The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-04-21

There is work in Farmville for every
willing hand. More building now
going on and in contemplation than
known for years.
DIR. William +. Mercer, eye, ear anC
throat specialist of Richmond, will b'
at DR.. Anderson's Office in Farmyille
on the 18th Of April.
Don't forget that the f. n p. will b,
sold on the Bird Of May. Here is YOU
chance to be railroad magnate and
perhaps your last chance.
Mr.. Joseph Mannoni will sail on the
18th inst. for France and other Europ.
can countries. He expects to remain
abroad for about six months.
The public roads on the Cumber-
land side of the river leading TO bod
sons bridge and to Raines in theii
present condition are nothing short OF
a disgrace.
"Phoebie's Romance" by Normal
girls at the Opera House next Friday
night will be well worth witnessing
Secure your seats in time at Crute IL
Cos.
Evangelist Hypes, who preached SO
and well for two weeks
in the opera house, closed the meet
ings with the services OfSunday night.
We will all go to hear Polk Miller
tonight at the Opera. He is present
ing a product Of the South, and is re-
by gone as no other living
man does.
Mr.. Pratt, a student Of Union TheO-
logical Seminary, occupied the pulpit
Of the Presbyterian church on last
Sunday morning and preached two
admirable sermons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jarman and the baby
are back from the installation bring
ing with them pleasant memories of
the occasion and having much Of in
terest to tell about it.
1t is now said that the Norfolk d
Western will build a railroad from
Blackstone to Lunenburg c. II. pro-
vided the right Of way and the ties are
by the counties.
The big trees will be missed on the
hot summer days from IN front of the
Baptist church. Set out two thrifty
NAPLES and they will in a short while
furnish all the shade needed.
The town of Farmville, through the
Finance Committee of the Council, is
offering for sale bonds 70 the amount
Of $4,000. They are electric light
bonds and bear five percent.
Another game of base ball at Hamp-
den-Sidney on the 22nd. This time
between the home team and Ran
The game will be call
ed at sharp 4 o'clock.
We notice the name of Mr.. w. g..
Huntington among the directors of a
new insurance company recently or
ganized in Lynchburg. Busy men al
ways have time to look after some
thing else.
When the new Methodist church
has been finished we understand there
will be a flower garden attachment
rom which fresh flowers for the pull
pit will be supplied each Sunday. Tx
,ellent idea.
If fruit Of every description is not
killed, then it is proof against the bite
IF frost, for on Tuesday and Wednes-
lay mornings the ground and house
tops were covered as if a light snow
had fallen.
Just as the roads began TO be hard
and smooth the rain came and then
The mud and the mire again. II is
high time that the American people
were learning in times Of hardness and
TO prepare for mud and
mire.
Polk Miller tonight. He will bring
10 you glimpses from by gone that you
IAN not get from any other living
man. Go and hear him, and it may
be that time will "turn backward and
and you'll be "boy again just for a
night"
The local talent Of Burkeyille pro-
mise a rare treat at their entertain
ment for Monday night, and have I'M
iertaken the well nigh super human
eat Of converting ian old maid into a
hing Of youth and beauty" If they
succeed there will be millions i'm it,
Dur hope is that they may.
Easter Monday will be good day for
going to Richmond for sightseeing,
out you will do well to attend to your
shopping before going. In most
.hings the Farmville stores are as well
as are those of Richmond,
and a dollar spent at home is worth to
he community any number Of dollars
spent abroad.
We heard at least one old veteran
'ay on the field Of Appomattox ON the
occasion Of the unwilling that he suf-
erred as much for water as he ever did
On the march or on the battle field
when the game Of war was being hot
" contested. And yet there were bar
rels Of water on the grounds. When
there are thousands to drink, however,
even barrels become exhausted.
Pinesalve sets like q pOultice. Best
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