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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-08-26

IL is a real pleasure TO us to
second the efforts Of our comtem-
poraries along this line not sim
ply because we hold the friend
ship Of Major Stubs in high re-
gard. but because we believe that
any honor which he should desire
at the hands of Tidewater People
should be gladly bestowed upon
him. For the many years in
which our interests have been
jeopardized by legislation advoca-
ted by Representatives from other
sections who were ignorant of our
needs, there was no man who de-
tended them more valiantly OF
who worked more diligently for
his constituency than Major
Stubs. To a deserving record
might be added the experience
gathered from long service in the
Jaw making body. These Chings
being considered it seems just and
right that his good services should
be rewarded and we trust his
claims may be recognized.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-08-26
RODGERS-FOX.

On Wedres lay last August rs.
1909, at 9 a. m. at We tvilIe
baptist church. Mathews, Va,
Miss Josephine Thomas Fox,
daughter Of Mrs. Mary L. Fox
and the late Mr.. w. c. Fox, be-
came the bride of Mr.. Samuel
Iudson Rodgers. of Newport News
The church was tastefully deco
rated in evergreens and potted
plants. and to the strains of Men
delsohhs wedding march rem
dered by Mrs. A. NJ. MaIchant
the bride entered the church n
the arm Of her brother, Mr.. Will
lie Fox. Of Newport News, who
gave her away.
The bridal party consisted Of
Miss Mary l.. Fox. who was maid
OF hol.Or and MIR. Williams, of
New Kent, the best man, Miss
Mae Fox, Of Mathews. and Miss
Lucy Jefries. of King & Queen.
cousins Of the bride. were the
brides maids, Mr.. Timberlake, of
New Kent. and Mr.. Mintcr, of
Newport News. were groomsmen.
The bride was attired in white
messcline. over white tafeta silk,
and trimmed in white duchess
lace. Her veil was caugh; and
held with lilies of the valley and
she carried brides roses. The
brides maids wore white dresses
and blue sashes with black pic
ture hats. The groom and his
attendants wore the conventional
black Mr.. Jennings. Mr.. Wolfe.
Messrs. Dudley and Clyde Fox,
ushered the people to their seats.
Rev. II. b. Jordan performed
the ceremony. After a shower of
rice, congratulations and best
wishes, the happy. ,couI lie left on
the Norfolk steamer for the Nat
ural Bridge and other points of
interest.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-08-26
MRS. w. H. BILLuPS.

At a late hour "Wednesday
evening just before going to press
the sad news of the death of Mrs.
w. H. Billups reached us. The
deceased lady was the wife Of
Mi. Willie Billups. a highly es-
teemed citizen of Diggs. Her
death was due to tuberculosis o.
the throat. Further particular:
will be given later.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-08-26
coLLEGE. OF
WILLIAM AND MARY
WILLIAMS BURG. VIRGINIA.

BEAUTIFULLY located on the famous
Virginia Peninsula where the Amer.
lean nation had it's birth. Alma Ma
ter of Jefferson, Marshall, Monroe.
and host ofother MIX .rs of American
history.
1. Regular Academic Courses lead
ing to A. Is. .B. S.. and M. A. degrees.
IL. Normal classes to prepare young
men for POSITIONS in the public schools.
132 State appoi ntments.
Total cost per session of nine months
(board aud fees) to students preparing
to teach $4,000.
Total cost tboard anSl fees) not hold
ing State appointments $4,000.
Ask your school superintendent for
IAN appointment to William and Mary.
Next session begins Sept. 10, 1909.
For particulars address,
II. L. Bridges. Registrar.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-08-26

Wa mote with genuine pleasure
ithe -offont .on the part of the
.ssouLhside :SeutRsei aAd the Tide
water 1AeBseorat to lspose Major
James n. :Stshbs for speaker Of
;,i,e dsonse suf g&esexe ses. We
have NO .dorst that che rxsss Of
Underwater 's~sA take cogniEance
.oI the aPpe.A OF lthe Sentinel in
- I've ish ana will & I!y TO his
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-08-26
GENERAL NEWS

