The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-08-30
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
The End orSnmmer.

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TO rods
That balance cell-pierced disks; and al
the weeds
Around the sleepy water and its reeds.
Are one white smoke OF seeded silk tina
mods.
Summer is dead, aye, mel sweet SUMMER
deadl
The sunset clouds have built her funera
pyrc
Through which, een now. runs subterra
mean fire:
While from the east. as from garden bed
Mist-vined, the dusk lifts her broad moon
like some
Great golden melon, saying. "Fan has
come"
Miss Merrie Verser is visiting at
Pampln City.
Eggs and chickens are always in
demand. Bring 'em in.
MIR. w. r. Berkeley, Of Newport
News, is visiting his mother, in this
place.
Cantaloupes are not as plentiful as
they ought TO be, or rather as we would
have them.
Mrs J. w. Traver, with her children,
are visiting in the home Of Mrs. Geo.
Richardson.
Miss Elva Barrow, who has been
visiting i'm Brunswick county. has re-
turned home.
Miss Minnie Barley, who has been
visiting near Tuggle, has returned to
her home in Portsmouth.
Miss Edna Cawthorne, who has been
visiting here, returned to her home,
near Evergreen, Saturday.
Miss Ewing, who has been the guest
of Miss Katie Verser, returned to her
home, near Meherrin, Saturday
Messrs. Ewing Davidson, of Rich
mond, and Willie Agnew, of Dan
vile, spent Saturday and Sunday here.
The trees Of Farmvile need trim
ming, and some one who knows how
ought to be employed to do the work.
Miss Bessie Foster, who has been
visiting relatives and friends here, re-
turned to her home in Gilberton, Va,
Monday.
Have you noticed the bonnets worn
by some of our horses? They might
he artistically trimmed and made to
look better
Primings are i'm demand, we are told,
and bring i'm this market - hundred.
Here is a chance for the small boy Of
the country.
Col. c. NJ. Walker and daughter,
Miss Mary Booth, and niece, Miss Susie
Scott, have returned from the Yellow
Sulphur Springs.
Major John w. Otey has gone to
Alabama to re-engage in the oil work
which he has been prosecuting for
some months past.
Mrs. p. w. Mckinney, and daughter,
Miss frankie, who have been visiting
i'm the mountains for the past two
months, returned home Friday.
Our factories are still rising in mid
air. When those now under contract
are all finished Farmville will be the
best factorized town in the State.
Prof. ]. III. G. Winston, Master Bev-
erley Winston, and Mrs. II. n. Wood
son. left Monday for the Pan American
Exposition. They will be absent about
ten days.
The McAdam road has been luxury
during this rainy season, but we still
regret that we haven't the double track
TO Hampden Sidney. Man is hard to
satisfy any how.
The rain has continued for weeks and
with disastrous effects on our low
lands. High land corn and tobacco are
looking remarkably well, and our graz
ing lands are on full duty. The wet
wears are not our best crop years.
Some fragments Of old bricks have
been scattered, at intervals, on the
roadway leading from town to the APP
pomattox bridge, and this gives us
some hope. AT this rate, however, 1t
will take century to complete the job.
The papers are constantly suggesting
new remedies for the extinguishing
of mosquito pests. The best way to
remedy the evil is to move to this sec
ton of Virginia with the sweet assur-
ance that the singing, singing terror
will not come with you.
Rev. Mr.. Hunter conducted union
services at the Presbyterian church on
last Sunday. There was a large and
appreciative audience present, and
they had the privilege of listening to a
strong and comforting sermon on the
general subject of Dependency, based
on the Psalm 1875.
The HERALD was kindly and gener-
ouslv remembered by Mr.. Ewell Amos
recently. The melons were the best OF
the season, large and luscious, red and
ripe. Thanks. BY the way, it would
NOT he safe for tramp or any stranger