115 YEARS AGO
Thursday, Jan. 6, 1910
from the Mathews Journal
“Oakland,” the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Miller, was the scene of a quiet but pretty marriage on Thursday evening Dec. 23, when their daughter, Alice Parker, became the bride of Mr. J.V. Hearn. The ceremony was performed by Rev. H.H. Moore of Kentucky. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Hearn, of North. The young couple have many friends all of whom wish them a long life and much happiness.
Mr. Clarence Edward Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Miller, and Miss Maud Hearn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Hearn, of North, were married at Holly Grove Christian Church on Tuesday, Dec. 28, Rev. H.H. Moore officiating.
100 YEARS AGO
Thursday, Jan. 9, 1925
from the Mathews Journal
Diggs correspondent reports: Christmas is gone and the children have started to school again, after a two weeks’ holiday.
The Stork visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Woodson last week and left a fine baby boy.
The young men around Diggs had a good time rabbit hunting during the last two weeks.
Those on the sick list are Mr. Jack Forrest, Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Brooks, and Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Presson.
Mr. Southey Morgan has purchased a new Ford Coupe from the Mathews Garage.
90 YEARS AGO
Thursday, Jan. 10, 1935
from the Gloucester Gazette
The marriage is announced of Miss Myrtle Elizabeth Gunn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.V. Gunn, of Belroi, to Willard Burleigh Ewell, of Dutton. The ceremony was performed by Rev. D.G. Trent on Dec. 22 at the home of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Ewell will make their home near Dutton.
Oakley Woodland Hogge, of Ordinary, and Miss Pearl Elizabeth Nuttall, of Ware Neck, were married on Jan. 6 by Rev. B.T. Harrop.
from the Mathews Journal
Peplums and pleats are the new wrinkles in advance style showings for spring, and in last-word touches for mid-winter costumes. Pleats are cropping up all over the places—in evening gowns and daytime frocks, used to give skirt fullness in back or front, or to add character to a peplum flare.
They are showing up even in hat-brims and in scarfs, in bustle effects on evening gowns and in whole skirts for formal costumes of the naughty nineties school. The tiered cape in starched net gains distinction if the net is pleated.
Sheer evening gowns are knockouts with voluminous skirts knife-pleated from waist to floor, with an additional pleated peplum flare on the fitted waist-length jacket.
80 YEARS AGO
Thursday, Jan. 11, 1945
from the Gazette-Journal
The attack ship U.S.S. Mathews was launched December 22 from U.S. Steel’s Federal shipyard at Kearny, N.J. The ship was named in honor of Mathews County by Mary Margaret McBride, radio interviewer and author. Christmas decorations were lacking in the rush to complete the ship as soon as possible for participation in the war in the Pacific. This is one of the special types of invasion ships designed to speed victory there. It is being built for the Maritime Commission but will be transferred to the Navy for operation immediately upon completion.
70 YEARS AGO
Thursday, Jan. 6, 1955
from the Gazette-Journal
Perrin and New Upton fourth class post offices in Gloucester County are planned to be closed which the Post Office Department claims will provide better service at reduced costs.
These closings bring to seven the number of postal offices which are under consideration to be closed in this county. Early last December, the Post Office Department advised Congressman E.J. Robeson, Jr., who in turn informed Gloucester Attorney George P. DeHardit, chairman of the Gloucester Democratic Committee, as was done this week, the Short Lane, Roanes, Seldon, Naxera and Zanoni, also fourth class offices, would be closed and substituted with RFD service through the Gloucester Office.
60 YEARS AGO
Thursday, Jan. 7, 1965
from the Gazette-Journal
L.R. & R.D. Callis “Scrooch” and Rodney on Gwynn’s Island: Rockingham Chickens, lb. 29¢; Smoked Picnics, 6-8 lb. size, lb. 29¢; Valleydale Bacon, lb. 49¢; Pillsbury Biscuits, 3 cans, 25¢, Onions, 3 lb. bag, 19¢, Large Grapefruit, 3 for 39¢, Rutabagas, 2 lbs., 15¢, Richfood Mayonnaise, pt. 29¢, Maxwell House Coffee, 2 lb. tin, $1.75.
50 YEARS AGO
Thursday, Jan. 9, 1975
from the Gazette-Journal
Changes in the Medicaid program will affect, and possibly confuse, 937 Gloucester and Mathews recipients of that program’s benefits.
The program was listed as being in “financial hot water” by Mack I. Shanholtz, M.D., Commissioner of the State Health Department, in a letter to participating medical care providers dated November 14, 1974. The program, expected to exceed currently available funds by as much as 20 percent, has been modified, in an effort to cut costs.
Changes in the coverage of drugs, hospitalization, travel, medical supplies, eyeglasses and dental care will be implemented Wednesday.
40 YEARS AGO
Thursday, Jan. 10, 1985
from the Gazette-Journal
Teagle Realty: Summer home with living room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, bath and large screened porch at Beverly Beach near Rappahannock River Bridge. Beautiful view of Locklies Creek, $30,000.
Also, three bedroom rancher with living room, eat-in kitchen, utility room, and bath on large lot. Nice floor plan. Pretty hardwood floors. Good buy for the money, $39,000.
And, beautifully designed 3-story Log Home on hilltop setting with stream and winding drive through 5 private acres. 3 bedrooms, 3½ baths, 2 stone fireplaces, basement game room features elaborate wet bar. Lovely porch and patio. Conveniently located in Fox Mill at Bellamy. $129,500.
Five wooded acres with well, septic and electricity already installed. Quiet area, $27,000.
30 YEARS AGO
Thursday, Jan. 12, 1995
from the Gazette-Journal
A plan for an 85-lot subdivision adjacent to Gloucester High School was unveiled during last Thursday’s meeting of the Gloucester County Planning Commission.
“Airville Estates,” the planned residential development, represents only part of the rezoning request from the Chesapeake Corporation encompassing over 100 acres. Also included is a reshaping of business property to create a 24.5-acre corner lot at the intersection of Routes 615 and 17 zoned B-1.
All lots will be served by public water and sewer, and plans call for the creation of new lines and pump station facilities to serve the development.
20 YEARS AGO
Thursday, Jan. 6, 2005
from the Gazette-Journal
Six of the seven members of the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors members liked a proposed age-restricted housing complex at Gloucester Point, approving a rezoning for the property following a public hearing Tuesday night. Without a comment Abingdon District supervisor C.D. Rilee voted against the project.
During a meeting in the old courthouse, the board praised the efforts of K&S Land Holding Co., LLC, who were represented by attorney Michael Soberick. York District supervisor Teresa Altemus said she was extremely pleased about “the consistency of the project,” which is to be built on the west side of George Washington Memorial Highway (Route 17) south of Bellehaven Drive (Route 1250).
10 YEARS AGO
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015
from the Gazette-Journal
At the end of Rosewell Plantation Road on the shores of the York River and Aberdeen Creek in Gloucester sits a parcel of 431 acres that was acquired nearly a decade ago to become the Middle Peninsula State Park. However, because of a lack of funding, both for development and staffing, very little progress has been made to ready this land for public use.
“We were fortunate that we were able to acquire the land for future public use,” said park manager Tim Shrader, who is employed by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and also oversees Belle Isle State Park in Lancaster.
In 2010, a master plan was written for the park, which forecast that day use of the park would begin for the public by 2016.