The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-09-11
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sHErrARDs, Va, Sept 5, 'o5

SHEpPARDs, VA, sept. ;, Us.
Aud call 10 Exodus, because the city
folks bic themselves TO the comfort and
pleasures Of town life. The school
boys and school girls, and teachers too,
20 of 10 the various schools, colleges,
academies aud what not, and the
melancholy days begin IN the back
woods. But the farmer need not feel
lonely for if he attends 10 his tobacco
and corn, fallows Tor wheat sand oats,
and saves the late hay, lie will have
"a plenty 10 see to- aud 10 keep him
from getting lonesome.
Just few personals. Mr. J. {.
Hebditch, Of Newport News, has been
visiting the home folks lie il hust-
Ter aud ought 10 succeed
Messrs. NJ. :. aud Ernest Jones are at
work al Radl1rd.
Misses Merrie Ner-er Of your city, re-
turned home today, after visit to Miss
Maud Jones at New Store, and the
latter left today for her school in North
Carolina.
Rev r. f. Jones preached last sun
day morning aud night al the New
Store church. lie has returned to his
work at Arvonia
The White Hall teut-meetiug il in
progress. and large numbers Of people
attended the services. Opinions differ
as to the good accomplished by these
meetings, but il is now, a. always, "a
man generally gets what he goes after"
and those who attend the meetings
with the right purpose Will doubtless
be benefited.
Our people sympalhise with Mrs. l..
Phaup in the death Of her son, Walden,
who was accidentally killed IN colli
ion at Chilhowie last week. lie was
buried IN smyrna Cemetery. A some
what remarkable coincidence in con-
nection with the Phaup family l.
that there have been six deaths in the
family IN recent year a1d every one
ofthem occurred on saturday, and every
burial except The last was on sunday.
Our neghborhood, So far has escap-
ed the destructive hail storms which
visited our friends little West Of us,
aud nearly e'l Of our tobacco-raisers are
carrying ha".uolicies. Not such biz
humbug after All, eh2 IL makes a
fellow sleep sounder To know his house
Is insured, aud with his life insured,
his home insured, his tobacco crop in
sured, aud If he has faith in God and
loves his fellow-mau, one would con-
slider such a man entirely happy. He
ought to be, I'm sure. How many Of
US are IN such good fix?
Col. and Mrs. James Lyons are stay
lug at Sheppards at present IN order
that the Col may drink Of the health
giving sulphur water.
Dr. y. G.. Sheppard aud Miss Julia
and Mr. Sheppard Parsons, Of Rich
mond, spent some days at Sheppards
The Doctor has great faith in the sui
phur water, aud not only comes up to
drink it, but has it shipped To h'm 10
Richmond.
Miss Myrtis Philips Of West Va, j.
visiting her friend, Mrs. W NJ. g.
Ransom near Sheppards.
The registration for 1908 has closed
in Francisco District, resulting IN the
addition 10 the permanent rolf Of %
nsmes. n whites aud one colored.
There were quite number Of 0tEers
who might have registered, but who
probably never Will now, a. the re-
quirements after January next will be-
more difficult 10 meet
The prohibition people will make an
other Try at the Manhsll District cleo
ton at september court The Prohi-
btion law il on az fours with the
Barksdale election law. mighty nice
reading, but slightly ineffective. No
law d worth a cent unless backed by
intelligent public sentiment Well
our folks are temperate anyway and
most Of us are too poor 10 violate the
election law 10 any great extent so it
don't bother us much / am going 10