The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-11-02

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-. Ifyou can't find your dry goods il
e Farmvllle this season you will be hare
to please.
Mr.. f. E. Hundley has cut the third
crop of clover from the same lot thi.
season. Can you beat il?
Tuesday next is election day. Dc
your duty and vote like man and not
as coward.
Have you any criticism upon the
appearance of the courthouse square as
il is now?
DR.. Kline will conduct the services
at the rooms of the Y. NJ. G.. A. next
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. r. T. Treadway and daughter.
of Richmond, have been visiting the
family Of Mr. w. G. Venable.
What became of all that premium
wine at the Fair? Did anybody other
than the judges get taste?
'Money makes the mare 60" they
tell US, but it ought not to make the
man go to the polls, and stultify him.
self.
Mr. w. g. Venable is having built
some desirable small dwellings. well
suited to those who will find work in
the Knitting mill.
Mr., J. l.. Cobb and family have
moved into their new home, and Mr..
{. Ii. Bliss and family will occupy the
one vacated by them.
Miss Louie Mckinney, who has
been with her mother on account of
illness, has returned to her studies at
Harvard.
The attraction at the Opera House
Monday night is one Of the best ever
seen in this town. 1t deserves the
patronage Of every lover Of clean, whole /
some comedy
Secretary Howard conducted services
at Browns church, Cumberland. on
last Sunday, in the absence of the pas
tor, Rev Mr.. Davis, who had gone to
see his father, who is sick.
The Farmville Silver Band is practic-
ing under the excellent direction of
Prof w. b. Thacker for a grand con
cert which will be given in the Opera
House in the near future.
The organ broke down at the Presby-
terrain Sunday night services and there
was no singing. There was time
when congregations could make music
without the aid of musical instru- ,
ment
The regular fall term of Bucking- {
ham court, which was to have be-
gun on last Thursday, has been post {
poued to a special term to be held on |
December 18th. Judge Hundley is the $
presiding judge Of this court. :
We had large crowd of country
friends with us on Saturday. Every 4
body looked cheerful and hopeful. If /
,ur people can be so at the end of a
long, dry drouth," what may we not a
Expect with a good season. J.
How long will the armory wall hold
'ut? If it falls in the day time it will
atch somebody. We hope it will fall, q
fall it must, after midnight, and
hen only policeman will be in dan.
,er. Seriously speaking, the wall "
'ught to be looked after.
The election returns will probably be =
.iven from the Opera House stage next :,
tuesday, night from over the long dis. :,
ance telephone. Effort is being made =
o that end, and if successful the re- II
urns will be the most complete we :,
yer had. :.
The armory building remains in a
dangerous condition, and we again
yarn the town authorities that it may
o incalculable harm. The shrinkage =
d the southeast corner of the structure q
uring the past few days is clearly per- b
eptible, and the bricksare liable to fall =
at at any moment. !.
The Daughters Of the Confederacy =
re requested to meet at the council l.
hamber next Wednesday afternoon, b
t ! O'Clock. Arrangements will be !,
lade then for holding a festival for =,
he benefit Of the monument fund, G,
'hich has fallen short several hundred
ollars in payment Of the cost Of the II
lonument recently erected.
The WOman's Missionary Society of
he Methodist church, will entertain G
might the Normaltes who attend it
nat church. All members of the l.
Iethodist congregation over Is years ~,
T age are invited to assemble at the e,
'cture room of the church tonight "
here refreshments will be served and q
carefully prepared programme rem IS
cred. II