The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-07-15

Mr.. f. A Rice has accepted a posi-.
tion with the American Tobacco com
pany. We wish him much success.
Mrs. II. C.. Paulett, Miss May Pau
lett, and Mr.. r.. L. Paulett, will leave
Farmville next Tuesday for Mountain
Lake.
We are anxious TO attend n more
old-time political barbecue. A roasted
OK and btrbecued lamb. We suggest
Worsham a. the place.
The roasting ears and tomatoes are
here. Corn field peas next ia order.
The mar who don't relish them is to
be pitied.
Miss Mary Mays, Of Alexandria, who
has been visiting the home Of Mr.. w.
e.. Venable, returned TO Alexandra
last Monday.
We haven't eu a bucket Of black
berries this season without the green
mes in it. THIS wouldn't be true Of
the cultivated variety.
Saturday was not a very busy day
in town. a good size crowd hung
about the streets as usual butlittle coin
found its way 10 the cash drawers.
The many friends Of Mrs. w. b.
Mayo, who has been suffering the past
winter and spring with rheumatism
will be glad to learn she is much inn
proved.
Hay cut, coin laid by, wheat harvest
ed, the August crop Of tobacco worms
not yet in evidence, and who says the
farmer hasn't time to 90 a picnicing?
SEQ aud joy 90 with you"
They are busy tearing down and
building up at the Normal. A little
patience and we Will look upon the
completed structure which will be the
pride Of Farmville and Of all Virginia.
Mr.. r. b. Byerley. formerly a popu-
lar member Of the Farmville Com
mercial company's staff, but more re-
Gently Of Alhambra, Miss, is visiting
the town and his old home near Sunny
Side.
This thing Of not going to church be.
canse the weather is warm is poor ex-
cuse. Death turks in the sunbeam as
well as in the storm, and latter death
comes the judgment" If religion is
anything it is the chief thing.
No man Of soul can refuse the use of
his paper to his neighbOr and friend,
but a borrowed paper doesn't read any
thing like so we'll as one paid for. Most
any of us can afford two cents a week
for the home paper.
One Of our leading farmers, a modest
man who prefers that his name should
not appear in print, told us recently
that the season for crops so far had been
excellent. Our hope is that 1t will
continue so to the close.
We don't know how it is in Lunen.
burg, Charlotte, Buckingham &C. but
Prince Edward hardly misses the
county court day. If the county CAPT.
toll had remained at Worsham thi,
would have been vastly different.
What's wrong with Farmville? Moth.
ing. Electric lights, bath rooms
telephones and now hot rolls delivered
at your door if you desire it. Tn,
family kitchen will yet 60, and one
man will cook for a square Of eaters.
Did any Of our farmers make a gooC
crop Of oats this season? Who can tel
why we can't raise oats as our father:
did? Has the soil changed, or the
manner Of sowing? There is change
somewhere OF somehow. Oats seeded
on average corn land used to brinl
good yield.
There is no more desirable location
for a home than is offered on College
Hill, and there are a number of de
Hgthful. and well appointed house
there for rent. Twenty new familie.
on the Hill would save Hampen-Sid
ney 10 us, and don't be rash enough u
say il is not worth saving.
We were congratulating u Of on
house keepers recently on the fact tina
summer expenses were 80 much les
than those of the winter time, wheI
she surprised ~ by saying that the ic
bill was as great as the wood bill. -
the struggle continues, summer as wei
as winter. Perhaps the relief Wi
come in October.
The Rev. p. h. Gwynu, Of near Char
lott, \. c., will preach in the Presby
terrain church next Sunday morning
aud evening at the regular hours 70
service, II a. m. and S Up. m. Mr.. GwyD'
> is a graduate Of Hampden- Sidney Col
/ lege and Of Union Theological Semi
nary. and is pastor Of Steele Creek, Tn
largest country church on the roll O
the Southern Assembly. He is on hi
way to spend some days with relative
in Albemarle county.