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Newspaper
Mathews Journal
Location
Mathews, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1905
Page
2
In the fourth annual Fair of the Southside Agricultural Association crowds are invited to see cattle sheep hogs and horses. Enjoy the merry-go-round games and contests including a horse race and finals. Ladies will show frocks and handiwork while visitors mingle with friends from everywhere.
The JourNat thanks the movement that led to main thoroughfare improvements under Superintendent of Roads Captain M Labin Hudgins. The paper notes plans to install cedar posts with galvanized pipe as tie tails and urges continued town enhancements despite unclear details.
Mr Garnett denounces Stubbs charges as false and unwarranted in a public rebuttal. He defends the county committee and chairmanship, notes judges of election served with the committee, and rejects claims of fraud or partisan manipulation in the primary.
The writer notes streets lined with old boxes lumber and trash mar the village’s beauty and cleanliness. They urge a citywide cleanup campaign and lament the absence of working street lamps with only a few lights on the main street under Blue Ribbon lighting.
Fragmentary text lists Shiloh with times 11.00 A M and 3.00 PM, references to Crab Neck and Moss, Pc. Mentions center events on Sundays and Thursday night before the fourth Sunday. Details are incomplete and inconsistent.
Oriental Lodge No 20 A F and A M shifts its regular meeting to 2 p m on Saturday October 7 in line with lodge by laws meeting hour change. It joins Lancaster Union Lodge No 85 to lay the cornerstone of their new hall at Kilmarnock on Thursday October 5 at 10 o clock a m. Captain Josephus Trader will transport brothers from Witchetts at 6 a m calling at Callis and Crickett Wharf to meet on time.
Public sale notices list dates and times for auctions at Grinnell Hutson's Store in New Point October 3 to 9 p m George J Diggs' Store New Point October 3 to 9 p m White's Store White's Neck October 4 to 8 p m Mathews Co H October 7 to 4 p m Blakes Va October 7 to S p m
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