The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-05-31

""ihs even the MONDAY san dOesn'
smile with its bright beams.
There will be a meeting Of the Farm
vile Cemetery Association Thursda,
afternoon, June 9Th, at o'clock, at the
residence of Mr.. DR.. T. Elam.
Miss Bessis Mcclure has returned to
her sisters, Mrs Clark, near Hampden
Sidney College, after a pleasant stay
OF four weeks in Richmond.
The excursion which went from here
to Richmond Monday carried but few.
The day was cold and drear and not
inviting as day for pleasure outing
Mr.. Chas f. Bugg attended as dele.
gate, the eleventh annual Council of
the Southern Diocese of Virginia, held
at Lexington this week.
We were shown sample of clover
last Thursday, grown 10y Mr. J. V. Eos
ter, on his farm few miles from town,
which measured four feet in length.
DR.. Harding will preach the bacca-
laureate sermon before the Normal
graduating class next Sunday morning
at the Presbyterian church.
There will be strawberry feast in
the Armory on the evening of June
10th, given by the ladies Of the Baptist
church.
Mr.. w. G. Venable. the veteran CASH
Ter, enjoyed last Monday in Richmond
He is enthusiastic Of a picture by a
Russian master which he saw.
AT the car bridge across the Apo
mattOX river here large force of hands
were at work repairing the damage
done by the tremendous freshet of
last week.
Dr. McIlwaine goes to the conyen-
ton with the confidence and respect of
all Prince Edward, and this will be
true Of him when his work as repre-
sentative has been done.
Many of the Strawberries have been
large and luscious. Early chickens are
scarce. Lamb is as good as ever.
are not as plentiful as they
were in the days of our grand mamas.
What has become of the currant
bushes?
Judge Flournoy has gone to Texas to
DIN Major Otley in the oil fields.
There "may be millions in it," We
nope so. We need a few more million
aires in Farmville, and we feel conf.
lent that our friends will return to live
with US when they get 20 be real rich.
"God pity the man who marries a
College bred woman" says professor
If the Chicago University. And now
What is to become of our Normalltes?
But the professor may be an under
graduate in affairs of the heart.
Messrs. Richardson, Ewing, Berke-
ey and Hart, the committee having in
barge the preparation of the premium
ist for the next Fair. have about fin
shed their work. OF course any live
merchant in Farmville Will have an
d. in the book.
Cards are out announcing the mar
aige of Miss Lizzie Foster. daughter of
lr. and Mrs. Rowland Foster, of Cum
erland county, to Mr. a. 4. Anderson, {
{ Prince Edward. The ceremony will
axe place at Antioch Methodist Epls-
opal Church. at 3 o'clock, Tuesday {
vening, June 4th. !
Mr.. g. Watson Scott was first elect
d as a supervisor in 1869, and has been s
e-elected ever since. An effort was |
lade to beat him at the recent election |
at he distanced his competitor. If {
e serves to the expiration of the new q
srm for which he has just been elected, d
e will have been in office for "a years. q
The singing school, under the direc-
on Of Mr.. Baxter Davis, is in full
last. in full bloom, if that is the bet
n word SO far 40 ma. riages have
cen announced, but what amount of =
)urting has been done mo" (other) :
fellow" can find out. The meetings
re we'll attended and are full of inter
4 as well a Of melody.
Sunday was rose-Sunday in Farm b
ille Our gardens were abloom with o
lem, coats and gowns were made
lore radiant by them, and their fair
ess and fragrance mingled with the
raises Of our Sanctuaries. Surely re- f
gion was never intended to be a \
ioomy thing when it was given to II
his rose-colored earth Of ours. Speak T.
~ of Sunday reminds us that Long
,llow said; 81 care little for the ser q
ION in which l do not hear the heart b
eat" And Longfellow was right. A b
urely heard sermon never reaches q
ne heart.