The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-02-03
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.

Auu ANHrfIN charming every WIN
Her Gown was nearly always while'
Her mces looked like drficd spray,
llor smooth hair shone in -ilken braid'
Her calm eye. smiled; for, strange Co say
rlis debouais and dainty maid
Was cool. however warm the day.
Ny winter girl is wrapped iu fur
I'm soficst wool of many plies;
There is NOT much YOU see of her,
Except bright checks and laughing eyes
Her voice Is clear, her step is free,
And herein lies her chiefe.t charm,
However cold the day may be-.
/ Ny winter girl is always warm.
Miss Fannie Wells is visiting friends
ia Petersburg
Are comic valentines passing out of
use? We have not seen any yet
Wanted I'm our town good tailor.
The right man can DO well here.
Mayor Bmnton has been confined to
the house for week with painful
illness.
The new year is growing old. Have
you won "a victory so far? or suffered
defeat?
Miss Mamie Dodson, Of Milton,
y. c., is visiting DR. and Mrs E. II.
Harding.
Strawberrie. are only Sl.25 a quart.
We don't like 'em in the winter time
emo how
Use small advertisements when you
have to; use big advertisements every
time you can.
Miss Robbie Berkeley, of Parkers-
burg, w. Va, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. w. II. Berkeley.
The Williams Typewriter has be-
come the standard of the world Of
highest grade writing machines.
Rev. DIR. Harding pread,ed a special
sermon Sunday nig hAbef6fethe grad
uaung class ofthe Non nal school.
Rev. w. b. Capers, of johns Memo
rial Church, preached in Richmond
last Sunday, while there visiting rela-
tives.
Mr. Paul Scherer, Land and Indus
trial agent of the Norfolk and Western
railway company, spent Monday last
in Farmville.
Mr.. ID. r. Elam is very much inn
proved, and 1t is believed that he will
regain his wonted health
and strength.
Mr.. ID. w. Gillian, whose extreme
illness has concerned his many friends
so much, is reported as more comtor-
table and consequently a little inn
proved.
Dr. II. VI. Smith, Professor Of Chem
i-try in Hampden- Sidney college, was
called home at Middletown, Conn, last
week, by the serious illness Of his
mother
The newspaper goes right into its
readers house-it goes in aud sits down
with him II is ON the table when he
eats and in his hand, while ne is smok-
ing after meal. IL reaches him when
he is in am approachable condition.
Rev. a. b. Rudd preached for Dr.
Bagby at the Baptist church last Sun
day, both morning and night I'm the
afternoon he addressed the b. V p. l.. /
Mexico. \ large number of
the normal pupils were in attendance
We are asked to announce that there
will be services at Johns Memorial
church next Sunday at II "A. IN. as
usual. Mr. j. w. Jones, a student in
the Union Theological department Of
the University of the South, Sewanee
Tenn, will hold service in the absence
Of the rector. NJ evening services.
The tax payers would like to have
a report on the dog tax. What has
been accomplished Why has the
work Of catching dogs been discon-
dnued? Repeal the law and return
the dollar to owners Of dogs who have
paid unless the law is to be rigidly en-
forced.
Among the people visiting and trad
ing i'm town this week were n. II
Garter, Amelia Co; w. b Shepard, H.
W. Shepard, Willie Coleman, Buck
ingham Co; VIM. G. Daniel, Prince
Edward COL. E. Clarke, }. II. Jones,
Cumberland Co.
Messrs. Carneal * Davis, Of Rich
moud are leading merchants carrying
builders supplies, general hardware,
terra Gotta pipe, dc. We are confident
that those of our readers who need any
thing in the line carried by them will
save money 10y corresponding with
them before purchasing Everything
for the builders use is kept 10y them
and their customers are never put out
10y any sort Of delay in the shipment
of goods
At a meeting Of the General Athletic
Association Of Iampden-Sidney college
last week the following officers were
elected. President, John A. owen,