The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-02-17

The intercollegiate debate will take
place at Hampden-Sidney this year
and there will be eleven contestants.
Speaking Of luxuries reminds us to
say that the Macadam has been among
the best of them all Of late.
The ground hog theory may be all
fiction but there has been a deal of
solid fact about the weather.
Mr.. Alvin Kennedy, Of Amelia coun-
ty, spent several days in town this
week with his friend, Mr.. X. II. Cow
an.
Don't complain Of the weather.
The spring time will come again and
the song Of the bird will be heard in
the land.
Jake" has been ching Of beauty
and a joy" during the recent cold snap
as he is the most reliable wood chopper
in town.
1t would be well for the wheat and
the turnip salad too if the snow should
remain on the ground until the first
Of April.
But if this snow does remain on the
ground what will our friend Mr.. Tom
Henry Glenn do for dish of turnip
salad?
We expect hereafter a weekly letter
from the Normal, and no more well
come visitor will enter our sanctum or
be introduced to our readers.
The marriage of Mr.. James Ashby
Armistead and Miss Fannie Mary
Hunt has been announced to take
place on Wednesday, March list.
Some people without any visible
means Of support live well, and look
happy. If the secret can be impaired,
we would be glad to have it.
Mr.. W. L. Lamerdln, Of Norfolk,
one Of the most successful Of the great
body Of insurance agents in the State,
was in town on last Monday.
The german of last Friday evening
was brilliant success, but the after
math Of aches and pains and coughs
have not been so entertaining.
Rev. J. w. West, Field Secretary of
the Anti-Saloon League Of Virginia,
will speak at the Methodist church
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Robert Louis Freear has re-
turned from a most delightful trip to
Richmond where she has been visit
ing her parents.
Eggs dropped to 20 cents the other
day but before the housewives had
time to get happy they went soaring
up to the 25 cent mark again.
Some Of our land owners are ner-
vously anxious to sell until there is a
prospect of closing the deal, and then
they get to be "ofiish." Man is fun
ny animal after all.
The Daughters of the COnfederacy
will hold their regular monthly meet
ing at the residence of Mrs. George
Richardson next Thursday evening
at o'clock.
There is a winsOme little Miss in
town who made her first appearance
in short dresses during the snow storm
Of last Monday, and she doesn't want
to be an angel" just now either.
That was noble and loving tribute
which the Rev. Mr.. Winn paid to the
memory of the late Col. Thos. f. Goode,
and which appeared in the Times-Dis-
patch of the Sth inst.
One of our lady readers passed the
S5th mile post on life's way on last
the 18th, and it was made
bright with flowers and fruits, the Of
ferings Of loving and admiring friends.
Mr.. Dupuy, Of the Board Of Super
visors, made a most excellent sugges-
ton at the last meeting-that the mat
ter of convict labor on our public roads
be carefully looked into.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found notice of the death of Walker
Tralle. We unite with all those who
knew him long and well in saying,
.'Well done good and faithful servant"
Mrs. +. w. Venable entertained a
number Of her friends on last Monday |
evening. Hearts, the universal
game of the men and women Of earth,
ruled the hours with varying sue
cesses to the players.
Miss Vennie Cox was the charming
hostess at an entertainment which
was given in honor Of the members Of
the Normal faculty at the home of her
uncle, Mr.. b. NJ. Cox, on Tuesday |
evening.
Tuesday last, the l4th, was in the
opinion Of many our coolest day. In
The early morning the thermometer in
The back porch Of DR.. Whites resi-
ience registered four degrees above
zero. Some of us thought it meant to
Indicate four below if not IA.
The many friends Of Miss Sallie
Clarke Cullen will be glad to know Of
her return to Farmville Thursday. |
Miss Cullen has been spending the
winter in Richmond visiting her
the Misses Pettis, where she |
las been the recipient Of much atten-
ion.
when our Charlotte friends begin /