A July southern picnic at the late W. G. Hudgins home will offer dinner, supper, and refreshments to raise funds for the New Baptist Church.
Reda at Dr. A R Cohen visited the community last week and is always welcome. James M Ogden of the Steamer Three River returned home Thursday to spend time with his family. Gaynelle Dillebay came home Sunday from Newport News where she studied this session, accompanied by her cousin Bess Trader. Frank L Dixon and J R Callis left Sunday for Norfolk to serve on a jury. D F Brown and R H Lilly also left for Norfolk on business. Reverend Claud Roan and assistants continue a revival at the Friends Church with singer Crouse of Portsmouth aiding.
Found on the main road near Mr J R Fosters, a large bunch of keys. Owner may claim at Journal Office. Mrs Lucy Watkins and Mr John Hughes visiting Mr W R Stoakes have returned to Richmond. Mr LeRoy L Phaup arrived in the county with Master Samuel Turner of Richmond. Rev J A Winn to preach at St Pauls Church next Sunday at 11 oclock on Sancification as taught by the Methodist Church. Mrs C L Crockett and two daughters visited Newport News and York Co, escorted home by Miss Verna Hogg of York. Old Baptist Church protracted meeting begins first Sunday in July with Rev Vernon Ianson of Grace Baptist Church Norfolk preaching. two services daily. Public invited.
A Crystal Wedding celebration took place last Saturday night at the Burke home Polly Brook. The couple received many tokens of esteem while friends gathered for a decorated house and a multi course luncheon. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs H C Smith er Mrs Logan Harrison Norfolk Miss Hollowith Parker Washington Miss E D Jenefer Garnett Richmond and Mr Henry Foster Baltimore.
The item notes Blakes voting for Hicks and lists a series of community happenings. Mrs. Charles Foster is ill with pneumonia. Mr. Harry Lloyd in Tiverton R attending to business. Mr. P Hudgins home from Cape Charles for weeks. The Shacklefords visited Green Point relatives. Rev T W Ogden preached at Mathews Chapel. Ernest Rains of Pohannon visited local kin. Bertha Bassett returned from Whitespeck. Jessie Hassett hosted a small Friday reception. Ruth Gray returned from Baltimore due to her sister’s illness and death. Gwynns Ridge Sunday School program praised, Violet Acey singled out for declamation.
The Journal notes uniform success of Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and Chamberlain s Cough Remedy for Whooping cough, marketed by local dealers. It also mentions Bowser Self Measuring Gasoline and Oil Storage Systems from J W Hudgins Norfolk box 234.
W H Miller notary public and J P offer to attend to any notarial business across the county or beyond providing versatile service in their line of work.
A persuasive Victorian style note extols good health and digestion as the secret to admirable appearance and temperament. It advertises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for faulty digestion, claiming worldwide admiration as the result of correct living, with sales through all dealers.
News from Cricket Hill notes Miss Adelle Powell visiting relatives in Mobjack this week. Willard Hudgins has left to take a new position on the M. and M. S. 8. Summerset. A large number of visitors are expected at the Hudgins House soon. W. E. Marchant returned from business trips to Baltimore and Philadelphia. B. S. Marchant, long serving as V. P. II, has earned chemistry degree and returned home. P Bendyes, retired English Army captain, and wife, staying at Hudgins House, left for Baltimore.
One of the best young horses in the county is perfectly sound and a good seller and driver. An exceptionally good all round horse. Leaving county reasons for selling. Will only be on the market a short while. Address C. Hudgins Hudgins Via.
A Muscadine Alabama man credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving his wife from a severe bronchial illness and dangerous cough. The ad touts the remedy as infallible for coughs and lung troubles, offering 50 cents to a dollar and a free trial bottle.
The 43rd on Gwynn Island will feature a picnic at the home of Mr. Walter G. Hudgins with public speaking and possibly a baseball game. Dinner supper and ice cream will be on sale to raise proceeds for the New Baptist Church.
Messrs Hylton and Flora, students of Daleville College, act as agents for aluminum cooking utensils in Mathews County Virginia. The durable, rust resistant items are easy to clean, cost saving, and designed for long term use.
Mr Frank Kemp formerly of Baltimore now of Mathews and Miss Helen Marchant of Redart were married at the Fast Mathews Parsonage last night by Rev J A Winn. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Marchant and all the parties are well known here.
An advertisement touts a medicine labeled 6 doses “666” as a cure for chills and fever, priced at 25 cents.
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