The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-01-10
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.


The blessings that never we're bought or
sold
Aud centre there, are better than gold.
Lent will begin earlier this year thar
usual
The uuload,d gun is a very danger
ous weapon.
The iron railing has Teen delivered
at The monument, aud will soon be in
position.
Another good ice spell, and there can
be no excuse for not having fall supply
for another summer.
The policeman on day duty is much
more cheerful than the same policeman
on night duty
Little Miss Carrie Kyle gave Il charm
ing New Years entertainment TO her
/ playmate- on the evening of the lst.
We are relying ia great part upon
our core sp'ndents 10 make the HER
AID the most readable local paper in
Virginia.
New subscribers are added daily 10
our list Just ONE DOLLAR per
anuum 20 di-le.. than two cents a
copy.
There will be -erv COS this evening
in the lecture room Of the Presby terian
church. preparatory 10 The communion
on sunday
Tie Confederate reunion will be
held at Austin, Texas, in April, aud it
il about time the cold rebs" were get
ting ready for the march Sodih.
Among the handsome calenders re-
ceivcd since our last issue is that Of the
First National Bank Of Farmyile which
occupies front rank. Thanks.
Mr.. Sandy Gray was in town on
Tuesday, shaking hands with old |
friends. He now lives in Lynchburg, |
with Stroiher Drug Co..
The auciioneers at our warehouses
are as glib Of tongue as ever and the
buyers are even more anxious to have
the weed. Bring il in.
Remove your old Nmas advs. and
give us something new and attractive
No child even is looking for Santa
Claus just now.
If the bright sunshine Of the OPEN
ing days Of the year are really prophet
ic Of the months to follow what glo-
rious winter is before us
Atlanta has recently converted per
cent bonds into % per cent bonds.
Why cannot Farmvile make like dis
position other per cent bonds
The fire alarm yesterday afternoon
was occasioned by the burning Of some
straw in he yard of Miss Fannie Smith
sou on Baptist Hill No damage, but
considerable excitement
The girls and boys are at school
again. Cheer up, young friends, it
WON'T be long before Xmas comes again.
To those Of US who are growing old it
is almost here now.
When a wagon loaded with tobacco
for our market strikes the macadam,
the driver begins at once to whistle or
sing, but when Sycamore bottom is
sighted a sickening horror seizes the
frame.
Last season was not a good crop
time, and yet many of our farmers
are more than pleased with the tobacco
yield since they have beeh stripping
and weighing.
DR.. McIlwaine's speech, recently
delivered before the Democratic con-
ference at the convention, is spoken Of
by the Richmond papers as a very able
one.
Our side streets leading into Main
are destined to become busy thorough
'ares. Let some one fiji up the old no.
lei gap on Main street, and then we
will look after the side feeders for years
10 come.
There will be a meeting Of the Farm
vile Cemetery Association, Thursday
afternoon, January 18th, at $3.50 o'clock,
At the residence Of Mrs. II. G.. ITALIA
erro. a full attendance is requested
Sunday was perfect winters day
u Farmvile Regular services were
held in all the churches, and Rev. Dr.
Potts, Of the Methodist church, preach
ID special sermon at p. m, at the
Methodist church. colored.
DR.. Jesse II Turner has issued lnvi-
ations to the marriage of his daughter,
Miss Ella Clifford, to Mr. Charles
campbell Cowan, Of Farmville, Oh
Wednesday, January 22nd, at Barrows l
Mil, Virginia
There is at least one man in Farm
vile who said in our presence that his
habit was to "eat from to II biscuit
It breakfast. and other things in pro-
portion" His landlady is justify enti-
led 10 his entire salary, and it is good
me.
A petition Is being circulated and !
signed, which will be pre- ]
anfed fO the BOARD of SupeTvisOrs :