Local items note trades and travels in Mathews and Norfolk
A miscellany from Mathews and Norfolk lists commerce and people: cabbage plants for sale via W H Miller and Browne’s Souvenirs at 279 313 Main St Norfolk. a trade offer for a work horse. Journal office ads. several residents’ travels to Baltimore and Richmond. farm rent and summer plans. a shipping barge route. a note on letters signed Pansy. obituary for Prof Thomas J Williams. millinery stock by G S Marchant with a spring sale. call for local correspondents to continue Tur Journal coverage.
Marriages Highlight Local Courtesies and Plans
Items of interest report several weddings including Dr Charles C Smith and Mrs Ellen Maddery in Urbanna Virginia officiated by Rev R L Busby. Elizabeth Buck wed James C Hogg at Abingdon Church with maid of honor Beulah Buck and bridesmaids Elizabeth Hogg Lena Fury Pearl Willett. Archie Hunley and Miss Gertrude Disley wed in Ellicott City. Grace Grant maid of honor. J C Catling best man. The couple left on the steamer Florida for Norfolk after the ceremony.
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Elizabeth Janette Buck
James C. Hogg
Abingdon
Wm. B. Lee
Beulah Buck
Elizabeth Hogg
Lena Fury
Pearl Willett
Messrs
Carroll Muse
Bernice Williams
Floyd Edwards
Otis Hogg
Henry Branch
Presbyterian Church
Catherine Disley
Appleton Street
Grace Grant
J. C. Catling
Mr. Hunley
County
P. Dougherty & Co
Margaret
H. H. Hickman
Florida
Norfolk
Baltimore News
Local merchant tailor offers quality suits and service
R. Wesley Foster, an up to date tailor over the Bank, promises best quality and fit with making repairing cleaning and pressing of clothes. He invites customers to try his service and see that one trial will convince them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Wesley Foster
Foley's Kidney Remedy Promises Quick Kidney Support
A historical ad urges taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at first signs of kidney or bladder trouble to prevent Bright's disease. It claims the product will correct irregularities and strengthen the organs and notes it is sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Foley
Foley’s Kidney Remedy Promises Kidney Health
An advertisement asserts kidneys strain impurities from blood and Foley’s Kidney Remedy will restore health. It urges immediate use and claims availability at all druggists.
Bids Sought for Pinewood Cards for Chesapeake Schools
Bids are invited for the delivery as needed of 2 percent cards of seasoned pine for each room in Chesapeake district public schools for the 1908 09 session. Contracts go to the lowest responsible bidder Andrew J Mirtirr district clerk.
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Chesapeake
Andrew J. Mirtirr
Faint-Hearted Kid Earns Renown For Rescue At Haven
In Mathews County a young boatman known as the Faint-Hearted Kid earns praise for rescuing Thomas Washington after his boat overturned in a heavy gale on Saturday afternoon. The rescuer, calm and skilled, brought Washington aboard and recovered the sunken canoe, earning new respect.
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Fitchetts
Thomas Washington
Haven
W. Vernon James
Diggs
Haven Road
Wm. T. Thatcher
Norfolk
W. E. Fitchett
Baltimore
Dr King’s New Discovery Promised as Lung Cure
Mrs J P White of Rushboro Pa proclaims Dr King’s New Discovery a life saver for lung trouble. She credits the medicine with easing her cough and curing lung disease after doctors gave up. The remedy is sold nationwide with a guarantee, priced at one dollar with a free trial bottle.
Hick's Wharf Social Notes Mention Local Visits
Mrs. Charles Struve and Miss Laura Treakle returned home after visiting their brother J Ed win Treakle in New York. Capt Marvon and Willie Hughes visited Mathews on Sunday. Capt S B Treakle Mrs S B Treakle and Miss Clara Treakle spent last week in Norfolk and Portsmouth.
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Charles Struve
Laura Treakle
J. Edwin Treakle
New York
Marvon
Willie Hughes
Mathews
S. B. Treakle
Clara Treakle
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Chronic Constipation Cured by Foley Urino Laxative
A health ad claims chronic constipation risks serious ailments and promotes Foley Urino Laxative as a cure. It asserts it aids digestion, stimulates liver and bowels, restores natural function, is pleasant to take, does not nauseate or gripe, and should be purchased from all druggists with substitutes refused.
