The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-06-24

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complain if it doesn't rain as often as
the physical man would have it.
Mrs. DR.. White, Mrs. r. 5. Paulett
and Mrs. John NJ. Venable, Of Hamp.
den-Sidney, went to. Richmond on
Tuesday.
Misses Laura Anderson and Mary
Berkeley will leave for Knoxville on
Tuesday, to attend a six weeks course
Of lectures.
Plant roasting ear patches for a
month to come. They are good to the
last, and sweeter a. the frost threatens
them.
DR.. Kesrney and his two SONS return
ed Tuesday from a pleasant trip Of two
weeks to places Of interest in and
around the city Of Washington.
More than one hundred persons in
Farmyille drink lithia regularly, and
they are one hundred per cent better
of by reason Of il.
DR.. +. II. Richardson returned to
Baltimore Monday where he will
spend the summer, having a hospital
appointment at Johns Hopkins.
Mrs. r Porter Barnett and Miss
Lucille Prince, Of Roanoke, after a
month pleasantly spent in the home
of Mr.. =. II. Bliss, returned home Tues
day.
John Robinson's transportation
manager passed through Farmyille
last Sunday. Speaking Of his route he
said the circus would exhibit at Farm
vile next fall.
+. G. Woodbridge, against whom
there are nine indictments in Bucking-
ham county, charging him with arson,
passed through Farmville Sunday on
his way to Richmond.
Miss Matte Word left last Sunday
morning for her home at Knoxville,
Buckingham county, after a pleasant
two months visit 10 relatives and
friends here.
Miss Nelia =. Eggleston, Of Wor-
sham, left yesterday to VISIT her broth
er, DR.. Eggleston, Of Helena, Montana.
She expects to be away the entire sum
er.
There will not be a dull day on the
Normal grounds during the summer.
No glad laughter Of bouyant girhlood,
but the music Of the trowel, the saw,
the hammer.
The Carnival was "a failure, but that's
no reason why we shouldn't hold
another successful Fair. 1t will not
succeed 10y itself, however. Who will
first put his shoulders to the wheel?
Messrs. A. G.. Chaplain and w. p.
Venable, of the First National and
Planters respectively, had a glorious
time last week incident to attendance
upon the Bankers Association.
The Herald work room is the coolest
place on Main street. Drop in, rest
awhile, look over our stock Of bill and
letter heads, envelopes, cards, inyita-
tions, etc, and then give US your order.
If the farmers Of the future sell their
tobacco from their barns, we can make
profitable manufacturing sites Of our
well appointed warehouses. We are
not Just bound to do things I'm the old
way.
Active and judicious advertising
drives all the dizziness out Of the other
wise dull season. Consult Us rs to cost
and begin at once. 1t won't pay to
wait for the fall season to sell goods.
| Utilize the summer season.
There will be a great gathering Of
educators in st. Louis this week and
next. 5000 are expected and the
Normal will be represented by Pro
fessors Jones and NATION. Mr.. Jones
is president Of the Virginia Association.
All the churches in town have been
rewired for lights in conformity with
the insurance rules. and the work
men have been engaged this week IN
getting the wires safely strung IN The
Opera House.
one ~ the most hopeful farmer We
have met with recently told us tt"t
he had uru,iled his tobacco crop ~"
thirds and uuadruplcd his corn crop. u
W. have enough To- eat who will be
concerned about something 10 'chaw?
When n farmer has harvested his
grain, cut his grass and laid by his
corn he begins to breathe easier. He
will still have time 10 shoot birds, u
old hares, Join in the fox chase n
spend evenings with neighbors. Hard
life in some respects, but after all the
noblest and most independent.
our congratulations to Miss Mary
Venable Cox, who has received the de-
gree Of bachelor of science and man.
ual training at the Teachers College
Columbia University, New York.
Those Of us who watched her splendid
career at our Normal are not surprised
at her continued success. It's only IN
these latter days that some of u girls
have gotten to be bachelor
"Parsifal," Wagner's great festival
| drama, has been booked for the Farm
! willie Opera House for the night Of Sep
tember 18th. Rev. Thomas b. Greg
orv avs of Parsifal: mo sermon that
was ever preached by eloquent divine
no strictly religious service ever held
i'm church or cathedral, ever lifted men