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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR lists multiple time stamps and locations including Central and Salem. The readable items show 11 A M 2d rm and 3 P M windows with repeated 3P M references. Exact event names, dates, and full locations are unclear due to damaged text.
Local notes list departures to Norfolk Baltimore and Washington for shopping and congress attendance. Mentions Mrs. Fitchett and Miss Hudgins, John Burke family moving near Mathews Courthouse, and J Boyd with Robert Lee Sears purchasing goods in Baltimore. Local businesses Emmett Jarvis, Wyatt Wolffe, Geo A Jordan tied to Mathews area. positions announced for correspondents in Fitchetts Foster Mobjack Dutton Blakes Hicks Wharf New Point. Security Life Insurance Co. seeks agents through Mathews and Gloucester counties.
Miss Genevieve Pettit of Fluvanna county engages to Mr. Alfred Davin of Louisa county with a wedding planned for October. Mrs Eva Wright of Caroline county will teach Clifton school and stay with her aunt Mrs Thomas Hudgins in Hudgins this winter. Miss Mary Power of Kentucky, visiting Miss Eoline Winn, leaves for New York for a music course after a trip to Norfolk.
A Wisconsin mother recalls using Foley's Orino Laxative for her constipated three year old. After two doses, fever subsided and the boy recovered fully the next morning. The vendor lists the product as sold by all druggists.
The Bryan Kern Jones Club was not organized as planned Monday due to late speaking. It will organize at the Court House on Saturday October 3 at 4 p.m. All Democrats urged to attend. L. C. Garnett Chairman Democratic County Committee.
R W Foster of Mathews Virginia advertises repair cleaning and pressing done quickly and acts as an agent for Etire Dyrinc Company.
Bids for the privilege of feeding horses on the Fair Grounds will be opened to close October 6 1908. Percival Hicks secretary. 9 24 21 Norrs Va sa.
Young residents resume studies as Eva Lewis leaves for Blackstone to attend school and Mabelle Miller, Blanche Fitchetts relocate to Gloucester to teach. Annie Bruce visits, Marion Ducton from Middle-sex visits aunt Mrs. Ben Blake. Mollie and Rene Hodges return from Norfolk, and households including Leighs and Athertons note recent travels and guests at various local sites. Etta Davis visits Crickett Hill kin. Mrs. Respass returns to Gwynns Island. Clarence Foster departs from Mathews Courthouse area for Baltimore duties.
Mrs Chas E Smith of West Franklin Maine says she likes good things and adopted Dr King s New Life Pills as their family laxative medicine because they work without fuss. Painful purifiers sold at all druggists for 25 cents.
Mrs H B Jordan arrived from South Carolina and Rev and Mrs Jordan settled in their new home at the Old Baptist Parsonage. Miss Bertha Lewis visited Aunt Mrs John Forrest in Diggs. Mr Wm M Dixon plans a grand trip to the State Fair in Richmond. Miss Etta G Callis left for Norfolk for a period before returning. MADGE
Mrs Mary Lee of rural routes says her husband James Lee owes his life to Dr King s New Discovery. His lungs were severely damaged by consumption but the remedy restored him to health. The ad touts the cough and cold medicine with relief from the first dose and sells for 50c and 1.00 with a total bottle free under guarantee.
Miss Bertha White of North River improves after fever. Mr. and Mrs. Calder Phillips of Portsmouth visit Mrs. Phillips' parents Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Greene. Mr. Howard White of Raleigh spends Sunday with his parents. Cornelius Flarins and Jerome Halsey Henderson, guests of L. G. Hudgins, return to New York. Leroy Toppin leaves for Norfolk for a new position. Sniggerfritz.
Mrs M M Davison of San Jose California hails Electric Bitters as a potent family remedy for backache biliousness and torpor of the liver and bowels. She asserts a bottle provides more health for the digestive organs than any other remedy and notes it is sold under guarantee at all druggists for 50 cents.
The Sunday School Scholars of the Old Baptist Church held a picnic on Thursday. They carried dinner, spread cloths, and enjoyed the meal. After touring the Tomato Factory, they launched two boats and returned home rejoicing with Misses Mary and Effie Foster visiting Wade Foster.
A married man is accused of neglect for allowing family members to use anything other than Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble. The ad claims Foley's is superior and contains no opiates, in a yellow package, sold by all druggists.
Mrs. W. Fred Richardson returned to her Richmond home last week after a stay with Mrs. B. M. Diggs. The Glee Club gathered at Mr. B. O. Morgan's home on September 22. Wash Morgan departed for Norfolk last Saturday. A prayer meeting will be held at Haven Hall every Wednesday at 7 30 p.m.
The Virginia State Fair will run Monday through Saturday October 10 to 16 with a grand Live Stock display featuring horses cattle sheep and swine from ten states two Canadian provinces and Nova Scotia. Premiums total 35000 dollars plus similar for free attractions as crowds are promised an all night show including Strobels Airship Pawnee Bills Wild West and Pain's Battle of Port Arthur with 300 Indians Cowboys and Cowgirls and a 500 cast for a dazzling fireworks filled finale.
The U S government prepares olive drab uniforms for state militia with Virginia likely first. Dupont resigns from the National Republican committee. Keating acts as interim. Richmond school board grants October 7 holiday for State Fair attendance. American Bankers Association opposes bank deposit guarantees. Governor Haskell to sue William R Hurst over bribery charges linked to Standard Oil in Missouri. Attorney H C Simrall to represent Haskell. Five Brown & Co stock brokers arrested for grand larceny in missing client assets Helen Abernethy. Thirteen Alaska negroes’ buildings burned by night riders in Albany Ga including five churches and five schools. Senator Aycock sues Times Mercury editor for damages. Thaw contempt writ issued by Judge Archibald in Scranton Pa. New York authorities seek to keep Hearst documents tied to Foraker charges. Herman Ridder named to replace Haskell as treasurer of Democratic National Committee. Richmond residents Carter Catlett, Samuel Cary, Grace Perkins noted. The Welford and White families stay at Burgh Westra on the North River.
A jeweler from 1060 Virginia Ave Indiana reports kidney trouble left him nearly unable to walk. Four bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy restored his strength, cleared his backache, and resolved irregularities. He now runs his business daily and recommends the remedy after others failed. Sold by all druggists.
Hon George Y Hunley longtime Mathews County delegate was seen at the Capitol yesterday on his way home from Lynchburg where he has just enrolled his daughter at the Woman's College.
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