The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-11-22
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Inspiration.

w ''t Wv I'tN iit tNtNl ana stumble Ucil
Without One look Of hidden pain tina
shows?
Because among the thorns you hav,
The sweet consoiius rose.
Why DO fail look up again. and try
Like one who wears a laurel, freshly
set?
Because your patience is as slow To di,
AS Failure TO forget.
Our builders are still busy.
The ice factory will have warm re.
ception
The dwelling offered for rent 10y Col.
Walker is very desirable property.
Farmvillc is looking well to her walk
ways.
Mr.. Laudon A. Hooper, Of Bluefeld,
W. Va, is visiting old home friends.
Who knows how TO make good per-
eimmon beer?
Not only money but anything good
to eat VIII buy the HERALD.
Hello Mr. Policeman, all's quiet on
this front.
Ten birds will pay for the HERALD
for one year
BE ye thankful. Not only ON the 18th
but to-day and every day.
The "old Rebs" are happy again.
Monument fence, grass plot.
The cold doesn't take a charm from
the Farmville lilhia water. All seasons
claim it a. their own.
Dir. and Mrs. Richard Morris, of
Alexandria, y. G., are visiting in the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. + l.. Morris.
Rev : II Thompson returned Mon
day from Richmond, where he atten-
ded the General Baptist Association.
Don't forget to see "Davy Crockett"
at the Opera House next Monday night,
by an excellent company.
The cold kills the roses in our gardens
but makes them bloom out on the
cheeks Of our girls.
Now that the preserving season is all
gone sugar is still dropping. Coal will
be cheaper next July too.
The HERALD can do without long
and labored editorials, but must have
the local news. Our correspondents
will be good enough to remember this
1t is a little startling to read that
people in Texas are starving. We have
been hearing of the Lone Star" as the
abode Of plenty and millonaires.
Until the ice factory is at work it
would be well to look after the ice |
ponds near town. OF course, no farmer
can afford to neglect his pond at his
home.
Now that Sycamore bottom is attract
ing so much attention let us hope that
it may become thing Of utility as
well as of beauty. That bottom should |
have the best Of bottoms.
Rev. DR.. Paul Whitehead was elected
clerk of the Conference for the fourth
time. Fromi5his general appearance
when last in Farmvile, he will be
elected for many years to come.
Mr. TestUrgeOn knows how to make
good roads The improvement of the
approach TO Appomattox bridge from
the Cumberland side is great, and we
believe will be enduring.
Why not a chrysanthemum show in
Farmville? No reason can be urged
against it. We don't have it because
we don't. Because is child's reason.
When folks get to be grown they
should put away toys.
Tonight, Friday, the young people
IF the neighborhood will repeat the
farce comedy, "Josiah's Courtship,"
at Tar Wallet church. Cumberland
county. The proceeds will be devoted
10 rebuilding the church.
Judge Watkins is member Of the
subcommittee, whose duty is to pre-
pare a primary plan to be submitted to
he full committee which will meet
some time i'm January. The sub-com-
mittee is made up Of one member from
each congressional district of the State.
The HERALD costs you only two
'ents a week. Send it to your absent
friends and save your postage stamps.
You can hardly crowd as much of local
news i'm your letters as VIII be found in
he local paper. Love letters excepted.
These must 90 whether the paper goes
,r not.
The Charleston exposition will open
IN Sunday, but the services incident
thereto will be purely Of religious
character Add to this that the people
If the city have solemuly agreed not to
fleece strangers, ~ and we will all unite
m hoping for and predicting a good
success.
The two great religious bodies Of the
-fo+o Mafhodicf and Raptist have