The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-07-22
Paulett & Paulett,
Insurance that lnSureS
Between the York and the James.

Some" A.|L.
t..,r snd moss CHAT ! have teeu max
i.oa clos. canvass of the lower portion
of,ors county Ism going Co send sou
another iu vhichat least tine survivors
offhe Prince Edward troop Will bee n-
ter-,ed u.s. nave been going over the
ground SD often gone over by u- As
soldier during the first year of the late
"uuplea~autnes-
When the troop reached this section
fmm Ashland we ramped al what was
then known and -til known as tine
Halfway House. SD called because 10
marked the halfway spot from York
t,un to Hampton ] have visited tine
Mace today. aud uut for an old store
huildine. which -tiI stands. ! would
mot have recognized a single land
mark. could not after closest scIuti-
ms locate ,he site oi my tent. but
did recall uur race trark. of which men.
t,on Was made DOB my recent letter.
and while there memory recalled le-
gion. off incidents of that day which
can never be- b.otted 0ut.
Ms comrades viii recall Russell
man Of some wealth, Who lived neal
by In house much better than tnt
average and who owned "a nnmoer ol
attractive ponies. lie has long since
died. lhe home has been burned and
de-oIatiou reiens supreme
have also been to Me-Sich7' located
on Back river. overlooking 1he h'y
where $50 ld picket u"ly i''N'"H 'N'
for yankee SAILS inns DEL some e'S".
miles east "i the h"il"Ay il'' ''
the "Uoy~ VII recall lne rue "
the two poinis-ai ihal ume thiu'S
settled. uat no" in making ine us
lance sou are rarely ever OUT ol SIGN
ola house And the iaIinlns .'u",
are SD much better IMAM
them a- being lnallt HAS "7'"
surprise 10 me. lTlsh l'l"'oe' Nu'A'
the money crop ana 'hi' '''
yield ha- "eeu "uun"'n' N-N .'0
"out of sight avn t'i" '"''
OF them nave Iealileu a ~
on thi- crop ai'he AuN "'" '"'
potaioe- have "een s'io' 'ne sAule ''N1
has been plaulea o." e"Ih' anu
SO" better even 'u '"' ~
But only -lnaiI lIa'.'" "' '"9 ~
pc of this section i've "u 'he l'''U'u
Of tine soil, but rather rom the cA'ci
ofthe sea-. Just now fish, ana claHs
aud crabs are absorbing attention an'
ON the 18th of september the "ys'e.
war viii open again. Most OF lhe mei
and boys are money makers. ""'cn
ed q squad Of boys today Waoiug I'D 'u'
mud 40 low tide picking UP cIa"s i'
market. while others were I'D htU'
boats longing for crabs. They hn'
ready sale for them At the wharf mere
a. boat leaves Tor ola Point even
morning ODD Time To- caleh tn0 o''n'"
boats f0r the northern cities Inc uoS.
pick zap as much a. a dollar "a uay
and the men two and upwards. il
tine aggregate this IS no mean sum
The fact that sd many make their hV
ing out ~ the water and cultivate 10
land has introduced into this distric
am unusual number Of country stores
Within "a distance of six miles today
passed ten stores, a majority OF theu
carrying large stocks OF goods. IhlD
often stores between farihNllie an
Browns church, OBJ FaiihN'ie "a"
Hampden- sidney.
As was writing me above d "'''
boy came to the wharf win Ms iAlE
straw hat under hi- arm, ana emplie
into the measuring baSketJu~t % ciain'
for which be received just seven eeh'
lie gathered them lu a ie" minute
and while enjoying % walk lh the mu'
however So that be is ahead Oh 'l
game.
have been taxing my memory I
recall some of the people oi lnlS he'sl
borhood } Wa- accustomed lo me'
with during those war o"y7 a"'
strange lo say' nave ueen eN'o''I
mention bur t""' MI. N "
owner of the iafn ODD VINO" 'ut "''
were located and Miss JENNIE "e'
whose home was at Messlck foin'
where We had one Of our picket slahd'
My comrades viii remember her W.T.
NE a- % radiant eldeu oi some
- eliza a.,
'"''i
but ha- been dead many years. NAV
met oue If her SONS. "a younger si-t'
vt. ,.w and tbe mother +,