The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-01-25
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
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Failure to advertise has often causec
failure in business.
Miss Mamie McIlwaine, of Roanoke
is visiting in the home Of Mrs. F. A
Armistead.
The First National BmB(of Farm
vile opened Its doors to the public las
Tuesday.
Miss Annie Burton left last Saturday
for Bristol, where she will engage in
teaching.
The armory building has been re.
paired, and the water soaks no longer
to it foundations.
Every day business is well adver-
tised, the success Of that business is
nearer to realization.
Mrs. +. b. Glenn, of Lynchburg,
who has been i'll with maarial fever,
is reported as improving.
Circuit Court Clerk Woodson Vena-
bic has been confined to the house for
several days with severe illness.
The alright stove is saver Of fuel
and altogether comfortable, but for
real luxury give us the old-time open
fireplace.
Sunday was delightful day in
Farmville, and the churches were well
filled with interested and interesting
audiences.
While the store rooms are ready for
occupancy, it looks as though it will be
a long time before the Masonic lodge
room above will be completed.
While the grip is widespread Farm
vile is escaping wonderfully well.
Most Of our business men are on duty,
and the children generally at school.
We invite the attention Of our readers
to the advertisement of The First
National Bank of Farmville. 1t will
be found at top Of column on the
editorial page of this issue.
Policeman FOCUS has been i'll with |
the grip. This disease is no respector
Of persons. 1t faslens upon rich and |
poor, great and small and shakes them
up alike.
Preparations are made for water
being put in the county Jail, with all
the conveniences incident thereto. A
splendid move which long since should
have been made.
In the County Court Monday Judge
Crute appointed I. f. Noel as constable
for the Farmville district, with w. f.
Noel and r. w. Noel, his brothers, AS
sureties in the sum of $1,000.
The country home of the late DR..
Hunter Mcclure, located in the SUI
burbs of Richmond, was sold recently
and presented by the purchaser to
Union Theological Seminary.
The grip respects neither age nor sex,
persons or places, and is not careful of
the hour of attack. A cold bath "of
is said TO be a preventive,
and who is bold enough to take the
plunge?
Rev. G.. J. Thompson, Field Secre-
tary Of State Missions, will preach at
the Baptist church at II o'clock A. NJ,
next Sunday. Theme: State Evangel-
ization. All are cordially invited to
attend this service.
Rev. j. II. Dayis, of Cumberland,
conducted the meeting at the Y. NJ.
L. A. last Sunday afternoon, and de-
Iivered practical and interesting adj
dress. The attendance was good. Let
the numbers still increase,
The delivery of diplomas, to. the
class at tht> Normal will
take place today tFnoan, aud the
exercises will ! T. tomorrow
night at $50. The PUBLIC is cordially
invited to be present.
The Monument and Military bazaar
will be success. We say so because
nothing ever undertaken by the ladies
Of Farmvlle has yet been a failure.
the laudable purpose for
which the enterprise is undertaken and
help in every way you can.
DR.. w. f. Anderson is confined to
bis home with a severe illness. The
exact nature of the doctors illness has
not as yet been determined by the at
tending physicians; it is, however, be-
Iieved to be the result Of relapse from
a recent attack Of grip. His condition
yesterday at the hour Of going to press
was unchanged.
Forage is very scarce, and this Is not
to be wondered at when we remember
the dry summer, and yet some farm
ers have enough and to spare. A little
more attention to this matter and the
same trouble will not return to vex US
again. The first duty Of the farmer is
to make enough for man and beast at
home. and then send the surplus to
market. With us he must buy sugar,
salt and iron but not much else neces-
sarily.