Local News Briefs From Mathews and Vicinity
Local notes report Dr A R Cohen at Hotel Athens and Thad Morgans summer fishing trip. W R Fleet attends General Association in Petersburg. Mrs Bland returns to Middlesex for time at home. Reverend Gowen preaches at Holly Grove and Oak Grove churches. Mrs Vernie Hudgins and daughter Lois visit Susan relatives. Northern Neck Mutual Fire Association promoted by W J Minter. 666 tonic claimed for chills fever. Leon Owens from Susan injures collarbone in horse incident. Rev E T Adams leaves for North after two weeks at friend’s church. Mathews Day approaches with limited business. Journal ad asks readers to renew subscription and note church services at Ville Baptist. St Paul’s day school to serve oysters Nov 22 at Port Haywood. Cow Neck school benefit planned with program. Bennett announces saw mill near Hudgins. lumber inquiries via Bennett or Wood. Charles Fowler of Mobjack wins suit over mother’s will. Captain Phillip Mason returns from Alaska reporting boom and labor shortage. Magazines at Journal News Stand. Rub-My-Tism advertised. Odd Fellows service at Macedonia Baptist on 4th Sunday at 2:30 PM. Golden Rule chosen as sermon theme. road to Williams Wharf lane being worked by State. George A Taylor hired to build new thoroughfare. Rub-My-Tism promoted.
Grist mill opens at Catch Penny near Blakes
De J W D Haynes announces a weekly grinding service at his Catch Penny mill near Blakes. He will grind corn for any interested person every Tuesday, with meal on hand at prevailing prices. Announcement dated July 18.
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Grist mill at Hicks Wharf to grind corn meal and flour
Joseph F. Foster of Hicks Wharf Virginia announces new grist mill services near Providence Church on Main Road. Ready to grind corn meal hominy and Graham flour. Patronage appreciated. October 31.
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Main Road
Providence Church
Marriage Announcement of Mary Montague and Thomas Howle
Mr and Mrs C H Muse of Gloucester announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Montague to Mr Thomas Holleman Howle. The ceremony will be Thursday November 14 at noon at Providence Baptist Church. Mr and Mrs Howle will reside Morrison Virginia after November 1.
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C. H. Muse
Gloucester
Mary Montague
Thomas Holleman Howle
Providence Baptist Church
Delightful temperance program at Westville
A well attended Westville temperance meeting Sunday night featured a strong address by Rev. George Gowen and an engaging program. Items included hymns America and What a Friend We Have in Jesus, a reading on Coerced With Murder, a duet by Dr. and Mrs. Hoskins, and a solo by Mrs. G. S. Greiner.
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Westville
Gowen
America
Jesus
Muse Foster
M. E. Conference Opens in Lynchburg Amid Attendance
The annual session of the M. E. Church Conference began in Lynchburg yesterday with all Methodist ministers and a number of prominent laymen from the region in attendance highlighting the religious gathering.
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M. E. Church
Lynchburg
County correspondence from the region notes people and travel
Winfield Brooks returned from Norfolk on Monday. Mr. E. H. Hudgins flew to Norfolk this week. John F. Hudgins attends the Annual Conference in Lynchburg. Mrs. L. C. Diggs visited her daughter Mrs. Hewitt last week. Miss Hortense Hudgins left for Norfolk to visit her sister Mrs. T. S. Diggs. Eeling seems widespread as carpenters leave work for the trade. Jr. and Mrs. N. E. Miller were seen visiting churches and dining with Mr. J. F. Hudgins. Rev. L. J. Phaup preached a sermon to a attentive audience. it was his last before conference and many hearts are saddened at not having him back.
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Hortense Hudgins
T. S. Diggs
Norfolk
L. J. Phaup
Local notes from Balti more area and Norfolk visits
Miss Florence Knight of Balti more visits friends in the county. J. H. Brownley of Norfolk was guest of W. H. Bill ings last week. Mae Morgan returns home after staying with friends in Portsmouth. Mrs. Ray Morgan comes home after time in Norfolk with her mother, Mrs. J. F. White. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Stoakes travel to Lynchburg for a conference this week. Reader asks for safer main road as horses roam and no fences endangering schoolchildren.
