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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1905
Page
2
The journal outlines advertising charges including 50 cents per insertion and 25 cents for subsequent insertions, with 5 cents per line for notices. It notes political notices billed per line, and asks correspondents to submit items by Wednesday, require signatures, and warns many items may be carried over if not timely received.
The Sentinel warns readers about the oyster issue before the General Assembly session. It suggests the Journal favors delaying action and urges steadfast opposition to any move that would grant control of oyster bottoms to a few, affecting many workers dependent on the trade.
Fragmentary report questions strict discipline at a Virginia Military School. The text hints at calls for leniency or apology regarding a young offender facing expulsion.
A school note from a Canadian summer resort discusses how education enhances mental power for business decision making. It emphasizes regular attendance, timely effort, and the lasting harm of missing school days for both students and parents. The piece argues educators must hold pupils to steady quarter hour participation and warns absence disrupts progress.
The East Mathews Circuit closes its 1905 report with full fulfillment of District Board assessments including Foreign Missions 123 dollars and Education 31 dollars. Other funded items include Beulah Church building 1200 dollars and Bible Society 9.5 dollars. Membership stands at 817, up 33 from last year, with 57 added by profession of faith or certificate. W. L. Ware Port Haywood Virginia.
The record lists regular attendees by school class including High School names Earl Marchant Effie Miles Daisy Thurston Intermediate Elva Treakle Alice Kirkpatrick Edith Shawn Josephine Marchant Helen Kirkpatrick Elementary Vivian Douglas Aubrey Douglas Mary Forrest Charlie Healy Bernard Marchant Robert Simmons with note they attend daily but arrive late.
The moving picture reproduction of the Passion Play comes to Red Men’s Hall Mathews tonight, Odd Fellows’ Hall Gwynns Island on Thanksgiving night, and Holly Grove Church December 4 and 5. It shows sacred scenes from the Annunciation to the Crucifixion with stereopticon and calcium lights. Admission costs 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children.
Mrs. Mary E. Winder Billups died in Baltimore after illness and surgery. Funeral services were held at Westville Baptist Church and burial followed in the Winder family ground. She leaves husband Capt. James H. Billups, one son Russell, three daughters Lola Eugie Esther, five sisters and two brothers.
The Hampton Roads steamship, Old Dominion line officers aboard, left Norfolk for a Tidewater Virginia inspection tour. They visited Suffolk Smithfield Eagle Point and roamed East North and Ware Rivers learning local resources with President Guillauden and others aboard.
An 1820 epistolary quip quoted by the People’s Companion showcases a playful sermon of courtship. The author strings grand phrases to plead for favor and relocation as a humorous, oblique vow of admiration. SANS DISSIMULATION echoes as a witty signoff.
A historical letter fragment shows Mary Moderation acknowledging a recipient's florid but tedious writing. She credits their labor but notes it seems ostentation or recreation, then commends the effort and signs with a formal pen name.
Attention, Comrades: attend the regular meeting of your camp at Mathews Court House on Saturday, December 11 at 2 30 P M. Important business will claim your attention. All old soldiers not members invited. A H Wildams Com.
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