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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
4
Classified terms list pricing for obituaries resolutions and communications including paid display lines per inch rates for transient ads and reading notices with policy on delivery deadlines and publication timing across the journal. The note requests timely newsletter submissions before Wednesday morning to avoid items being carried over.
A House committee appointed by the lower chamber has ruled for Parsor in the Saunders election dispute despite Saunders winning by eighty one votes. The panel cites district gerrymandering while dismissing fraud claims, reflecting party loyalty over contest merits.
Editorial writer Deacon Hemphill of the Times Dispatch chides county papers for lacking editorials at times. He notes country editors juggle duties beyond writing editorials and may lack the experience or fluency for writing five columns daily.
General news item noting the death of Judge William N. Portlock, who served seventeen years on the Norfolk County Circuit bench. The report also lists social and local government items including Miss Mary Kemp's visit, Urbanna lot sale to C. L. Palmer for $710 cash, an upcoming banquet in Urbanna, and local political shifts with unseating of Senator E. W. Saunders and seating of Mr. Parsons.
Pris Mrs Wilbur Frisk Smith of Walbrook Maryland announces the engagement of their daughter Morcaret Janney to Dr Seth Anderton of Tappahannock Virginia The wedding is planned for this month and both families are prominent in state society The announcement notes the couple’s notable social standing and the forthcoming marriage in Maryland Virginia society circles.
A vintage ad touts Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey praised for sixteen years of use and growing demand. The familiar bottle label urges readers to look for Beil on the bottle.
Robert Brownley, 29, son of John L. Brownley, leaped to his death from a harbor boat while crossing to Penny, ending years of melancholy. He leaves a father, two sisters, a brother, two wives, and a child. Funeral at home by Rev. J A Winn with Odd Fellows and Red Men rites at the family cemetery on Horn Harbor.
An old style advertisement touts Dr Bell s Antiseptic Salve as a cure for skin troubles including pimples blackheads eczema and sores. A 25 cent box is promoted as the remedy with a call to try it.
Roland T Callis, 28, son of Charles Callis of Diggs, died June 16 in a Camden New Jersey hospital from blood poisoning after an accidentally self-inflicted pistol wound. Funeral held June 19 at John Forrest’s home, Rev. L. J. Phawp officiating. burial in Brooks Cemetery. Widow survives.
Mrs Mary E Owens widow of Thomas Owens died at her home near Retz on Wednesday June 15 from paralysis. Funeral services were held Friday at 3 p m by Rev H B Jordan and she was buried in the family burying ground at George Greens. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs D Miller and was highly esteemed locally.
The W. M. I. alumni day becomes a permanent feature of the commencement. This year’s date is Tuesday June 21. All alumni are cordially invited to attend. An attractive program has been prepared.
The Mathews County Fish Association holds a special meeting May 28 1910 to draft resolutions on the death of Albert H. Williams longtime secretary. The committee laments his loss as a faithful officer and valued citizen and asks sympathy for his widow and relatives. A copy will be sent to the widow and published in the Mathews Journal. Rev Wm McLer, the speaker, appeals for aid to cover expenses and visits Mathews churches.
A formal poem honors Judge Q T Garnett describing his integrity and courage. The speaker laments his loss, praises mercy and justice, and recalls his steadfast friendship and noble deeds. The piece ends with a motherly earth burial image under Hollywood trees, calling him one of God’s noblest works.
A notice from Mathews County appeals for help to raise the remaining 800 dollars needed after a fire destroyed a church on November 27, 31909 in Culpepper county. Donations totaling 2258 dollars have come from white and colored churches in Norfolk Princess Anne Mathews and others. Rev G B Cooke and Rev J A Winn of Port Haywood pledged support and Beulah Church contributed 10.50 dollars. The writer also serves as a former servant of Gen Robert mia and waited on eae dur.
Sallie Thompkins Chapter U D C will hold a call meeting at the home of Mrs F Theo Miller on Saturday at 2 p m.
In Mathews Circuit Court Clara Belle Garted sues Beechman Garted for divorce. An affidavit states the defendant is confined in the Virginia State Penitentiary. He must appear within fifteen days after publication to protect his interest. The order calls for four weekly newspaper publications and a posting at the courthouse front door on June 20, 1910.
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