The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-04-27
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.

Fair bush a-bloom hear thee sigh,
Why seek TO clasp the blue on high?
Yet heaven shines down with winsome fac
In April days.
Thy transient blossom hour fits by;
Soon wilt thou give thine all and die
Oflove's o'erflowing. Blue Of space =
The whitest souls, one blooming place
Thy mysteries call-and hearts reply,
In April days.
Tobacco is bringing good prices in
our market.
All eyes will turn to Norfolk mex
Wednesday.
A midnight call to arms-the cry Of
the teething baby.
No one can afford to rejoice over
another's misfortune.
There are times when the still, small
voice Of conscience is as audible as a
brass band.
Mr.. J. w. ellis, who was strickened
ON the street one day last week, has
since been confined to his bed?
The young man who considers his
best girl the light of his life naturally
doesn't mind sitting in the dark.
The regular meeting of the Y's will
be held in the Y. NJ e. A rooms Tues
day afternoon, May LIST, at half-past
o'clock.
Misses Temple Jones and Lucy Con-
nalley, Of Blackstone, are visiting in
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. Pau
lett, Jr.
Can we afford to enter upon the hot
season without haying first had a
general inspection and a cleaning up
of foul smelling places?
James Morris, bet er known as Jim
Cliborne, colored, who for many years
was well known cabinet maker, was
paralyzed on Tuesday night and died
Wednesday night.
A broom factory is mentioned in con-
nection with the proposed knitting
mill. No finer soil and climate for the
necessary product for such an enter
prise can be found.
For good reason the concert which
was announced to be given at the
Opera House last night was abandon
ed. 1t was to have been given for the
benefit of the monument fund.
In closely contested game Of base
ball played at Hampden-Sidney last
Monday between William and Mary
college team and Hampden-Sdney,
the latter won by score of 3 to /.
Liming-up time has arrived, but we
see but little being done. For public
safety the sanitary conditions which
exist in the town should be Immediate
ly improved. What will the authOri-
ties do about it?
Next Sunday, Doth inst, being a
fifth Sunday there seems to be some
confusion as to the services at the
Episcopal church. There will be the
usual services, however, II a. M, and
5 p. NJ, conducted by the rector.
We invite attention to the notice of
Mr.. Chas. III. East Offering for sale at
public auction all Of his household
effects, farming implements, teams,
tools, &c. This sale will afford fine
opportunity for some good bargains.
Do the business men Of Farmville
want military company in the town ?
Do they consider such an organization
a protection to home aud property in
terests? If so let them attend the
public meeting tonight friday in the
courthouse. "In time Of peace prepare
for war"
There has been little ground for the
alarming reports which have been cir
culated throughout the country con-
corning the few cases of smallpox in
Farmville. Not case so far has re-
suited seriously, as we are informed,
and the physicians have it well under
control.
Among the people visiting and trad
ing in town this week were Willie
Coleman, John Hudgins, Cumberland
county; K. L. Glover, Misses Alice,
Inez and Matte Shepard, Sidney Spen-
Ger, II. A. Spencer, Mrs. Lillian Spen-
Ger, Buckingham county; T. p. Single
ton, w. r. Anderson, George Davis
and daughter, Prince Edward county.
Bishop Capers, of South Carolina,
spent Sunday with his son, Rev. Mr..
Capers, Of this place, preached for him
morning and evening, and in the after
noon conducted a most delightful SER
vice and made a most impressive adj
dress before the young ladies of the
Normal school in the chapel of the in
stituuon. The singing under the di-
rection Of Miss Andrews was we'll
nigh perfect.
Postmaster Wicker has put on sale
here stamps arranged in books, and
between each sheet is layer Of para
fine paper which prevents sticking to-
pether. The stamp books are conve-