The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-02-16
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.

An udt rabbit he say ter hlhsc l. say ne.
"All yea long heah der niggah man say,
Whenever he's walkln along dis way,
Laflin' 'Ki-yi-yir AS he slaps his knee,
Il cotch a rabbit by der lye-oak tree.
| cut dat rabbits foot on wiy ma knife
TEX dat rabbits foot home ter ma wife
| say, ana honey. now der good lucks here:
When you'se got "A rabbit foot, den no feart
Lafiin 'Ki-yi-yir as der banlos thrum,
An der hoe-cake on der griddle gins ter hum,
An der niggah mans wife she dance an SING
oh, rabbits foot is der luckiest tingr
Der rabbit he sat by der llve-oak tree,
An he say ter hisse'f der rabbit say he;
Use had To- rabbits foots all ma bon days,
ways"
Rumor says there will be surprise
marriage in town next Tuesday.
Miss jamie II. West, of Bedford
county, is visiting her uncle, Mr.. Rob
ert West.
Caleb Baldwin, of Cumberland coun-
ty, sold some tobacco here this week
for Sl4 10 per hundred.
A young man never realizes the
difference between duck and goose
until he begins to call his girl by those
names
A picture battle of Gettysburg be-
longing to Capt :. w. Paulett, can be
seen in J. b. Wallis window.
Miss Flora A. Twelvetrees, who has
been visiting her relatives, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. II. Twelvetrees, left for her
home in New York City this week.
Mr.. A. +. Howard, secretary of the
local Y. NJ. G. A., left yesterday morn
ing for Hampton to attend the State
Convention Of that order
This is the season Of the year when
one wears great coat one day, thin
coat the second, a porus plaster the
third and Doctors bill the fourth.
Meetings are being held in the in
terest of the local option election at the
colored churches. Interest in the
fight is gradually awakening as the
day Of election draweth nigh.
Farmville is forging to the front in
business affairs. When we have the
sewerage in connection with our al
ready adequate water supply, and our
market house, won't we be quite
metropolitan
There will be the usual services at
Johns Memorial Episcopal church on
Sunday, at IL a. m. and p. m. AT
the afternoons service Mrs. ShelbOurne
and Mr.. Wood will sing, as ofertory, a
duet.
The rain Sunday night which in
creased Monday to a steady down
pour all day, caused an overflow of
Appomattox river bu' not to an ex-
tent a. to prevent teams from coming
to town.
Mr.. b. F. Hunt lost a large barn
filled with tobacco on the 9th inst.
The origin Of the fire is not known,
and there was no insurance on either
bar or contents. He estimates his
loss to be about $500.
MI w. l.. Clifford, who recently
purchased a portion Of the Hurd tract,
met with a painful accident Wednes-
day morning. In using an adj he sus-
tanned a severe cut across his knee cap,
from which he will probably be disa-
bled from work for some time.
Farmville is entitled to a summer
institute this year, and our authorities
Will no doubt take pleasure in desgna-
ting this as the location for holding
one of them. The building, apparatus,
&c, &c, are here, and the latch string
is on the outside for teachers and
scholars.
Among the people visiting and trad
ing in town this week were j. K. Clark,
]. w. Blanton, Cumberland county;
H. w. Shepard, Sidney Spencer, Rob
ert Elan, Tommie Shepard, Miss Fla =
ME Lee, Buckingham county; Charlie
Garden, Edward Irving, Wiley Oils,
WIN. Anderson, Jake Scott, Prince Ed
ward.
The birthday of Abraham Lincoln
which occurred Monday, February l2th,
brings to mind what he said on one
occasion i'm speech: "All that ! am,
or hope to be, owe to my angel moth
er; blessings on her memory. l re-
member her prayers, and they have
always followed me. They have clung
to me all my life"
For thoroughly first class, bright
clean and wholesome comedy drama,
"The American Girl" introducing the
comedian. Mr.. Geo. f. Hall, which
plays at our Opera House next we'd
nesday night is conceded by press
and public alike to be the peer OF all
Its only appearance here will be on the
above date and large audience Is eH
pected.
Don't you ever speak disrespectfully
of broom straw again. The Walker
Bros, who rent Spring Hill, on the