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J. H. Brownley
Norfolk
W. H. Billngs
Mrs. Ray Morgan
J. F. White
East Mathews Circuit Adopts Finances At St Pauls Church
The adjourned Quarterly Conference of East Mathews Circuit met at St Pauls church to complete the year’s financials. The pastor will attend the Annual conference with a balanced sheet. All assessments are paid except the American Bible Society which was overlooked. The official board petitions the bishop to extend Rev J A Winn for another year to complete four years on the charge.
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East Mathews
St. Paul's Church
American Bible Society
J. A. Winn
Local Notables Reported Ill and Visiting Near Here
Bohannon J D White remains very ill while Mrs. Bob Hudgins visits Mrs. J D White. Hattie Mickleborough has improved from illness. Wesley Gayle visits his sister Bettie F White nearby. Marvin Hozier of Norfolk visits county friends. Rev T W Odgen left for Lynchburg for the Methodist Conference annual session.
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Hattie Mickleborough
Mrs. Wesley Gayle
Bettie F. White
Local Family Moves and Notable Drowning Tragedy
Hudgins visited relatives in the neighborhood recently. Mr J R Key s family will move to the place formerly occupied by the Misses Miller. Misses Harriet and Elizabeth Miller moved to the place vacated by Mr Knox. Mrs Lizzie Ingram and children Clara and Earl visited Mr Harry Hammond of Mathews. Mrs C H Williams and Myrtle returned from a visit to Mrs Fred Hammond at Warehouse Creek. Mrs L M Ewell stays with her daughter Mrs Nelson Morgan of Hallieford who will leave for the hospital. Our community was shocked by a telegram Friday afternoon announcing the accidental drowning of Mr Elmore Shackleford in Norfolk Harbor. his body has not yet been found. He leaves a father, mother, two sisters and one brother, with community sympathy.
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Harriet
Elizabeth Miller
Mr. Knox
Lizzie Ingram
Clara and
Earl
Harry Hammond
Mathews
Elmore Shackleford
Norfolk Harbor
AuLp Lane
Lost and found notices and town ads from Mathews
A collection of short classifieds lists lost items including a watch with a Masonic emblem near Mathews C H, a reward for return, sale items such as Weir poles 35 to 48 feet, a request for a janitor at New Point High School, and a farm auction near Ridge road at Trinity church. Also notices of cattle and wagon goods for sale, and employment ads for two men to represent a line of goods in Mathews and Gloucester. Oxen and carts offered for sale with mule and team details.
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Mathews
C. H. Finder
Dem Democrats Smile on Gwynns Island News
On Gwynns Island residents note a healthier sick list, Elmer Callis leaves for Norfolk after a home stay, Rev L H Suddith delivered a fine sermon to a large crowd. A welcome rain fell last week with wells expected to fill soon. The community mourns the untimely death of Elmar Shackleford, a well known local youth, with sympathy to the family.
Public School funds misappropriation charge denied
A district clerk, John F Hupsins, issues a card denying charges of mis directing or mis appropriating between 400 and 600 dollars of Public School funds. He claims the accusations are slander and urges proof or retreat from the claim, noting it as another example of local gossip.
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Mathews
jJohn F. Hupsins
Foster News Snippets Reflect Local Moves and Visitors
Mr. Jesse Hodges is home for awhile. Mr. James Lewis and daughter Mamie visited relatives here recently. Mr. George Knox and Miss Jenny Dow moved to Brookly n, N Y. Miss Mand Soles of Soles is seen in this vicinity every Monday and Friday. Mr. and Mrs A S Ashbury of
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Jesse Hodges
Mr. James Lewis
Mamie
George Knox
Jenny Dow
Brookelyn, N. Y
Mand Soles
Eye specialist Dr A R Cohen aids patients with glasses
A historic notice promotes Dr A R Cohen, a renowned eye specialist, inviting readers to consult at Hosel Mathews for proper eyeglass adjustments and relief from headaches. The ad emphasizes trusted service and expert care for vision issues.
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