The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-03-13
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BRIEFS AND PERSONALS
A Nonsense Calendar.

Aud hc ties up ms ions.til, WIN strings.
He carrie "a cane
For fear 10 viii rain:
His whiskers he stidens with starch;
And les my belief
That he is thief
For once the March Hare stole a March
Here soon, Uncle Hez.
Your Uncle Hez is coming.
See Uncle Hez and the Big Goose.
Mrs. W. Sturman arrived home We'd
nesday from pleasant trip South.
Mrs. Ernest Morton, of Crewe, is
visiting her father, Mr. Jas A Armis-
tead.
Owners OF our gardens are cleaning
up and blowing up for an active cam
paign.
Ms. Donald McRae, who has been
spending some weeks in town, returned
home on last Tuesday
Mr.. c. f. Chappell has finished de-
sirabe addition to bis storehouse which
gives him elbow room.
Rev. Mr. Davis, Of Cumberland, has
recently had erected in West Farm
vile handsome private residence.
Mrs. Samuel Nicholson, and Master
Thomos Morton Nicholson, Of Crewe,
paid hurried visit to the old home on
last Monday.
Miss Martha Holman, Of the Normal
school, spent last Saturday and Sun
day in Cumberland with her aunt,
Mrs NJ. ID. Foster
Mr. H f. Jennings has accepted a
position with Meesrs. Paulett q Bugg
Another Farmville boy back at the old
home. There is no place like it,
The clouds have been with US for
many day, but the sunshine will
come again when all nature will re-
joice and man will be glad again.
DR.. Chas. b. Crute has been offered
lucrative position in West Virginia,
and may leave in few days to take
charge Of it,
Mr. Swan has been doing some good
work on the macadam. Let it go on
without interruption to the homes Of
he whole country and to the comfort
OF travellers.
Mr. II. E. Barrow will build a large
storage room on Second street, East Of
Main. The house will be the home Of
carriages, .buggies and other goods Of
fered in a well appointed commission
business.
Whep a fellow townsman comes
down town after dinner, smacking his
lips, and talking of jole, turnip salad
and poached eggs, We begin to wonder
be hadn't said something 70 din
ner.
Mr. Willoughby Reade gave one Of
bis unique and interesting entertain
ments in the Assembly Hall Of the
Normal on last Tuesday evening, to
the delight Of an appreciative audience.
The Farmyille Chapter of U. d. C.,
desires to aid in the Confederate Bazaar
to be held in Richmond, April 18th to
May lst. Hope all the members and
other friends will help. Several arti-
cles have already been contributed.
Mr.. r. G. Porter was in town on
Wednesday shaking hands with old
friends, and their name is legion. The
same dob" though he has been liv-
ing in Kentucky since he left Farm
vile.
The ladies Of the Baptist church at
Rice Depot, will give an entertainment
tonight for the benefit Of their building
fund Rev. 5. II. Thompson will give
some readings from his TYPES Of Viz
ginia Character" dialect poems.
With one large tobacco factory con-
sumed by fire, and another devoted to
the uses Of a wholesale store for general
merchandise, il is in order for some one
TO erect two others. The locations are
to hand the money is IN band so let
the work go on.
Messrs. Hundley, Russell, Williams,
Adams and Lancaster recently elected
officers Of the Presbyterian church
here, were indicted into office at the
morning hour Of service on last'Sun-
day. The two former as elders, the
last named as deacons. Judge Hund!ey
having been an elder in Amelia Pres
byterian church, was only installed,
while Mr.. Russell was ordained.
The rates Of charges for electric lights
will 20 into effect April lst. For !
light the commercial charge will be
Sl.OO per month, and proportionately
less in price as the number increases
up to 5 lights, when thei price will
De 90 cents each per month. The do
nestle rate will be light rs cents per
month and for > lights 40 cents each
per month.
Now and then a brother man gets
mad and stops his home paper, and
Just then two step up and take bis
place. The mad man then goes around
The corner and kicks himself. Good
helghbors love 20 hear from their
heighbors, and the great mission Of a
oeal paper is 10 tell neighbor about
helghoor, and il may be that the sub
S0t'oef got mad because the paper
SAld better things Of the other man,
aho 10 this the paper may have been
surety right Men "cuss and quit"
Du' the Herald goes on "just the same.