The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-04-20

10 make III SO.
IL Heard nothing further about IN,
T. summer normal, recently promised
l. Farmville this summer.
Horses raised in this section are the
best on the market. DO we pay enough
attention to the raising of horses ?
DIR. Frank Cunningham came up
Il from Richmond last Monday night to
r see his relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. c. r..
e Morton.
The Daughters Of the Confederacy
VIII meet next Wednesday evening at
half past 3 o'clock at Mrs. J. l..
! Whites.
1t is said that hens should be kept
just hungry enough to scratch in the
litter all day. If they are too fat they
are too lazy to lay.
Asparagus is not receiving the atten-
ton it deserves. 1t is a healthful and
delightful vegetable. Plant three feet
apart and manure lavishly.
The heavy rain of Tuesday night
and Wednesday brought old Apo
mattox out of its banks. The rain was
a most refreshing one to gardens.
Emporia wakes up to the necessity
OF having military company. How |
about Farmville? ain time of peace |
prepare for war" A word to the wise
ought to be sufficient.
Our inspectors are not ready for fish
ing yet. Bring in your tobacco. 1t is
bringing top-knot prices. Mr.. Dun
nington's loss in Petersburg makes
room for more good tobacco.
The election yesterday for Congress
man from this district, to succeed Hon.
Sidney p. Epes, deceased, was the
less talked Of and afforded the least in
terest Of any voting time we have ever
known.
The Richmond College baseball team |
came up Wednesday to play Hampden-
Sidney, but were unable to have the
game on account of rain. They left
yesterday for Lexington to cross bats
with Washington and Lee.
The excursion to Richmond last
Monday was great success. One Of
the largest crowds from points between
here and Petersburg which have ever
gone on an excursion to Richmond "
from this section enjoyed it.
Our friend, Branch Worsham, was in ,
town on Saturday, and hearing a r
farmer complain Of the cold Of the sea- -
son, and threatening to move to a =
warmer climate, told him how to get
there at minimum of cost. \
Some bootback of town ought to q
establish place Of business, furnish it r,
with easy chairs, daily papers and the
HERALD, make it comfortable, winter ST
and summer, and monopolze the trade "
Of those in search of shine. m
Mr.. J. f. Whitehead and wife, Of Il
Tampa, Florida, have been visiting II
-elatil es and friends here for the past Il
week. They left this morning for Of
Atlantic City, N. j., where Mr.. White g
lead expects to engage in business. CO
That was a handsome compliment re
which was paid to Judge Watkins, h'
when the Democrats Of POwhatan, in a'
county convention assembled, request III
ID him not TO resign as Common pl
yealths Attorney for that county. III
On the night Of April Goth, at the i'
opera House, Miss Mamie Skinner ~
nd Mr.. Richards, assisted by local -
alent, will give a concert, under the =,
uspices Of the Daughters of the Con- y,
ederacy, for the monument fund.
Have you noticed those logs being IN
auled through town? They were on m
heir way to the Farmvile Manufac- or
uring Company where the raw ma fa
erial is converted into something Of fa
nore value. That's the way to make
town grow. ou
We are told that at the next meet oy
1g of the town council an enterprising ha
rm will ask for the exclusive privilege Gil
constructing and working a street an
ailway. The object being to furnish al
he town with this modern conyen- alb
,nce and luxury, and to save muddy
r dusty walk to the lithia springs. jui
Tn
If the new ordinances passed by the -
OWN council touching the sale Of whs-
ey are no better enforced than that
ixing dogs in the town, the saloon -
eepers need not give themselves much
Dncern. BY the way, the dog tax law
as never been repealed, and what r.
lay dog owners expect on the lst of -,
lay? -,
Building and Loan Associations the hi
Duntry over, are being placed in the
ands of receivers. In most cases it is Of
elieved that the trouble comes from on
,ans made on "boom property. Our Of
ONE institution didn't do that unwise TIN,