The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-15

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all it is Farmville's best bushes.
friend.
Farmville Lithia water improves
with age. There are many persons in
town who cannot live comfortably
without it,
Tobacco has been coming in at a
lively rate the past few days. Prices
have been satisfactory, the farmers
themselves being judges.
There was just one flash Of lightning
seen, and one roar Of thunder heard in
Farmville, about ) p. M. Sunday, the
10th, the first of the season.
Mr.. b. VI Cox went "a fishing" on
Saturday last, and didn't get a bite.
He is in no wise discouraged, how
ever and will 60 again.
The tobacco stemmer is one of the
latest labor saving machines. When
all labor has been saved, what will be-
come of the laboring man?
We have had no report from the
Worsham meeting called for last Sat
urday The day was a bad one, and it
is likely there was no quorum present.
Maj. A. r. Venable who has been
confined to his home for some weeks
| by reason Of illness, is steadily improv-
ing, and hopes soon to be himself again.
Mr. G.. NJ. Robson has recently
shipped to Georgia 1880 pairs of plow
handles. This is one of the growing
and prospering industries Of Farmville.
We return thanks for copy of the
"Appomattox Boat Song" a musical
number composed by Prof. w. b. Grid
lin and dedicated to Mr.. Claud G.
Fleming
The Democrats of this township are
called to meet in the courthouse next
Tuesday night at s O'Clock to elect a
delegate TO the county convention to
be held here April Ord.
Mr.. Buck is now putting rock on the
macadam just outside the corporate
limits of town, and has only the gap
between that point and Mr.. Hurd's
residence to fill.
One Of the principal questions to be
answered by the Constitutional COnven-
ton, reads in this wise: Is it better to
"lOOtn a man out of his vote or to leg |
islate him out of his vote? There is no |
need to dodge ii for it must be answered. |
Mr. Robert Gillian, a Buckingham
"boy" living in Farnville, has been
critically i'll with pneumonia. He was
reported yesterday by his attending
physicians, Drs. White and Kearney,
to be somewhat better.
Mrs. J. r. Glllispie, died at her home
near Knoxville, in the county Of Buck
ingham, on last Sunday from an attack
of pneumonia. She was sister Of our
townsman, Mr.. w. NJ. Davidson, and
was 60 years old.
Watkins for &c. VS.. Venable was
argued in the Court Of Appeals on last
Monday by Judge Mann for plaintiffs
and Mr.. J. T. Coleman for defendant
and submitted. The decision will no
doubt be rendered at an early day.
1t is interesting to watch DR.. White,
in the early morning, feed his spaniel,
chickens, peacocks and English spar
rows. The imported sparrows are chief
of foragers, and yet the good Dr. feeds
them from his own table.
A Southern Industrial Convention
will be held in Philadelphia on June
4th next. The name indicates the OBJ
iect. This section Of Virginia should
be represented there. All we need is to
advertise our advantages to the outside
world.
In the summer schools of the state
Miss NJ. Louise Mckinney will teach
English literature, at Marion, Miss
REYNOLDS. of the State Normal, will
teach Geography and Nature study,
and DR.. Arnold, English Grammar and
Civil government, both in the Manas-
sas school. Farmville is entitled to
one of these schools, but seems to be
without friends at Court.
Farmville will hereafter sweep her
doorsteps with her own brooms, aud
only why not wear her own shoes, ride
in her own buggies, eat her own canned
Foods. drive in her own gloves, sleep
under her own blankets, walk beneath
her own umbrellas, smoke her own
cigars, chew her own plug, buy goods
of her own merchants and have print
ing done at the home office?
Circuit Court for the county Of Prince
Edward met on the 9Th, Judge Humid
lev presiding, and Mr.. Woodson Ven
able for the first time performing the
duties of clerk. The docket was light
one. only fifteen cases on law docket
no new cases only one Office Judgment
Seven new chancery cases were brought
To this term. ard p DEGREES were
entered. There were number Of Wis