The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-01-02
1902.
10 CAL HAPPENINGS OF The
YEAR THAT'S GONE.
A Diary fthe Things and People Which
Will Interest Our Readers.
JANUARY.

painfully injured. Frank Nenable
colored, found dead on the Cumberland
, side of the river. K. w. Price an,
Miss Fannie Bidgood were married il
Farmville.
4. Mrs Merritt Saunders died a
4 the bone Of Mr.. Monroe Jones.
o. Fire destroyed the stable anC
pTovender Of W. II. Burger, Sr.
D 5 Jesse Pratt and Miss Laura Clarb
: were married At the Baptist parsonage
8. A fire alarm was sounded caused
by the burning off pile Of straw in the
. front yard of Miss Fannie Smithson.
, 10. This was beautiful mid-wintei
day.
l6 The legislative committee visited
the Normal school and found every
thing IN apple PIE order. DR.. Henry
f.. Watkins died after u long illness,
aged 63 years.
Il. Miss Louise Venable died Of pneu-
monia at ampden-Sidney. A fire
alarm was caused 10y the burning Of a
chimney at DR.. Wiust)n's residence.
Is. Jas. w. Johns died near Overly
after brief illness.
p. Rain, hail and generally a sloppy,
ldisagreeaOle day.
p. G. G. COwan and Miss Ella
Turner were married near Martnsville
D. Dr. Kline and Miss Fannie Lit
Teton were married at Suffolk. Prof
Jarman elected president Of the Nor
mai school.
26. Mrs. r. l.. Hubbard, Of Prospect,
died OF pneumonia. Very rainy, disa-
greeable Sabbath.
80. Jas. Donald aud Miss Etna Pugh.
of Cumberland, were married at Farm
vile. Henry Woodbridge died. near
Darlington Heights.
FEBRUARY.
!. This ended a week Of unusual
sleet and slop. The residence of T. b.
| blk, near Prospect, was destroyed by
/ fire. Geo. w. Saunders died at Burke
willie in his S7th year
,. The ground hog saw his shadow
.. Hester Bruce and Miss Jesse Fos-
ter were married near Travis.
Z. Macon Richardson died at Green
Bay.
8. Col. G. p. Hyde, Of Cumberland,
entered into rest, aged % years.
II. o. L. Wicker was elected on the
Council to fiji vacancy occasioned by
W. f. Davidson's resignation
r. j J. MOrrisette and Miss Lena
Oyerton were married near Farmville.
Miss Maggie Duncan and Willie Blank
enship both Of Buckingham, were mar
ried.
H. A valentine party was given at
the Presbyterian church by the COW
enanters.
Is. Mrs. II. II. Budd, formerly Miss
Tate, was buried here. Miss Gertrude |
Wright, of Amelia, died in Manchester, |
aged IS years.
l6 The first heavy snow storm Of the |
year visited US. The first Of series of |
Bible lectures was given by Miss Blod- |
gett.
II. "Ien Nights in a Bar Room was /
given in the Opera House.
IS. Judge and Mrs. j. NJ. CTute en- /
tertaned the Normal school faculty at /
their home.
20. The intermediate Celebration at /
Hampden-Sidney was inaugurated.
p. One Of the most dismal sleety /
days remembered FOR many years.
%. Annie Moore Bedinger died in
Cumberland in her 18th year.
"a The stable and two horses be-
longing To Richard Davis, were de-
stroyed by fire near Curdsville.
.. The AppomattOX and all other
streams were greatly SWOLLEN from the
melted ice and heavy rain Of the night
before.
% r. W Noel and Miss Nettie
David were married Lockett Wo-
mack and Miss Elto Swan were mar
ried at Buffalo church
%. Caught IN the Actn was played
at the Opera House by Hampden-Sid-
ney Dramatic Club. Early in the
morning one Of the severest lightning
and rain storms visited this section
known 20 have ever been in February.
MARCH.
,. The wife Of Paul Reed, colored,
died after a lingering illness.
3 The annual roll call was held at
the Baptist church.
4. The Farmvile Guard elected j. l..
Bugg captain.
II. The store house Of w. II.
Hubbard was broken into.
- The stable and corn house Of Mrs.
Fl. h. Watkins were destr0yed,by fire.
l3. We had the first March blow Of
The season.
49, A protracted meeting was COM
menced at the Methodist church.
20. Wash Chappell a well known
died at an advanced age.
% Miss Annie Campbell died at Y
Prospect.
%. "Billy," tire Herald's office mock q
ng bird, was found dead. [
"a Bishop Randolph paid an official I
visit 10 Johns Memorial church and 7
confirmed a class Of ten.
APRIL.
5. The Prince Edward School Asso-
.iati0n held an intere ting meeting at
he Normal school.
S. 1t showed for several hours during
he day. The Orange d Keysville 7
Railway was reorganized with DR.. W. .
y Anderson as president.
g. Revival services at the Methodist
hurch closed.
II. The Herald's first trades edition y
vent out to the world.
10. A party Of Farmvilliaus left for
he Charleston Exposition. |.
p. Glenn Crute died near Darlington \
Heights, aged IS. \,
26. One of the dustiest and most dis "
greeable Of all the spring days. Miss v
allie Rice died at Pamplin. Athletic n
Jay at ampden-Sidney. Mrs. VIM. "
farley, of Amelia died, aged 70 years. =
p. Mrs. 4. w. Vaughan died near u
Rice. ID
2S. The dwelling Of Frank Wilson, ID
ear Meherrin, was totally destroyed
v fire.
% Ernest Anderson, who was killed {
n the 9th by falling from a locomO- al
i've, was buried at pden-Sidney. NJ
MAY.
.. Carter G. Knight died, aged q u
ears. A vast crowd witnessed the :.
iuard's competitive drill. !"
4. DR.. Crawford addressed a union
aggregation in the Baptist church on 81,
he subject Of temperance.
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