The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-12-19

Egg nog Is not necessary to make a
happy Xmas, but ifyou must touch it,
"handle with care"
Look out that bear may have cross
ed the Appomattox and now roaming
around in Prince Edward.
After all, the home gathering is that
which gives chief glow and glory to
Christmas.
The trees clad in ice are very beauti-
full, that is to those people who have
warm hearthstOnes.
Not much more time for bird killing
aud not many more birds to kill we
fear.
If that bear is "sure nufI" dead we
will breathe easier. We want. to go
over INTO Cumberland anyhow.
Mrs. c. G. Cowan has been visiting
friends and relatives in Danville and
Henry county for the past week.
Chewing gum is the most entertain.
ing inanimate thing we know of. We
no longer wonder that the girls love it.
They tell us that the money market
Is "tight.n That's no reason that you
should be so during the Xmas time.
Would that everybody had good
shoes, good food, good homes, good
blankets, good fires and good records
for good living.
Mr.. E. d. Carwile killed eight head
of hog last week, their average weight
being S0S pounds. Who can beat this
for hog-raising?
Miss Florence Walthall, Of Hamp-
den-Sidney, left Tuesday for Peters
burg and Richmond, where she will
visit friends and relatives.
Because am little that's no reason
why should hang up little sock for
Santa, said wee bit of a FarmviIle
boy. We hope he secured the longest
and the largest in the family.
Did you notice the picture of the fu-
ture Normal in the Richmond Times
Of last Sunday? President Jarman
will not be satisfied until the picture is
but a reality of the original.
We know of a little girl in Farm
vile who gave her fifteen-dollar Christ
mas gift to to mission Sunday school
In the country. Grandpa gave it to her
aud she gave it cheerfully away. She
will enjoy her Christmas.
We are glad to report that Mr. Thos.
J. Garden, who has been unwell for
some time, is very much improved.
He is looking forward with keen relish
10 family gathering at the old home
when Xmas comes.
We congratulate the teachers and
Students Of the Normal that the Xmas
recess will extend from Wednesday,
he 24th, to Tuesday the S0th. Happy
Xmas for each Of you and for those you
cave at home.
"There's only today almost gone, aud (
n front of today stands tomorrow"
But there's a yesterday, too, and it may
,e with you through all eternity. We
ant get nd of bygone. 1t will bright
~. N 8 f..a.
How big is your biggest cabbage
Ne saw one the other day that weigh ,
d ten pounds and measured 35 inches
n circumference. 1t was light for its
ize-at least we thought so. But let
is hear from you.
If the cold snap of last week had con- ]
inued one more day we would have {
ad an early December ice spell. And s
THAT a glorious season it was for saving '
!. Is your pond ready? and your (
ouse? and how about the wood pile ? {
Mr.. z. P. Smith, of the Seaboard Air
,ine Railroad Company, was in town
ne day last week, and we are glad to :
now that he was 50 much pleased With
ne welcome he received and what he
aw Of Farmville that he twill come
gain" He will find the latch string
ways on the outside.
With a new depot for the new year
armville will begin new efforts for
etter things. And then are we not :,
have new railroad system for the 9
ew year? And will not Farmville 4
zen be indeed and in truth a railroad
,ntre? Moving to the front. Let
lere be no drones, or draw backs, or
loss backs. Every shoulder to the
heel Of the car of progress. v
Why not pop all the crackers and s.
loot of all the candles on Xmas eve. L
,tween the hours OF seven and ten? "
ct our worthy mayor so direct and o.
G will all obey. This would give 1
me interest to the pyrotechnic part Of
Xmas, whereas scattered through ,
le week the whole thing becomes b.
rive breaking and undressing to
ost folks 10
The stockings to be hung in the e.
,mes of our farmer friends this Christ q
as should be fatter and fuller than for =,
49,. ........... ,,o.t Tobcooo hos baog
Id in larger quantities and prices have 90
led high. No good can come TO the =.
rmer in which we Will not all rejoice. y
'ithout the farmer there could be no
erchant aud no town, and then the -
erchant aud the town are necessary, -
o. Let's pull together aud there can ~
no such word as fail. %
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