The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-11
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.

Unto your hoSpitable mind
but happy guests ibid i'm.
Not vemomed TO. that sting their lost
Even aS they bow and giin.
food friends are they, the merry thoughts.
Serene with wisdom some,
Ana grateful? Why, the oncner asked.
The gladder they to comet
Yesterday was an ideal spring day
Clear, cool and bracing.
You never feel so stupid as when
you want to be particularly bright.
Mr.. II. II. Hunt returned Tuesday
from Rocky Mount, n c., where he
spent week making pictures.
No Summer Normal for Farmville
this year. This is twice our town has
been shelved for another, probably less
desirable.
DR.. w. +. Anderson left Wednesday
afternoon for Richmond to attend the
annual meeting of the Medical Asso.
citation.
Every humanity loving person should
attend the union meeting at the Meth
odist church Sunday night Don't
forget it.
The annual membership meeting will
be held at the Y. NJ. G. a. Sunday at
o'clock. All members are requested
To be present
Rev. ). II. Thompson, of the Baptist
church, preached especially to the
Junior Order American Mechanics
sunday night
If only half the nice things that are
said after people are dead were only
told while they are alive, how much
more happiness there would be in the
world.
We ask attention to the advertise
ment of Mr.. J. Wiley ellis announcing
the continuance of his coal business,
formerly run by his father, the late Mr.
j. w. ellis
Miss Mamie Skinner, who came to
Farmville Monday to participate in
the concert at the Opera House last
night, has been the guest this week of
Mrs. f. VI. Bugg.
Brick are being placed upon the
ground where the knitting mill is to be
erected, and before the summer is past
the hum of machinery will be heard
in the neighborhood.
The armory building will be ready
for the use Of the Guard at an early day.
The town authorities will first have it
put in first rate repair. The company
numbers now nearly seventy men.
We are requested by rhe president,
Mr.. w. p Gillian, to announce
meeting of the Executive Committee
of the Fair Association to be held to-
night, Friday in the law Office of Mr..
> p. Nanderslice.
We invite the attention of public
school teachers and those who may
have desire to teach in this county,
to the advertisement of Superintendent
Garden, in which examinations Of APP
plicants will be held.
The secretary Of Board Of Health
reports that not case Of smallpox has
been brought to the attention of the
Board during the past week. The
disease is believed to have been thor
Oughly stamped out.
The poor are with US always, and, as
stated at the council meeting Tuesday
night, one only has to visit the premises
of some of them To feel ashamed that
in this christian community 50 little is
done to lessen the suilerings Of the
truly impoverished.
We hope that quorum will be pres
ent at the Executive Committee meet
ing of the Fair Association tonight. If
we are to have successful fair this
year the time is at hand for work, and
general advertising. The president,
Mr.. w. p. Gillian, says it is going to
be a grand success, and to that end
urges every shoulder to the wheel.
Few people know that in some Of the
best of country grist and flour mills
owners keep one or more black snakes
which are said by those who have seen
them to be ugly enough to pose as
models for medieval dragon, but
these reptiles are nevertheless harmless
creatures, whose only purpose in life IS
to be useful in catching and killing
rats in the mills.
We are paying losses rapidly this
wear. having already settled seven
amounting to several thousand dollars.
Pauett IL Paulett.
Horse Returned.
The horse belonging to Mr.. h. Nj.
Whitehead, which was taken from his
. p.,A ffalf