The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-11-20
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.


For what wereccvc9
Turkeys are scarce and consequently
high.
Mr. +. l.. Morris has been i'm New
York this week
These short days hurry by in quick
succession, but are they not glorious as
they go?
fyou don't subscribe to the Herald
just don't neglect the home-duty an
other day.
Mr.. Arthur Duvall, Of Richmond, is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Duvan.
Nh. and Mrs. Baxter Davis have re-
turned from visit to relatives in Char
lotte, n. G.
The next number Of the Star Course
will be lecture on Friday night De-
cember 4th
An advertisement in the Herald
brings satisfactory results to the ad
vertiser.
\ thunder storm in November is not
unusual, but we had touch of one on
Tuesday little PAST noon.
Mrs. Burl Eyans, Of Philadelphia, is
visiting in the home Of her parents,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Peter Davis.
The Daughters Of the Confederacy
will meet next Thursday afternoon at
3 o'clock in the Council chamber.
Our Main streetpavement has been
doing duty for many years and it is
time it was being looked after
The rain came down in torrents on
Tuesday, but it was followed by a flood
Of sunshine on Wednesday.
We were mistaken in announcing
that the postoflice at Gardenia had
been closed. Mail is still being de.
liyered there.
The Macadam between here and
Hampden-Sidney will need almost con-
slant attention to properly protect it
against hard usage.
A party Of capitalists from North
Carolina were in town on Wednesday
will looking into the knitting property
with view Of buying it.
President Jarman and Professors
Jones and Nation left for Charlottes-
vile on the 1886 train of Wednesday,
to attend an educational conference.
Pay your capitation tax or suffer the
penalty Of Acknowledgement; and you
must before the first day Of December
This does not apply to ex-confederate
soldiers.
Mr. Swan has been doing some good
work on the road west of town and
running through the Adams farm
Only follow closely the instructions Of
the Board Of Supervisors aud all's well.
A Social and Literary Club was or
ganized Tuesday night at Mrs. Jar
mans. President-Mrs. Jarman; Vice
President-Mis Smithey; Secretary
Mrs. J. 5. McIlwaine.
Rev. Mr. Thompson left Friday for
Grafton, w. Va, where he will preach
on Sunday. He has received hatter-
ing call TO the church at that place and
the object Of his visit is to look into con-
ditiOns.
The marriage Of Mr.. II. w. Walker
and Miss J. Kemper Morton will take
place next Wednesday at the home Of
the bride.eects sisterin Richmond. I'M
mediately after the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Walker will proceed upon a short
bridal tour, and returning to Farmville
will make their home at the residence
Of the groom's parents, Col. and Mrs
G. NJ. Walker.
All Farmville regrets the fact that
DR.. Potts will not return to his work
here which for the past two years has
been done efficiently aud well. His in
huence as man and minister has been
Of uplifting, helpful and ennobling
kind. He goes to Salisbury, Md, at
the bidding and with the blessing Of
the great church he represents.
We ask attention Of our readers to
the advertisement Of n. b. Davidson,
successor to the late J. b. Wall. Mr..
Davidson is offering many bargains
from the immense stock Of goods kept
by Mr.. Wall, and is daily adding new
and desirable things to every line. In
order, however, 10 clear away the old
stock for new goods, he is selling some
useful and desirable articles at much
below the cost price.
Messrs. Paulett and Paulett in
surance agents, have on display in their
window next to Planters Bank, very
realistic picture Of the wreck which oc-
Cured June 9th % the Cannon Ball
train. which runs between Richmond
and Norfolk. They use this to impress
the importance Of life and accident in
surance to those who travel on railway
cars and most people do to more or less
extent.
Statement Of Corn Crop.
Statement Of corn crop on Longwood
farm: Six acres and 81 square yards