The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-10-13

Rev Mr. Davis VIII address th
NC. a meeting sunday.
some new tobacco has been sold in
mi. market for satisfactory prices.
Dr. W. ". Anderson is on visit Il
his old home u Dinwiddie county.
liza woman thinks she is really yer,
stylish she will have herself photo
gmphed in "a hat
Miss Virginia Taylor, who has been
visiting relatives here returned to her
home in Norfolk yesterday.
Rev. Jno j. Douglas. of North Caro-
lima. will fll the Baptist pulpit morn
Ing and night next sunday.
Miss Louise Twelvetrees. who has
been spending some months i'm Eng
land. returned TO her home in Prince
Edward last Tuesday.
Don't grumble because you can't
make the day 90 just as you wish.
That YOU have it TO live through at all
should be "a source of thaukfulness
Aprotracted meeting was commenced
at the Methodist church last sunday
night. preaching every night this week
by the pastor, Rev Il Men. Simpson.
The Daughters Of the Confederacy
will hold am important meeting next
Tuesday at $3.50 p M, in the Council
chamber. A fam attendance is desired
sun Bros. circus. which gave a per
formauce Tuesday at Worsham. was
witnessed 10y number of Farmyille
people, all of whom pronounced it
frstclass show
We call attention to the advertise
meut of the HERALD, offering 100 cards
and beautiful case with name en-
graved for only IS cents. Cash must
accompany each order.
The sidewalk leading up the hill on
Second street from Middle is reported
By those who have to walk that way to
be 10 very bad condition. The author
ties should look into il at once
Judge Mann has consented to run for
the Virginia Senate. More such men
in legislative place would insure wiser
aud better laws. He can beat his in
dependent opponent tout Of sight"
some of the people visiting and
trading in town this week: Miss f.
b. Gillian, Appomattox; Miss Alice
Shepard, buckingham; j. w. Good
man, :. w Shepard and V. A. Gill
liam, Cumberland.
Prot. Blair, SD long connected with
Hampden-Siduey, has purchased
handsome house i'm Richmond and |
will live there I'm future. He leaves
one Of the best homes i'm Virginia on /
College HILL
Mr.. W. A. Rice, whose sudden dis
appearance from Richmond on the
night of the LIST inst, writes from Pow
latan county stating that he is well
This is gratifying intelligence to his
friends
Rev Dr. Starr, president Randolph
Macon college, delivered one Of his
lectures at the Methodist
hurch last Friday night, 1t being the
irst of the series of the Epworth
league lecture course i'm this place.
Mrs. Martha Wainwright has issued
ards of invitation to the marriage of
Ter daughter, Miss Martha Ersell to
Mr. Ernest jefferson Whitehead, of
'armvile, Wednesday, October 18th,
500, at T. o'clock, Providence church,
York county, Virginia.
Mrs. r. 5. Paulett, while on her way
rom church Sunday night, slipped
ND feil down the steep embaukment
n front of the residence of Mr.. W. II.
Richardson. She was quite painfully
iurt but we are glad to report that she
5 now much better.
Stanton Trade Carnival was tone
'reat success Our sister of the Val
ey is never satisfied with other than
be best. We send greetings and sim
ere congratulations. Now for Farm
lilies Fair next fall. We will begin
b time aud "get there"
Mr. W VI. Atkinson is the boss
pple grower of this county. He
bowed as winesaps this week that
measured n inches in circumference,
md Ben Davis variety Of much larger
ize. Mr. Atkinsou's place, however,
s admirably adapted to fruit raising.
The announcement mas been made
f the approaching marriage of Mr..
'oton q Fiippin, Of Cumberland
ounty, and Mrs. Maggie ID. Quigley,
f this place The ceremony is to take
lace at The Methodist church in
.armvilieon Tuesday afternoon, Octo-
'er, 3lst, 1899.
AT meeting Of the board of Direc-
OTIS of the y. NJ. G. A. last Thursday
hight it was decided to expend at least
30 ID oquipping "A gymnasium. OF
Do. amount $50 was pledged by the /