The Mathews journal., May 18, 1905, Image 2

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uTth (and certainly
year 1900) I have always
mod Mr. Smith a valued per
fnal friend and I am not unmind?
ful even now of the kind con;
Ticrc ratine nojies that, in the days gone by, I
puds of thoughtful have received at his hands and
Tien. Who will t>e for which I am still gratefully his
As yet there ne\|er ' debtor,
?hool launched, dtitt Sincerely your friend and fellow
of my remember-f<jjti/-en
rathews C. H., with G. E. T. Lane.
*f usefulness, lacking
id/it flattering prices
We need schools;
W<\ reforms in our public
pol book system. The manu
es^at ?resent must ha^C- tf)
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ma
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irted from
e a single
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BY
J.STRIGG
REGISTER,
DES MOINES, IA.|
SOLICIT Lu 0T
STYLES.
'in Umh IklfS Will
R^Tiarht fitting:.
Ir summer materials the many
slum? of brown worn ao successfully
during* he winter appear with a new
bennty. Yellow, buff and tangerine are
nia 1 t'iniVt' shades In linen.
The ncwVecves will tit more elo30ly
at the efboshthan thoae of the winter.
?ever, be brand and full
but helil down with
at the elboW.- This
ireful or becoming
ry at the elbow,
.lid women will
They will. I
;:t the slioul
plaits or shir
notion is not n
us the Bowing
Still, it's the nu
gladly submit to tli?-| mge
Toffetnswill take tr.e%aco of foulards
in the smart woman's nnmer ward?
robe. Tin stripeS are a i< .-olar pattern
on these new sort taffetas, it dots and
liirmo; or?? ? ??becked !>;:< U. ouml and
shaded effecta will still bold pood.
a siiiit waist of tnrqnolsc bht% taf?
feta made with a round deep yoke is
very pretty when the yoke Is slit at
these ad
extend
reefing due
flTizen and we
will find in the
^people, in our
Jertil?aaaigelds,
ring.
Ai.i:\. Jambs.
DAY.
the beginning of
m of the Circuit
is county, with a very
1 crowd in attendance.
i
he case of the Commonwealth 1
vs. John T. White for the illegal !
sale of whiskey was called and,
after argument, the jury returned
a verdict of $50 fine.
The case of the Commonwealth
vs. Dr. JaVnes was tried Tuesday.
fbny may have left and
en promise of a bright alHpFtght
ening future under southern skies
and among the good people of
old Virginia. We welcome, too,
I a comparison with other peoples
L^anc other sections of our common
country?we are true enough Vir?
ginians to believe that " there is
no where a land so fair as in Vir?
ginia; So full of song, so free of
care as in Virginia." And to the
residents of the frigid sections of
the great north western country
we say, leave your snow-capped
mountains and your ice-bound
streams and come down to this
land of the leaping herring and
the luscious bivalve?bask in the
rays of our southern sun, feast
tipon the delicacies of land and
sei and live among the mort hos
' pttabre people in the world and
we will make yon welcome.
AaWARGE FISH.
as caught, last Thins
pound belonging to the
Hudgins & Co., of New ?
Point, an unusually large stur-j
geoiv The fish, which weighed !
about 300 pounds, was 9 feet long
and was valued at about $50, the
roe by itself, which filled five
buckets, being .sold for $35.
Tin' hnblt and growth of trees are
very excellent ludlcntloua of the fertlll- f
ty of the soil where ti>cy grow, this
supposing that the ralufnll of any giv?
en locality is aufflcleut for rlgoroui
tree ?rowMi. Where trees grow tail and
ihrifty Uiere fas a strong soil. Where
they grow gnarly und acrnbby there la
a poor soIL The rigorous and thrifty
timber growth will always be aasociat
ed with an equally vig irons and
healthy growth Of the lesser things- the
shrubs, bushes and vines. Large trees
will he found where hazel brush and
blackberry vines grow to a height of
eight feet.
The common ?ray rabbit, which la
generally supposed to be a Umber an?
imal, has with the settlement of the
prairies becoms s very common at?
tache of nil prairie farms. He Qnds the
cornfields a fine place In which to
bree?1, and bids and take-, naturally tj
road culvert) and the hits of grore
scattered all over. lie has t:> dodgj
the hen hawk and the big barn owl
during the summer and the farmers'
boys dming the winter. We have
known as many as 100 of those rabbits
to be killed in a single day ont on the
prairie the past winter. The principal
term which they do 1; to the young
fruit trees, and in this connection they
must be closely watched.
