The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-09-13

Miss Lillian Keister, after spending
several months visiting in the noun
tains, returned Saturday.
Miss Lavalette Redd, who after a
short visit to relatives near Prospect, has
returned to Farmvile.
Mr.. A. S. Anderson, of Charlottes-
vile, spent several days in Farmville
this week, visiting friends.
A lawn party was given at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. p. Vanderslice,
Thursday night, the 5th inst.
Mrs. ]. Hunter Pettis and Master J.
Hunter Pettis, Jr., of Richmond, are
guests of Mrs. II. l.. Freear.
Miss Bessie Lindsay, will return next
week to the duties of public school
teaching, near Wythevile.
Mrs. Susan Oliver, who has been
vislng relatives here, returned to her
home in Mecklenburg, Tuesday.
Mrs. w. A. Bourne, with her children,
of Wythevile, is visiting her parents,
DIR. and Mrs. Henry f. Watkins.
Mr.. Reid Boykin, has accepted
position in GAINESVILLE, Tenn, and will
leave for his new field some time in
October.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Gibbs and daugh-
ter Miss Grace, of Manchester, are visit
ing i'm the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Burger.
Miss Bessie Martin gave a delightful
entertainment, Tuesday night, in honor
of her guest, Miss Carrie Darden, of
Norfolk.
The Misses Sands, of Richmond, who
have been spending the summer in
Prince Edward, returned to their home
Wednesday.
Miss Louise Wootton returned home
Tuesday from Smithville, where she
had been visiting .iends for the past
two weeks.
Mr.. William f. Booker, of Cumber-
land county, died last Tuesday at his
home. near the Courthouse, in the Goth
year of his age.
Mai. and Mrs. Sands, who have been
spending the summer at the home OF
Mr.. Henry w. Edmonds, returned
Monday to Richmond.
Mrs. J. II. Lipscomb is now i'm Black
stone, 10y the bedside of her daughter,
Mrs. G. S. Spindler, who has been very
i'll for few weeks past.
Misses Minnie and Carrie Darden, who
are visiting Misses May Paulett and
Bessie Martin, spent Sunday in West
Appomatox with friends.
Misses Eva Garnett, of Texas; Anna
Tvargosky, of Mississippi; Rosa Good
man, Eva Byerley and Louise Dyer
ley, of Sunnyside, were visitors here
Monday.
The HERALD office has recently been
added to at considerable cost, and we
fatter ourselves that we can now exc
cute city work, in city time and at
city prices.
Amelia will have her monument
next and our regret is that Judge Far
rar was not spared t. be at the un-
yelling. How his soul would have
thrilled with JOY at the scene.
Lunenburg has been well canvassed
of late in the interest Of the Fair, and
the hope is that the Free State" will
be largely represented on the occasion.
She swept tobacco premiums last time
and will no doubt be no mean COM
petitOr again.
The fire alarm Saturday night short
ly after the supper honrereated much
excitement, but proved b have been
caused by the upsettjng Nf a lamp,
and no damage was done. II was in
house owned by Mr.. w. B.\Venable
in Hurd's field.
Who knows but that Farmvlle will
i'm the near future boast Of a daily ?
She already throbs with the thrill OF
new life because of the introduction
of new blood. A better and brighter
business day is dawning on her. Help
us as we try to speed its coming.
Rev. DR.. Smith, an Evangelist OF the
Methodist church, whose home Is In
Philadelphia, occupied the pulpit, sun
day night, at the union services held at
the Baptist church. DR.. Smiths dis
curse was able and impressive. Al
this service feryent prayer was offered
for our suffering President.