The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-29
Gathered NJ Green Bay.

up ~ A''ANN' tiii' - oif auN II 0liln
j. fed that the "colorn is just the thing
e And then, he is death" ON railroa,
u ties, and as "active as a kitten or j. p
lt was my privilege TO spend some days
e at his home, which j presided over by
his mother, and was glad to rec0g
nize and welcome an old friend have
been looking for for 20 years-a sliced
sweet later" pie-crsp, hot and high.
~ seasoned. Good? / should say so.
, Why is it that they have fallen into
"innocuous desuetude?r
Mr. l.. d. Jones is satisfied that the
"Green Bay Magnesia" water is the
best on earth. And in this he has tes-
timonials TO bear him out. / add mine
as to its merit after a full meal. He is
shipping il regularly to different parts
Of the country and expects that the
demand will one day absorb the sup
ply.
The Rock Sulphur Mining and Ira
ding Co., has taken on new life. and
not satisfied with finding pyrites in
paying quantities, is now earnestly
digging for gold and silver confident
that these precious metals will soon be
found in paying quantities too. This
property is about miles from the
town and is being managed by Mr.
Robert Couch. IL is attracting outside
attention and today a capitalist from
New jersey is here looking into it,
Rev. f. w. Berry, the beloved pas
tor of the Christian church here, is also
a successful farmer, and this year has
seven barns Of A No. tobacco.
Mr. Wicklifie Smith, whose home is
IN the village, is another Of those up-to-
date, and up.m day farmers who knows
how to manage farm to make il pay.
Hon. J. J. Owen, who lives at the
old homestead, has superior crop Of
tobacco this year, and is already pre-
pairing for next years crop by blowing !
under the best crop of clover I have
seen in my travels. A neighbor asked |
him 'if he could afford to pow up |
grass like that" TO which he promptly |
replied: 81 can't afford t. cultivate
poor land" No white man can afford
to.
My friend, Mr.. q. 5. Wing, is now
the owner of about 200 acres Of land
near this place, and is anxious for more
Not to have place for hunting, but
either to cultivate or sell for profit.
He has greatly improved the old home
place, and it was a reai pleasure to talk
farming with him under his own roof
tree. As enthusiastic as he is as farm
er he has loss none Of his love for the
law, and is deyoting much Of his time
to its practice Busy as he is on farm
and in court room, he still finds time to
indulge his fondness for literature, and
don't know when have seen a more
perfect picture Of otiUm cum digndafe
than when 1 found him. after a morn
ing of hard work, sitting in the shade
Of his hospitable home, coat of, pipe
in his mouth and one of Dickens best
in his hands.
| have just enjoyed a drive oyer the
good roads leading from Green Bay to
Meherhn, and have been greeted by
my old(?) friend, Archer Haskins, who
me that l hadn't been here
before in forty gears. Archer was
noble soldier and honored the gray in
The sixties and is still wearing it, .
Meherrin hasn't grown to be a big
,ity but has improved and is an active,
business centre. The
homes look comfortable, the stores are =
well furnished and well conducted and !
there is an air Of attraction
about the town that was impressive. T.
On my return to Farmville | passed i
I'D Mount Pleasant church, and mem !;
ny became intensely busy with a "a ;,
red by gone. An army Of Redds =,
eemed to march by and enter the holy ,
)lace again, and for the time, listen
ID to the deep, rich voice Of my friend, -,
has. Redd, as he led the singing. -
low loved to 20 to that old church =,
Is a boy, not always, ! must confess, !,
o hear the preacher, but to see the girls. 81,
Viii ever look upon their like again?
Those Of the present may have bright d
n eyes, redder cheeks, sweeter voices
md smaller feet, but am Coariag q.
Rasses and may not see as clearly as ! -
nee did. =
The farm of the late Capt. Richard p
stokes, Just North of Redd's Shop is -
improved. Grass is grow f.
ng there as luxuriantIy as it does in n
he far-famed Valley Of Virginia. l :.
.dn't have time to visit the place, but \
vas told that the corn crop on the old
sam Short Watson farm, would this
ear amount to 800 barrels. :,
"There is life in the old land yet"
West Appomattox. n
September p, 1899. d
EsdifOr Heraid:-When / was last b
lere the place was known as Nebraska, 6
,ut i'm its new dress it is called West o