The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-07-11
LITTLE LOCAL ITEMS.

tobacco and Cigars. 27o and 3f3
Main ST.. Norfolk. Va.
FOR SALE - We have for
sale a very desirable home Of 90
acres, 10 acres IN cleared and 70
acres in woods, well set i'll oak,
gum and pine. A good ReW
dwelling with four rooms and
halls, good barn and all necessary
Outbuildings. Will sell stock,
poultry, farming implements, &c.
with place, at a bargain. This
place has to be sold by Septem-
Der. A bargain to any oil de-
String a home. Apply at the
Journal Office.
Mrs. w. L. Guy of Portsmouth
is stopping with her sister, Mrs.
Walter II, Davis on the East
River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus A. Brooks
and little daughter, Naoma, are
spending the month of July with
Mr.. Brooks parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. b. Brooks of Penny, Va.
During the summer kidney irregu-
larities are often caused by excessive
drinking or being overheated. Attend
to the kidneys at once by using Foley's
Kidney Cure. Sold by all druggists.
Our friend, Henry Terrie, man
ager Of the K. ]. Reynolds To-
baCcOCOmpany for West Virginia,
with headquarters at Charleston,
w. Va. spent last week in Math-
ewS visiting his uncles, the Hon
Geo. Y. and Leroy Hunley, and
numerous friends. He has many
friends here and all were sorry to
have him depart.
A two weeks revival service
will begin at the Old Baptist
Church on Monday, July Is.
There will be all day meetings.
The Rev. Mr.. Snyder will be as
sisted by the Rev. Dr.. Fisher.
DR.. Fisher is not a stranger to
the people of the Old Church. as
ne conducted Il very successful
revival here last summer. AS well
IS we can recollect, there were
thlrty-hve conversions DR.. Fisher
is a speaker Of rare merit-plead-
ing, pathetic and thoroughly in
earnest.
The Rev. Mr.. Rutherford
breaches at Macedonia Baptist
Church at three o'clock on Snu-
day afternoon next,
Mr.. Edwin Foster of Putin
Creek, brought into the office the
ether day two early rose potatoes.
One weighed ID ounces and the
other IS. They are perfectly
sound and are as large aud pretty
as any we have seen this year.
Mr. Martin Bassett. who has
charge of the store Of c. G. Snead.
desires to call the attention of the
people residing in the White Neck
district to the large stock of goods
which he is trying to dispose Of,
and as he does not care to carry
his summer goods over to another
season he will sell them out at
very low figure. He has large
line of summer silks, lawns, cam
brlcs, swiss, &C., besides a large
quantity of summer footwear
which he will dispose of way be-
low cost. Drop'in and look them
over.
MOnlay is Court Day, and we
would be pleased to have some
of our subscribers who are in ar
rears drop in on us. We feel a
certain delicacy in making such
request. but as some of our peo-
pie come out only on that day,
we think it would only be right
and proper for them to pay up.
FARM FOR SALE 1913
acres of land. IL in cleared, II in
wood, 9 in meadow or marsh and
about 5 acres of oyster shore;
situated in the Westville Magis-
terial District of Mathews county,
within a few hundred yards of the
Chesapeake Bay. near the mouth
of Garden Creek. For terms APP
ply to Is. M. Diggs. Diggs Post
Office. Mathews county, Virginia
Mr.. Hartley White. who has
been III the employ of G.. S. Mar
chant for the past four years, left
Mathews on Sunday last for Rich
mond to accept a position with
the firm of d. Buchannon & Sons,
jewellers. of that city. Mr.. White,
while yet in his teens. possesses
all the qualities of a good sales
man. Helv was ALWAYS polite,
painStaking'and gentlcmanly, and
eve - bret his departure. We
e snN doubt Mr.. Whites future
will be- bright. and we congra tu-
late ID. Bohannon & Son in Sc
curing SO competent and able a