The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-01-27
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.


but they, who in the weary night
Amid the darkness and the stress,
Have struggled with disease and blight
with piuml world WEAKNESS.
rhey who have ycarncd to stand among
The free and mighty Of the earth,
Whose sad. aspiring souls are wrung
With starless hope and hollow mirth
Who die with every day, yet live
Through mercilcss. unbrightened years.
Whose sweetest right is to forgive
And smile divinely through their tears
They are the noble, they the strong
They are the tried the trusted Ones
And though their way Us hard and long
Straight to the plying God it runs.
The HERALD, increasing its circu-
lation.
The days are longer. Let's get the
"hu.tle" on.
The grip has a strong hold upon the
people Of this section.
ole is so good he is good for moth
ing" Haven't you seen him?
The cold hare" has been a table
friend Of great value this season.
Add to your sales by the liberal use
of advertisements in the HERALD.
The horse sale yesterday was held at
Cox's stables. 1t was largely attended.
The home paper is entitled not only
to your shekels but your sympathy a.
well.
The farmer who didn't get ice this
year can hardly want it in the summer
time.
Two cents a week for the HERALD.
Nothing exhorbitant about that, is
there?
We read recently of head-strong
baby who was raised on goats milk.
Not much wonder.
Mr.. T. j. Davis, who has been con-
fined to the house for several weeks, 5
reported as improved.
Candidates for Office should be will
ling at least to announce themselves
in one form or another.
"The bay tree is all leaf and no fruit.
Better be like the green olive which is
fat as well as furnishing"
An exchange says satan is surely
really good fellow after all. He Is al
ways watching and preying.
There is no need that good resolu
ton should be broken simply because
it was made on new years day.
Music to some people is "only noise
and nothing else" and to Others the
rose is an Improbable garden product.
Buy water filter for purifying your
hydrant water. Costs but little and
renders your drinking water pure and
clear.
Hon. II. ID. Flood, Of Appomattox,
passed through town Tuesday from
Cumberland courthouse enroute to
Richmond.
The Lynchburg Nccs Of Tuesday
says Miss Mary Hooper, Of Farmville,
who has been visiting here, has re-
turned home.
The steel cage for one Of the upper
rooms to Prince Edwards new Jail has
been received and work Of erecting it
will commence at once.
A representative of this paper will
hereafter attend courts Of the surround
ing counties monthly soliciting sub
scriptions, job work, dc.
The boy or girl who grows up in this
day and i'm this land, without obtaining
at least common school education Is
unworthy the name American.
Do you need help? Ifso write to the
Farmylle Building and Trust Co.,
Farmvile, Va. See their advertise
] lIltlll Ill dlbliltl ANluthhs
Mr.. ID. T. Elan, whose illness has a
number of times been reported in this
paper, is slowly improving, and there
are bright hopes for his ultimate re-
covery.
Vivid lightnings flashed athwat the
heavens in quick succession for several
hours Tuesday night A pretty sight
seldom seen i'm the bleak month OF
January.
Sunday was one of those lovely days
some times seen i'm mid winter when
one is reminded of the beautiful spring
time and large crowds attend the
churches.
A number of students of Hampden'
Sidney are rehearsing the well known
comedy, "Prvate Secretary" They
propose giving it in the Opera House
here at an early date.
The roads are bad, but the farmer
has wood, water, shelter and food, ano
can be "happy still" He no doubt
misses his trips to town, but we town
folks miss them more than he does.
Last reports heard from Mrs. f. l.
Tatum, of POwhatan, who has been IL
with pneumonia, were that she wai
ho,ter Mrs Tatum WAS formerly Mis-.