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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
3
Local residents travel for business and pleasure with visits to Richmond Norfolk and Irvington. Church services and district conferences outline upcoming events. Larger notices include store ad changes and a millinery stock preview with an April sale.
Community items report on Mr Daniel Richardson's strawberries, traveling salesmen at Hotel Mathews, visits by Myron Bristow and others, and invitations for Miss Mae Hudgins to wed Philip Alonzo Cason on June 3 1908. Also noted are graduates Perry Watson Miles and H F Hoskins, a costly draped monument for Geo A Tinsley, and May commencement activities with concerts and library fund drives at Red Men s Hall.
An admonition urges taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at first signs of kidney or bladder trouble to prevent Bright's disease. The remedy is promoted as correcting irregularities and strengthening affected organs, with per sale by all druggists.
Colds that linger in spring wear the system and nerves, risking illness. Foley's Honey and Tar stops the cough and expels the cold, offering safe and certain results. For sale by all druggists.
Mrs James P Williams returns home after visiting her son Rev W J Williams near Hicks Wharf. Luther Owens sold his motor boat in Crisfield and plans a faster one later. Ruby Suddith visits Mrs Harvey Respess. Rev L H Suddith preached at home and Rev Richard Ferguson at the Methodist Church. Darcy Mitchem and family visited James Edwards near Warehouse Creek. Sadie Crockett visits island friends and relatives after earning her nursing diploma. Baker Hurst moved to a new Bay shore residence. Swan Age, daughter of John W Thomas, linked to Cape Henry Light Station. groom son of the deceased Richard Stewart. Irene Diggs announces marriage to L W Redwood of Suffolk. ceremony in Richmond on May 6, 1908. Bride daughter of Joseph Diggs near this place. Warnings that young men risk losing good girls to other communities. best wishes for the brides.
Prominent architect Norman R. Coulter of the Delbert Building San Francisco endorses Electric Bitters as a tonic for all people. He claims it corrects stomach, liver and kidney disorders promptly and builds up the system. The drug is advertised as the best spring medicine and a superior blood purifier offered at 50 cents by all druggists.
The Westville Baptist Sunday School held its annual children's day exercises on Sunday evening. The program featured student recitations songs prayers and choruses with Miss Daughtrey singled out for thanks. The church was decorated with cedar and roses and the crowd overflowed seating.
A dated advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills promising health beyond jewels. It claims relief for headache biliousness constipation and malaria with a cheerful refund if not satisfied.
Report of Monroe Steward and Lillie Thomas eloping and marrying at the parsonage with only the parson's wife aware of the union. The couple managed the secrecy despite living in a densely populated neighborhood within a half mile radius. The parson Wyre performed the ceremony on short notice.
East Raymond Maine minister Rev F Starbird says he has used Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for years on an old army wound and other obstinate sores and finds it the best healer in the world. He also uses it in his veterinary business. Price 25c at all druggists.
Mr and Mrs Brown of Brambleton spent last Sunday with Mrs Lucy Morgan, her mother. Capt Bud Morgan Gus Banks Miss Belle Brooks and Miss Parker of Norfolk visited friends here. Capt C T Banks spent last week at home. Mr Hugh Hudgins left Friday for Chester Pennsylvania to visit his sister. Miss Bessie Peed spent last week with friends and relatives on Woodest Creek.
A large crowd attended the bi monthly Mathews Circuit Court session at the Court House. Visiting attorneys included W. D. Evans, Major Jasn Stubbs and H. I. Lewis. Verdicts: Willie Callis guilty of involuntary manslaughter with $25 fine. J M Forrest two Local Option indictments guilty with $50 and $100 fines. Beechman Garted guilty of burglary with a 10 year penitentiary sentence. Court still in session at press time.
New York report details William H. Marsh an elderly wealthy man told of his imminent death within days from hydrophobia. He walked from the Pasteur Institute after doctors said treatment failed and stated he would be ready when the summons came. He had earlier treated his bitten spaniel and contracted through a scratch.
Resolutions note the death of Josephus Trader on February 27, 1908 at age 67. Oriental Lodge No 20 A F and A M mourns his loss, praising his Masonry, charity, finances as treasurer, and community service. Ashes committed to dust. memory and friendship endure. Copy to records, sent to his family, printed in the Mathews Journal. J P Thurston J R Wixper
Mrs J P White of Rushboro Pa testifies that Dr Kings New Discovery saves lives from lung trouble and coughs. The remedy loosens a cough quickly and can cure lung disease even after prognosis. Sold in drug stores 50c and 1.00 with a trial bottle free. All druggists.
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