Death Toll: Walter S Callis 16 Dies After Illness
Walter S Callis, youngest son of Luther M Callis, dies at 16 years 11 months after a 16 month struggle with pulmonary consumption. Friends fill the yard for his 3 PM funeral at home led by Rev W L Ware with "Behold I Stand at the Door" and "Lead Kindly Light" sung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther M. Callis
Walter S. Callis
Walter
W. L. Ware
Sarah Thomas
Bertha Miller
Mable A. Hudgins
Final Farewell for Tragic Youth at Quiet Burial
A funeral reflects on the death of a beloved youth with six schoolmates acting as pallbearers Harry Knight James Pugh Calvin Thomas Willie Sadler Harry Hudgins and Lem Hunt. Family and friends bid farewell as clods cover the flower adorned grave awaiting resurrection. The poem laments reunion with loved ones and the afterlife.
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Harry Knight
James Pugh
Calvin Thomas
Willie Sadler
Harry Hudgins
Lem Hunt
Colds That Hang On Proven Harsh On System
Colds that linger in spring weaken the body and nerves, paving the way for serious illness. Foley's Honey and Tar stops the cough and expels the cold, offering safe reliable results and available at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
White-Drisgell wedding at Salem Church April 29
Miss Elva Drisgell became the bride of Mr. Robert B. White at Salem Church on Wednesday night April 29. The ceremony featured a Richard Ferguson rendition of the wedding march. The couple hosted a reception at the bride’s home followed by a groom’s reception the next evening.
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Salem Church
Robert B. White
Elva Drisgell
Charles Drisgell
Richard Ferguson
May Morgan
Eddie Forrest
Essie Diggs
Herbert Miles
Esther White
Andy Minter
Annie Forrest
Harry Hudzins
Goldie Callis
Allo
The Lucky Quarter Dr King’s Life Pills Ad
An old time patent medicine ad promising Dr King’s New Life Pills cure for headache billiousness constipation and malaria. If disappointed buyers may get a refunds at all druggists.
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Dr. King
Speedy Horses From Eastern Shore Arrive At Mathews Track
Mr W J Dougherty arrived at the Mathews track with Arthur Hunt of Capeville Virginia racing stock including Cordova a handsome stallion with a 2 17 4 trotting record Richard Powell 2 29 5 Miss Wilton pacer 2 244 a green 53 year old trotter by Abilite a 3 year old pacer by Sidney Prince 2 205 and a two year old trotter by Sidney Prince praised as very sweet. Mr E M Blake brought out Blackbird Orient Bed worth Bedworth Nellie Bedworth Hannis Boy Virginia Boy Rubie H Nigger Boy and others and will move to train Bedworth colts about the first of the month Mathews track is the best half mile work ground in the country as a training surface with good soil fine water and roads for jogging and ample facilities.
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W. J. Dougherty
Mathews Track
Arthur Hunt
Capeville
Northampton Co
Cordova
Richard Powell
Miss Wilton
Abilite
Sidney Prince
Pat
E. M. Blake
Blackbird
Orient Bedworth
Bedworth, Jr
Nellie Bedworth
Hannis Boy
Virginia Boy
Rubie H
Nigger Boy
Bedworth
Blake
Bedworths
Mathews
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Praised by Rev Starbird
Reverend F. Starbird of Gast Raymonil Miutne lauds Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best remedy for obstinate sores in his veterinary practice after seven years of use. Sold for 25 cents at all dealers.
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F. Starbird
Gast Raymonil
Miutne
Bucklen
Democrats mass meeting selects county delegates Roanoke 1908
Mathews county Democrats meet in mass and elect L C Garnett as chairman and R McCready as secretary. Delegates chosen for the State Democratic Convention in Roanoke June 11 1908 include G T Garnett J Boyd Sears L C Garnett George Y Hunley and J T Christian. A resolution to vote the county as a unit was adopted while a motion opposing the primary system failed 12 to 8 due to tabling confusion.
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Mathews County
L. C. Garnett
R. =. McCready
Roanoke
G. T. Garnett
J. Boyd Sears
George Y. Hunley
J. T. Christian
John
Burke
Garnett
K. L. McCreapy
Prominent Architect Praises Electric Bitters
Mr Norman R Coulter of the Delbert Building San Francisco endorses Electric Bitters as a tonic for stomach liver and kidney disorders and claims it builds up the system. The ad extols Magnetic Bitters as the best blood purifier ever sold over a druggist counter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman R. Coulter
Delbert
San Francisco
New Methodist Church to Open at Five Points
The new Methodist Church near Five Points will be used for the first time next Sunday with Rev. Richard Ferguson preaching at 3 30 P M. Capt LM Travers and wife funded and supported the construction and invite relief to pay the debt and finish the work. A Sunday school will be organized and the corner-stone laid July 4 by the Masonic Fraternity.
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Richard Ferguson
LM. Travers
Taste and Quality in Margarine and Paint Standards
A quip about preferring oleo margarine over butter and noting standards for butter and paint. The piece contrasts taste with quality and highlights adherence to American standards in consumer goods.
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