The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-31
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Success

The rising bubble OF Success,
The golden gale-ah littleness
OF man, you fail. you fani
Ifyou are not satisfied with thes,
passing days you must need a pill.
The woods is full" Of candidate
for the elerkship in Cumberland.
The Main street is clean and wear
gratiiied for the changed appearance
Those big dogs at the Normal vii
keep at a distance all would-be intrud
ers.
Your orchard aud your grape vine
ought to be in good trim by THU
time.
Fayssoux, the hypnotist went from
Farmville to Suffolk where he ma.
been engaged for ten nights.
Mrs. Jack Walker and her sister
Miss Annie Halves Cunningham. are
enjoying fortnight in New York.
That Christmas box Of Miss Rey.
nolds is filling rapidly but there j.
still room for your contribution.
Pat Fowlkes does a thriving trade in
penny goods. Ten pennies make a
dime, and ten dimes make a dollar
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Bap-
fist church will meet next Tuesday
night at the residence of Mrs. Hart.
The Farmville Guard is practicing
each night preparatory to being rigid
ly inspected on the night of the Ord
of April.
\ New York decorator has been at
work on the new Assembly hall at the
Normal and is making it a thing of
beauty.
The farmer who fed the birds during
the cold Of winter is now being repaid
as he listens to cheerful chirp and
sweet song.
Mr.. r. b. Tuggle has gone South on
an extended business trip which will
embrace the States of Alabama and
Tennessee.
We venture the assertion that no
hypnotist can designate the spot
where some people have stored away
their money.
The spring fever has begun its work,
but fortunately, there is nothing fatal
about it, that is fatal to the body,
though it may be to books.
Chicken thieves are again making
successful raids in Farmville, and if
you value your poultry keep a good
lock on the henhouse door
Hypnotic exhibitions on the streets
and in the opera house are always Of
thrilling interest. Mystery you say
but there is mystery all above and be-
meath us.
Did you ever count the bottles in
the lithia water wagon? you have
not done SO and care to know the num-
Der we will save you trouble by telling
you there are just $50.
Mr.. Fairbanks, during his visit to
North Carolina was received by the
girls Of the Normal. The mistake Of
the trip consisted in not calling at the
Farmville Normal.
We need not hope TO see much Of
our farmer friends during these bright
days. Work now, after time the
harvest, and then the crop TO sell, and
more money TO spend.
1t looks as tho the time would soon
come when Raine's Tavern would be |
plotted from the map. Scarce a YES
.age remains Of that once noted hos
ielry,
An absent husband addressed let
ter to his GROW" in Farmville, and the |
little girl who got it from the office +
said it was directed to Mrs. II Is, and /
Il did look 50.
The japanese are the most pictur-
esque Of people, and they 'carry the
beautiful and the artistic with their
advertisements. WhetheryOu do that
,r not advertise in some form, judici-
,usly and literally.
We love to listen to the rattle Of the
country wagons as they touch our
1ayements loaded with tobacco. And
better than this we love to take our
country friends by the hand when
hey are satisfied with their sales.
Mr.. w. r. Berkeley, who has for a
number Of years been engaged in bust
ness in Newport News has recently
accepted service with the American
Tobacco Co. with Norfolk as head
quarters and the Eastern portion Of
his territory.
Why wasn't the Farmyille Club
in that Chase City fox
iunt? There must have been music
n the air when those l35 hounds
made the chorus We would have en-
Dyed the yell of at least one Of our
boys" while the fun was at its eli
max.
Mr. /. b. Bell, Of the Lunenburg
,ar, was in attendance upon our Cir
uit Court, and paid US a welcome
all. lie has the happy faculty of
ooking well to costs in chancery cases
md is sure to pay the printers. OF
curse he is more latter our own
ieart.n
We had the pleasure Of visit to our
anctum on Tuesday of last week from
Brother Clements Of the Appomattox-