The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-09-08

Miss Lucy Fitzgerald, Of Buckng
mann, is visiting al the home of he
sister, Mrs. a. b. Cralle.
Mrs. Twitty and daughters, Of SUI
folk, viii spend next week with Mrs
= c. Redd.
Mrs. G.. n. Vaughan, of Washington
is with her parents, Mn. and Mrs. w
e.. Venable.
Miss Hattie Paulett has returned
from pleasant visit TO friends il
North Carolina.
The present crop of tobacco is the
earliest m the memory Of the oldes
citizens.
Miss Louise Bergman, Of Norfolk
graduate OF the Normal School, De
visiting friends here.
Miss Louise the pretty little daugh
ter Of Hon. }. j. owen, has enrolled
as "a student at the Normal school
Miss Daniel, an accomplished young
lady Of Roanoke, is visiting at the
home of her sister, Mrs. J. j. Owen.
Miss Bochet Dupuy, Of Roanoke
who has been visiting Mrs. Emma
Davis, has returned home.
Mr. Henry Anderson, Of Rich
mond, spent sunday with DR.. w. L.
Anderson, his brother
Miss Margie Crawley, Of Prospect
who has been visiting at the home OF
Mr.. w. NJ Duvall, has returned home,
How many know that Leigh'smoun-
tain is cut in twain 10y gorge, through
which flows a crystal stream?
Rev. r. A. Mcfarland attended AN
association near Concord, in Apo
mattox county, and reports a very en-
loyahle meeting.
Miss Elizabeth Redd has returned
from a visit with Miss Ida Hoge, Of
Giles county, a student { the Nor
NAL School last session.
Mr.. and Mrs. w r. Vehable last
saturday returned from Blue Ridge
Springs, accompanied by Miss Vera
Vaughan.
The Sunday school room Of the
Baptist church has undergone tho
rough renovation and is now ready for
use.
The rains of Friday night and early
Saturday were akin to water sTouts
and did considerable damage in the
way of gully-washing.
Miss Eva Minor, accompanied by
her sister, has returned from North
Carolina, and is preparing TO take up
her teaching of music
There is a stave mill at Green Bay
that employs 40 hands. There is sui-
fcient timber in the vicinity to supply
the mill for many years.
Misses Lillian and Flora Thompson,
of BlueGdd. w Va, daughters Of Rev.
:. II. Thompson, have returned TO the
Normal School
The old assembly hall Of the Nor
NAL School is being converted into
four large temporary recitation-rooms.
Next year twill be replaced 10y a new
building.
Miss Alice Paulett has been employ
ed TO teach a private school consisting
of children Of professors IN Emory and
Henry College, and will enter on her
duties IN few days.
We announce the engagement of
Miss Annie Laurie Kinzer, "a former
teacher in the Normal School, and
Prof. Shawan, Of Norfolk. The mar
rage will occur i'm October.
How many know that there are in
Prince Edward county two real noun
tains besides Leigh's, viz. Goode Is
and Penick's, both ia the southern
part Of the county?
Mr.. +. G.. Glass, Of Lynchburg, has
resigned as member of the board Of
our Normal school, and Mr. John NJ.
Hart. of Roanoke, has been appointed
by Governor Montague in his stead.
a representative Of the Ward Lum-
Der Co., Lynchburg, is making tour
of our Prince Edward forests Of pine
and white oak, for the purpose Of
purchasing a large quantity Of timber
Our forests are attracting widespread
attention.
a Herald reporter recently called at
the lovely home of our untirng mem
ber of the House of Delegates, Hon }.
j owen, and found that gentleman
5usily engaged la plans for the en-
.argement and improvement Of our
school That institution has
mo- truer friend than Mr. owen
Prof Elmer r. Jones, who for several
months has been studying at Leipsic,
Germany, is returning 10 America, TO