PIXK OIJGAND1K IXOCK.
intervals and ran with linee Inch rib?
bon of a soft make. The threaded rib?
bon ties in a square rosette at one side
of the yoke.
It Is to be a light season, the fashion
votaries all say. White will be pleu
Ufully besprinkled With light colors.
Borne of the strong shaded will not be
neglected, notably the wonderful new
red Paris is going wild over.
The dainty girl's evening frock illus?
trated is of pink organdie. The full
skirt h is waved hands of crochet laee.
The bodice arid sleeves are trimmed In
similar fashion.
JUDIG CHOLLBT.
We wish to call the attention
of those subscribers who have not
t?atd for their paper to the fact
Hb?t it requires money to run a
ry newspaper snd that the
at of the Jsjenxa! jrifl
Appreciate gny effort
COURT NOTES.
In the case of the Common?
wealth against J nines in which
the jury found the defendant {guil?
ty and fined him $50. the court
set aside the verdict on the ground j
that the summons was improper-'
ly served by the sheriff.
In.the case of Commonwealth
against White in which the jury
brought in a similar verdict, the
Court set aside the verdict for the
reason that one of the jurors stat?
ed in open Court after the verdict
that he was a member of the
grand jury finding tl ? indictment.
The jury brought it , verdict
of not guilty in the case of Com?
monwealth aj ai.nst J. \V. Foster.
Magistrate Freeman : ?und Dr.
Lorrimer James guHty oi the un?
lawful sale of liquor 5j; four cases
i
snd fined the de
The defendant ap
A man city born and bred and now
a residas*! of 0:10 of our largest cities
told us recently that because hi? had
become Interested in reading these
notes bo bad further become Interested
in trying to grow some fruit, flowers
S?d shrubs on his city lot and that last
jrear be bad turned his attention t.>
rosen, asters, a strawberry bed and
some other things Which he had room
to grow, and he added that be had
come to take a most Intense pleasure
in this sort of work, being only too
willing to get up early in the morning
to care for his pets, as be called them,
and finding in doing this work a must
welcome ami healthful change and re
taxation froci his confining otfiee work.
The Jove of nature and nature study
is latent in almost all men, and its de?
velopment is always refining, healthful
ami Inspiring, a core for many a hu?
man ill both physSem] and mental.
junr n; four cases
!?endenl$50 each,
ip? ealocBf^M
The restless, migratory dlsj>osition of
the American people is utterly destruc?
tiva of one (.f tin? best assets of life,
and that the benefits which grow out
of continuity of residence and employ?
ment in a given place ami with a giv?
en bllKiness. It is easy to And people?
and they are pretty good people, too-r
wbo in the cour e of twenty-five years
hSV? been in half a doaui different
line:* of business and live>l\u a tl ?ze.ii j
different placea, roamed frotu fhfceast
to the far west, from ii.>n?j^ajouth.
l>een farmer*, frui? i;:v>,-, e?**S^TOU
or?, speculators, handled insurant
machinen1, ?abided in p
preaching. ?Ways onset
a-mo\ing, lKvXr g.'t'.ing a
financial way, ::.ud Ipu iinj f
"What's ?ho tronido?"
"Oh. I just tried to make a little joke
in tin* henhouse about never telling a
lie because I did it with my little
hatch it."- .New York World.
"Slie Had Him Spellboui.J."
announcement
democratic voters o?
Senatorial District of
i, composed of the coun
and Queen, Essex,
[escx, Mat hews and Glou
am a candidate for the Sen
of Virginia, subject to the dc
sion of the Democratic primai?,
be held in the future. I will
soon publish a card, givkog my
views on the leading questions in
this campaign.
J. N. Stubbs.
Woods X Roads, Va.
April 17, 1905.
Senator Sears Announcement
Mathews, Va,, April 10, 1905.
To my fellow-democrats of the
39th Senatorial district:
I hereby formally announce my
candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for the office of State
Senator from the 39th Senatorial
district.
Four years ago you honored
me with your confidence and a
seat in the Senate of Virginia.
My ambition again prompts me
to ask of you my return to this
high position.
As your represenative I made
every effort to faithfully discharge
every duty and responsibility rest?
ing upon me, and if you shall a
gain honor me I will endeavor to
j be deserving of your confidence
and esteem.
