The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-03-18

working hustle on and everybody will
endorse whatever reasonable action the
supervisors take for Kidding them Of the
mud barrier
The Easter excursion will go away
on time, carry the usual happy crowd,
and be run under the management of
the veteran excursion manager, Cap
tain Richard Adams.
If you don't take the Herald, why
not? But how are you to see this
question unless you do see the Herald ?
But you will see it. AT least ten read
il for every one who suscribe to it.
The "discontent" we may have had
with the winter will yet be buried" in
an ocean Of summer sunshine. The pro-
mise Of seed time and harvest remains
sure.
Mr.. Ripberger is serving his patrons
in very satisfactory manner His res
taurant fills a conspicuous gapin Farm
VILE, and the Herald wishes the polite
proprietor the full measure Of success
which his enterprise deserves.
The Herald was one Of the first pa
pers ia the State to suggest a Farmers
Association to take the place of the old
county court, monthly nucleus about
which the people should rally. They
are being found the State over. Let
Prince Edward fall into line.
Passing through such winter as
has been the one just gone, it has been
refreshing to think that the promise is
that electricity will one day drive the
coal scuttle and the sawed wood into
"innocuous desuetude."
The school books good enough for
Prince Edward children ought to be
good enough for the children the State
over. The single system must be best.
And surely our school authorities can
select the very best books. No more
book scandals.
visionary to suggest an electric
line to Hampden-Sidney? If there is
money. no. Let some one estimate the
cost. and then what the college is worth
to the county, aud the answers would
say, build the road by all means. This
isn't idle talk.
Rev. Arthur ;. Lloyd, one Of the
most beloved Of all the ministers who
ever labored and lived in Farmville,
has recently been TO Richmond, where
he preached a number of sermons. He
should come back to Farmville that he
may know what warm welcome we
have for him.
drifting Boy" who brings wv to
taw for writing about the young men
who idle their time and refuse to draw
water for struggling mother, should
have signed bis name to his communi-
cation. Not for publication, but that
his indeutity may be known. News
papers require this protection.
Prof. Hunter, Of Richmond college
will give experiments with liquid ali
in the Opera House on next Friday
evening. He comes to Farmville I'M
der the auspices Of the Normal School
and we hope that the house will be
crowded to It's capacity
Messrs. A. V. Wade and Branch
/ Cralle have purchased the stock and
fixtures Of n. Ii. Hunt q Co., and vii
conduct the business al the same stand
The Herald's best wishes for the entire
success Of these young gentlemen, JUS
entering on their own account the mer-
chantile life.
II seems that we are to have another
soft coal outlet TO the sea- aud tha
the new ROAD may run through Prince
Edward. No objection. Plenty o
room. and especially since we need new
tax PAYERS. In the mean time we vii
not forget our macadam and othe
public highways.
The dispensary board Of Meherrin
| this county, announcs that the prof
from the sale Of whiskey there ha
amounted TO about 5000 a month
the past two months. That doesn'
sound so big when January and Febru
ary are considered the best months o
The year for the sale Of ardent spirits.
The Southside Telephone Compan.
has met with phenomenal success, a
evidenced by the number Of rural citi
zens who are in telephone touch will
/ Farmvile. We Learn that there ar
now about eighty applicants for tn
service who are waiting for the wiring
/ This company's success should be graft
flying to every person in Farmville.
Winter wear with girls seem to hav
fallen into di-use. They go fitting
about in white shirt waists, and with
> out overshoes 10 snow storms, Just a
, butter flies do among the flowers
mid summer May be they are NOR
ready 10 be Angels than were thei
predecessors ia the flesh. We are nc
ready. however, to live with Angel
and can't we'll live without the girl;
BE prudent then and stay with US.