The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-03-04
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Arithmetic.

with sweethearts, too, in plenty,
met you az the " ilsons ball
You told me You were twenty;
I'm forty now, little moro
oh, Time, you ruthless bandit
But you-you'rc only twenty four
cannot understand no
Sunday was another of the winter.
gloomiest days.
Miss Lizzie Whit Smith is GONZALES.
cent from a severe illness.
This has been week Of the largest
tobacco breaks Of the present season.
Mrs. J. S. McIlwaiue is Visiting
friends in Richmond.
Mr.. g. b. Cunningham is out again
after several days illness.
Mr.. II. f. Richardson was about the
streets Wednesday after severe spell.
lte long lane that has no turn.
Winter will make room for spring bye
and bye,
Let every farmer keep the date for
the big meeting in mind. Next Satur-
day the 18th.
Mrs. T. w. Crawley, of Prospect.
spent few days in town this week on
her return home from visit to Black
stone.
Mr.. w. Tanner Otey, Of Burkesyill,
KY, arrived here Wednesday night to
attend the bedside Of his sick mother.
Rev. Joe r. Sewer, Of Lynchburg,
will occupy the Presbyterian pulpit
next Sundaymorning.
"Mr. Bob" at the Opera House next
Friday night will be worth seeing.
Full Of fun, and for a good cause.
All is quiet at Hampden. Sidney
again and may no rude alarm ever
more disturb its refreshing peace and
blissful calm.
DR.. Kearney's new horse has style
and good looks. He is a real daisy and
the Doctor looks rather proud when
handling the reins over him.
Mr.. Henry T. Scott was taken sud
denly i'll in Richmond last week, and
is now at home until he fully RECEIVERS.
The old hare must have been having
a hard winter Of it. The ground hog
ought to have been more considerable of
the the comfort of his outdoor neigh
Dor.
We invite your attention to the ad-
vertisement Of Mr.. &. G. Bass who Of
fers insurance on all property in COM
panies Of unquestioned responsibility.
There will be a dance at Mr.. Alvin
l.. Smiths in buckingham tonight A
good time, because Buckingbamites al
ways enjoy these occasions as few do.
Misses Sallie Cullan, Of Lynchburg,
and Rosalie Pettis, of Richmond arrived
and are the guests Of Mrs.
Robert Louis Freear.
The Farmville Choral Society will
win laurels at the great May festival in
Richmond if the members will only
practice regularly for the joyous oc-
casion.
Mrs. Chappell spent this week in
Philadelphia and New York purchas-
ing spring millinery and gathering
ideas from the leading modists Of the
metropolis.
We do really mean what we say. For
fifty cash in advance yearly subscrip-
not already on our books
the Herald will give a round trip ticket
to st. Louis during the Worlds Fair.
Could anything be offered more liberal? |
The Herald would be glad if more
than one Of our young readers would |
take advantage of its offer Of ticket |
to the st. Louis Exposition. The prize
Is worth winning and work will do it.
Noel Bros. & Gill make a strong
Of practical good sense
and artistic skill. Read their adver-
tisement in the Herald, know where
they are and don't forget to encourage |
young men who have been trained I'M
der home influences.
You can't down Burkeville. She
lost her tobacco trade but she has
found the barrel head and stave trade
instead. and now she is about to en-
bark in the picking business. There
is no fear Of "getting such people in |
the soup"
Mr.. w. Armistead Rice, who for
several years has resided in Powhatan
county, has been engaged by Mr. W.
I. Clark as salesman. Mr.. Rice is an
experienced man in the mercantile |
and we welcome him back to
Farmville.
There is a good warm place in the
country for every shivering son and |
laughter of the Overcrowded cities.
Let them come out and occupy. What |
IS the hot sun Of summer to the damp,
dark, cold cellar room Of tenement
row?
Our farmers are thoughtful aud practi-
,al men, and if they find it necessary |
10 reduce the cultivation Of tobacco by |
me half in order to make its cultiva-
ion profitable they will not hesitate to
10 so. Better not to grow plant than
not to make something by the growing.
Quite a delegation from Farmville
are attending the Y. NJ. G. A. State
Convention which met in Richmond
his week. Secretary Howard and
Mrs. Howard, and Messrs Harrison,
Adams, ID. f. Farrar, George and Fred
Stuart. A. V. Russell and X. T. Craw-