Very truly yours,
J. Boyd Scars.
I Appointments for Preaching on
Mathews Circuit
1st Sunday.
Central. 11.00 A. M.
Shilob (Gvvynns). 3.00 P. M.
2nd Sunday.
Salem. 11.00 A. If.
Shi Ich (Crab Neck). 3.00 P. M.
Central. 8.00 P. If.
3rd Sunday.
Salem. 11.00 A. If.
Shilob (Gorymaa). 3.00 P.M.
4th Sunday.
Central. 11.00 A. M.
Salen. 3.00 P. M
Thursday night, before 4th Sunday.
Bhiloh (Crab Neck). 8.00 P. M.
John O. Moss, P. C.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
All persons who have not al?
ready paid their taxes for 1904,
will please call at my office Court
Day, May 15, and settle same.
The law provides for an addition?
al 6 per cent, to be added to all
bills unpaid in June, so pay at
j once and save this additional pen?
alty.
J. J. Burke, Treasurer.
-*-?^t_
RlRbt la rt.
Miss Ilugsky - My! I'm glad Mr.
Squirrel happened along?and be kocs
right by my house too.?New York
Evening .Tournai.
Knew ?lie Man.
**HIgglns says you aggravate
"I aggravate bim? \
"He says you tlwaj
wrong plact when
"I-ilesa 3 on, that/
aaafiil 111'hi II ??' " '
We have the largest line of
JVHlllpefy,
Glothifig.
afid
ever before offered to the trade of Mathews.
?Wllllarns
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Mathews, Va.
Dry Goods and Millinery Bargains
As the season is getting well advanced we propose to ?
Cut Prices
way down. Dry Goods of all kinds at cost. Millinery of alt
kinds at cost. Shoes and Clothing in the same way. Come to
see us.
G. S. and J. F. Marchant, 0
*\ caters in Everything at Attractive Prices"
Agents for
Carrara paint, the best made,
Liberty paint, good as gold,
Monumental paint, for barns and bridges,
"Japalac" varnish, wears like iron,
American wire fence, lasts forever.
Globe steel ranges, never wear out,
Richmond cook stoves, good as any,
Lexington ranges, can't be beat,
Wickless oil cook stoves, good for summer
Syracuse chilled plows, do pood work,
Heywood-Wakefield wicker furniture,
Russell single horse wagons.
Kayser ft Allmans Wall Paper.
O'Connor's hand made Harness.
Westover Roofing Paper,
use,
$1.73 per gal.
$?95 Per gal.
$.67Yz per gal.
$2.50 per gal.
4c to 10c per yd. .
$25. to $50,?jJ
$7. to $20?
$14. to $2^
$?.50 to $&
$6. to $10.
at all prices.
$1.00 per roll.
T? eyewater'peal Estate Go?
E. M. Maxwell, Pr?s.
Sells Farms and Homes by the sea in Mathews, Gloucester and ^oV
Middlesex counties. We have a tine list of truck and stock farms.
Do you wish to
INVEST IN REAL. ESTATE?
Then kindly do us the favor of examining our list of properties
before buying. We night make you dollars. Do you
WISH TO SELL?
Then list your property with us. Perhaps we could effect a sale
where you could not.
JidcwatefPealEstateGo.
CARDINAL, ^A
Rolling Up!
When we started in 1896
a boy could have attended
to our business, now the
boy's snow ball requires
many men to roll it. The
rings show how our insur?
ance business is rolling up.
Solicitors.
\V. W. Se ward, Urban na,
J. R. Parker, Waterview,
M. Riley, Sandy Bottom.
W
R.
Agents.
PARKER, Mt. Landing, Agent for Essex and King & Que
NORRIS, Ordinary. Agent for Mathews and Gloucester.
\
H. BACHASE, Urbanna, special agent for Middlesex.
Northern Neck Mutual Fire As'sd,
jriK?E JXO. C-.WELL, President.
W. McD. LEE, Manager, Irvington. 4
Window and Door Screens afford the greatest home protection.
We are the people ior Fly Screens. \
JrT?Pi* T" ?lafK^O-, (Limited)
jfVorfolk, Va., \
\ dealers in ^
Sash, Doors and Blinds,! Hardware, Paints etc. Cortland Window
! \
Screen Wire Cloth. Screen Door Hardware. Lightest, c\