The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-08-12

visiting in the home OF MI ana MIS-
4. j.. Davis ON High street.
The Cnlpeper Exponent Of last week
says: Miss Flora Moshy las left for
Farmville to spend her vacation.
Miss frankie Mckinney left last
Saturday TO visit her friend, Miss Wat
kins. Of Charlotte Courthouse.
If you will watch the watch
column Of the Herald you will find each
week something to interest you.
Mrs. b. +. Goode and son, who have
been visiting in Farmville, have re-
turned to their North Carolina home.
Mrs. ". w. Jackson has just return
ed from a visit to "Bear Garden on
the James, and reports magnificent
crops.
No one who sees the hanging fruit on
a peach tree in the garden Of Mrs. G. i
Cox would say that there was a scar
city Of peaches in this section.
Mrs. J. f. Elam, Of Manchester, who
has been at the home Of our esteemed
citizen, Mr.. C.. G. Bass, has returned to
her home.
Mr.. Perry w. ellis, formerly Of
Crewe, but who is now living in North
Carolina, spent Monday and Tuesday
in town.
The macadam road needs every day
attention, and unless this is given 1t
will soon be worse than ii was before a
rock was put on it.
Mr.. +. l.. Lipscomb, wife and son
and Miss Ruth Cox spent Saturday and
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. II. LipscOmb.
The Farmville Guard is practicing
every night preparatory 10 going to
the battle at Manassas i'm which they
expect to engage September.
Mrs. Henry Paulette and daughter,
Miss May, returned last Tuesday from
Mountain Lake where they have been
for the past three weeks.
Misses Mary Berkeley and Laura
Anderson returned from Knoxville on
last Saturday, where they have been
attending n Summer Institute.
MI. and Mrs. Edward Inglesby, Of
Oakfeld, n. Y, who have been visit
ing their relatives, Messrs. :. I'll. and
G.. If. Bliss, have returned To their
northern home.
Dollars may not bee quite so plentiful
i'm Souihside Virginia as la some other
sections. but we have a wealth in pune
air and pure water which Is right dih-
cult 10 estimate.
Mr.. J. II. Lipscomb has his sister,
Mrs. ]. r. Leath with him. His niece,
Miss Arrelia Crittenden, Of CreWe, also
CAME with her aunt To spend a few
days.
The Misses Watson, Of Richmond,
and the Misses Price. Of H%amrden-
Sidney aud Farmville, gave a pleasant
entertainment to the delight Of a few
friends, at the home Of Mrs. Berkeley
on last Monday evening.
Mrs. Ellen G. Jones, Of H%amrdcn-
Sidney. has rented a portion Of the old
Davis home now occupied 10y Mr. Cheat.
ham, and will spend the winter i'm
Farmville in order to have her dangh'
tiers at the Normal.
Farmers we have talked with all re-
mort good crops. That's first rate, for
after all, the wealth Of this section
comes from that source. Merchants
and bankers may make money for
themselves. but do not add a dollar Il
the general wealth Of the country
Farmers. miners and manufacturers
are the wealth-producers.
Rev. Mr.. Graham, Of Fayetteville
y. C., occupied the pulpit Of the Pres
bylerian church on lest Sunday morn
ing and evening, and preached to thu
edifcation aud delight Of most atten
tive congregations. Not only IN th'
pulpit but in the social circle Mr.. Gra
ham made a pleasant impression upoi
those who we're privileged To meet will
him.
Rev. Walter Foster preached again
for the Baptist congregation last sun
day morning. Mr.. Foster IL a naiiv
of Cumberland county, now occupy
ing an important field in Florida, IL
which State he has become one Of tn
foremost Of Baptist preachers, although
a Young man. lie Is held in the higl
est esteem both as a pastor and pulpit
Ger.
In melancholy strain Payne, th
author Of "Home Sweet Home wroi
this: 81 have often been ia the heai
: of London, Paris or Berlin and hav
3 heard people singing, or hand-orgai
playing Home Sweet Home withot
having a shilling to buy myself a mes
or a place TO lay my head. The worl
. has sung my song until every heart
j familiar with its melody, and yet
have been a wanderer from my ho,
hood. -