The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-09
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.

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., Wud suit dis chile dc best.
u Miss Myrtle Hart returned from
Il Richmond Wednesday night.
Officer r. /. Orange, who has beer
quite sick, is again at his post of duty
What weather-prophecy did you ga
q ther from ground hog day?
3 The town council will meet mex
2 Tuesday evening in its regular monthly
) session.
We ask attention to the advertise
ment of Prof. Cridlin Offering $500
and $1,000 prizes for successful guesses.
Mrs. J. S. Whaley returned home
Wednesday night from Richmond,
where she had been to attend the
funeral Of her sister, Mrs Lee Todd.
That's big pile of rock on the Hamp-
den-Sidney road near Kingsville Some
one remarked enough to build four
miles of road. We have no idea wheth-
er he is right or wrong.
Mr.. Clifford, formerly of Massachu-
settles, who recently purchased "A portion
OF the Hurd farm, is building an addi-
ton to the dwelling house-is doing
the work himself, and doing it well.
Mr.. NJ. G. Judd, who for several
years has been clerk in the well known
drug store Of II. G. Crute, expects to
leave for New Orleans some time dur
ing this month, in which city he will
reside.
We will be glad to publish items Of
interest from every corner Of this sec
ton of Virginia. The HERALD is "a
home paper. We already have some
excellent correspondents, and would be
glad to have others.
Miss Mary Hooper, who is spending
her winter in Missouri, has for the past
month been with friends in st. Louis,
where several elegant receptions have
been given in her honor. AT present |
she is the guest of friends in Cape |
Giradeau, Mo.
Rev. Mr.. Thompson, of Scottsburg,
near South Boston, preached morning
and evening Of last Sunday to the Bap-
fist congregation. He is expected 10
occupy the same pulpit next Sunday.
Monday night the church will proba-
bly, call some minister to succeed Rev.
DR.. Bagby, who resigned last July.
One Of the most cheerful farmers we
have met with in all our travels is a
renter, and this year will pay well nigh
S400 in rent This statement ought to
make the owner Of land, who com
plains, blush to the tip of his toes. The
renter will soon become owner, and
then you may look out for results to
brag about.
A successful farmer, who lives in
Cumberland county, imagining that it
would pay him better, tierced up a
large part Of his tobacco last week and
shipped it to Petersburg. The ac-
knowledged result was lower prices
than Farmvlle aud at the same time
paying considerable additional ex-
pense for transportation, &c.
If saying complimentary things of
our farmers, and naming such Of them
as are farming successfully, will effect
the tobacco market so "a to insure I ,
lower prices, we confess il is time to .
quit. But until we are convinced that .
such really follows a compliment we
will keep On saying pleasant things Of !
our out door workers who are "making ,
two blades Of grass grow where only J
one grew before"
Mrs S. d. Hubbard died on the 9th /
INST, at the home of her husband, near &
Rice, after a pr6tracted illness from 4
Mrs Hubbard was in 1
her Ord year of age and a devout q
Christian woman. Mr.. and Mrs. Hub
bard resided i'm FarmSillelast fall, but J
it would better her health,
hey returned to the country at the /
of this winter. a
Miss Cook, who represents the Y.
w. G. r. L. Of Virginia, delivered
most acceptable address, on Tuesday
evening in the lecture room Of the
Methodist chufch, to large and ap- Z
,reciative audiebce She notonly talks
we'll but sings sweeAy, Prof. Starke u
Introduced her to the audience in words
we'll chosen aud eloquent Miss Cook ,
llso gave an elocution and song service
It the Baptist church last night.
Mr.. b. w. l.. Blanton, Jr., and bride, q,
Who were married in the city Of Rich o.
nond Tuesday morning, arrived at the -
lome of their parents Col. and Mrs.
3. w. L. Bhnton, on the Farmvllle
md Powhatan Nraihoad, that evening.
\ very handsome reception was given
hem, but on account Of the death Of
Dr.. Jas. NJ. Blanton, brother Of Col.
3lanton, the marriage and reception
we're very quiet. The bride is a charm
ng and attractive lady. G