The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-09-05

L rave Marchant Company and
offer both tins stock and his orig
inal stock of goods aggreeating
about SIS, 900 for sale for the
thirty days at half prices. The
entire aggregate stock will have
to go we are told and the public
viii get the benefit Of this great
reduction sale.
Mr.. Floyd White visited the
Court House on Saturday last
lie left for Atlanta, Ca, on
Tuesday.
A surprise dance was given at
Or. Barker's at Mobjack OH Tues
day night.
Mrs John L. Diggs and Mrs.
u. w. Diggs and son and Mr..
Stewart Sale of Richmond. have
returned to their homes after
having spent an enjoyable visit at
MeaIow Farm. q
Mr.. Daniel Lee Fowler and
miss Marion Forrest were united
In matrimOnY at the Holly Grove
Disciples Church yesterday morn
ing at 1890 o'clock. The couple
LETT on the MObjack from AUBURN
on their wedding trip. Our con-
gratulations.
Ii you are in need of paint of
any kind, | will sell the sam at
halt price. This is to close out
as l am not going to carry any
more in stock. G.. s. Marchant.
Miss Marie Gertrude Boothe
arrived i'll Mathews yesterday,
after an absence of ten DAYS.
She visited Cape Henry. the Ex-
position and Saluda. She states
that she had a very pleasant trip
Miss FlOssie Bristow of Saluda
was her companion. She looks
well and hearty and we are posi-
tive that the phone users Of
Mathews will be gratified to hear
her pleasant voice and merry
laugh once more.
FOR SALE-Large gray mdr1
Que nice Jersey COW, two sets of
harness, one nice set of furniture,
three porch chairs, two heating
stoves for wood, one ham boiler,
one tea kettle, one bulgepot, two
mowers and one rolltop desk and
chair. Call at my store.
]. i. Marchant.
Mr.. Robt. Lee Sears and Mrs.
Grace Seigel left Mathews on
Wednesday to visit the lanes
town Exposition. They will
spend part Of their time at Ocear4
View.
Miss Florence Rutland of Bal
tlmore, we'll and favorably known
in the HOOkemfare district, IS in
Mathews and is at present stop
ping at the home of Capt. lanes
Williams.
Mr.. Sands Smith, our popular
and efficient clerk of the court,
left on Sunday for a short stay at
the Sz1estown Exposition.
1.-The Misses Bertha and Emma
I Wolfe left on Monday for 4 three
weeks visit to Atlantic City, n. J.;
COney Island, n. Y, and will
spend some time looking around
the Metropolis.
Mrs. G. 7. Garnctt paid short
visit 10 Mathews on Sunday.
Mr.. L. w. Browne has been in
town. Did you hear him
Capt. James c. Hudgins and
Messrs. ]. Boyd Sears. John ].
Burke, Geo. Y. Hunley, /. Nj.
Pugh, b. Z. Diggs, Y. L. Davis.
/. Z. Garrett, V. Y. Shipley and
A. w. Brooks and others were
among the Mathews people who
attended Gloucester Court on
Monday last.
All teachers of Mathews will
assemble at the Court House OH
Saturday, September %, to SIGN
contracts; receive instructions
and blanks and be prepared 10
open school on Tuesday, the first
day o. October.
The Chesapeake school dis
trict will run seven months.
The Willing Workers, oil the
Old Baptist Church will have a
basket party on the lawn in front
of the church on Thursday, 18th
} Of September. The proceeds are
for the benefit of the parsonage.
The baskets fixed up by the
young ladies of the Willing Work
ers are all that enc could desire,
. They are always filled with the
choicest kind Of toothsome deli
cies and we would be well salts
| fiid If we had one of them in front
of US now. Get out and buy a
basket, 1t will do you and the
church good. There will be also