The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-11-18

warehouses on Thanksgiving day.
Miss Virginia Eppes Mccormick, Of
Crewe, is expected up to attend the
Thanksgiving German tonight.
Mr.. Edward Gee, Of Petersburg, was
visitor at the home Of Mrs Robbie
Berkeley on Sunday the 18th inst.
Judge Hundley is holding the regu-
lar November term of the circuit court
Of AppOmattox county this week.,
Mr.. W. b. Agnew, one Of our pro-
gressive druggists, spent Sunday last
at the home Of his brother, Mr.. Perkin
Agnew, near Burkeyille.
Prof John /. Armstrong, Of Hamp-
den-Sidney College, will preach Sun
day morning at the Presbyterian
church.
All but three or four Of the mer-
chants Of the town have signed pc
teton to close their places Of business
on Thanksgiving day.
Mr.. Hugh Garland, who for several
months has been living in Richmond
has accepted position in the insur-
ance agency Of Pauett d Martin.
Mr. w. r. Crute has accepted a
position with the Westinghouse Com
pany in Plttsburg, Penn. He will leave
for Pttsburg when he RECEIVERS from an
attack Of influenza which now confines
him to his room.
We extend a glad greeting and warm
welcome to the Farmville Band to its
return to active work. Nothing so
cheers the people Of community as
out door music by a well organized
band.
Judge Asa ID. Watkins and J. Taylor
Thompson were in Richmond on We'd
nesday and Thursday Of this week TAX
ing dispositions in a chancery suit that
will be argued at the next term Of our
Circuit Court.
Messrs. w. Z. Richardson and John
ID. Watkins returned on Saturday last
from very pleasant and successful
hunting tripon the plantation Of Mr.
Joel Watkins in AppomattoX county.
The fortunate huntsmen during their
plesanat sojourn Of two days in Apo
mattox bagged twenty. eight quail and
four rabbits.
Mr.. A. V. Russell was elected secre
tary of the Y. NJ. C. A. at the meeting
Of the Board of Directors Tuesday
night. Mr.. Russell is well fitted for
the work, not only having the natural
ability but having had much expert
ence. As assistant secretary Of the
Y. VI. G. A. at Richmond he made a
fine record, and with the hearty sup
port that the Association should have
there seems no doubt that the Associa-
ton will grow in usefulness and
strength.
Our. distinguished tOwnsmen, the
editor of the Herald and Dr. w. +. An
dersOn left on Sunday last for an ex-
tended trip to the exposition at st.
Louis. The former gentleman, after
expressing dissemination, which is
common to many people, to begin a
journey on the Sabbath, left our town
on the west bound Norfolk and Wes-
tern train, at 1896? on Saturday even
ing ? and awaited for his friend, DR..
Anderson, at Roanoke, from which
city both continued their sojOurn on
Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Vim, on Sunday deliver
ed two very strong and impressive ser
mons to his congregation in the Method
list church. These services Will be the
last conducted by Mr.. Winn during
the present conference year of the Viz
GINA conference. During the past Il
months Mr.. VIM has endeared him
self to the people of Farmyille and
vicinity, and 1t is earnestly hoped by
his many admirers that he will be re-
returned to the charge during the COM
ing year. The Virginia Conference, to
which the Methodist church of the
town belongs, Will convene in Lynch
burg this week.