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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1910
Page
4
The Journal lists charges for political and business notices and reading notices. It notes five cents per line for paid matter and fifty cents for first insertion reading, with reductions for subsequent insertions. Correspondents are urged to mail letters by Wednesday morning to avoid publication delays.
The writer argues that the journalist tries to provide a newer, more newsy paper at higher costs. Readers are urged to pay subscriptions and all bills promptly to support the county paper and avoid dunning.
The Annual Reunion of the Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans will be held in Norfolk on October 18. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Parr of Norfolk welcome a baby girl. Mr. C. E. Nauman of Turk's Ferry and Miss Emma Edwards wed Sept. 28 at Mr. H. Edwards’s Gloucester home. Wm. F. Miller of Middlesex invites guests to the marriage of Edith Earl Miller to F. Maynard Headley on Thursday Oct. 20 at Christ Church Middlesex County. Colonel Inc. R. Saunders reports gasoline boat owners fined to $100, with many fines remitted to $5 or less. Miss Mary Virginia Marchant of Barn Elms, Middlesex, marries James Carroll of Baltimore in St. Martin’s Baltimore. Ceremony led by Rev. Thomas J. Broderick. couple to reside in Mt. Washington, Md., after November 1.
Rumors from Washington claim Congressmen Wm. A. Jones of the First District and Carter Glass of the Fourth will oppose Senators Martin and Swanson in the next summer election. All four men are married and considered strong contenders, signaling a likely heated fight if true.
An Old Maids Club on Gwynn's Island highlights its humorous social tone with leaders named Miss Lora Owen Miss Les Horst Miss Ruth Muse and Miss Goldie in secretary roles. The piece cheerfully notes the community’s charm and its entertaining meetings and officers.
Lace offer for Monday on 2000 yards of Superior Torchon lace up to 4 inches wide. Price marked as worth per yard with a special deal. Wyatt Wolffe listed as contact or seller.
Come to my Store for the latest styles in Millinery Dress Goods and Shoes. Satisfaction guaranteed. Rock bottom prices. L.B. Broaddus Dutton Va.
The Trinity Aid Society will host an oyster supper at Mr Hughes old place near North on Wednesday October 19. Supper will be served at 7 o clock. If weather is inclement, the supper will be held next fair night.
The fair will showcase a daily horse sale with an offered catalogue of valuable horses. The association plans multiple sales after the races, expecting a large number of transactions as the event progresses.
Short notice transport to beats or points, mobile engine parts and dry batteries. Grind your corn for feed and meal. Miller, Mathews, and C. H. Va. provide engines, derails, and supplies.
A vintage advertisement promotes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a quick cure for eruptions boils ulcers and fever sores. It promises instant relief for burns cuts bruises sore lips chapped hands chilblains and piles and notes a 25 cent price at druggists.
Mr Edwards and son, representing McNiel Edwards and Reed Edwards of Reedville, are in the county negotiating to erect a fish factory. They plan to buy land owned by W T Davis, picked by the Dennis Fish Co months ago, where construction had begun before they were forced to leave.
Ambitious young men and ladies can find good positions in wireless or railway telegraphy. After the 8 hour law, and with wireless stations expanding nationwide, telegraphers are in short supply. Beginners earn 70 to 90 dollars monthly with advancement potential. The National Telegraph Institute runs six official institutes under A A and Wireless supervision and places graduates into jobs. Write Cincinnati Ohio or Philadelphia Pa for full details.
Wyatt Wolffe touts Wolffe's as the place for good shoes and service. He urges customers to follow the crowd for footwear for the whole family, claiming shoemaking has progressed and that shoes are better than before.
Philip Simona Terry born in Mathews County 1851 died in Norfolk May 29 1910 in his sixtieth year. Funeral at his residence with interment in Elmwood Cemetery. Service led by Rev I Vernon l Anson and Grace Baptist and Queen Street Methodist pastors. Survived by wife Agnes Virginia Miller and two sons Philip and Maurice M Terry. Active pallbearers were nephews James Clarence R Stanley Robert Terry Fentrass Nottingham William Duncan and J L Ayers.
We are agents for Hamilton Brown Boston and Brown Shoe St. Louis offering American Lady shoes for women in new fall styles and Rice Hutchins Mayfairs and All Americas lines. Mills $3.50 shoes for men promise style and wear, with three seasons of customer satisfaction. Boys suits in blue serge knickerbocker pants and full fall winter ranges available.
The B C and A Railway Co publishes a weekly steamer timetable from Pier 9 Light Street Wharf Baltimore to Freeport and intermediate landings with departures Sundays and Wednesdays at 5 P M and 2 30 A M from Mila and other listed stops. Returns depart Freeport Tuesdays and Fridays with intermediate stops and arrive Baltimore the next morning, but timings are not guaranteed and delays or consequences are not the company’s responsibility. Freight hours and agents are listed.
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