The Yorktown Historical Socl-
ETY. of the United States was aus
picionsiY laun ohed Aug 4th, in
the lannon's old Thomas Nelson
with more than so en-
thusiastc men and women of Vir-
ginia. Maryland, New York,
PennsylvaniaaDd the District oil
Colu:nbir participating.
A constitution was adopted and
the officer, with the exception of
president. were elected. The
latter will be elected by a
committee named for the purpose
and a report made at another
meeting at Yorktown on August
Is. The officer elected today
were. First vice president Oswald
Tilghman. OF Maryland. second
vice preSiden: Henry Morris, e
Pennsylvania. historian Rev. Geo
rye Washington Drme, of Mary,
! nd, general counsel Conway H.
Shield, of Virginia. treasurer, L.
c. Catlett. of Virginia. secretary.
w. s. Mexican. of Washington.
An enjoyable launch party to
Old Point as given on Friday by
Messers. Harry Billups and Earl
Henly on the Martha, in honor
of Mr.. 6. |. Massel OF Richmond.
The party was chaperoned by
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Billups.-
Virglnian Pilot.
H. St. Geo. Tucker. who was
defeated by Judge Mann for the
Democratic nomination for Gov
error, has written Chairman
Ellyson letter. placing himself
at the deposal of the committee
Of his party in the coming cam
paign.
The Neutrality-suspicious., who
ran for office in the State Demo
cratic Primary, have sent in their
expense accounts to Secretary of
Commonwealth James B. Casev
for House of Delegates in Rich
mond city, expenses, $22o.75; A.
w. Harmon. IT.. for State Treas
nrer, $3.50; d. Q. EggIeston for
Secretary Of the commonwealth,
1887.
Republicans of Westmoreland
and Northum berland last week
met atKinsale and nominated I.
n. Massle to oppose Hon. I. A.
lett for the house, 1t is stated
that they are satisfied with Mr..
Wellford's nomination and will
have no candidate in Lancaster
and Richmond counties.
Mrs. A. !. Montague was rec
emily given a reception by the
StOnewall Chapter. Daughters
Of the Confederacy. in the resi-
dence of DR.. Robert P. Page.
while she was the house guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. John b. nell.
Nearly 100 guests and Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy were
present. Mrs. Montague made
a delightful address in the interest
OF the Home for Needy Confed-
crate Women here.
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wAsAlNaron ONCE GAVE UP

to three doctors; was kept i'm bed for
five weeks. Blood poison from spid-
er's bite caused large, deep sores to
cover his leg. The doctors failed, then
"Buclllen'S Arrica Salve completely
cured me- writes John Washington,
of Bosqueville, Tex. Tor eczema. boiis
burns and piles its supreme. 25c. at
all druggists.
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Virginia Polytechnic institute
BLACkSBuRG. VA.

Decree courses in Agriculture, Hor-
ticulture, Applied Chemistry, Applied
Geology, Civil, Mining, Mechanical and
Electrical Engineering, Metallurgy
ind Autobiography, and Preparatory
Veterinary Medicine. Sixtv-four In
structors, Thoroughly Equipped shops
Laboratories and Barns. Steam heat
ing and electric lights in dorInitories.
Library II, 600 volumes. Farm of 1, 1OO
tCreS.
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURAL
APPRENTICES.
One Year Course for Young Farmers.
Total COST of session of nine months,
including tuition and other fees, board,
washing, uniforms, medical attend
Ince, etc, $4,000.
Cost to Virginia students. S226. 90.
The next session opens Wednesday,
september 2lnd, 1909.
PAUL b. BARRINGER, NJ. D LID.
President
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-08-26
The Cause OF Many
Sudden Deaths.

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder, brick-dust or sediment in
the urine, head ache, back ache. lame
back, dizziness, sleeplessness, nervous
ness, or the kidneys themselves break
down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidneys and
better health in that organ is obtained
quickest by proper treatment Of the kid.
neys. Swamp-ROOt corrects inability TO
hold urine and scslding pain in passing it,
and Overcomes that unpleasant necessity
of being compelled 20 go often through
the day, and to get up many times during
the night. The mild and immediate effect
of Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy
is soon realized. IT stands the highest be-
cause of its remarkable health restoring
properties. A trial viii convince anyone.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take aud is
sold by all druggists in ffty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have q
sample bottle and book that tells all
about it, both sent free by mail Address,
DR.. KilIner & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
When writing mention reading this gen.
erous offer in this paper. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp-RouU, and don't let a dealer sell
you something in place of Swamp Root
If you do you will be disappointed.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-08-26
THURSDAY. AUGUST 70. 1909.


