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Heavy rains called for boats on roads (8/17/2022) - 115 YEARS AGO Thursday, Aug. 15, 1907from the Mathews Journal The rainfall of last Friday night and Saturday in and around Diggs was the worst known in more than 50…
Fishing parties, beach parties, and storms at Cricket Hill (8/10/2022) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, Aug. 8, 1907from the Mathews Journal In Cricket Hill news, the old folks of this neighborhood had their rest very much disturbed last Wednesday night. There was…
A launch party from North (8/3/2022) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, Aug. 1, 1907from the Mathews Journal North: A crowd of young people from the North neighborhood enjoyed a pleasant trip on the water Monday. The launch left…
Friends gather to honor local pastor and family (7/27/2022) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, July 25, 1912from the Mathews Journal Tuesday night about 30 friends of Rev. L.J. Phaup from Salem, Bethel, St. Matthew and the Friends church, near New Point,…
It’s the time of year for pretty weddings (7/20/2022) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, July 18, 1907from the Mathews Journal A very pretty wedding took place at the Oak Grove Christian Church on Wednesday night, July 17. The contracting parties were…
A new baby in the Diggs family (7/13/2022) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, July 11, 1907from the Mathews Journal Mr. and Mrs. William V. Diggs are beginning to realize the fact of having something to live for. They will be…
Hudgins Red Sox beat Mathews C.H. team (7/6/2022) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, July 4, 1912from the Mathews Journal Some slick ball game the Hudgins Red Sox put over on the Mathews C.H., second nine, Thursday, June 27, on the…
A ghost story? Crickets! (6/29/2022) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, June 27, 1907from the Mathews Journal In Cricket Hill last Sunday evening two young ladies on their way to church stopped at the usual place to wait…
Teachers can earn up to $90 a month in the fall 1912 (6/22/2022) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, June 20, 1912from the Mathews Journal Teachers’ Notice: We desire that all teachers desiring positions in the Chesapeake District Schools will please make application according to school…
Woman’s Society invites all to lawn party Wednesday (6/15/2022) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, June 13, 1907from the Mathews Journal The Woman’s Missionary Society of East Mathews Circuit will have a lawn party in the yard of Rev. W.L. Ware’s on…
Perfect weather for lawn parties, gardens (6/8/2022) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, June 6, 1907from the Mathews Journal There will be a lawn party at the Bohannon residence of Mr. Perry Hicks on Friday evening next, June 7, given…
Unclaimed letters heading to the dead letter office (6/1/2022) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, May 30, 1907from the Mathews Journal Following is a list of letters remaining uncalled for in the Post Office at Mathews, Va., May 22. They will be…
With summer weather come farmers planting crops (5/25/2022) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, May 23, 1907from the Mathews Journal In news around Laban, we are glad to see such lovely weather now and the farmers are very busy planting their…
Lobsters beat the Shrimps (5/18/2022) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, May 16, 1912from the Mathews Journal The Lobsters defeated the High School boys (Shrimps) in a baseball game marked by heavy batting on last Thursday. The final…
A bad scratch, trip to hospital, wellness again (5/11/2022) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, May 9, 1912from the Mathews Journal Mr. J. Monroe Hutson, the popular New Point merchant, has been suffering from a severe case of blood poisoning but is…
Pay your poll tax, and vote (5/4/2022) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, May 2, 1912from the Mathews Journal It is very desirable that all good citizens vote. On every and all occasions they should register their convictions upon matters…
Baseball fever hits Mathews County (4/27/2022) - 110 YEARS AGOThursday, April 25, 1912from the Mathews Journal If the energy devoted to making a racket at Mathews Baseball Park could be compressed and utilized it would furnish 60,000,000,000,000…

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