The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-01-30

Major John w. Otley arrived in tn,
town Tuesday looking hail ana hearty.
lit companion for the best Of the com.
pany.
The finest corn beef we ever tasted
was prepared by Farmville dealer
The Herald is only two cents a copy
Gettwo for four and send one to a
friend.
Work on number Of new buildings
will be commenced in earnest with the
first opening Of spring.
The first month of the new wear
hurries to close. How about those
new year resolutions now?
Mr.. f. Scott Martin is gradually i'm
proving. His mother, Mrs. T. r. Mar
tin has been on the sick list too.
A chance for Farmville NJ. ID. Jno.
ID. Rockefeller offers million dollars
for new and useful stomach.
There was time when competition
was the life Of trade, but it is not To-
lerated longer, especially the big fellows
Mr.. Geo. E. Cox made a hurried
business trip TO High Point, n. c., on
Monday, returning on Tuesday.
Mr.. Ferrigo, of New York, repre-
senting the Italian Government, at
tended our tobacco sales son last Wed
nesdsy.
With Jessie James, a live COW boy,
two Florida alligators and skating
rink all at the same time, Farmville is
far from being sleepy town.
Mrs. J. II. Lipscomb left last Satur.
day for Crewe, where she will spend
several weeks with her son, Mr..
Thomas LipscOmb.
The people Of all this section regret
to hear of the continued illness of
Judge Witt, Of the Hastings Court, of
Richmond. His friends are legion.
We invite attention of our farmer
readers to the special advertisement of
J. +. Walton & Co, in which they re-
commend the use of their brands of
guano.
Messrs. Barrow & Co., commission
merchants, have enlarged their adver-
Using space in the Herald. Increase
Of space W it'll the steady growth Of bu-
siness.
We shiver every time we read of
spring prints. What we want is an
other blanket, another ton Of coal and
extra furs. Away with your spring
prints.
Crowds fiocked to the new depot |
Of the Norfolk d Western on last Sun
lay, and everybody came away de-
lighted with the travellers, rest for |
Farmville. When finished it will be
The law firm of Lancaster d /
McIlwaine has been dissolved Mr.. |
Lancaster occupies the same office he
mad before the partnership, while that
IF Mr. McIlwaine, remains at the
looms Of the Southside Examiner
DR.. c. b. Crute is at home with the
VI. ID. attached TO his name, the honor
having been won at the Medical Col
eye, Of Sewanee, Tennessee. Out OF
. class Of 40, 20 percent failed to get the
iegree, ana that makes the prize that
much more valuable.
Mr.. w. ID. Walker, veteran book
,eeper Of Messrs. e. NJ. Walker d
SONS, and who sticks to the desk as the
ark does to the tree, actually attend
d Cuberland court on Tuesday. Bust
less Of course moved him.
A correspondent Of the Herald writes:
Il wish to say that the Curdsville road
eading from Farmvile will soon be in
oudition impossible opposite Mr.. w.
". Jackson's. l wish some one would
lease see to il at once"
A small child OF James Holmes. color
d, was terribly burned last Monday.
Ter clothing caught fire while playing
bout the hearth, and before the flames
ould be extingushed she was prob
bly, fatally injured.
The Herald charges for all local ad-
ertising. lis rates are five cents per
me for each insertion OF such matter
e comes from its regular advertisers,
nd TO all Others the charge is ten cents
,r the first and five cents for each sub
squent insertion Of the same advertise
lent.
Mr.. y. II. Garland. who for so many
ears has been the courteous and eff
lent manager OF the County's Aims
ouse, has moved toh is private home at
yorsham, there to spend the evening
T life peacefully and quietly. May the
IN setting be long. deepened and cloud
- when il does come Mr.. J. II. c
arland now has charge Ct the home 1
nd farm.
Hail or no hail. still satisfied. Mr.
w. HazlegroYe, Of Cumberland, had
ne misfortune Of two visitations from
all storms last summer, and Of course
is tobacco was injured Oh the bill, and
ct is not complaining Of the prices he
as been receiving. His habit is to
lake it so good in quality that 1t takes i
lore than two hail storms to knock
re very life out oft.
The old and honored firm Of Barrow L