Atrocious Crime Shocks County Near Foster and North
Miss Ella Miller of North was dragged from her buggy and assaulted by a strangely dressed white man driving in the county Tuesday evening. Sworn volunteers and sheriff’s deputies searched the woods all night with bloodhounds from the state farm. The board of Supervisors and Governor Mann may offer a reward for the capture as residents await news of the criminal’s apprehension.
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Fosters
North
Ella Miller
Sheriff Miller
Suffolk
State Farm
Board of Supervisors
Mann
Miss Miller
S. F. Miller
Horse Racing Entries and Class Listings Tuesday to Thursday
Historical horse racing entries list for Tuesday and Thursday events with classes 2-3 year olds and 3-year divisions. Includes horse names such as Page Oliver Capt. Bursar Winnie D Lady Bedworth and Maryland connections in Cheriton Hudgins Mathews and Washington D C.
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Page Oliver
Rod Oliver
H. B. Mears
Cheriton
Bursar
Capt
James
L. B. Mears
Winnie D
Hannis
L. H. Hogg
Odd
Direct General
J C. Mott
Washington
Pitot Medium Jr
Pilot Medium
G. L. Burrouits
Virginia Bedworth Grm
Bedworth
E. T. French
Lot
Southside Er H
W. M. Dixon
Hudgins
Baron Bedworth
Lady Bedworth
Alex Jones
Mathews
Black Jim
Sable Rock
Hez Hudgins
New Point
Hazel Bell
Axworthy
J.C. Mott
Wash. D. C
Sorestop
Mary Ellen
Brm
Belmont Prince, Jr
J. C. Mott
Washington, D. C
Moko Belle
Moko, Jr
Wilbur S. Hudgins
Peary
Lady Chilton
E. M
Blake
Jim Hedworth
J. C. Hudgins
Diggs
Sabledale
R. H. Stubbs
Saluda
Virginia Bedworth
Percival Hick
North
Dick Direct
Direct Star
Walter Porter
Richmond
Capt. James
Anderson
Patel Bell
J. C. Matt
Wash
D. C
Winterwood
Baron Bedworther
Saybrook
Silent Brook
D. F. Kirkpatrick
Saleda
John Ranier
Cobb Creek
Bellman
J. F. Gunther
Irvington
Baron Bedworthy
Lott
Winterwon
Bik
L. BR. Mears
Mary Alleard
M. Belmont Prince
C. Mott
D.C
Pilot Medium Jr
G. L. Burroughs
Motorun
Southside
Gr H
Pedworth
Hes
Nedworth
E. M. Blake
Local church notices list weekly preaching schedule
Che Fournal operated at the Pas Office in Mathews H. Vas. as second class matter. Sermons are planned at Westville Baptist Church on the first and third Sundays, morning and night, and at Macedonia on the second Sunday morning and night, plus the fourth Sunday night.
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Pas
Mathews H., Vas
Westville Baptist Church
Macedonia
George Gowen
Westville Church
Mathews Fair Privilege Bids Near Sept 14 Close
Bids for privileges at the Mathews Fair close September 14. Iott Percival Hicks North Virginia cites confidence in Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with Mrs. M. Basford Poolesville Maryland reporting perfect success. For sale by all dealers.
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Mathews
Iott
Percival Hicks
North
Chamberlain
M. I. Basford
Poolesville
Locals Personal Mentions Around Mathews and Vicinity
Local notes list residents visiting the county from Norfolk and Lawrenceville, church preachers announced for Beulah Salem and Westville, an oyster establishment handover in Norfolk, travelers to New York, hotel guests, students headed to Blackstone Institute, a family moving away, and news of Sands Smith Jr undergoing appendicitis surgery and improving at Norfolk hospital.
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Sands Smith Jr
Norfolk
Notary Public Miller and J P Available Countywide
W H Miller and J P offer notary services and will travel to any part of the county or beyond to handle business in their line. They emphasize ready attendance and versatility for all notarial needs.
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Notary Public
J. P
Pound poles reach fifty five feet at Piankatank River landing
Advertisement states S A Marchant offers pound poles up to 55 feet for water delivery at Green Point on the Piankatank River. Pricing listed as one cent per lineal foot. Contact by phone in Green's Retreat, Virginia.
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Piankatank River
Green Point
S. A. Marchant
Green
Retz
Dr King’s New Life Pills Prevent Hidden Dangers
A vintage medicinal claim markets Dr King’s New Life Pills as preventing appendicitis by gently stimulating the stomach liver and bowels. It promises relief from constipation headache biliousness and chills with a price of 25 cents at druggists, portraying swift relief and safety.
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Dr. King
Estate settlement notice for Elija Buchannon Gwynns Island
All persons indebted to the estate of late Elija Buchannon Gwynns Island Va will kindly arrange for settlement and any one having claims against the said estate will please present them properly authenticated to me for payment.
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Elija Buchannon
Cure for bowel complaints in children proposed remedy
For bowel complaints in children always give Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and cash or oil. It is certain to effect a cure and when reduced with water and sweetened is pleasant to take. No physician can prescribe a better remedy or sale by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Ake
Local Notes on Visits and Religion at Mathews Chapel
Blakes Misses visit relatives this week while Mr Mautrice Brownley of Syringa Middlesex Co visits Mr Charles Bassett. G N Atherton enters mercantile field at the ICCF Lodge building and receives cordial wishes. Rev T W Ogden preaches at Mathews Chapel urging Christianity over mere morality and the urgency of a decisive spiritual step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mautrice Brownley
Syringa
Middlesex, Co
Charles Bassett
G. N. Atherton
1.C.C.F. Lodge
Atherton
T. W. Ogden
Mathews Chaple
Hk H. &B
Local Social Notes Highlight Family Visits Across States
Captain Ben Davis is quite sick at home. Mrs J M Shinault returned home last week after a pleasant visit to Mrs George W Hudgins of New Point Virginia. Mrs William Shinault of Cumtuck North Carolina was the guest of Mrs James Shinault recently. Miss Alma Beasly returned home after a delightful visit to relatives on Gwynn’s Island.
