The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-01-06

The Baptist church conducted it'
annual roll call last Monday night
Duuns few hours Sunday morning
from Two 10 four inches of snow fell.
A girl was born to NJ. and Mrs. "
/ k Wells on the new year. lir-l day.
H.-. Maggie Spralley, of Richmond.
i-.t.-luns iu the home .f Mr-. e.. 50.
Aa.A.r.
Misses huna spence. md Louise
Ouey have returned @, .Aer schools
n Augusta
The liar who believes himself ls even
happier than if he couId make others
believe him.
Mrs. Donald McRae spent her
Christmas in Farmville. and is NOW
with her sister, Mr-. Morton, of CreNe.
Nr and Ms John Gueraut and -l--
tpr Miss salic Oueuaui, have rlum-
cd u Duer nome H Montgomery
county.
N.N 8 .ar na- u.ncncd iu upon lnc
vin.-.fa l.llai, and SUNDAY and
Mmea. a.ir i.oof thc coolest days
of OH. --.
The .uH... the CouGa.
Viii hold He. regular monthly m.
iug nest Tuesday afternoon m ne
council chamber
Though we may have been dradnIg
iemis- Doe ,he last year, let Us 1857 o
make up for 30 BOO the new one God Ia~
permitted u- Co enter upon.
Begin the new year with the rea.a-
ton NOT To spend "a dollar away from
home that can be spent here and evelt-
body will be The better off at the cud
of the present century.
We notice ia exchanges from other
counties that candidates for Office are
Announcing themselves. II is not Too
early. The people want 10 know who
you are that are going TO ask for their
votes IN the spring election.
The new year opens up with still
further Improvements going ON. On
the site where stood the factory of Mr..
f. l.. Morris before the great fire, ex-
cavations are being made for the cree
ton of c0mmodious tobacco ware
house
Up TO the holidays there had been
sold i'm this market nearly "a million
pounds of tobacco more than during
the same period of the year before.
The exact figures are said to be for 1897
up 10 Christmas, ,9l3, 225; for 1898 up
to Christmas, 2,G5i,O5O, an Increase Of
7lO,7O5 pounds.
We recently sent out a statement of
account to every subscriber living out
side Of the town, and some of them
have made no response. The matter
may seem small to them but not 20 to
us and we urge them to let Us hear
from them at once with remittance.
Two cent stamps will be accepted in
payment of all subscriptions.
Among those who were M Famyillc
during the holidays we note thc fol-
lowing: Messrs. j. NJ Neuablc j. r.
Cunningham, H. Is. lio1per r.. A.
Nooa.on. H. II. Johnson, John Hole
mau. IS. -. Beach, IL. Beach. Paul
Ba-1y, Cha-. Cruie. 49, o.. CHl-. Willie
Bidgood, Il. c. Motion. and T.. Scott
Martin.
The Town council will hold it's new
years meeting next Tuesday night
Dog owners who have paid the pre-
scrlbed tax on their dogs would De
glad to have some official enquiry
made as to why the work of looking
zap dogs is not more ngidly prosecuted.
10 cannot bc that the taxes on all thc
dogs .a town naye been paid.
Among our ueu advertisements to-
day e un1to 1ie--r- Burton d Oucy
insu lee accents, Farmville This
hrm - composed of Captain r. M
Burton 4ua ..I. DNey. During their
brief Du-..e-. location of only 81 ..H
months past uo5 nave drawn most
enviable PATRONAGE Their office j., on
Third street just rear of Mes,rs Duul
Robertson d Co.
The HERALD will issue special
edition of 81, 600 copies in the nea' future.
We will publish 10 the world iu lhi-
paper the advantages of Prince Edward
and adjoining counties for home -eeh-
ers. Every merchant and other bu-I-
mes, man of the community should be-
represented ia these columns. AdVer-
Using rates are low, and we trust that
our efforts may have the substantial
cooperation of every enlerprising citi-
zen Of the town.
Candles are coming into use again.
Not the "old tallow dip with its ill.,
smelling smoke" but stick of pure
parailin that burns with a light a.
clear and white as the CLEAN of the
evening star" But candles are used
now for decorating, not for seeing by.
There ISM a boy OF girl in any one Of