The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-07-07

MIS-. kclSlti mas nloNtu mo hSl h'N
residence.
Mr. c. W. Blanton is III at his home
in Cumberland
Mr. II. b. Wilson, ofMt. Leigh, was
in town Wednesday.
Mr. T. G. Crowder Of Petersburg,
was in town Wednesday,
Judge J. NJ Crute was in Chase
City on business this week.
MI II. \. Stokes, who has been sick
for about a week, is out again.
Prof o. b. Sears will preach at the
Baptist church next Sunday morning.
Miss Blanche Dixon, Of Danyille, Is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. G.. G.. Cowan.
Mr.. J. j. Walker is erecting very
handsome residence in Col. Walkers
park.
Mrs. Benz Walton and Miss Ida
Walton, Of Rice Depot, were in town
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Dance Spencer, Of
Charlotte County, were in town on
Wednesday.
Miss Virginia Fletcher, Of Fauquier
County, is visiting at the home Of Dr..
X. NJ. Smith.
Alexander Claiborne left town yes
terday for Max Meadows, Wythe Co.,
where he will spend the summer.
Mr.. w. +. Moore is preparing to
build residence on the new Wash
ington Avenue, in a beautiful part Of
the town.
Miss Gladys Reekes, who has been
visiting at the home of Mr.. w II.
Moore, returned TO her home nj Boyd
ton Tuesday.
Last session there were in the Nor
mai School proper 587 students, and
in the Training School 1875; making
grand total of 732.
DR.. William F. Mercer will be in
Dr. Anderson's Office on Thursday,
July 18th. All wishing to see him had
better come early.
Mr. Tucker Johnson is building a
residence near Nh Walter Robertson's
home, on what was recently named
Avenue.
Miss Lila London, Of the Normal
school faculty, Is teaching arithmetic
in the School Of Methods at
the University Of Virginia.
Preparations are under way for
erecting Mr. b. NJ. Coxs new resi-
dence on the lot recently purchased
from Mr.. George Richardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. y. Mcfarland
were called TO Halifax county Tues
day, on account of the death Of Mrs.
mother, Mrs Bass.
Union services will be held at the
chnrch next Sunday,
promptly at S o'clock.
Preaching by the pastor, Mr. Ora
ham.
MI Joseph w. Daniel, a citizen Of
Farmville years ago, and well known
by all our older citizens for his ster-
ing qualities, died recently at his
home at Martinsville.
\ number of the neighbors gathered
At "Needham" on the Fourth, and
spent the day catching fish out Of the
pond and frying them for feast fit to
Tempt a sovereign.
Mrs. J. w. Keith, of Strasburg, who
has been visiting her brother, Dr. p.
w. Beckham, left town Wednesday
Tor Concord, where she will visit two
)r three weeks prior to returning home.
Among the Improvements at Hamp-
ien-Sidney is the conversion Of the
residence into an alumni
Many Of the alumni are
for the furnishing Of this
building
Rev w. + Grant Of Dinwiddie |
county, has been visiting Mrs. Emma |
Davis, who accompanied the minister
% his home Thursday for three
weeks visit.
Rev J. II. Davis, our new Super
ntendent Of schools, is attending a
meeting Of the Cooperative Education
Commission, at the University Of
Virginia, and taking prominent part |
n the discussions.
Messrs. II. &. Crute and J. l.. Hart
will depart next week for the Lewis
md Clark Exposition, Portland, Ore,
,oing by way Of FL Paso, Tex, and
he whole length of the state Of Cali
ornis. They will be absent about a
month.
The Fleming house, one Of the old
landmarks of Farmville, is being |
-azed to the ground. For some years
t has been used as the presidents
,flice, Of the Normal school, but it
,bscures the new building. hence it
must be removed.
In Mayors Court Wednesday, for
icing drunk and disorderly, Henry |
IcGehee, (col.) was fined $40 and |
.osts; George Pollard, (col.), 50 and |
.osts; Richard Hicks, coll, 50 and |
.osts; Henry Jones, coli, s. and |
.osts; and Pompey Jackson, coli
2. 30 and costs
Adele VS. Pamplln.
Although the rain fell constantly, |
IN enthusiastic crowd came out Satur-
lay morning, Julyllst, to see the game
4 hol1 hefUppn Adele and pampliu !