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

raging llItr Jul " lllIN ulVNuAAli0.
30 Rev Baker j. Lee and family
left for Columbia, Tenn.
81 The first day OF actual hostilities
between The United States and Spain.
3D. W. b Blanton died suddenly in
The store of +. b. Lee Orations were
heard by the second section of the
Junior class at Hampden-Sidney.
a. Mrs. h. :. Harris died at Five
Forks.
-. Hail fell. Phineas Coles, colored,
died. The Farmvllle Guard held Il
meeting TO ascertain how many MEM
beers might be counted upon To 20 to
the war. Democrats elected delegates
10 Congressional convention.
26. Willis b. Bdghtwell died in
Lynchburg, aged 10 years.
-. Miss Willie Smith became the
bride of A. b. Childress at Rice. Don
aid McRae and Miss Lou Armistead
were married i'm Cumberland.
Is There were three marriages at
" bite Hall, and at the home Of the
bride Mis-, Elva Claibourne was we'd
ded to j. a. Baughan in Buckingham.
% ~ Alban- base hail team defeated
/ Hampden-Sidncy college.
30 Mrs. Hanrahan, Of Norfolk, died
very suddenly IN this county.
MAY.
I. Judge samuel +. Coleman died
suddenly al Buckingham court house,
aged IS years. Tom Apperson COM
mitted suicide by drowning in Ovens
ice pond
. n. VI. Dickinson passed away at
his home near WOrsham, aged IS
years. SiIas G.. Whitehead died in
Richmond
g. Sidney p. Epes received the DEM
ocmiic nomination for Congress from
thi- district
Is a number of desperate tramps
were before Mayor Burton.
g. s. race riot was narrowly averted
af Iu bingham courthouse.
d. Miss Martha Scott, of brakes
Branch, entertained number Of
friends boo Cumberland
d. Mrs. Maria VI. COwan passed |
peacefully away in her list year of age. |
IS large barn on the farm OF W. H. /
iarueits BOO Buckingham was destroyed /
by lightning
l3 The closing exercises Of the |
Graded school took place
ID Mn. Nancy j Boiling, formerly /
of Farmvillc, died in Lynchburg, aged /
80 years
49, The tarmyille Guard departed /
for the war W. III. NilkersOn died |
during the uight rather suddenly.
D. a. large meeting was held in the /
courthouse for the purpose of organizing
"a Home Guard in the absence of our
pilitary.
25 The Farmville Guard was mus l
tered into the service of the United |
States. W. Il. BlantOn was elected
mayor of the town. IhOs. Wells died
aper "a lingering illness.
80. Our people remembered the
soldier boys substantially with a large
box of good things a large excursion
went from here 10 Richmond.
81. Dr. Geo. +. Vaughan was APP
pointed surgeon to the volunteer army
with the rank of major Richard
Clarence Porlerfield, aged one year and
six months, died AT Worsham.
JUNE.
!. Landon A. Hooper and Miss
FIeda Anderson Were married at ROa-
moke.
D Miss Louise Twelvetrees left for a
voyage across the Atlantic. Chas.
kiltinger died in this county.
g. Lieut.. Hobson and eight men
sunk the Merrimac in the channel at
santiago
). Wesley Sheppardson, colored, stab
bed and dangerously wounded his wife
DR.. Bagby preached the annual sermon
To- the young ladies Of the Normal
school.
10. The Y. w. T. t., gave de-
.ightful entertainment at the MethO-
dist church. Col. J. p. Fitzgerald died
In this place, aged 81 years.
IL. The Farmville High school closed
rs session. A son Of Morgan Redd,
.oored, had foot severed by train.
The infant daughter Of r.. | Orange
lied. The infant of Michael Rafferty,
lied near Sheppards
- mpdcn-Sidney commence
ment was inaugurated by the bacca-
eaureate sermon.
IA. Rev. b. G.. Marsh delivered a
lecture at the Methodist church. Rev.
has Friend and Miss Annie Walton
were married.
ID. On account of the spreading of
rails "A serious wreck occurred on the
and P0whatan railroad about J
.0ur miles from this place. Charles
Farmer and Miss Elfeda Boatwright Z
were married. The Normal school
.l0sed it, session.
10. 4 wreck occurred on the Norfolk
Il rsfIrt.uI in IA hfgh .atnral |
were killed, and Vernon ellis seriously
Injured. Mrs. Willie Farley, Of Amelia,
lied
%. The first brick We're laid for the
handsome new store of Duyall, Rob
,rts0n * Co.
81. The stockholders Of the Planters
Bank elected Walker Scott to succeed
4. J.. Morton as bOOkkeeper.
~. The longest day of the year. Rev.
Vivion Smith and Miss Nirgie Arm
trong were married.
26 A violent storm visited Hamp- :
ien-Sidney doing considerable dam
we. Rev +. NJ. DOwley rendered his
a. pastor of Sharon Baptist I
church.
%. Nunnally Traylor and Miss Mat
lie Browning were married i'm Apo J
nattOX.
%. Emmett +. Hilliard died in Rich /
nOnd.
JULY.
The new town council held its
irst meeting.
3. Rev. w. b. Capers preached his
irst sermon as rector of Johns Me-
mortal church
Iudeppndence dav was without