The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-04-11

Main and Third streets, in an unpreien-
tious building, but al most desirable
business stand. Having acquired the
adjoining property Of the English and
American Bank and the late Col. FIT
gerald, in 1895 they erected a handsome
new store with iron and plate-slas-
front having three floors COVERING
$500 square feet. They have from
time to made such improvements until
one familiar with the spot IN days gone
by, would hardly recognize 10. in it- new
and attractive dress
With it, modern equipments, eleva-
tor from cellar % upper floor. store Hi-
der-. DC this i-one of the 90 l-t de-ira-
BILE store properties iu Virginia.
The carriage house aud general We
hicle aud machinery rep STORY, which
has recently been tied, fronting 900
Main street 30 ieetaud running back 200
feet. is said TO be the largest in the
State and makes one of the most con-
venient aud attractive -lie-ro1ms Of
any town Of like size in the land.
such structures are ornaments % the
town, and bear testimony To the good
taste Of the public -piritofthelr owners.
Business men who generously contri-
butte to the improved appearance Of The
places where they do business, de-erve
the commentator and active support
Of their neighbor-.
Messrs. Duyall, Robertson & Co. ear
~ large and varied stock Of builders
and carriage hardware, agricultural
implements, seed, grain, fertilizers
dc. They are agents for the popular
band Of sea Fowl Guauo. a fayorite iu
this section for 80 years. Also tine
brands of the Virginia State Ferdli1er
Co., and the Nirsiuia-Caroiina Chem
zeal Co.
This enterpri-ing firm has just re-
ceived two carloads of carriages, sur
reys, buggies, and road carts; a carload
Of Studebaker wagons and carload Of
Mccormick harvesting machinery.
In addition TO other makes Of vehi-
Giles they are agents for the celebrated
Studebaker Bros Mfg. Co., and the
II. II. Babcock Co.-the latter orgi-
mating the "Happy Thought spring,
said to be the easiest rider known.
The official staff Of this commission
and general store Is composed of the
following: John W. Webster, Robert
J. Duvall, W. Clyde Duvall, Luther r.
Gillian, Joseph W Garnett, with
Elliott K. Booker a. book keeper
A eXacting a. are the demands OF
this large and growing business, the
members Of the firm are the largesi
owners Of the Farmvlle Mills, located
in the town on the Appomattox river.
These mills are equipped With the lat
est ana most improved machinery f1I
handling and cleaning grain, aud
manufacturing the highest grades of
-four, meal aud mllteed Their dai
ly capacity is l2j barrels h)ur, 1000
bushels meal and 10 tons millfeed
They claim that their well known
brands Pride Of Farmville and High
Bridge have no superiors With skilled.
intelligent m inagement this industry
has pushed itself into the very front
rank Of like industries and it, products
have entered many dflernt states aud
Won golden opinions wherever they
have been sold. The official stall Of
the mill is: 3. NJ Bliss, superintendent e.
r. w. Ellington, head miller, aud
veteran in the service; and G. w War
riner, assistant miller
We are told that 1854 applications
for pensions have already grown out o.
the Spanish war. Have any Of our
Prince Edward boys applied?
McLaurin, Of South Carolina, SAYS
the time has come when the South can .
safely be Republican IN politics. lie .
should have said that for and in con.
sideration Of Federal patronage it has .
paid McLaurin to become Republican.
Special sheet music sale, Gets per
cOpv at Cridliu RrOs