The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-04-17

Utmuiu came along,
and shut hi. soul boz prison bars
Ana sold h.m fora SONG
Mrs. P. w. Mckinney and Miss
frankie are visiting friends in Rich
moud.
Mrs Fred b. Glenn and son, Of
Lynchburg. were visitors Of Captain
Burton this week.
President Jarman was in Richmond
during tine week looking after the in
terest of the Normal.
Our forests are made beautiful just
now with thewhite banners of the dog
wood waving all through them.
The continued wet weather has very
much interrupted building operations
in town.
Mai A. r. Venable was in Rich-
mond this week looking after business
affairs.
Itmay bee that "drunks" in a dry
town are a little more conspicuous than
"drunks" in wet town.
The ladies of the auxiliary Of the
YMC.A. will tender reception to
the regular members of the Association
al an carly day.
Bar rooms an closed, the dispensary
not opened and yet some people drunk
on our streets. Where did the liquor
come from
We miss the are lights, but they will
soon be on duty again. In the mean
time the incaudescent is shining from
sun % sun.
We are enjoying the early vegetables
such as lettuce radishes, onions, aspor-
agus. &c. Fowls are out of sight,
whether on the wing or not.
Miss Susie Mckinney, who has been
teaching i'm Carroll county during the
past session, returned home on last
Wednesday
Col G.. NJ. Walker has had the resi-
deuce recently occupied by Mr. Van
derslice much improved. Ar. W. f.
Moore and family now occupy it.
The roads are deep in mud again
but when We get the macadam from
centre TO circumference of the county
we will be done with mud i'm Prince
Edward
During these moonless and arc light
less nights hand lanterns are luXurles
Crossing our stepping stones in the
dark requires more faith than most o
us have.
Miss Withrow, of Lexington, Va.
who has been teaching in the public
schools of Rockbridge and Nelson, fol
some years, Will spend the rest of the
session at the Normal to study the
teaching methods there practiced.
IfliQuor is not to be sold in the open
our authorities should see TO it that II
is not sold in the dark. There is mo
Use in saying that the dark places can
not be located. No matter how dark
within there's light enough on the out
side TO lead TO them.
Mr. w H. wood, one Of Prince Ed
wards enterprising and successful
farmers, who has been at the Virgins
Hospital, Richmond, for some weeks
under treatment of Dr. Hugh Taylor
is reported as being much better, anc
is expected home next week.
Miss Ruth Hannah, while visiting
Mrs. j. W. Womack, near Farmvllle
received a telegram Tuesday morning
telling her Of The death Of her mother
Mrs. j. Kirk Hannah, which occurred
very suddenly, Monday night abou
ten o'clock, at her home in Appomat
tox county, near Pamplin.
The State Female Normal Schoo
will be largely represented al the grea
educational meeting which begins IL
Richmond on the 22i, aud will con
tuue in session for five days. Presi
dent and Mrs Jarman will be guests o.
Mr. Hill Montague on the occasion
Those in attendance will be largely en-
tertaiued IN private families.
Mr.. r. W. Fuqua was I'm town OF
Wednesday, and Notwithstanding The
continued rains was a. cheerful as
song bird i'm tree top on a brigh
spring morning. His plants wer'
abundant and fourishing, farm pei
manure an scattered, pens re-supplieC
with leaves, hauds secured for the sea
son, grass growing, wheat booming, ant
though the peaches were all killed the
late apples had escaped so far. Ii doe
chase away the blues TO shake hand
with a cheerful aud successful farmer
ihn IL. Sparks with his show folk
aud animals was iu town ON Wednes
day and gave an acceptable perform
ance. The ground was a little to
damp for persons just out Of measle
aud whooping cough, but some Of then
made tine venture and have been To-
proud To whoop since. There was
time when We fanced there was some
thing fascinating about the life Of
Snowman, bat we have learned 20 hav
the warmer sympathy for them. II
have 20 be funny when you don
want % be funny is something appall
ing.