The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-29
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.

| Like unto those that all our senses capture.
Heard in the fairy realms ofsweotest dreams;
And the spell lies in touch of men'ry s.
fingers
That wake within our heart some answering
note
/ \ note whose blessed sweetness, ever fingers
Like the dear sounds from some rare song
birds throat;
A lingering note thai from the past. doth
] borrow
something OF loug-gone JOY OF halfswcet
sorrow.
The days are shorter Hurry up
Mr.. Dan McGill, Of The Atlanta bar,
is visiting Mr. Chas. ID. Mckinney.
Miss Mary Walden, of Portsmouth, is
visiting Miss Susie Mckinney.
Miss Ellie Holt, of Asheville, y. C.,
is visiting Mrs II. W. Edmunds.
The wheat has not been injured 10y
the rain 50 far as We know.
June peaches are in market They
will be better later and more abundant.
DR.. Frazer has gone to the Hot
Springs.
Hop at Lithia last Tuesday night
There were more girls than boys.
Home is the place where one grum-
bles the most and is treated the best.
There is something wrong with the
small boy who can patiently wait for
his meals.
Peyton Miller, an aged and respected
colored citizen, died at his home in
Cumberland last Sunday morning.
The old masonic building now being
torn down Is another Of Farmville's
ancient landmarks departing.
Mr. and Mrs Boyle, of Rocky Mount,
n c.. are at the home of Mrs. J. II.
Cunningham.
Some of our housekeepers are busy
drying cherries. Cherry rcll, when
the snow is OH the ground, is excellent.
Roasting ears are on sale. The tomato
ana corufeld pea will soon follow, and
then the man who is not happy must
be sick.
ale has the best eyesight who sees
the most good in man." says another.
BY this rule, some folks we know about
are stone blind.
The knitting mill will be in operation
at no distant day. The building is
now under roof and before long the
hum of machinery will be heard.
A wonderful improvement in the
service on the Norfolk and Western
passenger trains is the chair car attach
ed daily to.both Nos 3 and !.
Miss Evelyn Hart, who has been
visiting in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. +. Cox, will leave today for her
home in Roanoke.
The Farmville Water Company will
90 into new hands July LIST. The man
agement and all concerned in the val
liable enterprise are well known local
citizens.
Mr.. Samuel ellis died at noon Mon
day at Prospect after a short illness
from fever. He has been living in
Portsmouth for some time. lie leaves
wife and two children.
A pleasant feature of the services
Sunday night at the Baptist church
was solo by Miss Kelly, of Richmond
who is a talented young lady with an
exquisite voice.
That closed canning factory is sad to
look at. Its product was of the very
best and the profits ought to have fol-
lowed. Tomatoes are not the only
things to be canned How about as
paragus?
Let the hOusekeepers take advantage
of this fruit year and lay IN double
supply. Peaches are not always with
us. and homemade preserves are bet
ter than store SERVES" Canned goods
will do, but sugar-saved fruit takes the
premium.
The happiest farmers in all the land
are those who have plenty OF ice ana
butter milk. Other things are sure to
he ON those farms. And is it not pos
sible for all farmers to have these
luxuries? Let us hear from the broth
erhood on the subject.
The Farmville Guard is slow to re-
organize. Where is all the enthusiasm
exhibited at a recent public meeting
The young men of the town should
not lack i'm interest i'm 50 important an
organization a. the Guard. Let every
one attend the meeting tonight at the
Randolph Warehouse.
People visiting and trading in town
this week Miss Matte NJ. Amos ana
George Adams, Cumberland q. I.
Womack, T. z. Singleton, Miss Iada
Hunt and Robert Wilkerson, Prince
Edward w. b. Spencer and vile,
Mrs. NJ. J. Shepard and daughter, and
Mr. : NJ Selden and daughter, OF