their desire to improve tlC school
system aud their interest in the
future welfare of their children
by attending en- masse the
educational meetings on
Monday Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
With DR.. E. H. Russell. ar
accomplished educator present.
the occasion will be q peculiarly
suspicious one for deCusslon reia-
tive to the improvement Of our
schools. 1t should be a time
when the school patEous and Of
iiCials should meet IN solemn
counsel as it were and strive
earnestly, assisted by the advice
OF Or Russell and the Division
Superintendent to formulate a
plan Tor the advancement Of edu-
cation In the county. They
should work in perfect harmanY
each man being willing to sacri-
Ace his personal interest for the
advancement of a good cause and
above all. they should come pre-
pared to unloOSe their purse
strings should it be necessary.
Money" it has been said "un-
locks all doors" In order then
that our school fund shall be lar
ger, we are pursuaded that the
people through committee Oh
otherwise should petition the
Board OF Supervisors to raise the
school levy. The levy i'll this
county is now thirty cents on each
hundred dollars, the law permits il
TO be raised as high as fifty cents
OF higher by vote Of the people.
All OF our sister counties have
raised il TO the limit and some OF
tDem higher by vote of the eople
IN consequence. they have good
schools. Why can we not do the
same?
II is possible and greatly TO be
.dekited that we have a good high
/. school IN each district. but since
this cannot. be done at once. il
seems to us that the wisest course
would be for the three districts to
combine and employ a good man
principal and efficient lady assist
ants for the high school here this
session. Ii might be said by some
that this rs advocated by court
house people through selfish mo-
tiVes. but a little calm considera-
aion should dispel this fallaciou.
ilea. This school is more CEN
trally located than any other.
There is no other building In the
county as we'll fitted Tor high
school work and before one could
built. large portion of the SEES
:Aion would be lost.
We simply offerthese suggestions
TO show the people that there are
:sGyer2l ways OF lettering the
situation and also If possible tc
emphasize the need of immediate
action. The writet feels that il
ivocating better schools. he i.
ally striving to petfotm his duty
Citiz al. but how different j.
case with yO6; who are par.
IS. Upon yous God has placed
great extent the responsible.
:. your chiId's success or failure
in life. With You rest the option
whether you shall SEND YOUR chile
.out into the world handicapped by
ignorance, thereby booming hin
10 failure; or by giving him an &c
@lcation. give him all equal chance
with his competitors and smooth
for him the pathway to success
Upon you is placed the response
bility and within your power is
rlaced the means Of dischargine
this obligation. See to it that YOU
utilize it and begin the good work
by attending the meetings or at
least one ofthem. prepared TO aid
in every way the attempt to i'm
4'rove Qua schools.
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w.. ..:.t. .s-.,,s.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-08-26
BIG DAY At GLOUCERTER COURT
HOUSE,

ulV UAJ al OLVOOLhlLN NOOhk
HOUSE.
Thursday the 10Th, inst, was
in many ways the biggest and
most attractive day Gloucester
Court House has seen for a long
time. The program being high
jump contests at 1880; tourna-
;nent at II:I5 P. NJ; aseball at
':IS p. NJ. and beautiful dance
in the Botetourt II. 6. Hall at
night. The weather was / erfeCt
and the crowd was larger than
the Enthusiastic managers looked
forward to.
Mr.. ColegateSelden's horse. Bay
Cottage. ridden by Mr.. Barnes
Lawson won the first prize in the
high Jump. Mr.. r. 7. Corbell,
on his celebrated jumper, May
Queen, won the second prize and
SIR. Roland Clark on his hunter,
Dixie. won third prize.
The Knights, twenty-five in
number. formed in line under
Capt. ]. N. Tabb. marshall,
above the court house. and
paraded through the court yard
to the tournament ground and
lined up in front of the judges
stand. These Knights, in their
pretty costumes and mounted on
the fiuest horses in thie section
were a most impressive company q.
The charge to the company was
delivered by Mr.. c. s. Smith of
Gloucester court house. who
spoke of knighthood and the
tournament with much admira-
ton and enthusiasm.
The number OF rings taken did
not show especial skill. but the
enthusiastic spirit of the knights
bespoke that in them were
traditional qualities Of true
Knights.
Mr.. Barnes Lawson. Knight Of
Forest View and Mr.. JEFF Sinclair,
knight OF Bay College. tied for
the queens crown and after a
spirit contest. the Knight OF
Forrest View won. giving the
knight ofBay College first maid OF
honor.
Mr.. Hayes Hogg. Knight Of
brideway and Mr.. Jessie Sinclair
tied for second maid of honor.
Knight of Ordinary finally win
ming second maids crown and
third of maids honors crown
going to Knight of Elizabeth city.
Out Of the twenty-five Knights
Mr.. Jessie Sinclair. Knight oil
Elizabeth City. was the only
Knight from out side Of GIouces-
ter.
The game of ball between the
Gloucester Regulators and Graf
Neck in York County, was in.
tensely interesting up to the fifth
inning. when with a score of 2 tc
I in their favor. fine Crab Neck
team left the field, leaving the
Regulators with a man on the
second base anI a man ON the
third and one out. The game
was forfeited to the Regulators.
The ball i'll Botetourt H. :
Hall was one of the pretti~st and
pleasantest Gloucester has had
for many years. The principal
feature of the evening being the
coronation. Knight of Forest
View crowned Miss Jennie Law
Sorl queen. Knight of Bay Cot.
tage crowned Miss Gillette Bagby
otStevensville. first maid of E1onoI
knight of Ordinary crowned Miss
Florence. second maid of honor
Knight of Elizabeth City crowned
Miss Ann Page. third maid of
honor. The coronation address
which was delivered by Col. ].
K. Saunders Of Saluda. teemed
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-15

