The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-03-02
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.

| W nile the men like leaves are falling
For the honor OF the land.
But remember, ther.'s the glory,
When the battle has been won,
To be praised in song and story
As 1.-THE man behind the gum"
There's another sort OF hero,
And Of him the poets pen
Never writeth. He's but zero
In the book OF "Noble Men"
Not for gallant deeds in war meant
Yet, with temper in command
He must suffer mental torment
Nor so much as raise his hand
Though his enemies should blind him
He must let 1t go at that.
In the theatre youll find him
He's 1.-THE man behind the hat"
If you would not be known to do
a thing don't do it,
Mr.. J. Winston Fowlkes, leading
tobacco dealer Of Sunnysde, Va, paid
us pleasant visit yesterday.
March entered mid storms Of wind
and rain. But we are to have yet ten
more days Of ground hog weather.
Next court day we will expect Judge
Watkins and Hon. j. J. Owen to tell
us what they have been doing all
winter.
Miss Mary B. Walker left Wednes-
day for Lynchburg to resume her
studies in Randolph. Macon Woman's
College.
Rev. Mr.. Thompson, who has accept
ed the recent call to become pastor Of
the Farmville Baptist church, is ex-
pected to arrive here within the next
few days.
The 18th was Ash Wednesday, the
beginning Of Lent. The day was in
stituted in the sixth century, and got
Its name from the fact that upon that
day consecraled ashes were sprinkled
upon the heads Of the penltents.
Prince Edwards Spring term Of the
Circuit court opened yesterday. The
docket was called but it contained mo-
case Of special public interest The
jury, which was present, was dis
charged until next Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock.
The local option election is over, and
it is now in order that candidates for
municipal offices be announcing
themselves. A card in the HERALD
is the most effective way of letting the
people know your wants in the line of
Office holding.
Telephone rates in Farmvile are
universally small Thanks to the man
agement. The citizens of Jacksonville
Florida, congratulate themselves that
they pay $50 a year for dwelling houses.
We pay $40 Now let's guard our in
FAINT against the clutches Of the Bell
monster.
A disastrous fire visited Keysville at
an early hour Wednesday morning.
1t originated about half-past , o'clock
in a bar room and nearly every bust
ness house in the village was reduced
to ashes. This, we believe, makes the
third serious conhagration our enter
prising little neighbor has had in the
past few years.
No doubt large audience will greet
the Hampden-Sidney Dramatic Club
at the Opera House tonight. The same
play that scored such a decided hit at
Hampden-Sidney last Saturday even
ing will be presented here, and 1t Is
well worth the admission price asked.
Procure your seats at Crute's drug
store.
DO you harbor feeling Of resentment
for any real or fancied grievance
against your neighbor? If you do,
give it up, and remember, too, that II
is Just as necessary to have charity
which teaches to be generous in opin-
ions Of others, as it is to have the char
ity which prompts Us to drop the gold
piece i'm the aims or church basket.
We are glad to report that Farmville
has oeen selected for one Of the Sum
mer Normals. The Normal School
buildings have been offered by DR..
Frazer, and it now only remains with
the town authorities to make the usual
small appropriation to insure the APP
pointment. There isn't a doubt but
that the council will gladly make the
necessary appropriation at the next
regular meeting.
In EUerybody's Magazine for March
Theodore Tracy tells Of "The silk In
dustry i'm America" His article Is
the first i'm the series "Great American
Industries" and tells a remarkable
story of wonderful success following
unnumbered failures. There are fifteen
short stories and articles Of the type
dictated by the policy Of this magazine
happy, bright, interesting and clean.
And here we are with spring again
knocking at our doors for admission.
She holds in her hands no out door
blossoms or buds as yet, but comes
loaded with new bOnnets, new coats,
new colors, new shapes, new styles
and new demands on the pocket book.
1 =, ~ ,,..,,ll find flafr way