The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-12-18
BY MADELINE :. BRIDGES

drinkers stop, aud neither dispenssry
nor bar room can live in Farmville.
The Christmas season is unfortunate
time for heated political canvass. Men
will lose their tempers, and unseemly
as 1t always is, it is more so just now.
Don't put the bottle to your
neighbours mouth from your side board
over a dispensary counter or that Of a
bar room.
Suppose one Of our preachers should
preach against whiskey drinking and
then use itass beverage, what influence
es for good would he exert?
Let's all Fsrmvile agree not to touch,
taste nor handle. and then this strife
would end and there would be a great
calm.
While striking at the mote in your
brothers. eye don't forget the beam in
your own eye. Forgive as you would
be forgiven.
1.-THE one reason for the dispensary
is to make money for the town, why
not open a lottery instead 1t is moth
ing like so demOralizing.
If you must discuss the question with
your friend do so calmly, quietly. dis
passiOnately. "The greatest of these is
charity"
The town needs the revenue. Admit
it and all Of us agree to that, but are
we to do wrong that good (reyenue)
may come?
The legislature has reduced consta-
bles' bonds from $1,000 to $500. The
bond obstacle to the securement OF
good constable for Farmville should
now be considered out Of the way.
The holidays could be proftably en-
ployed by the school children in Sc
curing a handsome library by getting
clubs Of subscriptions to the Herald, the
home paper.
Prohibitionists insist that no man
should sell whiskey. Why then tempt
any man to accept the position as
salesman at the dlspensary? Isn't the
bottled stuff as dangerous as the foam
ing glass?
Remember that there could be no
more acceptable or appropriate Xmas
present than a copy Of the Herald sent
to some absent friend for a year. One
dollar will pay for the weekly remind
er Of loyalty to friend one entire twelve
months.
A number OF farmer friends have
filed their ice houses to the brim, TAX
ing the first opportunity offered for do
ing so. This is wise, as the days begin
to lengthen after Xmas and the sun
will lessen chances for securing the
summer luxury Of desirable thickness.
Mr. W. II. Hubbard sold 1850 pounds
OF tobacco one day last week on the
Farmville market at $l1.00 per hun
dred. This sounds like most satisfsc-
tory prices to us aud We expect it did
to the grower
The election for and against the dis
pensary law for Fsrmville magisterial
district will be held in this place next
Tuesday, the 22nd inst. All who have
the welfare Of the community at heart
should come to the polls at the court
house and cast their vote according to
their cOnsciences.
There was considerable disappoint-
ment at the unexpected cancelling OF
Merchant Of Venice at the Opera House
advertised for tonight. Along with
this cancellation came that Of Adams
Minstrels and Land o. Cotton Com
pany. The Opera House seems destin-
ed to be dark the greater part of the
present season.
The Choral Glass of Fsrmville, which
is practicing under the direction of
Miss Andrews preparatory to taking
part in the great musical festival in
Richmond nextspring, desires that each
member attend regularly the rehear-
sails. These are held every Monday
night in the Presbyterian lecture room
Eight o'clock is the hour and just one
hour Of time is required.