Christmas treats come to children at Locust Grove (12/20/2023) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, Dec. 18, 1913from the Mathews Journal The annual Christmas treat will be given the children of Locust Grove Sunday School on Dec. 26. Mr. Wm. Callis of… …
Telephone company management changes (12/13/2023) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, Dec. 17, 1908from the Mathews Journal My connections with the Tidewater Telephone Company as manager of the Mathews system having been severed, its office is no longer… …
A scary runaway horse at St. Paul’s (12/6/2023) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, Dec. 4, 1913from the Mathews Journal What might have resulted in a serious accident occurred at St. Paul’s on Sunday afternoon when a young and unruly horse… …
Local Thanksgiving visitors and sermons (11/29/2023) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, Nov. 27, 1913from the Mathews Journal Mr. Dallas Marshall of Gwynn’s Island had the misfortune to cut one of his fingers off last week. Rev. Filmore Forrest… …
New Point High School reopens after diptheria cases (11/15/2023) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, Nov. 16, 1908from the Mathews Journal The death angel visited the Gwynn’s Island home of Mr. Andrew Callis last week and took from it a dear little… …
Someone’s sick, someone’s home,someone preached (11/8/2023) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, Nov. 9, 1908from the Mathews Journal Redart: Little Bessie Dixon is quite sick at this writing with whooping cough. Mr. James H. Ogden of the steamer Neuse,… …