The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-07-21
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
The Harvest Coming

Lifc's not for the sleeper
VINO shrink nom the strife
The sewers the ieaper-
The harvest is life
Miss Love, Of Richmond. is visiting
Mrs. T. A. Gray
Mrs. Mildred Cralle Is visiting rela-
tives in Halifax County.
Mrs. Mckinney and Miss frankie
are at Blue Ridge Springs
oUnion services at Episcopal Church,
next Sunday, at s15.
Mr.. Nick Crute, Of buckingham
County, was in town Monday.
DIR. Winston left here for the noun
tainS Sunday, To take weeks rest.
Mr.. G. +. Ellington, of Norfolk
county, is visiting his parents here
:. w Paulett u Son call attention
10 their advertisement this week.
Mr. r.. a Mcfarland is holding a
meeting near Darlington Heights.
Mrs. G. W DOughtie, of Norfolk, is
visiting her sister, Ms r. b. Cralle
Mr. Monroe Morton, Of Lynchburg,
is visiting his mother, Mrs c. r.. Nor
ton.
Prof G.. o. Davis, Of Virginia Chris
tian College, Lynchburg, was in town,
Monday.
Mrs. T. w. Wilcox, of Charles city
county, is visiting her nephew, Rev.
r. X. Claiborne.
Misses Laura, Mary and Lucille, and
Mr.. b. b. Baldwin went To Virginia
Beach few days ago.
The corporate limits of Famville
We're recently extended, so as To take
in a large strip of territory on the
south.
Mr.. r. l.. Erambert and wife, who
spent last week at Crocketts Springs,
Allegheny County, returned home
this week.
In the absence Of County Clerk
Whitehead, Mr.. Jos. +. Garland is
discharging accurately and faithfully
the duties OF the office.
MI J. f. Walton is erecting a com
modius stlrehouse opposite the Bap-
list church, which he intends to lease
10 &. G.. Cowan.
Robert Winston, a respected colored
man, who has been working for w
G. Huntington for many years, died
at $50, Wednesday night.
Prof. A. NJ. Soule, dean of the facul-
ty Of Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
at Blacksburg, will hold a farmers
institute here, at an early date.
Mrs. r. h. Claiborne and infant
daughter will leave in few days for
Max Meadows, Wythe County, to
spend the month Of August
1t is reported that the graduates Of
the Normal School are distancing all
competitors in the matter Of grades at
the Summer Normal School, at Nor |
folk.
Nh w. ~ Hamlet, teacher of
chemistry in the Richmond High !
School and the Virginia Medical Col
lege, is visiting his brother, Dr. Ham
lett.
Mrs Peterson and daughter, who
have spent more than year here on
account Of the healthfulness Of our
climate, have returned To their home
AT Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs r. j. Whitehead left |
here Saturday for Boston and Provi- |
dence. On their return, they will |
visit Mrs. Whitehead's sister in York |
county.
\ part Of the Jos. Phillips farm, con-
sisting Of 81 acres, lying four miles
south Of Rice, was sold by auction at
this place, last Saturday, to Richard
Booker, for $40.
Mr. b. NJ. Cox, DR.. J. NJ. Hamlet,
and Mr.. w n Hamlet left here
Monday on the Underwater and Western
train, for the purpose Of fishing at
Flannagan's Pond.
Mr.. David Stuart, of Adriance, Cum
berland county, was in town a few
days ago to make arrangements for
putting his daughter into the Normal
School, next session.
Rev. J. b. Winn went to Norfolk
last Friday, on business connected
with the proposed new Methodist
church building, and preached at the
Client church Sunday.
At Ocean View last week, Messrs.
ID. +. Elan, J. NJ. Crute, and Sam
Paulett caught 81 fish, weighing l25
pounds, in one hour. Grizzled fisher
men Of those regions declared the haul
TO be phenomenal
The annual meeting of the State
Tobacco Growers Association will be
held at Charlotte G.. H., at II a. m,
August lst. As important business
will be transacted it is urged that
'ull delegation attend.
The Red Mems annual excursion
rom Lynchburg to Norfolk and Rich
nond will be run July %, leaving ,
1851 p. IN. For round trip,
are between Famvilleand Richmond
will be $50; between Famyille and
Norfolk, 1925.
Prof Jones, OF the Normal School
; attending the University of Leipsic, {
Germany. He spent the 4th Of July ,
1t Wartburg Castle, Eisenach, where