The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-11-02

huWard county, is situated in South
sac virginia, on the Appomattox riv
er. Standing on one of the hills and
viewing the surrounding farms then
looking at the town itself, nestled
among the trees, one sees that it de-
serves its rural name-Farm town or
Farmville.
Wills mountain rears its rugged
mead near and the Blue Ridge on the
western horizon adds beauty to the
landscape.
farmvllle was incorporated in 1897.
A It's centennial year passed without a
celebration. The population in 1900 is
lib. 1t is the fifth tobacco market in
the state. Most Of its financial success
Is due to its tobacco trade. In IFS ear.
~ days the products Of the farms were
sent To market by fiat boats, down the
Appomattox. Returning the boats
brought groceries, manufactured arti.
cies ana luxuries, for the town and
nelghborhoOd. Persons travelled bv
private conveyances and later a stage
line connected with the James River
ana kanawha Canal, at Gainesville.
NOW two railroads furnish rapid transit.
farmville has suffered from two large
hres; one in 1872 destroyed many
houses on Main street, and one in 1898
swept away factories, warehouses and
other buildings, in the northwestern
section Of the town. The burnt dis
trlcts were rapidly rebuilt The pre-
sent substantial brick factories and the
handsome stores are credit TO the
town. a well-conducted foundry and
manufacturing establishment, corn and
hour mill send forth good work.
Telephones, electric lights, water
works, fertilizing mill and a knitting
mill are among the latest improve
ments. The resident portion of the
town is keeping pace with modern !
ideas Love of the beautiful and pride
IN their homes is shown by the inhab- i
llants in the styles Of architecture, the O
cultivation Of flowers and well shaded v
lawns. /,
The Presbylerians, Methodists Epis- f
copalians and Baptists each have II
churches, and the colored race have e
three for their own people. Aseminarv is
for young ladies flourished IN the town
for over sixty years This, in time. e
yielded its buildings for the establish x
ment of the State Female Normal v
School. Good private schools for both b,
sexes have been merged into the pub C,
he schools for children Of white and
colored citizens. II,
Farmvllle has never been visited by ia
an epidemic. Its health record stands ac
and its clear, cool lithia Ell
water is shipped to restore the inva- it
ids Of other localities. Being situated
ID the Black Belt, the negro has al qu
ways been a distinctive, Omnipresent fin
element. fir,
Main street Of Farmyile, on Satur-
lay afternoon presents Us novel spec ed
acle to the Northern visitor as does ten
he French market in New Orleans. qu
rs a social centre the town has scored SAL
success, for its people were "given Gle
0 hospitality and that not grudging- WI
"" sta
Farmvllle bore her part nobly in the me
ivil war. Many Of her sons event
own in the sudden darkness Of death,v full
Dr their devotion TO the Southern the
iuse Col Jack Thornton, Capt. VIM. vol
Walker Charlie Richardson, Archer bic
wilson, Walton, Page, Read, Houton, her
'omack, the two Elams, two jenkins 1t
nd others. Eight fell at Gettysburg. gre
All honor 10 \
''The braves who fell his
the fight with the Northern foe,
star and crown for the young renown -
ed, TAX
no in honored graves lie low" lide
And all honor to the brave survivors. ton
no struggled on with broken fortunes, viii,
rough the bitter reconstruction days hun
I'd have since worked with heart and ing
md, for the prosperity of the town. Il
ne recently erected monument to mel
0nfederate Heroes will show to pos in [
rity how Southern love remembers
The Farmville boys volunteered i'm l
e Spanish-American war. Though NJ
t called to the field of action, they tenC
)od ready and obeyed orders What visi
Idier could do more? tere
Brave sons aud fair daughters have mai
aced this little town. Mozis Albums mex
"My Wife and My Theory About gini
ives well describes a noted beauty visiI
d belle Of Farmville. Another love- of Il
daughter of the town was declared the
he the most beautiful American ever pub
Scotland. With pride in the past L
d unbOunded hopes for the future, paid
the energies Of the present be de- rout
ted TO the erection Of modern hotel, form
market house, a wide bridge across n
2 Appomattox, the matchmaking the
e roads leading into town, cleaner live
4 better graded streets. To these WIFI
provements add in time a public files
rk Then each citizen of Farmvile the