The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-07-19


they didn't SOW larger surface in oats
Let the farmers remember that broom
straw cut at the proper time make
good hay.
Major Otley, just from the OF
fields of Texas. has been shaking hand,
with friends in town.
We regret to hear Of the sickness q
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID
Watkins.
The Normal building, occupied by
Mr.. b. NJ. Cox and family, is receiving
fresh coat of paint
We have had some warm days dur
ing the summer, but our nights have
been pleasant.
Mrs. A. l.. Smith, who has been
critically i'll for the past month, is
reported very much improved.
Monday was st. Swithin's day, and
as it rained on that day the legend is
that it will rain every day for 40 days
Mrs. n. G. Manson and daughter,
Miss Natalie, Of Lynchburg, are visit
ing Mrs. w. r. Berkeley.
Miss Matte Leigh Cunningham left
yesterday to visit friends in South
Boston.
Prof. j. II. G. Winston leaves today
for a months work in Southwest Vir-
ginia, in the interest of III. 5. College
Merchants look little lonesome but
the farmers are busy and that means
busy merchants 10y and by.
The editors of the State are at Luray
this week having "good time" The
town is dry, however.
Judge Flournoy, who has been some
time in Texas, looking after the inter
ests of an oil company, of which he is
president, returned on yesterday.
Miss f. G. Dunkum, of Buckingham,
who has been under treatment at the
Lithia Springs Sanitorium, has re-
turned home very much better.
DIR. Winston, with his two younger
boys, spent Monday and Tuesday of
this week with relatives in and around
Richmond.
The HERALD Office is better supplied
with material, and better prepared to
execute job work than ever before in its
history.
Some few of our farmers have been
satisfied with the yield of wheat.
Generally with this crop the year Is an
of one.
Our roads have been heavier than
they were during the winter, and with
the heat added have made heavy pull
Ing.
Those good loads of hay and oats are
invading the town from the nearby
country places. We welcome this sort
Of invasion.
Rev. II. II. Halves, ID. d., who is the
guest of Mr.. A. II. Hurd, will preach
at the Presbyterian church next Sun
day. The old flock and old friends will
hear him gladly.
Mr.. Scott and family, of Claremont,
Va, who spent a month at the Lithia
Springs Sanitorium, enjoying the
water and other luxuries, returned
home on yesterday morning.
Miss Nettie David, from Meridian,
Miss, is a guest of her uncle, DIR. Wins
ton. She has the rather unique honor
for white person of having been born
in Africa.
A visitor to the Constitutional Con-
yentiOn always finds our representa-
tive. DIR. McIlwaine in his place, and
learns of no one more faithful or atten-
tive to his duties. Dr. Mcllwaine is
nowhere misfit.
The rain storm of Tuesday afternoon
was severe i'm the Guinea neighborhoOd
No hail as far as we are
advised, but excessive rain fall, which
in some places, injured the growing
tobacco.
The movements of our town need
Dverhauling. At many places, as for
nstanc. in front of the Baptist church,
the roots of the trees have raised the
paving stones, making walking rough
If not dangerous.
We are glad that none of our girls
are heading for the Philippines, and
vet we would have enjoyed letters from
them under those far of conditions.
There is no place like home, and South
side Virginia is the best place for that
home.
A tramp called at one of our homes
recently and asked for food. when
did you last eat and what?' was asked
of him, and he replied: DAY before
Yesterday, and then nothing but the
market report i'm an old paper" Or
course he was hungry.