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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1912
Page
5
Florence Miles visits in Newport News and many county residents travel or attend church, school, or work events. Names include Louise Leffler in Baltimore, C H Hudgins, E R Bohannon, Kathleen Phaup, Maury High School activity, and J L Davis, plus church services led by L J Phaup and Rev. G Gowen. A steady stream of visits to relatives, schooling in Richmond and Baltimore, and local business ads also appear.
The Mathews Fair will run October 16 to 18 at the Fair Grounds near Mathews C. H. A grand stand improvements, racing program, exhibits, side shows, and a potential Agriculture speaker are planned. Fraternity Day on opening features Odd Fellows Red Men Royal Arcanum and Junior Order in uniform with invited address. Entry to grounds is twenty five cents. Secretary E M Blake coordinating.
Mr. B. H Hurst spent Sunday with his people. Mrs. Geo. W. Hudgins is spending several days in Hampton. Mr. E. R. Diggs of Hampton visited his mother Mrs. Sarah I. Diggs. Miss Sarah Shelton has returned home to Harmpton after a stay with relatives. Miss Cornelia White returned to Baltimore. Miss Ida Belle Hudgins, previously ill with typhoid fever, is much improved. Pansy.
Misses Della Hudgins Lettie Hudson Nina Hutson and Mrs Earnest Loneworth with two children Ernest and Louise join Capt Enoch Hutson on the Joseph F Bellows for a three day fishing voyage. They sail from Bayside Wharf early Monday reach Currituck Pilot grounds and return to Bayside Wharf Wednesday with seven hundred fifty thousand fish caught.
Mr Elmer Callis visited the island last week along with James Godsey and Willie Powell who went to Baltimore. Willie Godsey, son of R E Godsey, has gone to altimore for medical treatment. Rev W Guy of Texas preached a strong sermon Sunday night to a large audience. Mr and Mrs James Goadsey welcomed a baby girl last Friday. A large crowd attended the unveiling of the monument last Wednesday. Weather remains dry and wells are low, hoping for rain soon. Professor Rawlins and wife returned home, glad to have them back. Mr E C Muse returned home after time with relatives in Westmoreland county.
The first annual Holiness camp meeting, led by Revs. E T Adams and L J Phanp, concluded last Wednesday night after a successful run. Visitors included Mrs Adams and Mrs Hudgins of Portsmouth and Miss Morphat of Middlesex, with locals Bernard Hudgins and friends Bennie Haynes and Maxwell Pierce from Gloucester spending time here. Rep WInc.
Quote from Chas B Allen of Sylvania Ga touts Electric Bitters as the remedy for fatigue rheumatism liver trouble stomach disorders and kidney issues claiming four bottles cured him and urging readers to try the product at 50 cents.
Next annual reunion of Virginia Confederate Veterans, Sons and Daughters will be held in Pulaski on September 25, 26, and 27. Also notes a lightning strike that destroyed the home of J. A. Fitchett War ner in Middlesex county. Insurance by Northern Nut Mutual of Irvington is mentioned. An advertisement extols Chamberlin's Tablets for digestion and bowel regulation, with sale through dealers.
Names of teachers appointed in the Plankstank District Schools which opened on September 16. Cobbs Creek High School: Arthur Guttrell Principal, Misses L. M. Vaden, Mabel Miller, Ruth Richardson. Cow Neck: Misses Helen Marsden and Gertrude Miller. Cattail Branch: Misses Eva Wright and Mattie W. Hudgins. Gwynns Island: Mr. E. D. Rawlings, Mrs. E. D. Rawlings, and Miss Hunt. Fossils: Miss Dora Soles.
The public trust in Chamberlin's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy rests on user experience and reports of cures for colic diarrhoea and dysentery. For sale by all dealers.
Gloucester horse trainer Mr. Seawell said on the steamer Mobjack he would arrive in the county in a few days with several horses to prepare for the Mathews Fair on October 16 17 and 18.
W M Forrest visits parental home while Mrs Marshall Sadler returns to Washington. J M Forrest comes home from Norfolk after an extended trip. Joe Sadler and wife plan to move near Tabernacle next week. Mrs Forrest Sadler visits daughters in Norfolk and Hampton. Capt O T Hurst returns to Norfolk work after time with family. Mrs W O Hudgins returns from Hampton praising time. Miss Leona Hudgins visits relatives in Gloucester. Mrs R F Hall spends time with husband locally.
The Journal News Stand carries Ladies Home Journal Home Companion Modern Priscilla De timater Pictorial Review and other information and story magazines. A wide selection of reading material is kept on hand for patrons.
John C. Hudgins and Ruthie H. Miller, both of Mathews county, married Tuesday at 3 pm at Cumberland Street Methodist church parsonage with Rev. J. A. Thomas officiating. Both are well known and popular residents of Lower Mathews.
Seated bids are invited for transporting children from Port Hayward to New Point High School. Schedule mirrors last year. Bids close October 1. By order of School Board. JOHN F. HITDGINS, Clerk.
H W Hendrickson of Falls City Indiana reports Chamberlin's Cough Remedy as the best for coughs and colds and notes it is his best seller. The ad states the product is for sale by all dealers.
A Norfolk Virginia ad seeks a purchaser for attractive water front property with location, price and terms. Also listed is livestock for sale including Jersey cows and Holstein Friesian cattle, both fresh. A gasoline boat for sale and a call for a Mathews County lost pin. The Cosmopolitan Group seeks a Mathews area subscription representative.
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