The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-09-21
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.

- And from the stars distilled light
Fails ON each rose as it unclosc,:
S"Wtth the roscs's maddening scent
The csscncc OF the stars is blcnt
I'm an elixir strange. and strong
To make Red white, to make Right wrong.
From your dear eyes "a magic dew
Falls, and your hands such spells can trac
~ draw from heaven down TO YOU
The beauty of Gods very face.
Ah' turn ON mine your quiet eyes.
And make me good and make me wise.
ANA show me 10y your souls clear light
ih"t Red Is wrong and Love is white.
The Normal girls give new life and
beauty To Farmville.
Bad temper not only wrinkles tho
face, but 1t wrinkles the heart as well
Our best friends are the ones who LET
Us act grumpy when we feel like it.
The Opera House has been greatly
improved 10y the painters brush.
We purpose next week to give pen
sketch of Farmvilles new knitting
mill.
Take care Of your forage this fall. 1t
will be scarce when the spring time
comes.
"Smmon beer" used to he mighty
good. DO you know how to make it 4?
If 50 send the HERALD your recipe.
The bridge across the Appomattox is
being treated to new and substantial
floor.
Mems shirt fronts are even more ring.
streaked and stripped Our fathers
would have shuddered at the sight.
If you can't afford a drive these
bracing afternoons walk quick and
lively and start the blood to fuller and
freer flow any how.
Mr. Collier. leading lawyer of
Hampton, was i'm town on tuesday.
He came to enter daughter at the
Normal.
The walk to the Lithia is now de
lightful aud the girls of the Normal
will no doubt enjoy it, and the water
too.
That Observation-Disclosures club
ought to be in fun blast with weekly
meetings and a good speech at each
meeting. Why not?
That mill-dam fight subsidized sud-
denly, but there are mutlering~ a.
though the storm might burst out
again. Let Us have peace
Fall goods are crowding our stores,
but customers VIII not know much
about them unless you Use freely the
advertising columns Of the HERALD.
Mr.. w. w. Jackson gets 10 cents a
dozen for his september roasting ears,
and that means SO u barrel for corn.
That kind Of farming pays.
Capt. Martin is an imposing person
age in every day gsrb, but when he
gets on those marshal plumes and
sash, "clear the way"
The watering barrel in front Of the
Walthall Bros. house on the Cumber-
land side has been doing noble work
all summer.
Mr. Howard, secretary Of the Y. NJ
c. A., is getting to be an expert at farm
ing in Virginia. And, by the way, in
his of hours from secretary work he
builds his own barns.
We actually heard fellow towns
man complaining Of being cold. The
same individual who week ago was
heard to threaten his thermometer with
a. stick for striking so close to the 100
mark.
The services now being conducted at
the Baptist church are largely attend
ed, and Mr.. Garland is preaching most
acceptably. The mid-week services of
the other churches were suspended for
this week.
The colored people Of Farmville are
not taking as good care of their ceme-
terry as we expected they would. Their
church buildings do them honor, but
the sleeping place Of their dead is
shamcfuliy neglected.
A very handsome residence ofmodern
has been contracted for
by Mr.. ID. +. Elan. The site is oppO-
site the residence of Mr. ii. +. Wall,
and Mr.. J. H. Cobb will be the architect
and builder.
Mr.. NJ. G. Price, of Lynchburg, was
in town Monday. Cordier's smile was
conspicuous when ne shook
hands with his old friends, the cause
Of which was a little girl arrival in his
home last week.
The HERALD's advertisers who have
been North for their new fall and win
Ter stocks are Messrs. G. G. Fleming, of
Fleming d Clark; NJ 5 Feldman. }.
b. Wall, r.. b. Cralle, Of Richardson d
Cralle: and W. F. Richardson.
The "sere and yellow leaf, - but ii is
l.,t;r,l V.a fact j. tlis old