The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-01

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rest.
Misses Lottie Fowlkes and Ada Mil
Ter, of Crewe, are visiting Mrs. r.. ID.
Miller.
The season for tobacco planting has
never been better than during the past
ten days
Mr.. b. ;. Hooper, Of Iynchburg,
spent sunday in Farmville with friends
and relatives.
Mr. c. r. Morton is on our streets
again, erect as ever and we'll nigh a
quick Of foot.
Mr. Frederick Aunspaugh, late Of
Cleveland, Ohio, paid dying visit to
friends in town this week.
Mrs. + Whitehead, who has been
visiting her mother in York county,
returned home on last Monday.
Our gardens are beginning to supply
Us with some of the early vegetables,
"fresh and fine just of de vine"
The sun did not long remain "under
a cloud, " aud has been shining on as
though no night had ever settled on it.
Some Of our farmers are planting to-
bacco this season hoping not only for
good prices but good premiums a. well.
To us the strawberry season was
dismal failure. Never knew them SO
"few and so far between" in all our
"born days"
The roses are fading fast, but during
their brief day they have been filling
our homes and our gardens with fra
GRANGE and fairness.
Miss Susie Morton has returned home
from Clifton Forge, where she has dur
ing the past session been a member Of
the faculty of an educational institu-
ton.
Rev. Ivanhoe Robertson is enjoying
his rest in Farmville Signs Of inn
provement are already visible. What
pity everybody can't live in Farm
vile.
When the storehouse Of Mr.. T. J.
Davis, the masonic building and the
new Planters Bank have been finished
there will not be many gaps on Main
street to fiji.
Those who left on the special train
Tuesday from Farmvile to tend the
Confederate reunion at Louisville were
Capt. 5. w. Paulett, Col. G.. NJ. Walker,
Jno. A. Scott, Jack Walker, Henry
Scott, James Davidson and J. w. Wat
kins.
Remember the census man will be-
gin his rounds tomorrow. He Will
have a "stack" Of questions to fire at
you. Be prepared with ready answers
and let him go on his way rejoicing, If
he can.
The people of Farmville remember
Hon. II. st. George Tucker most plea
sanity, and were grieyed TO hear Of the
death Of his wife. II their sympathies
can tighten the burden he has them IN
full measure.
A half-cent piece is one Of the posi-
bilities Of the future 1t is seriously
proposed to turn out of the minis "a
coin Of this denomination, which it is
claimed, is needed in trade, especial
IN in the small shops and at the bargain
counters.
If Mr.. Bryan cannot be with us to
make the opening address at our COM
ing FAIR, we suggest that Gen. Joe
Wheeler be invited to fill the place.
After that service has been rendered it
will do the old veterans heart good TO
see that monument unveiled.
Veteran Bob" Miller didn't go with
the boys to Louisville because Of official
duties at home He ought to have been
rendered furlough without the ask
ing. Those old soldiers who were true
during the war have been true ever
since.
Remember that the Executive Com
mittee Of the Farmvile Agriculture
and Mechanical Fair Association viii
be held this afternoon in the council
chamber. The hour, o'clock, ha:
been named in order that the members
! who live outside Of town may be pres
E ent
4 package was received here by eX
press Monday morning from Roanoke
i addressed to Rat Anderson, one Of thu
a negroes taken to the pententiary Fri
day, and on examining its contents
steel saw WAS found. The rest Of tb
Il contents consisted Of eatables that som
4 one had sent the prisoner Ii wa
e evidently the intention Of the sende
= that the imprisoned friend should Gu
his way out Of jail, but alas ! the pacI