The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-04-06
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.


naIhl Is 10 syringe
! walked and heard robin sling,
only a shower OF sivery notes that droppe,
In tremulous outpouring, aud then stopped
While from window nigh
/ saw a little singer fitting by.
As scorning 10 retreat,
Although the sullen winds that moaned an,
beat
Had frozen the tears Of April. as they fell, tc
sleet.
With steadnst claim
| This messenger of gladness came,
To welcome in with JOY the tardy spring
And, from the winters cold farewell, 10
bring
One measure of delight;
foretelling miracles Of sound and sight
Ofsouth winds blowing strong.
When the white apple blossoms drift along,
And for this one faint lay, the whole world
stepped in song.
Oh, robin. you,
In your belief, are strong and true;
BY storms undaunted, with your notes OF
cheer
you sing, and we grow blither as we hear,
TIL, echoing your content,
With larger faith we iift our heads, low bent.
And, by past SORROWS know
What may have seemed LIES desolatiug
snow
Only prepares the soul for summers flowers
TO grow.
Mrs. John r. Martin is visiting at
Portsmouth.
Mr.. X. 5. Paulett has been confined
to his bed for week with sickness.
The town council will meet in regular
monthly session next Tuesday night.
The cart and mule must get hustle
on. Sand on side walks is essential now
that the wet season will soon be over.
Dr. p. w. Beckham is back at his
office again after being ill at Chase City
for some days
Mr.. J. V. Richardson, who has been
i'll Florida for several weeks, returned
home last Tuesday morning.
Master Ashby Land, of Blackstone,
is visiting little Misses Jean and Mary
Morris, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs +
Lee Morris.
Mrs. Fayette Koiner, of Waynesboro,
Va, who has been visiting her parent Is,
Major and Mrs. j. w. Otley, has re-
turned home.
Farmvile never did have an I'M
worthy town government, aud never
expects to. Such things are not born
Of chance, however.
Mrs. Chappell's opening day will be
next Tuesday, April 10th. A feast Of
all that's beautiful in spring millinery
is in store for the ladies of Farmville.
Miss Lougie Miller, who has been
teaching at Wytheville during the past
session, has returned to Farmvile, her
school term having closed.
Miss Louise Budd, a popular young
lady of Blackstone, aud a former
charming member Of Farmyille society
is visiting Miss Mary Anderson.
Winter has been reluctant to release
its grasp, but it must be done, and the
old gentleman would do well to knock
under without another blow.
The citizens Of Paris are said to be as
polite on the streets of their city to
strangers as they are in their homes.
It's good habit, and we Of Farmville
will practice it.
Does your dog catch tobacco worms?
We know of at least one farmer who |
has an expert of this sort. He says he !
is the best hand on the farm as "a worm
destroyer.
What has become Of the Farmville
Band? "Music hath charms" and all
Farmville has been charmed by this |
homemade music. Our hope is that |
the Band was not "5Orn to die"
There is more interest in real estate
in this section just now than for some
time past. Persons having property |
of this kind to sell would do well to list |
it with the Farmville Farm Agency.
The results Of the contest for prize |
offered by Mr.. w. B. Cridlin for the
nearest guess of number of Chase Bros.
Pianos that have been sold in Virginia
and North Carolina will be announced |
in next weeks issue Of the HERALD.
The HERALD wants more correspon-
dents. Give us the neighborhOOd news |
and we will give it to your neighbors.
Only remember that it is "creditable
for a newspaper writer to be short in
his accounts"
The congregation Of Pisgah Baptist |
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