The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-04-18
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.

There Is something in the gentle spring.
voice 10 music set.
That seems TO sing this simple thing,
Don't shed your ianncls yet"
The Episcopal church Is to have a
new and beautiful carpet.
II 1t is high time somebody was being
NmarrIed in Farmvlle.
The residence OF Mr. James Young
is being built on Randolph street.
Those mutilated trees are eye sores to
us, but We didn't do it and can't
help it.
DR.. kearney, who has recently pur-
chased the Johns house, is putting
II in excellent condition.
Grass has had hard struggle this
spring, but begins to asset its suprem-
aey.
Daughters Of the Confederacy will
meet in the Council chamber next
Thursday afternoon, at o'clock.
Mr.. Monroe Jones has bought an ex-
cellent lot IN front Of the home of Mr.
John ID. Watkins. aud will erect "a
house on il.
MrJ. A. Armistead, has bought from
DR.. White the lot fronting on Ran
dolph street, and adjoining that If Mrs.
Taliaferro and will build omit.
Gen. Wade Hampton, who recently
died in South Carolina, was closely and
doubly related TO our townsman, DR..
j. l. White.
Judge aud Mrs IL. w. Flournoy re-
turned TO Farmville on last Friday,
and are at Mrs. Berkeley's. Their
host Of friends have been made glad to
welcome them back again.
The "man aud the bear" were in
town on Wednesday, and played
winning hand. The street corner
crowd was a. large as ever before greet
ed like entertainment
Tobacco sales have been light of late.
bat we heard an out-of-town dealer
say that the Farmville market had
kept up better prices than elsewhere in
the State
If some one Of our local fishermen
would become an expert with hook
and line, he could open fish stand in
our market which would eclipse all
efforts to sell shad and behring's.
With rare exception the half.tones Of |
our COuncilmen and others, which APP |
peared in the trades issue Of the HER. |
AID, We're Just rs good if not better than |
any usually found in the newspaper |
Of the day. This was immensely graft
Tying to us.
Mr.. and Mrs f. f. Hundley gave a
charming o'clock tea Wednesday, in
honor Of Mrs Hewlett, Of Philadelphia,
who is visiting at Bizarr. Dainty re-
reshments were served in an artistic
Decorations were Narcssus.
DR.. Henry, who lives at brakes
Branch, in Charlotte county, and also
is as busy i'm his profession As most
men, has unique record as farmer too
He only has some so acres of land adj
Joining his home, and yet this season
is selling corn, forage and fresh eggs
That should put many Of our farmers
to the blush.
The Cooking Club will have for sale
after 1890, on Saturday morning, April
10Th, . OF cakes Of various kinds,
emon, cocanut and y butter milk
pies, also limited quantities Of chicken,
salmon and potato salads. That We
may avoid unnecessary confusion we
ask that all orders be sent Miss Pattie
Watkins before Saturday morning, as
orders can not be taken in excess Of the
quantity named.
Rev. Mr. Capers, who for some years
" ~ the ueloNeu RECTOR vi tic LlioNopai
,hurch here has been with us of late
10 the delight of "a host Of friends and
admirers. He occupied the pulpit Of
Inc Presbyterian church IN the morn
ng Of last Sunday, and preached a
most acceptable sermon to a large and
thoroughly interested congregation.
Ii was communion service at the
:hurch and will be long remembered
As solemn and sweet one. Mr.. Capers
eft on Wednesday for his charge in
tennessee.
That Telephone Again.