The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-06-09

How many have thought for III
unfortunate ones behind prison bal
this oppressively hot weather?
We notice our merchants are closin
their stores in the evening at half-pa.
six to give the statesmen some recrea
ton.
1t might be interesting if the tow
council enquired into the execution o
the amendment to the dog law recent
ty made.
Mr.. Charles Bugg, who has been laiC
up for some time with sprainec
ankle, is now able to attend the daily
duties at his store.
Miss Gravely, Of Stockton, Henry
county, after visiting her uncles
Messrs. j. l.. and Geo Richardson, re.
turned home last Monday.
The Farmville Silver Band went to
Burkeville last Monday and discoursed
music at the commencement exercises
of Southsde Female Institute.
The phones and all necessary parts
for the construction Of the telephone
exchange in town have been received
and work is promised to be COM
menced Immediately.
Richmond wants to have Hampden-
Sidney college brought to her and now
the rumor is that she actually is de-
sirous of getting the State Normal
school from Farmville.
The only certain way of knowing
who raised the biggest potato is to send
specimens TO the HERALD office, where
they will be accurately measured or
weighed, and the results given.
There is lady in Farmville who is
just the age to a day Of Queen Victoria.
and she enjoys the fact that so much
Of prominence is given to each return
Of the day. She appropriates just
little of it.
The well founded rumor is afioat that
the water plant of Farmville will
change hands entirely on the LIST of
July. Perhaps everything will have
gotten in such shape by next week as
hat the HERALD can give all the |
particulars to its readers.
w. G. Barger, who for some months
past has been the proprietor of the
Randolph Hotel, has returned to his
I'D home in Covington, Va. His ven
ure as landlord in Farmville was un-
uccessful. After a brief stay at Cow
ngton he says he will go to Ohio to
i've.
The trial Of the Bradshaws for as
aulting their uncle, Mr.. Cephas Brad
haw, at Rlce's, the day after election,
vas not held last Monday, on account
f the unavoidable absence of Judge
lann, who is their counsel. We hear
hat the trial will take place today.
The sudden illness of Mrs. James
'annon, Jr., formerly of Farmville
ut now of Blackstone, is a matter of
luch concern to her friends in this and
II parts of Virginia. 1t is reported
nat Mrs. Cannon has been taken TO
I. Luke's, in Richmond, for treatment
y DR.. Mcclure.
Some Of the people visiting and
aiding in town this week: Miss NJ. G..
IeDditch, Miss Ora Spencer, Henry
Y. Shepard, Mrs. J. w. Hebditch,
Hubert Glenn and wife,
J. Gillian, J. r. Weaver, J. w.
Prince Edward; VIM. Gar
EFT and wife, j. w. Blanton, George
dams, 5 w. Shepard, Cumberland.
The brick for paving a portion Of
econd and Third streets have been
'dered and we hear that work will
ION be commenced on those thorough
res. 1t would be of interest to the
sople of Farmville to know what the
reefs have cost since July LIST last,
Of course, extra police hire
hich account rjghtfully belongs to
rect expenditures, where the police
nd TO take the place of Mr.. Beal while
e latter was experimenting street ,
DIRK. ,
The Board Of Supervisors will meet
day, and next Tuesday is regular
uncil meeting day. The committee
pointed at the last Supervisors,
Getting to confer with the council will
} doubt go before that body next I
lesday with a proposition TO macad-
nize the public road from Farmville
Hampden-Sidney. This proposition
a most liberal one to the town of
and we have not doubt
t that the council will accept it. ,
Clerk w. II. Thackston spent several