The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-08-09
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Life is Life.

Hear the welcome of the bellsl
Bear LIES burdens brave along
Sorrows silenced by songi
Vacation draws to close. Sorry foi
the girls but glad for Farmville.
Chinquepins will soon be ripe, and
then the "small boy" will he in it.
Watermelons "to burn" now. How
much better the half than a slice.
The nights are cooler, longer and
more restful
Actually some of the leaves are al
ready fading. 1--WE do all fade as a
leaf"
But few business men in town afford
ice water None but the rich can af-
ford it.
We are always willing to do the
complimentary act but in the mean
time must live. \ hint is sufficient.
Work in our tobacco factories will be
slack from now until the opening of
next season.
Glorious rain, and glorious crops now
assured. praise God from whom all
blessings flow"
Have your printing done at home
for the simple fact that local printers
spend their money at home.
Elaborate dinners are not always
needed by men in a hurry, but they
do so often want quick lunch, or, if
you prefer, hasty snack.
Hon. f. w. HUBBARD was i'm town on
Monday. He looks as though Rich
mond had been to him a summer re-
sort of finest sort.
Misses Postel, of Macon, Ga, who
have been at Mrs. Berkeley's, have gone
to Washington, ID. c., on sightseeing
tour.
If everybody in this section isn't car
rying a life insurance policy it is not
because some agent hasn't advised it.
"Thc woods is full Of them"
The motto of the State Female Nor
NAL School is a good one: zone pur-
pose, different paths" Colors-White
aud gold. Flower Daisy.
Before another moon we are going to
have somebody talking about Fall
shapes and Fall styles The idea Of
an overcoat just now is simply horrible.
We doubt if there are children in the
known world who have had a more
comfortable summer than has been en-
joyed by those who have spent the
time in Farmvlle.
Mr. Clibourn's garden Is a model Of
neatness and thorough cultivation.
Every inch is on duty and all the inch
es combined do contribute immensely
to the comfort of the household.
Low neck and short sleeves don't
strike us as being just the things for a
rainy-day-excursion, and yet they were
i'm evidence on last Monday on our
stteets.
1t is cheaper to buy roasting ears than
to steal them. 1t cost $500 to cover
the cost of stealing 20 ears from field
Of fine corn. They We're we'll developed
ones, however.
The Fair bells will soon be ringing
and the Fair horns a blowing. There
will then be music in the air, and shot
times" in town. You can add some
note of harmony to the music. VIII
you do it?
Did you ever know summer with
out its dull days in business circles ?
Then why complain Of these days ?
The farmers have been and are "busy
to the brim," and that means, as we
have before said, busy days for the
merchant by and by.
There was the usual crowd in town
on Saturday and it seemed to be a buy
ing crowd. Not as many watermelons
as we expected, but enough to make
some people supremely happy. Soda
water and milk shakes were to the
front and beer by no means in rear
rank.
Rev. Mr.. Campbell, of Appomattox,
preached at the Baptist church last
Sunday morning, and at night at the
Methodist church, when the fourth in
the series Of union services were held.
Rev. Mr. Southall occupied the pulpit
of the Episcopal church in the morn
ing.
Speaking of restaurants we verify be-
lieve that Virginia lady who knows
inst how to prepare and serve accepta-
ble food could make money 10y opening
in Farmville a lunch counter. Cool
milk, crisp pies, well made sandwiches.
OF course they must go.
The roads leading into Farmville
should be made the best possible. They
furnish the life blood, and without
them Farmville would die Let us be-
gin the good work at home, and first
make good the approaches to our APP
nomattox bridge. We beg pardon for
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