
News bits from 1909, and more (6/18/2024) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, June 17, 1909from the Mathews Journal Mr. Harold Blassingham, who has been absent from the county for some time, is at home again. Mr. and Mrs. W.H.… …

Heavy rain washes out the county (6/12/2024) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, June 10, 1909from the Mathews Journal Last Friday may be set down as the heaviest rainfall of the season, a complete washout in this part of the… …

Ancient classified ads (6/5/2024) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, June 3, 1909from the Mathews Journal For sale: a 3½ H.P. Palmer Engine can be used for stationary or marine purposes. Cheap for cash. Apply: F. Theo.… …

Reports from the 1909 sick list (5/29/2024) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, May 27, 1909from the Mathews Journal Miss Dola Lawson, who has been very ill for some time, is gradually improving. Mr. Sydney Atherton, of the M.&M.T. Co.,… …

Lawn party to benefit Trinity Church (5/22/2024) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, May 20, 1909from the Mathews Journal There will be a lawn party at Mr. Cornelius Hughes’s old home on Wednesday night, May 26, for the benefit of… …

Mr. Ogle Pitcher departs this life (5/15/2024) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, May 13, 1909from the Mathews Journal After a long but patiently-borne period of suffering with consumption, Mr. Ogle Pitcher departed this life on May 8, at the… …




A narrow escape from drowning (5/8/2024) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, May 6, 1909from the Mathews Journal While out in his canoe on Monday, May 3, Mr. William Diggs of Winter Harbor was capsized and narrowly escaped drowning.… …

‘The Old Maids’ still looking forbachelors and widowers (5/1/2024) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, April 29, 1909from the Mathews Journal “The Old Maids” are still hunting the bachelors and widowers. Not being able to captivate the Mathews bachelors, they have decided… …

Voters are reminded to pay their poll tax (4/24/2024) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, April 22, 1909from the Mathews Journal Voters do not forget to pay your poll taxes by May 2. Mrs. Clarence White, of Port Haywood, had the misfortune… …

Spring brings ballgames, visits,home improvements (4/17/2024) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, April 15, 1909from the Mathews Journal The M.B.A.C., composed of players from Cobbs Creek and Soles, played a very interesting game of ball Saturday. Score 8 to… …

Fishing: some good, some not so good (4/10/2024) - 115 YEARS AGOThursday, April 8, 1909from the Mathews Journal Susan correspondent reports that it seems now that the fishing will not prove so profitably as was expected, some are said… …