The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-10-25

the Fair lost something. Staying a.
home IS all right b't may be abused
Just as other good thing, may
When one s-e- what can hr done iu
The line of fruit growing in this sec-
tom the wonder is thai moie general
attention Is moi paid 90 il. We doubt
/ ii heller or more perfect pears can be-
raised elsewhere aud we have long
commended thai oar apples are peerless.
The exhibition Of fruit This year is not
so large as we may have bad before,
but % was never better.
As We predicted The vegetable crop Of
this season Us record-breaker, and
specimens shown az the Fair confirms
this opinion
one Of our successful tobacco ralsers
said that tie samples Of tobacco were
far superior 90 those Of the last far
Our merchants were not as much in
evidence this time as they were before,
bat those who did exhibit advertised in
artistic aud impressive manner their
goods, wares aud merchandise. When
Jack Walkers horse was taken INTO
the building little girl who was look.
ing ON iutenily, wondered Why they
were carrying Tie horse and that they
did not let him walk. A. usual. Mr. G..
r. Bugg displayed great skill aud good
taste iu arranging the exhibits Of
Mes-rs Paulett. Son d Go. aud no bust
ness could have been better presented
to the public.
Owing to the ratlcruus,tiicd weather
conditions Monday and Tuesday moru-
ings, cur merchants were rather slow
ia beginning the work of decorating.
bat when the sun came oui and The
fever broke out the work was taken up
in dead earnest, and a majority Of the
the Main street houses were tsslefully
aud elaboralely dressed.
We only regret that nov and then a
gap WAS seen, the contrast being any
thing bat pleasant
SPECIAL MENTION.
The rustic work which was exhibited
10y Mr. Geo. l. Cross, was by far the
best Of It's kind we ever saw at any ex-
hibiiion. The flower stand was "a thing
of beauty, and the flower decorations.
the haudiwork Of Mrs Judge Watkins.
were as artistic as the stand Itself
The "Consultation Chair" Mr.. Cross
told Us, was for the special use of the
Judge when he had an important in
terview with client OF more than
usual interest
This must have been pumpkin year.
Certainly they were never bigger or
better No premium pig" could have
eaten the half Of any one Of them.
Aud our grasses surely never grew SO
tall The corn just overtopped il-,lf,
one stalk measuring "A feet The tim
othv was towering and the broom corn
superb.
Mr. Geo A. Liuds -, Of 'ScottVood,
one Of the latest additions to our list
Of farmers, sal the good example Of TX
hIbiling not only stock bat farm and
garden products. Farmers and Farm
vile in full accord can accomplish
wonders There is no reason why they
should not form and maintain ju-t
such union.
II has been again demonstrated that
our cooks are the chief of bread makers
and we are not so sure that "beat bis
cuir such as We have ON our tables and
at our Fairs can be found outside the
limits of Southside Virginia. We
doubt If finer specimens Of Irish pota-
toes were ever seen than were those
exhibited by Mr. Henry Hundley, Of
No.toway.
That old spinning wheel turned by |
an old-timc auntie, had about IL buzz |
which stirred the memories of many |
who heard il. The eveTgreens and |
ever lovely blossoming flowers com
bined To make scene of bewitching |
beauty. To this the gardens of Mrs.
Col. Walker, Mrs. Dr. White, Mrs. |
Taliaferro Mrs Robertson, Mrs. Judge |
Watkins and Others largely contribu-
ted
THE RACES.