The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-09-30

one Hayes, all Germans, recently com
ing to our midst, we are told, are pre-
pairing to return to the Northwest.
The boys at Hampden-Sidney have
a dance hall all their own, the gift OF
Major Venable, Of Baltimore, and art
going to show their appreciation 10y use
ing it early and often"
DR.. Jarman had a valuable dog stol.
en- from him about ten days ago, and
up TO the present he has received no
clue concerning the CANNES where
abOuts.
Captain Il. T. Adams, Of excursion
fame, was in town Monday LOOKING az
ter the interests Of his train which il
advertised to run from here to Rich
mOnd on the 10th Of October.
No objection to "A fire when the morn
ings are cool, nor to getting into a thin
wrap or Overcoat, but don't rush into
heavy clothes and fiannels. The days
will yet be oppressively warm, and you
will wish you hadn't.
The farmers meeting on October
9Th, next Wednesday, is deserving Of
every ones attention. Hon. Hal ID.
Flood Is booked for a speech on that &C.
casion and to hear him il well worth
a trip to town.
The receptions to the Normal School
girls held at the Methodist and Pres
byterian churches last Friday night,
We're enjoyable social occasions. The
Bsptists will give theirs tonight TO the
students who are members Of their
congregation.
Hon f. w. Hubbard, Commonwealth
Attorney Of Buckingham, and a mem
Der Of the late Constitutional COnYen-
ton, now at the Memorial Hospital,
has been operated upon by DR.. George
Ben Johnston for sbscess. He is do
ing well. His wife and little boy are
With him-Times- Dispatch, Sept. q.
Cards have been mailed by MI. and
Mrs. w. Sturman, inviting a number
OF friends to the interesting nuptuals
OF their daughter, Miss Jennie, and Mr..
sam. LantOr, ceremony to he performed
by a Jewish Rabbi i'm the Masonic
Temple, Farmville, on Wednesday az
ternoOn, October 18th, at 4 O'Clock.
We were joking one Of our farmer
friends on being 80 often in town, and
he promptly said, 81 e come here
without bringing something to sell,
and today | have sold truck to the
amount Of 500. Such men can afford
to come to town. and we knew it when
we began the joke.
In the good old days" Of long ago
children were allowed to play in the
sand out doors and out side school
hours, but now they are encouraged to
play in the sand indoors and during
school hours. Times change and we
must keep step to the music Of its ever
q%uickening movements.
1t Is said that some Of the engineers
on the &. q O. Railroad make good
music on the whistle Of their engines,
playing such familiar tunes as Home,
Sweet Home.n "In The Sweet Bye and
Bye" etc. Evidently the engineers Of
the n. Il w. haven't rs yet caught on
to this pleasing art. They make a noise
but no music.
Mr.. and 4 rs. H.. +. Barrow have is
sued invitations to the marriage OF
their daughter, Miss Elva Ray, to Mr..
Arthur NJ. Barrow, Of Brunswick coun-
ty. The ceremony will take place on
Wednesday morning, October 18th, at
half-past IL o'clock, Methodist Episco-
pal church, Farmville.
Hampden-Sidney has entered upon
its 10th session, aud though the num-
Der of students Is not as large a. we
had hoped, still the friends Of the ven
cradle institution are encouraged and
hopeful Of its future. 1t is Ideal place
for student life, and with "a health re-
cord absolutely unique. Professor
Whiting. who is acting president, is al
ready very popular with the student
body, and is handling the reins with
skill and care.
MI. William Carter, who left Farm
willie in 1873, q year after coming among
Us To live, is on q visit to his friend
and fellow-couutryman, Mr. Chas.
Bugg. Mr.. Carter is en- route from his
home in England to the Worlds Fair.
He is a man Of many business enter
prises. and has since returning to
England from this country, amassed
considerable wealth. He is inter
conversationalist, and we great
IN enjoyed an hour with him in our
Rev. Arthur s. Lloyd, ID. d., has
recently been elected Bishop of Ken
lucky to succeed the brilliant and high
ly gifted Dudley. This is the second
time the exalted position has been ten
dered DR.. Lloyd, that from Mississippi
having been declined. WedO not know
whether or not he will accept this Of
fer, but we do know he is worthy any
honor his church has 10 confer. His
friends in Farmville, where he began
his ministry, are legion, and they re-
member him afiectionately and with
admiration.