The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-12-25
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
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ti'f escort Toy good, fresh start.
She sished' "lhats appeu1ing %
And when he went 90 pay the bin
The cashier winkel, "She's neat, sirr'
''Shouid say She is g' ho made reply:
"she.s sweet enough 90 eat. slrr'
Good morning Christmas gifl
Christmas comes but once a year,
but Sunday comes once a week.
The days have been beautiful but
che cold has been searching.
May every Christmas tree in Farm
vile bear good aud abundant fruit
Mrs. j. A Davidson will spend the
holidays iu her old Manchester home.
The Planters Bank Of Farmyille, has
just declared semi-abnual dividend
of Is per cent.
Yesterday had no more the appear
ance OF Christmas eve than does any
ordinary Saturday i'm Farmvile.
lfyou don't already subscribe to the
Herald, begin the year right by doing
so. IL is your only home paper.
Miss Minor will give another Of her
delightful aud artistic Concerts in the
Opera House on the sth of January.
Mr. II. W. Whitehead, ofCharleston.
w. Va, is on his annual visit to his
mother and friends.
will take a good degree Of Christ
mas cheer to supply the absence Of the
Normalites for one week.
Judge B. A Hancock, who has been
here for several weeks for his health,
has returned to his home in Manches-
ter.
The improvement iu price Of tobacco
must brighten up the Christmas of our
farmers. Let Us hope that the smile
will last season
The wearing Of whiskers is falling i'm
to "inocuous desuetude. Clean shay
ed faces have become the order Of the
day. We rather like the change.
The Herald job printing establish
ment is about as complete as that Of
the larger cities. Our presses run by
water and We willno keepyou waiting
Itis right hard to go on Main street
these days, and not meet a BRIDE. And
1t simply brightens life to meet with
them.
II you must have your n0g on Xmas
morning, getan expert to mix it, for an
egg-nog failure lis a dismal failure in
deed.
The Kindergarten Christmas celebra.
ton at the Normal School, Wednesday,
was a beautiful one, and enjoyed by
parents and little ones in unusual de
gree.
The Normal School aud the public
schools have closed for a week. OF
course for today the banks, post Office,
freight depot and some Of the stores
VIII be closed to business.
Only the interest Of Mr.. +. l.. Nor
us in the Rice Manufacturing Co., was
purchased by Mr.. T. A. Gray, the other
half being retained by Mr.. r. T. Rice,
who continues its Management
No one has said nog to as before or
since Xmas dawned. Our simmOn
beer, however, Is mighty good Here
Is TO the good health Of the friends of
the Herald. "May you live long and
prosper"
Spring will be here first thing you
KNOW and the wise merchant will
begin at once to advertise winter bar
gains. The columns Of the Herald
make best medium. The suggestion
is good and should be adopted at once.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Dunlop left Farm
vile yesterday for Mrs. Dunlop's old
home near Richmond They will
spend the Christmas there and after
wards take up their residence in Fair
mont, West Virginia.
Col. Cunningham, Of North Carolina,
has written to Tobacco Growers Asso-
citation. of Prince Edward, stating that
he will be here on next Wednesday,
the 3Oth inst, to address the farmers
of this section. He hopes to have
large crowd to hear him.
Let the young people have all the
fun they eau crowd into the Christmas
time, but let them be judicious about
it. Pop an the pop crackers in town
during one designated hour, make that
nour brilliant and then let Us have
peace. There can be no rational objec-
ton TO that suggestion.
The Herald is ambitious to make the
year 1904 the best Of all its history. We
appeal TO ITS friends and friends Of
Farmville and Of surrounding country
TO aid 10 making it so. 1t is your pa
per as well as ours. Ii must be made
worthy the place where it is published
aud the people by whom it is read.
A request that each Of the Herald
readers give, in one line, mention Of
the best gift Of the year, 1903 1t would
be interesting to hear from you, and
you will enjoy hearing from others.
Don't forget, and don't be over modest
aud don't postpone.
Happy Xmas time for all the Nor
NAL girls who go to the old homes for
the holidays, and happy times for those
who remain with Us. We feel author
lied TO hand you the keys OF all Farm
vile. Enter occupy aud do as your
o,yn sweet will dictates