The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-05-01

" 90 ~ AANAN E's
Overcoats and cloaks were in demand
on sunday and the furnaces in our
churches were on winter duty.
Bring out the white-wash brush.
lis companion, the paint brush, has
been on active duty Of late.
Now let us hope that everybody has
had the measles, and that there will be
40 more itching this season.
Don't forget the entertainment to
be given by the Dramatic Club, Of the
Normal, this evening at the Opera
House.
Mrs. II. f. Wall spent Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday Of last week in
Richmond, attending the Southern
Educational Conference.
The young ladies Of the Normal,
who are to appear at the Opera House
tonight have practiced faithfully and
you can't afford to miss them.
Rev Mr. Southall preached at the
Episcopal church last Sunday morning
aud Rev Mr.. Claiborne occupied the
pulpit at the evening service.
\ general dispensary bill for the
State came TO grief in the legislature.
Judge Watkins advocated it and Judge
Mann opposed it. Doctors will differ
Miss Patterson, of Petersburg, who
has been the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. J.
> Mcllwaine left on Monday for Dan
vile, where she goes to visit friends.
The Herald was in error when it
stated that a mutilated postage stamp
was no good. All the Government
demands is that it shall not he used
but one time
Mr.. f. f. Hundley has one Of the
best crops of clover we ever saw grow
ing in this section, and no where does
that grass grow better.
Hotel Winsdor Is getting ready for
the new depot and the new wagon is a
"beaut,n and the bays are all right toe.
We welcome enterprise wherever
shown.
Remember that the ladies Of the
Baptist Aid Society will serve straw
berries in the lecture room Of the
Church tonight. The first Of the sea
son and ought to be delightful.
And now that the Normal girls have
so successfully and ably edited the
Herald for one issue, the women OF
Chicago are going to undertake a daily
and do all the work.
There was time in this section when
our thrifty house keepers had on their
tables spring lamb and green peas on
the LIST Monday in May. Who will
have the peas out Of their own garden
next Monday?
A friend of ours has been trying hard
Of late to write on the typewriter and
he has concluded that it is about the
hardest job he ever undertook. He has
also concluded that the work should be
confined to the girls.
Remember the Normalites bold the
boards at the Opera House tonight
Farmville is interested in all that con-
Germs the Normal. and We will show
our interest by turning out in full force
tonight. Get your seats in advance
The Misses Foster, Of New York
who have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs
J. ; McIlwaine will leave for theil
home i'm New York today. Miss Davis
who has also been an inmate Of the
same hospitable home, will leave fol
her home i'm Petersburg today.
Rev. Mr.. Thompson. the beloved
pastor of the Baptist church was
years old on last Tuesday, the 18th, anC
number Of his flock remembered thu
day by sending him basket Of choic'
fruit. "And they shall still bring fortl
/ fruit in old age"
We regret to hear from Major Ven
able that the San Jose scale has great
/ ly injured his peach trees, those o
Judge Watkins and Others. In thi
dav of germicides some doctor should
make successful attack on this enemy
/ of tree life. Peaches are altogether too
good to be given over to germs.
The Editor was at the Hot Springs
Va. this week, making arrangement
for the next meeting Of the Press As
ISOLATION during the summer, an'
found the "tonlest" thing he had We
struck. one of the visitors there ha'
only ~ pleasure horses with him. AM
left twice as many in his stables a
home.
Misses Reynolds and Andrews, Presi
dent Jarman and DR.. +. +. Jones at
tended the Educational Conference a
Richmond and Petersburg too, and a
the latter place, contributed largely t
the pleasure and profit Of Others VIII
attended by their well digested talk
on practical subjects.
Randolph Macon met the Hampton
sidney boys on their own grounds o
last Tuesday afternoon, and got oea
by score Of s. We don't just lik
to treat visitors in that way, but "hav
to- under the rules Of the game. b
the way, two young ladies IN tow
were more distressed at the defeat tina
were the Randolph Macon boys them
selves
Rev. T. G.. Johnson, d. D., OF To
faculty Of Union Theological Seminary
and one Of the leading theologies
educators Of the South, occupied tn
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