The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-18

The Confederate monument will be
unveiled sometime during the fall.
The Fair will be companion to it.
Philadelphia gave 100000 for a Ma
tional Convention. How much will
Farmville give for a iirst-class Fair?
Miss Genevieve Venable, who has
been absent from home for several
months past, has returned for the sum-
mer.
Miss Emily b. Selden, Of Bucking-
ham county, is in Richmond visiting
her relatives, w. d. Selden's family,
at 9Ol east Leigh street
money makes the mare go, 50 with
the Fair. Put your hand inyour jeans
Things Of worth cost something-Fair
among them.
Captain J. r. Martin left last We'd
nesday on weeks vacation. He Will
visit relatives near Norfolk during his
stay from home.
How much will Richmond realize
from carnival? Divide your esti-
mate by 20, and that's what Farmville
will realize from Fair.
fit will be dangerous to have our
friends from outside visit our Fair, vii
it not be equally as dangerous to have
them visit our stores and warehouses
We invite attention to the advertise
ment of Nj. ). Feldman, who is offer
ing the largest stock Of hot-weather
goods at the lowest possible prices con-
sistent with qualities.
The HERALD has the largest stock
of commercial stationery ever shown
in Farmville. Call and examine 1t
and give us a trial order. Prices and
quality of workmanship aud stock
guaranteed to be satisfactory.
Mrs. Nina Hatchett accompanied 10y
her brother, Master John A. Booker,
and her niece, Miss Virginia Selden,
left Tuesday for Richmond and New
port News, Va, to visit friends and
relatives.
The merchants and others Of our citi-
zens on Main street will greatly appre-
ciate the time when the sprinkler
arrives and is set to work. Nothing
escapes the binding dust during dry
spell Of weather.
The business men Of Farmville will
make mistake if the project for fair
this fall is allowed to fail. Every OPP
portunity is seized 10y other towns and
cities for attracting crowds and trade
and why not we do the same thing?
The Richmond Carnival is simply
too big for our columns. The crowd
was there, the welcome and the enter
tainment Now let as many Rich
monders attend our Fair next fall as
we have had representative at the
Carnival.
Children's Day will be celebrated at
the Methodist church next Sunday
afternoon. The exercises on the annual
occasions are of most interesting
character, and those Of next Sunday
will be no exception in this respect.
The public is invited to attend.
A letter has been received by Captain
Martin requesting him to defer making
requisition for his military equipment
until the governor can be consulted, as
ne has the entire matter in charge OF
admitting and rejecting all such organ
izations. 1t is greatly to be hoped
that the governor VIII act favora0ly
upon Farmville's application for a
company.
At the union meeting held in the
Methodist church last Sunday night
held for the purpose of raising money
for India's starving multitudes, more
} than 500 was contributed when the
= basket was passed through the congre
CATION. Farmvile people are rarely
lacking in generosity when calls fol
any and all needs Of suffering humanit,
D are made.
Mr.. Joseph Mannoni left yesterday
l. afternoon for Richmond, aud afle
spending several days there he will g
on To New York. On the 3lst inst h
expects to take sail for his old home il
" Corsica. Mr.. MannOni will not return
To Farmville before late in the fal
AMI in the meantime he will Wis
d again all Of the principal cities an
places of interest in the Old World.