The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-03-09

| hesudy evening last.
Col Z. NJ. Walker rather thinks he
has the champion turnip salad patch
in town.
Mrs. Burmister, of New York, has
been the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. r..
Morton.
Crowds flock to the Lithia springs
these spring afternoons. 1t is better
and better.
Mrs Moore with her children, of
st. Louis, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Emily Venable.
The Normaltes "let loose from
SCHOOL, give an air Of thrilling interest
to all Farmvile.
Miss Susie Morton is at Clifton Forge
where she Is engaged in teaching
music ia the Allegheny Female lnsti-
F tute.
Judge Hundey adjourned the circuit
court for this county after very short
session, but promises "a special term in
April, the exact date to be named.
Edward G. Tredway, Of (Emporia
/ Na.,) after an absence of 26 years, was
visiting friends at Hampden-S Sidney
last week.
Mr. w. p. Richardson has gone to
the northern markets to buy his stock
of goods for the handsome store room
at the corner Of Main and Third streets.
Tobacco has been selling to the salts
faction Of farmers during the week.
The fact is the Farmvlle market is
always marked by "top knot" prices.
People visiting and trading in town
this week were J. w. Blanton, Cum
berland county; Miller Shepard, Sidney
Spencer, Buckingham county; Mrs. {.
V. Wolverton, Hampden-Sidney.
w. II. Hubbard, commission mer-
chant, sold recently for Mr.. George
Frank / ,s45 pounds Of tobacco in five
piles for S2OO.9S The prices paid were
$500, 1915, SlO.75, $3.50 and $3.50.
Messrs. Bondurant and Anderson,
of this county, sold in our market on
Tuesday 1850 pounds Of tobacco at
Sl4 80 per hundred. They make good
tobacco and get good prices.
Who will have the enterprise and
the courage to go before the next
meeting of the Board of Supervisors
and urge that the county horses,
wagons, spades, &c, be kept at work
the year round
Mr.. ID. Burton Blanton, Of New
York, arrived Sunday to see his father,
Mr.. &. w. Banton, who has been in
disposed for several months. We learn
that on his return to New York his
father will accompany him.
Rev. 5. II. Thompson, recently called
to become pastor Of the Farmville Bap-
list church, occupied his new pulpit
last Sunday morning and night. His
congregation at each service was de-
lighted with his plain and profoundly
earnest presentation Of the gospel
truths.
Farmville ought not to be satisfied
to live another year without the intro
duction of at least one more manufac-
turing enterprise. This will require
more than suggestion. Money
some few people have it, and our APP
peal is to them.
Rev. DR.. Harding was the guest of
honor at a dinner given by the survlv-
ing members of the Cumberland troop
at Cumberland courthouse on last
Tuesday. The doctor was host on the
last gathering Of a similar kind. There
were clouds in the heavens of that day
but all was brightness and good cheer
around that festive board.
Mr.. r. l.. Bethel is the proprietor OF
Mineral Hotel, Crewe. He is "up
topu host, and in the short time which
he has had charge Of the Mineral a
most gratifying patronage of the travel
ing public stopping at Crewe has been
given him. The best attention is shown
all who 90 to the Mineral Hotel.
Farmville, just like any individual
man of business, should realize there
i ALWAYS something more to be done.
lust now the thing of most concern is
good road way from the factory OF
Nessrs. Paulett, Sou q Co., to the APP
pomattox. Make it broad and strong,
above high water mark and mud proof
II will cot something, but it is worth
the price.
"Quo Vadis," the entire original
production, east, scenery and all, will
be- presented at the Opera House on
Wednesday night, Dist. While it is
described a. a religious play, 1t is mol
one that appeals alone to the believers
in Christianity A striking instance
If this fact occurred recently in
Chicago book store: A lady who wa'
) purchasing Christmas presents for bel
! r.-.f .,,.,,a.tad tho clerk tO select