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

on the llth instant.
The "man behiGd the hoe" is forg-
ing to the front nowadays, and If he
fails to "get there" the rest of us viii
he "left."
Miss Robbie Blair Berkeley went to
Petersburg on Wednesday to he the
guest Of her friend, Miss Gee, until
Monday.
"There il a crying for wine in The
streets, " said lzaiah 700 and more years
before the coming Of Christ, and the
same may be true IN Farmyille today.
Our colored people must not take
much pride in their cemetery. The
place looks sadly neglected. The en-
closure might a. least be kept up.
Hon. A. b. Armstrong, who was at
home on Saturday last is not hopeful
that the legislature will get through
with its work by the 18th Of this
month.
Liquor may come and go, but the
Farmville lithia flows on ever, and is
better with the coming and going
years. Ald drink it as you may
II never leaves sting or bite.
Announcement of candidates for
public office are inserted in the Herald
e. - .a.l, nd NJ a,p,aIodt unuaf no
beat, aud as it would be disagreeable
duty to dun a defeated candidate, we
prefer the G. o. d. plan.
Farm lands in this immediate neigh
borhood have been selling right along
Of late from S25 to S45 an acre, and at
least one Of our farmers is asking 500
an acre for his farm and not anxious
to sell at that. Iowa and Tazewell may
look well to their laurels.
"Stick to your nannels until they
stick to you.n The Herald is in the
habit Of saying that with each return
ing spring and begs TO emphasize it
again. Death treads quick on the
heels Of imprudent changes Of clothing
at this season Of the year.
Mr.. ID. l.. Armistead went to Rich
mOnd last Friday to go over the battle
fields on which he displayed cOnspicu-
Gus gallantry as special courier for
Gen1. Joseph +. Johnston. Prince
Edward sent no Drawer son to the
front and no knightler soldier wore the
gray.
That was handsome and deserved
compliment 20 our esteemed and popu-
lar townsman, DIR. w. j. Gills, when
Gov. Montague appointed him as one
Of the delegates to the Association Of
Military Surgeons which meets in the
city of Boston Oh the 18th Goth and
DIST Of May.
Mr.. +. j. Harrison, one Of Cumber-
lands leading and representative ciu-
zens, paid the Herald Office a pleasant
call on last Saturday. Mr. Harrison
has announced himself as candidate
for the treasurership of his county, and
those who have known him long and
well speak in highest terms Of his
eminent fitness for the place.
The following card has been issued:
"Mr. and Mrs. James w. BOisseau re-
quest the honor Of your presence at
Calvary Episcopal Church, Dinwiddie,
Virginia, at two O'Clock on Tuesday,
May the twelfth, nineteen hundred
and three to witness the marriage Of
their daughter Evelyn, to Mr.. r. Lyn-
wood Baldwin"
Mr.. David Stuart, Of Cumberland,
was in town on Friday Of last week,
and we found in him another of the
cheerful, hopeful farmers, notwith-
standing the continued cold and rains.
He saws he has the best cropof wheat
he ever had though his clover is not
up to the usual mark. He finished
plduluB colu ~ eiN -iNhi ''N
plants to plant.
The Farmville Knitting Mills were
sold at public auction on last Tuesday,
and Mr.. w. G. Venable became the
purchaser. Now that this property is
individual property rather than that Of
a corporation, we expect things to hum.
In other towns such investments have
paid as much as 30 per cent, aud can
be made to do so here.
That chicken thief didn't treat Mr..
Lancaster with the courtesy which
should have been accorded stranger
within our gates. Having just moved
TO Farmville to become one Of us he
and his should have been allowed to
rest in peace at least for a time. he
has one advantage over we laymen, for
should his five dollar reward fetch the
thief he may charge him $40 to defend
him and 50 get even with him.
Al.