The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-12-12
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
The German.


o, dazzling dream OF life and light
o. glorious scene Of youth and beauty
Iwould make pious anchorite
Forsake the narrow path OF duty.
From vigils long he'd respite seek
And bid farewell to cell and sermon
He'd discontinue reading Greek
And spend his time I'm dancing German
Yesterday was an ideal day offspring
like balminess.
The Board Of Supervisors will meet
in regular session tomorrow. File
your accounts if you have any.
Stag or some other material is badly
needed IN different parts Of the town
streets.
Haven't had 'lossum this season
Why don't somebody bring some to
market?
Montague said that "the liar is brave
towards God and a coward towards
man"
Mrs. Chappell, of Union Level, is
visiting her niece, Mrs s o. Holston,
of this place.
There will be a number Of mpor-
tant changes in Farmville's business
concerns the first of the new year.
"Milton was by nature a lonely man;
to certain extent his loneliness was
the penalty Of his greatness"
Seneca said; "rhe good things which
belong to prosperity are to be wished,
but the good things that belong to adj
versity are to be admired"
Bacon said. Certainly it is heaven
upon earth to have a mans mind move
in charity, rest in providence and turn
upon the oles Of truth"
Mr.. r. l. Orange was called to the
bedside Of his aged mother in Rich
mond yesterday. 1t was reported that
Mrs. Orange was dying.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 5. McIlwaine arriv-
ell here on Monday last and left i'm
mediately for Hampden-Sidney where
they will remain until their residence
in Farmvile is fitted out.
Soon we will be in talking touch
with every important place in Prince
Edward and adjoining counties. The
Union Telephone Company will have
its wires to Farmville in few weeks.
OF Wadsworth and his family some
one has written: "They were poor, and
were not ashamed to be poor Yet
Coleridge said; "His is the happiest
family | ever saw
Mr.. +. g. Wiltse, who was elected on
the council Tuesday night, will be
placed on the following committees:
Light, Bonds, Fire and Safety. OF
these he will be the chairman Of the
fire committee.
Mr. w. p. Gillian has been gather
ing perfectly ripe raspberries from
vines in his garden. They were Of a
delicious variety, and were grown, SO
far as we know, without any special
effort to keep of the frost bite.
That black bear is a wonderful "crit-
ter" Been seen in many neighbor-
hoods in Prince Edward, Cumberland,
Buckingham and Amelia during the
past week. And now, they tell us he
has been captured, belled like a sheep
and again turned loose.
General James A. Gills, one of Anne
las most popular citizens, was in
Farmyille several days of this week on
business. The General is one Of the
most genial, big-hearted. wholesouled |
men to be found in years hunt. By
the way, General ellis has the honor
of being one of the appointees Of Cover
nor Cameron as Brigadier General of
Reserve militia for the fifteenth Bn-
gade.
A restless man stood on the platform
of the n. q w. depot the other day,
and as the coming Of the train was
somwhat delayed his restlessness be-
came more pronounced. Some one ven
tured to ask him: "Are you expecting
some one on the train?" mo" go
ing away for some timer" mo, not
going at ALL "Then why are you so
Gust want to see the
old thing go by" Two-thirds of the
people have no other motive for going |
to the depot.
There are many people who will
trade only in stores where the goods are
No one ever heard Of a
person looking for store which did
not advertise. Therefore ifmany people |
are looking for the wide awake adver-
tiser, and no one is discriminating
against him, that in itself ought to be
reason for the use of all the advertising
a store can carry.
Death of Mr.. Wilson.