The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-12-21
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.

= For words are cheap that false faith keep,
And yet may loyal sound;
True loves OF daily living,
SO constant TO its own
That never word shall needs be heard
To make such true love known.
Is IL not best unspoken
That speaks i'm all our ways,
Since love that's sung with cunning tongue
Is love that counts its days?
The true love, deep and earnest,
That's lived with every breath
All, never need of spoken creed,
Its faith is kept tin DEATH
There is not much over mile of the
macadam yet to be made.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter E. Steger have
returned from their bridal tour.
The knitting mill is earnestly at work
aud already one of the established IN
dustries of Farmvile.
The health record of our section is
excellent though some of our people
now and then feel twinge of the grip.
The masonic building nears compile
ton and is already an ornament to
Main street.
Work on the enlarged building of
Messrs. G.. NJ. Walker u Sons pro-
crosses satisfactorily.
Apples are getting to be scarce, but
those still in the cellars of our farm
houses are the best on earth.
Mr.. r. G. Mckinney, Of Washing
ton, ID. G., paid his annual visit to old
home and friends this week.
Mrs. F. f. Pitney, of Ohio is at her
former home in this place for the
holidays.
See the handsome new safe at the
HERALD office which will be sold at
bargain price.
The trustees of Hampden Sidney
College met in this town at the rooms
of the Y. NJ. c. A., last Tuesday after
noon.
Hart, the hypnotist, is a wonder.
Just two more nights at the Opera
House. Not a person in the town
should miss seeing his wonderful
powers.
Let's pop all the crackers and "bust"
all the "baby walkers" early Christmas
morning or, if you prefer, early Christ
mas evening, and then quietly enjoy |
the rest Of the week. This wouldn't |
take one beam from Christmas bright
ness, or one joy from Christmas bliss,
and would add greatly to the comfort /
of most everybody in Farmville
The amount of patience and self
control exercised by our postoflice Off
cias is simply amazing. The number
of inquiries for letters by persons who
are never written to is beyond counting,
and each time search must be made
or somebody gets mad. Jobs training
was good for his soul, and let us hope
that like trials will work like results
for the "Boss" and staff.
The printers, who prepare the HER
AID week after week, have but one
brief respite from daily work during
the entire year, and no one will say
that they should not have Christmas
week. The next HERALD will appear
on the 4th of January, 1901. As usual
il will contain the local happenings of
the year. If extra copies are desired
notice should be given us in time.
The HERALD would be pleased to
begin the century with twice as many
subscribers as it now has. Between
this and the 4th of January we can
receipt for as many dollars as there are
letters i'm our editorial on Christmas in
this issue. Don't wait on your neigh
Dor. Send in your dollar and we may
get his by the next mail. Yours in
advance and his will lie encouraged to
follow.
No one should miss the opportunity
of hearing the Brown University Glee
Club next Wednesday night. Brown
University, located at Providence, X.
| -, is one of the largest universities Of
the country and its Glee Club ranks
second to none. The concert will
probably be the best ever given in
Farmville. Tickets can be had at
Crute's drug store Monday morning.
Have you ever wondered about the
origin of the word Xmas? 1t has been
explained thus: Many people suppose
that the X in Xmas represents the
cross. and wonder that it is not written
fmas. The Y however, has nothing to
do with the cross. 1t is the Greek
letter Chi, corresponding to ch in our
language. and i'm the initial letter in
the Greek name Of Chris. The words
Chris mass were written Xmas long
before Christmas became one word.
How to Pay Farmyille'; Indebtedness.
To fine everybody at least two dollars