The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-07-22

improvement 100 the health Of School
Superintendent J. d Eggle-ton
Little Miss Anna Koheu has gone 10
Roanoke To- spend the summer with her
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs l. Cohn
Mr. and Mrs Louis Jenktu.. of
Lyuchburg, were in town Monday 20
attend the funeral of Miss Myrtle Hart
Jimmie fnos with his two little
daughters. OF Roanoke, is ou "a visit 10
hi- father. Len Amos. Of Cumberland
Mr.. f. l.. Erambert is enjoying "a re-
spite from daily duties at the Rock
bridge Baths Mrs Erambert accom-
panied him.
MI. r. L. Paulett. mother and sister,
Miss May, left Tuesday for Mountain
Lake where "a part of the heated season
will be enjoyed
Mr.. W 4. Davis left for Roanoke
"Wednesday 10 accept a position with
Fairfax IS Bell. wholesale aud retail
hardware dealers.
Let the Herald know when you gath
cred your first coru-feid peas. such a
day should always be red letter day
iu the history of the household.
Misses Ellen aud Leila Osborne. Of
Bristol. Tenn. and Miss E--ie Osborne
aud Miss Crockett. OF Norfolk. are visit
ing iu the home OF Mr.. ~ T. Faliwell
The .welteriug weather 81 the past
week has Uecu hard on man aud beast
especially the latter which has % do
tine work while zine former sits
around
The new building at the Normal
school towers high above those about
il. The girls who return iu september
will look wouderngIy about the once
familiar campus.
The Daughters oi toe Confederacy
viii meet next Thursday afternoon at
5 O'Clock at tine home of Mr.. C. T..
Chappell. an members are requested
90 be present.
Miss Mary Moore, who hs, been IN
Baltimore for several weeks. rs now at
Norfolk, oud after spending a few days
there she Will go 20 Boydton To- com-
plete her summers vacation.
This seasons tobacco crop, we are
told. has been curtailed IS per cent.
Make it one half. twice as good iu quail
ty, save money and get more money
.forit. Farmers Will get there yet.
Mrs. W. q. Venable has been attend
ing the bedside of her brother 0liyes
in Bedford county, aud whose illness
was at first thought by the attending
physicians 90 be of "a most serious
character.
Several hundred people have called
at the Herald Office during the past
week TO see the eat found iu the A1der-
son Drug store building All declare
it 90 be one ofthe greatest ofcuriosities.
No Norwood Davis, formerly OF our
town. bat now a resident of Biueheld'
". Va. was on a visit here a few
days ago {, his many friends aud rela-
tiyes, and is now visiting friends IN
Richmond aud Suffolk.
The new store house O. be erected OPP
posite the Baptist church VA prove
another desirable addition 10 our up
town district. Now FOR the much
needed hotel This would be- a good
investment for some n with surplus
money.
The hope Of the future depends on
our schools Make them the best
possible, especially our county public
schools. There has been great i'm
proyemeut along this line since Mr
Eggleston came into control a. superu-
tendent Of public instruction.
Mrs.T. r. Robertson and her broth
er, Mr.. f. r. Booker, left last Monday
night for the Worlds Fair, and after
taking the great show 10 they Will con.
tiuue their travels on 90 Denver and
Yellow stone Park. They will be gon,
for one month
We could never understand why the
genuine negro woman should torture
herself 10y twisting her natural kinks
INTO unnatural curls. The kinks are
very much better suited 20 the blach
face. Let nature have her perfect way
and be proud Of your color and you.
kiuk too.
Notouly his friends. but the public
viii regret To- learn of the removal Of
Mr. vs. q. Otey As the southern FIX.
press agent al FarmvilIe During bis
short stay in this place he won many
friends aud was faithful in the dis
charge of his duties at the express of.
ice.
There have been two attempts a
hayiug a meeting Of the town councl
Tor the mouth of July, but zap % nov
there has been mo- quorum willing q
endure the heat, and at the same tim.
discuss municipal Affairs Last Tues
las night three members reported a
the Council chamber they were Messr'
y. b. Davidson. T. G.. Wiltse and Dr
Anderson. The Mayor was confined {
his home by reason Of sickness.
The first days Of this week ~ere OBJ
hottest Of the summer SD far. Oh
Monday the negro excursion son
Richmond made o streets resemble
summer time saturday. The excur
sion arrived here about O'Clock m %
afternoon aud until N O'Clock tina