The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-01-26

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day evening.
largely attended "tackey party
mas given Tuesday night at the Ran
dolph Hotel.
Mr. Spencer, Of West Point, has been
shaking hands with old friends in the
county and town.
Mrs Maria Edmunds, Of Hampden-
sidney is the guest of her daughter,
Nrs. r. ;. Paulett.
Mrs c. II. Hart, who has been visit
inc her brother at Suffolk, returned
home last Monday.
Some people are talking about spring
stvles already. We are more concern
ed about the coal supply.
Noel Bros. x Cunningham are "at
homer To their friends in their new
and commodious quarters.
Mrs Ellen c. Jones, who has been
critically in at her home on College
Hin. is reported much better.
There are good wells in Farmvile'
and Buffalo water is good, but lithia,
Farmvile lithia No ,, is better
Persons i'm town whose stable doors
omen ON the side walks, ought to be
careful to keep them we'll swept.
We have a 80 gallon oil tank in first
class condition which will be sold at
very low price. Call at the HERALD
office and examine it.
The first plant bed we have seen was
prepared 10y Hancock Bros, who rent
the Venable farm this side of Aliens
mill. It's daisy too.
The Richardson stores are receiving
their finishing touches and do present
handsome appearance. They would
be ornaments to any city.
The late DR.. Thackston occupied the
office, in which he did his last work,
for more than 40 years. and in that
time paid in rent more than $1,000.
Election Is but one month of from
today. Sunday meetings are being
held at some Of the churches in the in
terest of closing the Farmville saloons.
The garden should by no means be
worked when too wet, but peas, rad
ishes. onions and such like, ought to
be planted at earliest practicable mo-
ment.
The members Of the graduating class
Of February, 1900, have invited friends
to be present tonight, at s o'clock, at
the State Normal to witness class ex-
ercises.
But for baled hay what would we
town people do anyhow? Our farmers
prefer to feed what Of grain and pro-
vender they make on the farm, and in
this they are wise.
Col. Booker can cry tobacco all day |
aud Mr.. Paulett can buy tobacco all
day, and not complain when night |
comes as much as some younger men /
who haven't put in more than half
days work.
Mr. Carnegie is still distributing Ii
bra-y money with a lavish hand.
May be he would give $4,000 to our
Y. NJ. G. a. library, if the proper pre-
sentation of the cause was made to |
him. Who will take up the work Of
informing him?
II the first twelve days of January !
Indicate the weather conditions of the /
twelve months to follow, the year 1900,
with the exception of November and |
December will be noted for good |
weather No reasonable man could |
complain Of January so far
Judge Miller, of the Cumberland |
court, refused to grant license Tuesday |
to an applicant for the sale of whiskey /
at Raines. This place is only six miles
from Farmville and would be mighty |
convenient if the latter went dry at tine
coming election.
The little band of Confederate |
daughters have not given up the mark
ing in some way the soldiers cemetery, |
and as soon "a the Prince Edward !
monument is erected will turn their
attention to the cemetery, where seye-
raj hundred brave southern soldiers lie
buried.
Among the people visiting and trad
ing IN town this week were T. w.
Brazeal Sunny Side, Va; A. r. Maxey, |
Bossieux Shepard, Sidney Spencer,
John Gillian, Buckingham county; |
Miss Pauline Anderson, Charlotte !
county; Charles Bass John J. Gillian,
Prince Edward.
Captain Pegram, who commanded
The Charleston when it went down, is
remembered here with pleasure. His
charming family having summered
here several years. With great skill
ana presence of mind the gallant cap
tam succeeded in saving his entire
crew. The papers have We'd with each
other IN eulogizing him.
The only arc lamp furnished by the