The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-01
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.

She passeth on with nameless grace.
Before her ny the shades OF life
The darkling, wheeling bats Of strife
They Zee her very garments stir,
And greater fear the soul Of her;
For hath She not the magic touch
The sesame OF loving much2
Wherecr her morning footsteps pass
The daisies sing unto the grass;
SOFT whispers fun OF praises sweet
Her evening presence rise TO greet,
And f She go through deserts bare
Tire angels of the heart are there
They ind no spot to weave their spells
y" iaIr as that where Helen dwellsi
Where Helen comes, as falls the dew,
Where Helen comes Peace cometh, tool
Judge Watkins was in Lynchburp
on professional business last week.
Mrs. Saulzmau, Of Danyile, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. J. w. Traver.
Mr.. C. e. Chappel's new house is a
thing of beauty, and may it be "a JOY
forever
1t was Charles Lamb who said, "a
laugh is worth a hundred groans in
any market"
Continued improvement Of our
streets is needed and earnestly wished
for by our people.
Mrs Fannie Berkeley Humphreys,
Of Richmond, has been visiting Mrs.
w. r. Berkeley.
Remember the excursion to Rich
mond next Monday and take adyan-
tage Of the low rate.
Mr.. Leslie FOCUS, who has been on a
visit to New York and Niagara Falls,
returned home last Sunday.
Major J. w. Ouey is home after a
few days enjoyment Of the great camp
meeting in Loudoun county.
Mr.. Edward T. Thornton and daugh-
ter, of Brooklyn, n. Y, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Venable.
There is no vacation season with our
warehOuses-when not crowded with
tobacco, they are with sumac.
Mrs. p. G. Manson, of Lynchburg,
who had been visiting her sister, Mrs.
w. II. Berkeley, returned home on
Wednesday.
Miss Cora Price, who had been spend
ing the summer at Mrs. Berkeley's re-
turned to Columbia, 5. e., on We'd
nesday.
Mayor Blanton's poney continues
the pet Of the family and a daily luxury.
Ii looks as though it actually loved
children
Mrs. Ellen c. Price and children, Of
Hampden-Sidney, have returned from
five weeks stay in the mountains of
West Va.
Mrs. George r. Vaughan, recently
returned from Europe, is visiting her
parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. W. G.. Venabe,
of Farmvilie.
Mrs. Hill, Of Texas, is visiting rela-
lives in Prince Edward, being at pres
ent the guest Of Mrs. r. 5. Paulett, Of
Farmville.
The telephone and electric poles in
town ought to be painted, as they are
they di-ngure the streets where they
are located.
The dance at the Randolph Hotel
Tuesday night was largely attended
and one Of pleasantest and most en-
joyable given this season.
The telephone exchange affords a
greater convenience to the business
people Of Farmvile than anything ever
before introduced to the town.
Mrs. NJ. A. Roach and daughter, OF
Richmond, and Miss Martha Elllotte,
of Charlotte, are the guests Of Mrs. j.
W. Foster, of Travis.
The scarcity and smallness Of this
seasons watemelons has caused wide
spread lamcntation. What is August
without watermelon?
Mr.. l.. ID. Jones who was reported as
having gone to Richmond to consult
specialist, was on our streets recently
looking the picture Of health.
The public spirited citizen who DOM
subscribe to his home paper Is -
but all public spirited citizens DO sub
scribe to their home paper.
An exchange says there is Confed
crate Camp in every town and county
in the South. is this true Of Farmvlll'
or of Prince Edward? If not, why
not?
The4 o'clock meetings held at tn
Y.M. c. A. rooms each Sunday ar
interesting and instructive. Mr.. l.. a
Coulter will conduct the meeting mex
Sunday.
Rev. J. c. Reed, Of Portsmouth, VIII
was telegraphed for on account OF Tn
illness of his mother, Mrs. l.. :. Reed
arrived here Monday, aud returned TN
next day to his home.
The excursion which went from her
ON sunday last to Bedford City ant
Roanoke. was not largely patronize
from this point on account OF III
heavy rain which prevailed.