The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-06-09
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
The Hope of It.


home in oxford, n. G.
Miss Blanch Patton, Of Danyille, i,
visiting Miss Alice Paulett
That bridge spanning Buffalo ON
the road leadingto Prospect needs look
ing after "a stitch in time, DC"
Mrs. NJ. W. Joyner and little son. OF
Suffolk, Va, are with her sister, Mrs.
Geo. Richardson on a short visit.
Northumberland Willard is a
much better speaker and entertainer
than he has the reputation of being.
Don't forget to attend the exercises
Of the Hampden-Sidney commence
ment this year. 1t is your plain duty
to do so if you can possibly do so.
What's wrong with the hay crop
this season? Nothing. II is fine and
all we need now is the sunshine in
which to save it,
Judge William Hodges Mann can
didate for Governor, will address
the citizens of Farmvills next Friday
night, in the Opera House.
DIR. Jos. Mettauer, a former resident
Of this county, but now prominent
practicing physician Of Georgia, is
visiting Farmville and his old home
place.
Mr. James A. Armistead, travelling
salesman for the American Tobacco
Co.. came home few days ago quite
IN. hut we are glad to announce inn
pro,emeut i'm his condition.
Mr. W. II. Jennings, Of Lincoln,
Neb.. Mrs A. f. Jennings, Mrs. w.
| f.. Jackson, Miss Rosa Jackson and
Mr. II. +. Jackson Of Amelia, are at
the home of Mr.. II. II. Paulett.
Some folks will never cease to feel
"a source of measiness every time they
eros, High Bridge and yet experienced
railroad men declare it 10 be the safest
place on the road.
The Norfolk and Western authori-
ties deny the rumor that Crewe will
be taken up and carried TO Norfolk,
we did not believe such report from
the first.
Union Services between the churches
of Famyille for the summer will be
/ inaugurated next Sunday evening at
the Presbyterian church and Rev. Mr. /
Graham, pastor of the church, will |
preach.
Having heard both Messr,. Swan |
son and Willard, now it's Judge /
Manns inning, and the Herald be-
speaks for him as cordial greetings .
and respectful hearing as the other
gentlemen received
Nos. and 6, the two Norfolk and /
Western trains passing Farmyille at
lO.49 and 1851 respectively, are good
runners, and very convenientto Farm
vile peoplef and just let either ofthem
get a little behind and it fairly flies.
We overheard an old Confederate
while recounting some Of the trials Of
the war say that the dinner he enjoyed
Saturday was the first thing he ever
had given him since the civil conflict,
and he did seem truly to have appre-
ciated this.
Eight out Of ten farmers tell Us there
is no money in raising tobacco, then
why in the name Of reason do they
continue to raise it? There is money
in eggs, chickens, fruit, hay, hams,
turkeys, pigs, lambs, potatoes, berries,
sal d, etc etc.
There is something interesting in
the sight of the little mail boxes which
are now dotting the country over.
They. told us that the Government
hasn't just forgotten that there are
country homes as well as city brown
stone fronts in this our land.
Did ever a like number Of girls get
together and remain together during
a nine months session as was true Of
the past session Of our Normal with
sOlittle Of sickness among them? And
yet during the session some nervous
folks got scared and talked Of
scourge. Courage is as much needed
i'm times of peace as i'm times of war.
Rev. Theodore Osborne, Of Australia
is on a visit to his old-time friend,
Capt. s. W. Paulett. Mr. Osborne is
a son of the late Rev. Michael Os-
borne, who some years before the war
was the pastor of the Farmyille Pres
byterian chnrch. 1t has been more
than fifty years since he was in Farm
vile and it is needless to say that he
recognizes but small part Of our
growing little city.
At a suggestion Of a member Of the
body the session Of the Presbyterian
church agreed to dispense with the
morning services at that church on
next Sunday so that the mem
bers of the congregation may be
free TO attend upon its services at
Hampden-Sidney, where the bacca-
lauerate sermon will be preached at
II a. m. by Rev. Or. Campbell, Of
Roanoke.
Mr. Benno Droste, son of vice-con-
sui Droste at Richmond, from Austria
Hungary, was taken violently i'll in
the auditorium at the Normal school
Saturday night with heart trouble. II
required speedy and heroic treatment
from physicians to revive the young
man. lie was taken into the residence
Of Mr.. b. NJ. Cox, and his parents
for. He was able TO be
out yesterday and expects to return TO