120 YEARS AGOThursday, Oct. 5, 1905from the Mathews Journal
The Bohannon School opened on Monday with Miss M. A. Winter as principal, and Miss Lillie White, assistant. The attendance was good.
Mr. S. P. James, the popular proprietor of the Blue-Ribbon Grocery, will soon enlarge his store building and carry a much larger line of everything good to eat. Mr. James’s trade has increased to such an extent, due in part to his advertising in the Journal, that the addition is an absolute necessity.
100 YEARS AGOThursday, Oct. 1, 1925from the Mathews Journal
On or about Oct. 1, Doctors Haute and J. M. Wiatt will begin the practice of dentistry in Gloucester, their native county. Both young men are widely and favorably known throughout Gloucester. They are graduates of the University of Cincinnati, which has the oldest dental department in the country.
The girls of Lee-Jackson High School have organized their basketball team as follows: Miss Virginia Pugh, coach; Hilda Callis, captain; and Janet...