The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-06-16
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
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The thing saw and heard and could not say
And some there were who, passing by tina
way,
Praised the poor craft, discerning what wa
meant,
And others rallied at me for time misspent
And Knocked the labor Of the weary day.
Now, with the throng came God; and from
my place
/ whispered. fearful Lord. lis poor and
rough,
But tits my bestr With plying eye
downbent
lie smote 10 and 10 fell down on its face.
GAY, child. thy best-yet it is not enough
My heart cried out. But I was well con.
tent
Col. G.. NJ Walker and family will
summer at the Red Sulphur.
Miss Annie Halves Cunningham is
home for the vacation.
Miss Merrie Verser is at home from
her school duties.
Miss Birdie Cox, of Manchester, is
visiting relatives and friends here.
Miss Goldie Paul, of Richmond, is
visiting friends Of this place.
Commandments all gone. Our best
wishes attend teachers and scholars.
The Georgia watermelon will be
here on time. Save your dimes.
Have your money in hand when the
excursion is ready for the seashore.
Mr.. c. d. Fleming, of Richmond, is
here on a visit.
Miss Florence Willis, of Richmond,
is visiting Miss Louie Cralle
Now for bids for building the maca-
dam to Hampden-Sidney.
Mr. f. J. Gillian, Of Buckingham,
who has been so III, is now improving
very fast.
We are going to have chain gang
law after lst Of July. Look, you law
breakers.
keep cool" or as cool as you can.
Talk of winters cold and think much
Of it.
Man need not work from "sun to
sun" nowadays, and "woman's work"
should he done before shutdown.
Farmville not only has the hand
soonest doctor in the State, but the best
looking girls in the Union.
When big Richmond gets our col
lege, what next? Suppose all of US
move to the city and quit growing corn.
What about an excursion to the sea
side this season? We begin to feel
like meeting a billow "half way"
Miss Katie Wells, who has been
visiting friends in Manchester, returned |
home last Monday.
Mrs. r. d. Miller and children are in
Philadelphia visiting relatives and |
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell, of Bristol,
Tenn, are visiting Mrs. J. r. White
head.
Mrs. J. r. Noel, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends in Richmond,
returned home last Friday.
Miss Leta F. Wall, of Lunenburg
county, and Miss Ethel Kelly, of Rich
mond, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. j. b.
Wall.
Cards are out Or the marriage of
Miss Lizzie NJ. GDfAm a pd Mr.. Tom
mi, l Forbes IDn. Of B"chbsh'h county, on
Advertising is one Of the legitimate
necessary expenses Of business, and
must be met the same as insurance,
taxes or the payment Of salaries.
A large number Of children .ebjoyed
a picnic yesterday at Dt WINES farm
overlooking the lithia eprings They
were chaperoned by Mrs. J.~W. Traver
Nothing was said in the council
meeting about the neglected dog tax.
The members who voted for the
seemed in earnest, why
not execute their mandate?
Among the people visiting and trad
ing in town this week were Miss Bertha
Of Rice; George &. Adams,
Miss NJ. b. Godsey, J. I. Godsey, Cum
Derland county; Thos. Cary, James
Carter, John Franklin, Luther Weaver
and daughter, Prince Edward county.
Mr.. w. r. Wells was painfully and
seriously injured on Tuesday last. He
was coming down a fight of steps in
the factory of Mr.. W. G. Huntington,
and stepped on a board with three wire
nails pointing through it. They pene-
trated his shoe and entered tire ball Of
bis foot TO a considerable depth. Yes
terday Mr.. Wells was suffering terribly.
The preliminary trial Of Herman
J. w. Bradshaw and w. Z.
Bradshaw for assaulting j. ). Brad
shaw at Rice Depot on the day after
election, was held last Friday before
Justice r. NJ. Bidgood. 1t resulted in
sending the accused on to the grand
Jury. Judge Mann represented the
defense while Judge Watkins attended
to the commonwealth side Of the
case. The bail bond Of the accused
was renewed