110 YEARS AGO
Thursday, March 16, 1911
from the Mathews JournalThe Board of Supervisors has decided to meet on March 31 to decide upon the rate of taxation for the coming year. The citizens of Westville District will remember that they pled in vain for a raise last year. Such of them as desire to see our schools improve should come here this year also and request of our representative on the Board that our school levy be made equal to that of other Districts.
If you owe the “Journal Man” anything, come in on March Court Day and settle up. It is just as hard for him to live on air as it is for anyone else to accomplish this remarkable feat.

100 YEARS AGO

Thursday, March 17, 1921
from the Gloucester GazetteBunnie Deal, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Deal, died Tuesday, aged 20 years. The young man was kicked by a horse when a small child and had been in poor health ever since. Besides the bereaved parents, he is survived by two brothers and five sisters: James Jr., Ernest, Kate, Vernett...