News from Laban: A picnic at Bethel Church (6/13/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 11, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Laban: Time flies swiftly. The refreshing showers of last week and the hot sun of this, reminds us of… …
A strawberry and ice cream festival is planned (6/6/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, June 4, 1908 from the Mathews Journal A strawberry and ice cream festival will be held at the parsonage of the Old Baptist Church on Thursday,… …
Piano fund for the high school is growing (5/30/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 28, 1908 from the Mathews Journal The entertainments given by the Mathews High School on Friday and Monday nights proved a great success in every… …
A surprise marriage at Susan (5/23/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 21, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Susan: It is not everybody that knows how to keep a secret, but it seems that Mr. Monroe Stewart… …
Cleanup at the cottage (5/16/2018) - Members of the fifth and seventh grade 4-H clubs of Lee-Jackson School in Mathews helped to clean up the grounds and hedge of “the Miller property,” now known as the… …
Salesmen stop over in Mathews (5/16/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 14, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Among the traveling men registered at Hotel Mathews the past week were: J.R Butler, A.C. Fitzhugh, Overall, Hart, Renzie,… …
Mrs. Stoakes, 92, attends Salem Church (5/2/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 30, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Mrs. Harriet Stoakes, mother of Mr. W.R. Stoakes, now 92 years old, was at Salem Church last Sunday. She… …
If you’re preparing for an auction, let the pros decide what’s valuable (5/2/2018) - Most people who’ve decided to sell their property at auction assume that the first thing they need to do to prepare for the big day is to start getting rid… …
Preparing for that final journey we all must take (5/2/2018) - There was a time when almost all funerals followed a generally accepted pattern. The deceased’s body was prepared and laid out by the funeral home and there was an evening… …
Fishing season off to a poor start (4/26/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 23, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Present indications are that the fishermen will have a poor season this year due to several causes, mainly; however,… …
Social at St. John’s raising funds for rectory (4/18/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 16, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Do not forget the date of the social to be held by the St. John’s Sunday School on Easter… …
Building boom underway in Mobjack (4/11/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 9, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Mobjack: Messrs. Hobday and Machen, the enterprising young contractors and builders who built the commodious and somewhat pretentious dwelling… …
Get your eyes examined, free of charge (4/4/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, April 2, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Dr. I. Berman, of Norfolk, who has large optical establishment in that city, and who holds a diploma from… …
Industrial park established (3/28/2018) - Nine of the 15 organizers of the Mathews Development Corporation are shown in April 1968 on the site of the future Willow Oak Industrial Park at Cobbs Creek. They had… …
A great fishing season is reported (3/28/2018) - 100 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 28, 1918 from the Mathews Journal Best season for years, say the Fishermen, who reported that the present fishing season, so far as Winter Harbor… …
The skies are full of…hydroplanes! (3/21/2018) - 100 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 21, 1918 from the Mathews Journal Hydroplanes aplenty are soaring over Mathews. Each day the whirr of the high-power engines can be plainly heard and… …
Carpenters fall from a scaffold (3/14/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 12, 1908 from the Mathews Journal While at work on the porch in front of Sears & Williams store on Monday morning last the scaffolding… …
Leap Year peril for Mathews County man (2/28/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Feb. 27, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Gwynn’s Island: A young man from East River (better known as Tick Neck) was seen on the Island on… …
Chicago man is life of the party (2/21/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Feb. 20, 1908 from the Mathews Journal There was a grand party at the home of Mr. A.F. Miller last night. There was a large crowd… …
A happy gathering at the Odd Fellows Hall (2/14/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Feb. 13, 1908 from the Mathews Journal It seems as the weather, which had been quite unpleasant and looked as if it would be worse, cleared… …
A big crowd views play at the Red Men’s Hall (2/7/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Feb. 6, 1908 from the Mathews Journal The “Turn of the Tide” was presented to a crowded house at Red Men’s Hall on Monday night. The… …
Music and Memory enriches lives of center’s residents (1/31/2018) - Riverside Convalescent Center-Mathews is trying a new program to help enrich the lives of its residents and provide them with comfort. The center is asking for help from the public… …
Mr. Foster opens a men’s store in Mathews (1/31/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 30, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Mr. R. Wesley Foster has opened a men’s clothing cleaning, pressing and repairing office over the bank. Mr. Foster… …
A party brightens a January evening (1/24/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 23, 1908 from the Mathews Journal Mr. and Mrs. Dossie Mitchem gave a very delightful party at their home on Wednesday, Jan. 8, in honor… …
A successful dramatic performance given at Mobjack (1/17/2018) - 110 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 16, 1908 from The Mathews Journal The play performed at Mobjack at the Odd Fellows hall on Jan. 9 proved a great success, both from… …