The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-06-21

IN $1,000 +tNshA D AAMA rtAlN afternoon .
# O'Clock in the Council chamber.
The HERALD renews its request for
S correspondent from each postoilice il
e. Prince Edward and sister counties.
S These summer days are not to b
z dreaded even by earnest workers. pro
1 vided they are temperate in all things
We might get through the winte
without trees, but what could we dc
without them in the sunny summer
time?
The mule and cart will have to "ger
the hustle on" TO cure the wounds tC
our side walks made 10y the recent
rains
Mr. W. W Jackson had few friends
to dine with him ON the 10Th inst. He
has reached the two-score- five
mile-post on life's journey.
y canuery is to be established in
Staunton. We have a well equipped
one i'm Farmyile already. and the Won
de; is that it is not i'm full operation.
Miss Bessie Martin has gone to Lex
ington to attend the V. NJ. /. COM
mencement, where her brother, Lieu =
tenant E. Scott Martin, graduates this
session
We have been told that Col. Goode,
the owner Of Buffalo Lithia, never
charged a citizen of his county for
water, and he has grown rich from the
sale of it,
Little girls riding around the monu-
ment on their wheels make a pretty
picture. We hope they now and then
look up to remember that Southern
chivalry is ever at their command
Misses Lucy Thornton and Lucy Egg
gleston, Of Smithville, have been visi-
ting Miss Bessie Martin for several days.
Miss Thornton left last Friday to at
lend Washington and Lee commence
ment
Major John Knight, who since his
arrival from the Philippines has been
sick at Washington, has so recovered
a- to be able to 90 to Blacksburg, Va,
where he will spend the summer with
his family.
OF course it takes more money now
a.days TO get along in the world than it
once did. Whoever heard Of buying
water i'm Farmville until Of late years.
We mean wafer straight.
Dr. Anderson's Sanitarium Is now
ready for patients. We are glad to
welcome the institution to our midst,
and hope the time is not far distant
when our people need not 20 from
home for anything, sick or well.
The vegetables are with Us in full |
force now. Some people say they are
not healthy, and this, i'm our opinion
is one great big mistake. More vegeta-
bes fresh and matured would contrib
ute largely to the general health Of
the people.
DR.. w. w. Smith, Of Randolph Ma
con and other institutions Of learning
the Y. NJ. c. A. at their 1
O'Clock p. m. meeting of last Sunday.
He drew some impressive and instruc-
tive lessons from the life Of David, and
was attentively listened to by quite
good audience Of young men with few
older ones.
Messrs. J. VI. Booker, Sr., and
Ir, of Lynchburg, have been visit
ing friends in Farmvile. Mr.. and Mrs.
+. p Robertson entertained them
on the evening of the nth
The HERALD was honored by visit
rom them, and had the pleasure of
adding the name Of the Senior to its
subscription list.
The HERALD Job Office carries full
inc Of material, is prepared to turn out
work on shortest notice, charges only
ive-and.let-live prices and would be
dad TO quote prices for those who may
leed envelopes, bill heads, letter heads,
'nicial paper wedding cards, dc.
Mr. J. G. Frasier, Vice President Of i
he Iowa State Agricultural Society, Q
vas in town last Saturday and drove t
mt into the county to examine some
# our farms. We are glad to report ,
hat he was pleased with much that
he saw. q
News has been received Of the sud Z
len death, in Texas, Of the Rev. J. II.
Virgins, ID. d., one Of the leading
ministers of the state. He graduated !
{ Union Theological Seminary, and
married a daughter Of the late Jaconias Z
)verby, during his day a prosperous
lrmer Of Prince Edward. Mrs. Wig +
ins is sister Of Mrs a. A. Haskins, Of
Tpherriu