The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-07-13
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.

4 p
William Ernest Henley as zone of IN
minor poets" Perhaps he is, bu
nevertheless, he wrote that stron
poem, "rhe Soul Captain" containing
these famous stanzas:
Out Of the Night that covers me.
Black as the pit, from pole to pole,
thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable souli
In the strong stress OF circumstance
have not WINGED nor cried aloud;
Under the bludgeonings ofChance
My head is bloody, but unbowedl
Beyond this vale OF wrath and tears
Looms but the horror Of the shade;
And yet, the menace OF the years,
Finds and shall find me, unafraidl
II matters not how strait the gate
How charged with punishments the scroll;
/ am the master OF my fate
am the captain OF my soul
There is strength, grandeur, and the
nobility of bravest manhood in that
brief poem.
Miss Maggie Jenkins, of Lynchburg,
is visiting Miss Violet Waddell.
Mrs. f. ID. Lipscomb and son, of
Powhatan, have spent the week with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ). Hart.
Miss Bertha Webb, of Appomattox,
and Miss Lucy Davis, Of Curdsville,
are visiting Miss Daisy Davis.
Mr.. f. II. Richardson has gone on a
visit to his brother in Clarksburg, w.
Va.
Miss Laura Anderson returned home
on Tuesday from her school at Wood
lawn, Carroll county, Va.
The change in the weather last Mon
day was delightful. Everybody in
Farmville welcomed it.
Electricity is already on duty as
cooking material. 1t will be in line in
Farmville In good time.
Why don't some one in Farmville
order an Automobile? We are anxious
at least to see one of the things on
duty.
Land buyers are visiting us from
time to time. Keep your house in
order. They may come to see you next |
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. 5. Paulett, Mrs. J.
NJ. Crute and Mrs. G. +. Bugg left |
yesterday morning for Asbury Park,
n. J.
Remember that tomorrow Saturday |
is the last day members of the Hepta-
sophs have for paying assessment No.
2OS. Pay the collector when he comes
around and avoid suspension.
Mr.. Jno. Wright, Of Sandy Ford, had
the misfortune to lose valuable work
horse one day last week. The excessive
neat is the only explanation of the
death, for neither man nor
BEAST suffers for food or good attention
IN that place.
Mr.. Cridln desires us to state that
he Chase-Hackley Piano Go. will, in
ew more days, have the number of
pianos sold in Virginia and North Car
lima and then the prize of $500 will
,e awarded the successful guesser.
That amount has been deposited with
he HERALD for payment as soon as
ne lucky one is known.
Did you visit that Charlotte, n. g.,
car, which remained for
ONE days on a side track near the
Iepot of the Norfolk and Western
{ is popular way Of "blowing ones
lornn nowadays, and we imagine it
Jays. The old "North State" is wide
wake anyhow and Charlotte is far
rom being a sleepy town.
The colored Methodsts of Farmyille
re preparing to build a handsome
rick church on the ruins of the old
which was recently burned. The con-
.regation Is not large one and it will
e the pleasure Of all classes to aid
hem. One of our leading merchants
eads of with $50 contribution. All
f us can't give as much, but that is no
eason why we should not give some
hing.