The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-02
Granville HERALD.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY >, 1900
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.

of iovciness rare,
mel, towels aelea,n ON her bosom. and tlow
s,s entwiued i'm her hair.
,,..r husband i'm proud contemplation
N"' s,r,e,ed her from frizfes 10 feet
, ,loated with pIide DER the picture SC
dalnuiy lovely and sweet.
,~icht azure eyes she turned ON hin
SORT Ola questioning glance
y.- ROSY lips parted. revealing rare pearls
tbata god would entrance,
49,, moving yet closer toward him, with
modest and ladylike grace.
,,.. asked him in musical accents; "Does
the powder show on my iacef'
MrC. 4. Taliaferro, of Roanoke, was
in town ON yesterday.
A beautiful german was danced at
tine Randolph Hotel last Monday
night.
The shooting gallery has offered fun
FIR the sportsmen, and brought prizes
oa few of them.
Snow fell for an hour last Sunday.
hnt NOT enough remained on the ground
IN make walking even disagreeable.
The Virginia High School, Farm
vile Va. will begin the second term
If this session, Monday February 9Th,
1900
The spring term Of the Normal
school opened Monday under favorable
anspiees. New girls have since been
coming in on every train.
Interest i'm good roads should not
anguish because of the fact that the
winter thus far has not brought us the
usual quote Of bad ones.
There have been many windows in |
tbe business houses Of Farmville at
traetively decorated, but that window
with the big pile Of money in it took
the cake.
If February should bring us bad
weather, the second day propecy will
have failed, but if it is bad we have
only to remember how very b ID it was
last February, and be glad.
Miss Patteson, of Montgomery, Ala,
one Of the most charming Of the States
beautiful bellies, spent saturday in
Farmville She is the guest Of Mrs.
A r Morris. of Buckingham Springs.
DIR. Anderson and Mr. f. Lee Morris
can tell you all about ride from lower
New York to the aldorf-Astoria in
an automobile. The Dr., however,
had rather draw the reins over the
pair or the single stopper.
Last week a three line advertisement
Of an oil tank for sale brought a half
dozen customers before the HERALD
had been twelve hours from the press.
Who can say advertising doesn't pay,
if what the people want is advertised?
We are informed that the public
school for Farmville will soon have in
stalled about sixty new desks. There
has been great improvement in this
Institution in various lines and in
several departments during the past
two years.
Newspaper writers are discussing
he proprety Of "woman's proposing"
If not, why not? How the boys
would enjoy saying -- no! Give
hem a chance and let us know how it
ees to be kicked, not by mule but
~ man.
Our friend Clark, Of Messrs. Fleming
( Clark, undertook to jump baby the q
,iher day, and fell on char which
esulted in a broken rib. He saved
he baby, however, and is greatly graft
led as he reflects on his accomplish
uent as a baby jumper.
The last time the late Captain f. w.
'outhall was in Farmyille, he came
nto the HERALD Office with an article
d Jamestown, which we doubt not,
ur older readers very much enjoyed.
lie was loyal to this section of Viz
inia, aud loved to talk and write OF
he days that are gone.
Miss Lee G.. Cook GmpersOnator and ,
eader) will be in Farmville 9TH to 9Th
nd will address the public on the
light Of the 9th at o'clock in the +,
ecture room of the Methodist church.
IN the sth she will give a recital, the
lace and time Of which will be an
ounced later. Miss Cook comes high ]
y recommended, aud the people of :
Will give her cordial well [
ONE. f
During one week i'm the recent past I
5 land buyers visited one Of our sister I
0unties, aud many Of them bought /
omes. The same thing can be re- l.
eaied from Farmville as headquarters.
'ersons having property to sell would
10 We'll to call at the HERALD Office,
where representatives of The Farmyllle
arm Agency can be seen on the sub q
.ct. The tide is this way, and we y
ught TO take advantage of il. y
An Enterprising Firm
There ara fa,y mon more wide awake
nd enterpTising than White u Co.,