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Ben Davis
J. M. Shinault
George W. Hudgins
New Point
William Shinault
Cumtuck, North Carolina
James Shinault
Alma Beasly
Gwynn’'s Island
Drought Breaks and Autumn Hints Lead to Rural Exodus
Susan notes rains replenish wells and a fall mood. Soot appears in numbers and size. City residents retreat from the country as chickens crow a jubilee over the exodus. Miss Cornelia Fuller and family departed. She enjoyed fishing and was unexpectedly fished from the water on her last trip by Mr. Diggs.
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Cornelia Fuller
Wm. B Diggs
Dipgs
New King's Discovery Praised For Croup Relief
A Manchester Ohio family cites Dr King's New Discovery as a lifesaving remedy for croup and lung troubles. The testimonial notes fear of death during severe attacks but confidence after using the medicine. Also advertised are asthma hay fever la grippe whooping cough and related illnesses with a $1.00 price and trial bottle offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Chamblin
Manchester
For Sale One Skip-Jack Vessel in Winter Harbor Va
For sale a 35 feet long skip-jack 114 feet wide, in good condition. Sails one year old and in good condition. Apply to John Pugh, Winter Harbor, Va. The quoted dialog appears from Tid-Bits, with a marriage quip about wishes.
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John Pugh
Winter Harbor
Italian Rosa Fer Love Hurt Me More Than Words
Tom Daly writes in Catholic Standard and Times about a speaker unable to find English or Italian words to express longing for a lost love. The poem contrasts broken speech with deep emotion, tracing a shift from English to Italian as a means of naming feeling.
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Rosa
Tal
Lalian
Tom Daly
Catholic Standard and Times
Death of Miss Lucy Brownley at Horn Harbor Home
Miss Lucy Brownley youngest daughter of John and Lucy Brownley died last Saturday at her home of A J Armistead on Horn Harbor after long illness. She lived quietly and patiently, rarely leaving home except for church. The funeral, largely attended, was led by Rev J A Winn. Her remains rest in the family cemetery by Horn Harbor.
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Lucy Brownley
John
Olr
Horn Harbor
Seldon
J. A. Winn
Leumas
Independent candidate N. E. Miller to run for treasurer
Voters notice that Mr. N. E. Miller intends to stand as an independent candidate for treasurer. His card arrived late, so the notice runs here in place of the formal card.
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N. E. Miller
Mathews Voter Card Seeks Support for Treasurer Post
A Mathews notice asks voters to support the treasurer in the November election. It pledges perfect service and no mistakes, claiming the candidate is elected to aid taxpayers.
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Mathews
Description of Criminal at Large
A man attempting assault on Miss Miller is described as hatless and coatless with black hair a slight mustache about five feet inches tall and inclined to be stout. Citizens urged to watch for the suspect.
Public Auction Notice at Home of E L Billups Near Cricket Hill Wa
A list of items to be sold includes two white cedar shifts, incubator with 126 eggs, a cook stove and utensils, kitchen chairs, extension table, heaters, tumbler cart, Planet Jr cultivator, and various other indoor and outdoor goods. The sale will take place at the home of E. L. Billups near Cricket Hill, Wa. Time and date to be announced in the next issue of this paper.
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Planet Jr
E. L. Billups
Cricket Hill
Co operative Civic League Plans Norfolk Excursion
A mixed group from Westville and Chesapeake Districts met at Mathews C H on Sept 16 to organize an October 4 trip to Norfolk. The event signals a new educational spirit for Mathews County as unity grows. Ed Callis, Mathews High School contractor, says four lower floor rooms of the new building should be usable by November.
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Westville
Chesapeake
Mathews C. H
Cooperative Civic League
Norfolk
Co-operative Civic League
Mathews County
Ed Callis
Mathews High School
Callis
Remarkable Senpine Cure Offered By Woodworth Co
Asthma catarrh hay fever bronchitis and catarrh claims by The Woodworth Company New York offering a free experimental Senpine package. A Vienna University professor developed the scientific remedy said to cure thousands of stubborn cases regardless of duration or climate. Send for a trial and join the growing number who report relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senpine
New York
Woodworth Company
Broadway
New York City
Vienna University
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Beulah Church
Marshall Peterson
Lawrenceville
C. C. White
Apply Journal Office
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Central
Salem
St. Mathews
William Kirkpatrick
Ernest Browne
Charlie Fowler
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Lula Haynes
Hotel
Miss Haynes
S. D. Fowler
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Susie Tatterson
Joyce Smith
Slackstone
Blackstone Female Institute
C. Hughes
J. C. Walker
Deseiples Parsonage
W. H. Miller
C. H. Va
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Ruby
Jessie Bassett
Susan
Maggie
Co-operative League
Marchant
Walk-Over Shoe Co
Boston
Rice & Hutchins
Thompson Crocker
F. J. Thompson & Co
Havenhill
Mass
Mathews, Wa
Portsmouth Retail Lumber Corporation Cor
High and Chestnut Sts
Bell
Bowser
J. W. Hudgins
Gen
E. V. Zirckel
Canton Ave
Baltimore, MD
Sevanty
State Normal and Industrial School
For Women
Fredericksburg
Mathews Co
Virginia
Oga Sionerina
Furf
R. H. Russell
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