The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-05-20

MiNs hAtAu ANN aA'iAA0'h VIM INV
tain the young ladies of the Normal at
q reception to be given on the evening
of the 9th from S TO IL.
Mr.. r r.. Booker as administrator Of
the late Col. r.. A. Booker, wishes to
see parties indebted TO the estate or
who may have claims against il.
The Hampden.Sidney boys must
come again. All Farmville waits TO
welcome them, aud nothing so bright
ems Normal life.
Farmville is no One-hOrse town. We
have five up.to-date drug stores and all
of them making money. At least we
hope SO.
Some bottled goods come to town
that never hurt no matter how much
you drink. Fresh from the Lithia
every day.
We have been wishing for warm
weather, and yet when the summer
time comes, the Normalites will go.
so we are losers after all.
The inner dress of the Court house is
all right, but the job will not be COM
plete until the outside receives a fresh
coat Of paint.
The growing crops, approaching the
fact that they are somewhat behind in
this seasons race, are nurrying to catch
up. and we will watch the effort with
keenest interest.
The town mule grows old gracefully,
and Simon, his master, goes to church
on Sundays, carrying a Bible with him.
No doubt he there learned to be "merci-
ful to his beast"
President Jarman and family, will
soon move to the residence Of the late
r.. :. Paulett. The house is beng
PAINTED and like all other houses, Is
improved 10y the new dress.
We have had some enthusiastic farm
er meetings, and our hope is that there
Will be many more. Let such enthusi-
asm maintain high water mark, and
know nothing Of an outgoing tide
The registration of the voters of Farm
Vile was completed on Friday, and the
names Of 200 appear on the books. The
a%spirants for official place in u local
government who can count on 100
votes should feel SAFE.
Happy the man or woman who can
sleep, and who has the opportunity
night after night. Eight hours on
stretch and no let up. And may be
YOU haven't a feather bed. The besI
without controversy, summer and win
ter.
We don't care to have the town
painted red" but we would be glad tC
see all our houses in new coats Of fresf
paint. 1t improves the house just a.
much as the man is improved by
clean shave and a clean shirt on sun
day morning.
Private buyers OF tobacco Of this sea
son are going to realize handsome pro
fit. as we are told, and this is goo'
news. Far better to have a nation o
. independent people than n Rocke
Teller owning the earth. And the PEG
. pie can make this certain.
2 Mrs. r.. r. Cralle, who has been Of
a visit to friends in Halifax, is at home
P She insists that the railroad trip from
our next.door neighbor, is more ted
Gus than that from far away Texas
She was only detained at different dc
pots some - hours.
There will be an entertainment
the Baptist church, at Rice, this even
ing beginning at s O'Clock. A varie
- and attractive programme has bee
- prepared, the object for which it is give
is a most worthy one, and there shoul
be a full attendance.
So far as the physical man IS col
! cerned the weather Of late has bee
! ideal. but must have been altogeth'
e too cold for vegetation. And yet lea
and blade Of grass, and growing graf
have been in earnest competition to e
J first place in the spring march toward
perfection.
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And remember if you want to go
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so. Ifit takes all summer, you a
r. complish it.
% Mrs. b. b. Valentine, and Mrs.
II. Dashield, Of Richmond, who a
giving much Of their time and though
to the subject of improved methods
education, were at the Normal on la
Tuesday. and delivered interesting al
instructive addresses to the your
2 ladies.
Some Of the great NJ. DIS. Of t
Country are making a great ado abo
anew disease they have just diagn'
ed-"sleepy Disease Nothing ne
in this section, but we'll nigh as old 1
The hills- And II has successfully res