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

ihrte courses are as good as ten,
II nature can Suhsist on three,
Thank heaven for three. Amen.
AGE TEN YEARS.
Miss Grace Gibbs, Of Manchester, /
the guest of Miss Ella Burger.
Mrs. Kemp Lambert, Of Waynesboro
was in town several days this week.
Fruits and fowl may be grown profit
ably, and ii always pays to grow tn,
best.
Mrs. Ben. Holman, of Norfolk, /,
spending the week with Mrs. Hugh
O'Gara.
Confetti full in the face, always
startles but meyer stings. Rice on the
contrary hurts
Rev DR.. Harding is attending the
Synod Of the Presbyterian Church, now
in session in the city Of Lynchburg.
Merchant, did you make another
dollar because of the crowd attracted to
FarmviIle by reason of the Fair?
Governor Tyler enjoyed the last
Farmville Fair, and we may have
Pe-ideut Roosevelt at the next.
Miss Mamie Wade left Farmville
this week for Gieensville, Augusta
county, TO teach in the graded school
Of that place
Main street will need quite a sweep
ing after it is all over, but haven't we
had a good time while it has been ac-
cumulaling?
Shall We have another Fair? Is the
question premature? If not, let us
have your answer and your reason for
/ 1t.
The night before the Fair was very
much like Christmas, but what boy or
man either, objects to two Christ
masses in one year?
The Planters Bank building begins
to assume imposing proportions. When
completed IT will be an ornament TO the
town and to the section
Captain 5. W. Paulett attended the
State Confederate reunion at Peters
burg, this week, and enjoyed the
occasion a. only an old veteran could.
A host of friends honored the Herdid
with a call during the fair. Glad to
have met them, and would have them
remember that the latch string hangs
on the outside, not only during the fair
but the year round.
Some one or more Of your neighbors
may be forgetting the importance Of
the present canvass Remind the one
or the more of what is involved in it
and there will be no fear Of results.
Hampton isn't much bigger than
Farmville, and yet will have a daily
Monitor with well nigh a dozen other
daiies in her immediate touch Who
says Farmville can't support two
week
Maybe some one objects to noise on
the streets, and crowded stores and
hotels, and therefore make objection TO
fairs. The wonder is that the good
Lord allows some people to grow old
and get grey.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
will meet in the Council Chamber next
Tuesday afternoon. Every member is
earnestly requested to be present. Those
who have sold Confederate pillars are
asked TO make returns to Mrs. A. w.
Drumeller.
The foot race filled up gap in the
proceedings and with interest. The
contestants had not long been in train
ing, but they entered the arena with
the bearing of Grecians, and pressed
for the goal with grim determination.
Among the old friends who returned
to Farmville during the Fair after
many years Of absence, we mention
the Hon NJ. T. Hughes, leading law
year of Hampton, who has been re-
ceiving the warm hand grasp of a host
of friends. He had not been with us
before in eighteen years.
1t has been remarked by scores of
people in our presence that the poultry
exhibit is A No. |. The fruit of the
hen plays a conspicuous part in the
commercial centers of the world, and
our people would do we'll to remember
that tobacco is not the only moneyed
crop Of this section.
The masqueraders had their fun
during Fair week, and contributed to
that Of others The young ladies of
the Normal School enjoyed a german
on Thursday evening in the school
building, but there were no boys
allowed, and that of course detracted
largely from the pleasures Of the even
ing.
Death of Mr.. BOileau.
Mr.. 5. II. Boileau, died at his home