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Why will people continue to suffer
the agoniesofkidneycomplaint, back
ache, urinary disorders, lameness,
headaches, languor, why allow them
selves to become chronic invaIids,
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IfyOu have any, even one, of the
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NOTICE.

Ataregular meeting OF the Board OF Edu
cation of Lewis District, Mason County, W /,
Va, held on the 10th day OF August, 1909; Il
was ordered that M election be held IN said
SCHOOL district atthe vRviouS voting places
in said district. on the 2Srd. day OF Angus
my an additional levy OF % cents ON each
5000 valuation, for the current fiscal year.
said levy 10 be for the Building Fund, and
10 be expended 10 the purchase OF lands for
school house site and for the erection ri
school building thereon, in Fair Ground Sub.
District, In said Lewis District,
Teste: JOHN E. BELLER. Secretary OF
Board OF Education Lewis District.
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Receipts in excess Of expenditures. $3.50 6S
Receipts In excess Of expenditures
for year ended, May 81, l9os.... $50 %
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Receipts In excess ofexpenditures. Is Ia %
Receiptsin excess Ofexpenditures for
year ending May 81. lq0S..... 4SS q
GRAHAM DISTRICT ROAD FUND
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COOPER DISTRICT ROAD FUND

excess OF expenditures $iSs :
In excess ot,receIpis
for year ended May 81, l0Os.... $40 .
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-09-15

One of the most important terms
of the the United States district
court ever held will begin in Sept.
at Huntington. The grand and petit
jurors have been drawn, and the fol-
lowing is list of jurors from this
county: John Liyezey, W. W Row
sey, W. H. Sayre, VIM. Jividen and
Alex. Ridinser.
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ANY LADY can easily make from SIS 70 SIS
per week working for me quietly In her own
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HANNAH DISTRICT ROAD FUND

To levy .......... uOSs 10
To taxon Pullman. Co.,. ...... HOl
To tax on . Express Co., -. \ %
10 tax on Ohio RE Co., (B &Ol,. 65s9
To tax on + Bottom, Upland and
and Glenwood, Telph Co. -. IOai
To tax on waterloo, Bunaio and
Winneid Telph Co... e
coneiuaed on paSes
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What Could He Have Meant.

do you ever write on an empty
stomach?" asked the mere man.
%Sir!" exclaimed the literary per.
son, Il am poet not tattoo artist"
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Expenditures In excess Of receipts 81 /
Receipts In excess Of expenditures
for year ending May 81, 1905. sos
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New Peerless
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and by our Grain
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To Levy. 100000, SO a
To tax on Pullman Co - gal
To tax on U s NpreSs Co ~ ISL
To tax on Ohio z II K Co (B & o.. 45s - 1
To tax on LonEdaIe Ind Telph Co. I5a
To tax on SCUM Bell Teiph and
Tosaie and redemption delinquent Is
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Do Not Endanser Life When Point
Pleasant Citizen Shows You the Cure.
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To Lew. ~. 49,. 80 49,. 5 $50 50
To Tax on Pullman Co. ........... ~.
To Tax on u = Express Co. ~
To Tax on X & NJ Ry Co................ 80 IS
To Tax on Ohio K K K co (B ol =. SIy 81
To Tax on 1 onGdnlc Ind Tel Co -. IS
To Tax on Western Union Tel Co... s TX
To Tax on Am Telph and Tel 60 6H
To Tax on SCUM Bell TeIph and Tel Co 3A
To Tax on Waterloo, Buffalo and
Winfield Tel Co ...... 80
To Tax on Georges Creek Coal and
Iron Co ......... .. 7s6
Lands. -. ....................... los