The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-08-17
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.


lour roses ARE seeming the air
- And dream OF our loye-troth long ago
Down In the garden there.
Marigolds, holly hooks. priuce's feather,
Bowed low IN the dim, soft light.
AS under the willow tree by the gate
kissed You, and said. Good night"
All! sweetheart mine. with the pale. NUT
lips,
The clouds were dark and the skies were fair
But YOU forever were true.
And now rs sit in the dark alone
would give the world TO know
The way through the years to that far-of
field
Where simpleS for heartaches grow.
Love fades they say, when the pulse is Old
And am three score and ten,
But what have learned with its bitter loss
Lies far beyond their ken;
For tomorrow they hide YOU away sweet
heart
In the graveyard out of my sight,
SO heap the roses Gods roses round YOU.
And kiss you ana say, Good night"
Monday next will he Prince Edward
county court day.
Mr.. John A. Scott, who has been
quite sick, is greatly improved.
Miss Julia Guthrie, of Cumberland
county, is visiting Mrs. h. l.. Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Crowder Of Pc
tersburg, are on visit to our town.
Misses Birdie and Jessie Cox, of Rich
mond, are visiting relatives in town.
Miss Carrie Noel returned home on
Tuesday last after a pleasant visit to
friends in Crewe.
Misses Ellen and Matte Osborne, of
Pulaski, are visiting relatives and
friends here.
Miss Mary Monden is spending her
holiday in Elizabeth City, n. c., where
a sister Of hers resides.
Mr. J. +. Garland entered upon the
duties of deputy county and circuit
court clerk, last Wednesday.
We are indebted to Mr. Gent Barrow
also to Mr.. j. l.. Blanton, of Cumber-
land, for nice watermelons.
Miss Mary Finch, very charming
young lady of G0ochland, has gone to |
Powhatan, after brief visit to the
Misses Armistead.
DIR. w. +. Anderson and Mr.. +. l..
Morris sailed Saturday last for Brennan,
enroute to Paris They will be absent
about six weeks.
Mrs. Geo. K. Cox weighed tomato
from her garden and it kicked the
beam at 23l ounces. Have you heard
of heavier?
Tom Harris, colored, painter, well
known to all Farmville, having been
a resident here many years, died yes
terday morning after a short illness.
Married in Durham, n. c., August
2nd, by Rev. DR., Norman, Miss Fannie
V. BlantOn, Of Cumberland county, and
III. w. Shepard, of Buckingham coun-
ty, Va.
The dry spell was distressing and de-
structiye, but wherever the crops
were well worked they made a good
fight against the inroads of the dust
footed enemy.
No meeting of the town council was
held last Tuesday for the lack of a
quorum. -Four members Of the cOun-
ell We're absent from town and the
fifth, Captain J. h. Martin, was con-
fined to the house on account Of sick
ness.
We were treated yesterday to four of
the famous Garter melons, raised by
Mr.. Amos, of Cumberland. 1t has
been rare this season that good mel
IN was seen, but these were in all re-
'pects the equal of any we have had IN
favorable seasons, and by long odds
he shapeliest and most delicious eaten
his year.
In this issue of the HERALD Messrs.
Niche and Adams advertise their
Labor Day excursion from Farmville
% Richmond We doubt not large
:rOwd will avail themselves of this
for pleasant and mex
)ensive trip to Richmond. As will be :,
een from their advertisement num-
,er of interesting attractions will be
he order of the day IN Richmond.