The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-07-29


The Farmville Guard is making ready
for the trip to Manassas to be taken in
September.
Mrs. Samuel Nicholson, of Crewe,
was in town last Monday % see her
mother, Mrs. Thos. l.. Morton.
See the Herald's "Worth Watching"
column. There will always be some
thing Of interest i'm it.
The spell binder" must come this
way. We are anxious to get under his
influence. But he must be a good one.
We renew the suggestion for II
great big, all day barbecue at Wor-
sham during the canvass. The Her
aid will give a sheep.
Miss Carrie Bailey, Of Hampden-
Sidney, has returned from Keysville
after spending two weeks with her
cousin, Miss Mary Bailey.
Summer is with us, and from ap-
pearances "to stay" How about that
artificial snow storm some one has been
advertising?
The venerable mother Of Hon. X G..
Southall died at his home near Amelia
Courthouse on the 18th, aud was buried
in the village cemetery.
Mr.. Floyd b. Gilbert left for Lynch
burg last week to accept a position
with the Virginia-C Carolina Chemical
company as q book keeper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Louis Freear
have returned after "A most delightful
trip to NJ ecklenburg, Chorlotte, Boyd
ton and Richmond.
Miss Nelia Eggleston, who recently
went to Helena, Montana to visit her
brother, he's returned TO her home at
W0rsham.
1t would bee well To keep an eye on
the Herald's want columns. 1t pays
to make known your wants there
whether you want TO sell or want to
buy.
The Baptist Association which held
a three days session at Tar wallet this
week was one Of the most interesting
events Of thUt noted church. A large
number of our people were there We'd
nesday.
Miss Resale Pettis, Of Richmond,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Robert Louis Freear and Miss Sallie
Clarke Cullen left Monday for the
mountains. They will visit Lynch
burg, Roanoke, Peaks Of Otter, Natural
Bridge and Luray.
The st. Louis Exposition is evident
ly dragging, and an earnest appeal has
been made to the newspapers Of the
country to get it INTO a trot. Adver-
Using is what the management plead
for. All business men agree that it II
themOst effective Of all drawing cards
The Herald's Five Forks correspon'
dent i'm this issue tells the humilia ung
fact that there will be difficulty in get
ting the necessary percentage Of atten.
dance al the public school there on ac-
count of the crude aud dilapidated con
, dition of the school building. This
should not be IN Prince Edward.
In the death Of Major john 3
McPhail, Charlotte, loses a patriots
citizen. q loyal friend, a devoted sol
and a gentleman Of the old school
Such characters are passing rapidly
of life's stage, and there are none
training to take their places.
We saw a busy father stop in the
midst of his work to entertain a bunci
Of boys and girls. Wa it waste o
time On the contrary we believe the
time wa well spent, and we are very
sr-e that a good heart prompted thu
good deed.
= May be you never stop to think tina
the Herald cost you the princely sun
Of two cents a copy. We wish you
j knew a. we do the effort, the marvel
. lous detail, the careful, pains-tal nj
work necessary to the production o
, each issue. aud then you would agre
o. it was cheap enough.
BE mercinl to your beast, especial.
during the heat Of summer. You hav
no more useful friend and so ofte'
he is treated as direct foe. Drive, ant
water, and feed, and rub judiciously
+ Some people say the rubbing is no
necessary but such people are altogeth
or wrong.