The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-01-08
1908
Paragraphs Of The Past
What the Old Year Gave to us OF
Sorrow and JOy-Dates of
Events Interesting to
Herald Readers.


lutu lual Oh tuls New ear + OaN.
= Luther Carwile aud Miss Challie
Swan were married near Spring Creek.
3. The residence of John Branch was
destroyed 10y fire
g. Capt. J. l.. Bugg announced his
resignation as cOmmandaut of the
Farmville Guard
Z. John RedfOrd, a small boy, was
instantly killed by being thrown from
horse i'm this county.
9. The first notification Of Chas.
Bugg's appointment as postmaster was
received here.
TO. The remains of Jno. a. ellis were
buried near Sheppards.
IL. The Episcopal Church was given
oyer To the Presbyterians for their ser
vices for the day.
10. First National Bank elected Of
ticers for the year.
10. The burial Of J. Il. Bland took
place in Buckingham.
is. A beautiful Sabbath day. Dr.
Beach of Massachusetts, lectured Inn the
Opera House for the cause of temper
ance.
80. No formal celebration of Lees
birthday in Farmville.
20. Sleet and ice covered the face of
earth. b. NJ. Cox entertained a few
friends.
-. Glass exercises were given at the
Normal School.
.. Nj. NJ. Orange died, aged 20 years.
%. The second half session of the
Normal School began.
p, Rev. and Mrs. Thompson We're
richly pounded at the Baptist pars0n-
age. Walter Lee and Miss Courtney
Budd were married in Cumberland.
%. Mrs. Bette COvington died near
keysville, aged so.
%. VIM. Mercer, Of Norfo K, and Miss
Annie Lee, Of Buckingham, were mar
Tied.
FEBRUARY.
8. Miss Mary Wathall died at her
home in Cumberland.
6. Thos. p. Robertson died after a
/ brief illness. Jack Jones was buried
/ i'm Farmville. VIM. q. Ransom and
| Miss Evie BinfOrd were married.
T. The "Story of a Runaway Grip
was presented at the Normal School.
10. J. K. Garland was elected clerk
/ of the town council.
II. Miss Susie Baldwin died TO
/ Buckingham. Fire destroyed the corn
house Of Flood Morton.
10. If you didn't enjoy the sunshine
Of today you were indeed tout of
sorts" Mrs. NJ. J. Orange died, aged
20 years.
IA Willie MOrrisette committed sui
eide near Rice Will Stratton Wells,
infant Of W. r. Wells, died
Is. This was a cloudy, gloomy Sab
bath day.
rs. One Of the bleakest coolest days
Of all the winter.
II. Chas. Bugg entered upon the
duties OF postmaster. a gypsy lad
came near being drowned in The swol-
len AppOmattoX.
Is. w. b. Forbes and Miss Leila
Forbes were married in Buckingham.
10. w. G.. Elliott, of Buckingham
and Miss Marie Cox, of Knoxville,
Tenn, were married.
20. A disturbance was created at
Hampden.Sldney by a number OF
students.
- Fire destroyed the home Of w
II. Burger. An alarm of fire was also
caused by the burning of bed IN the
home Of Mrs. Annie Mckinney. Bishop
Randolph confirmed a class here. VIM.
il. Meadow died in his 18th. year.
%. Mrs. NJ. franklin died al Pamp
lin, aged 90 years.
"a. NJ. e. Jones died at Hampden
Sidney. Frank Mckinney and Mis-
Minnie Waddell were married IN kich
! mOnd.
p. Mrs. w. r. Berkeley lost he
kitchen by fire.
MARCH.
4. The factory known as Dunlop. IS
was totally destroyed 10y fire. Herr.
, Gray died, aged % years.
, 6. The ladies of the Baptist Churcl
gave a silver tea.
+ u Remains of Mrs. Jones, who die'
I i'm COvingtOd, Ky, reached here 10
burial. She was a sister of the late Mr'
John Knight
o Is. Mrs. Elvira Dillon died III Prime
4 Edward, aged 90 years. The Ken
mOndu was broken into and robbed.
20. Grace, daughter of ;. W. Pauietl
= Jr., died in her 4th. year. DR.. Hard
ing lectured in Opera House.
p. Miss Bette Spencer died at he
parents home in Buckingham, age
e is years. All saloons closed doors an
n der the dispensary act.
a y. DR.. Harding preached bis fare
well sermon in Farmville.
.. Il. b. Vaughan died in Amelia
d aged II years.
"a 25. DR.. Harding took his deparlur
!. from Farmville to make his home }
Eufeld y. &
s, %. A heavy frost did damage to fru
IS blossoms.
- APRIL.
p I. Miss Sara Crawley and +. "
Madison were married i'm Cumberland
81 10 The Normal School edition OF Oh
1t Herald issued. Y. NJ. c. A. Athelet
"a Association gave exhibition IN ID
armory.
u. Mrs. Jane O. Elan died mel
ID Mizdon. Brighter sunshine ney'
he shone than on this Easter Sabbath.
In IA. A stormy council meeting W.
held on the dispensary question
III Is. JnO. h. Sparks circus was
+ town.
10 ". A fine game Of ball was playe
# between Hampden-Sidney aud hic'
=, mond College. Mrs. }. ,. Mcllwali
ii entertained handsomely In her nom
%. Overcoats and cloaks were IN d
, mand as was fire on the hearth
- p. JnO. J Coleman, colored, dled
II the 56th year Of his age.
III % There was "whlte" irost on th
d. morning. The knitting mills we
4, sold 10 w. c. Veuable. The Peter
" burg Episcopal Convocation convene
here.
* 20 The new passenger station WI
20 onened. the first trains stopping thel
=, The infant child Of Dr. and Mrs. w. v
~ Dunn died at Hampden-Sidney. IL
Ransom and Miss Mamie Bowm'
were married.
MAY.
/ The Normal School Dramatic Oh
q entertained at the Opera House.