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

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A very interesting feature Of the
evenings entertainment was the piano
playing of little Miss Martha Holston
and Master Peter Winston. All of Mr..
Crdlin's pupils showed careful and ELI
cient training and acquitted themselves
most excelently.
The medal for the year was awarded
Miss Lillian Keister, the presentation
speech being delivered in eloquent
style by Hon. II. W. Flournoy.
Still Sight Seeing in Country Places.
Editor Heruld.-Mr Sam Weaver
is another one of our farmers who fin
ished planting tobacco on the first sea-
son. He makes a speciality Of wrap
pers, and tells me his effort is to have
1t housed within 80 days from the time
he plants. The only trouble about
raising yellow tobacco in this section is
found in the fact that it is not sold in
the Farmvile market.
Mr.. Weaver has only ten children,
and when those ten and the tramp
open fire on hot biscuit the firing is
lively. know whereof | affirm
passed old Sandy River church, a.
| have been accustomed To- call it, but
Sharon is its proper name, just as the
sun was setting one day last week, and
read the following inscription on the
marble monument that marks the
grave Of Rev. Daniel Witt, d. d.,
man Of sainted memory:
Sacred to the memory Of
Rev. Daniel witt, ID. d.,
A years the beloved pastor OF Sharon
Church.
Erected by members of this church
and other friends
Born Nov S, 1901. Died Nov. ID, 1871.
Just above this there is an open Bible
carved ON the marble with these words
ON the face:
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God.
Jesus wept
On another side of the monument
these words:
lie fought the good fight, finished
his course and has received his crown.
On the opposite side these words:
He was am eloquent man and mighty
in the Scriptures. Knowing Moth
ing among us but Jesus Christ
and Him cruciiied.
His dying words were, ] have been
nothing a preacher.
On still another side these words:
He being dead yet speaketh. Remem-
Der the word that / spake unto you.
The farm of Mr. Jno. w. Foster was
not classed with the rich farms of the
county i'm former times, but | have
been knowing it from early boyhood
and have always been impressed with
its productive qualities. This season
it is looking unusually well. ! remem-
Der an old physician who loved to call
at that home, and have often heard
him say that there was more solid COM
fort to be found there than in most
homes of the land. The pail Of ice
water always stood on the porch shelf
in the summer, and the glazing fire on
the hearthstone t. the winter.
The wheat crops Of Mr.. John Gillian
and Messrs. Bondurant q Anderson
are so alike in promise that | will not
venture guessing on results. Mr.
II. A. Stokes has that old fed, Of
which l wrote recently, already well
in hand, and will make it a tobacco lot
in one season.
Mr.. Charles Womack, of Cumber-
land, belongs to family Of farmers,
and is maintaining the reputation so
long enjoyed by them, and he is one
Of our presentday farmers who re-
Quires no more work Of a hired man
than he does himself You can't
down such man. And though he
is an intense worker, he finds no diff
Guilty in securing all the labor he wants.
The first fried chicken Of the season
found in his home, and what a splen-
did specimen of the feather class it was.
Mr.. Womack loves chicken, and as a
consequence will have them. He says
a "chicken weighing a pound and a
half makes good square meal for a
working man, / rather like that
prescription.
Mr. Swope has planted that acre in
tobacco again, making the fifth time in
succession, and says that his effort this
season will be to make it out do all
predecessors.
The Holman farm, two miles North
of Farmville, in Cumberland, now
owned by Mrs. DR.. Palmore and culti
waited by Mr.. Crute, is taking on new
life and beauty.
CDR" Hugh Johnson is one Of the
wide-awake farmers Of the Guinea
neighborhood, Cumberland, and 10y
the way 10 is "A neighborhood Of gooC
farmers, and this year he was fortu
nate enough TO sow.a large quantity o
oats which now give promise Of al
abundant yield. Our farmers can
afford to abandon the oat crop. Thi
sectinn is adapted % their growth. aml