The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-08-04
Misunderstood

Miss Edith Davis, of Farley, is the
guest Of Mrs. w. T.. Davidson.
Mr.. Richard Venable, of Baltimore,
is visiting at Hampden-Sidney.
Mrs. Cannon, of Texarkana, Texas,
is the guest Of Mr.. II. a. Wingo.
MIR. Henry w BOD is erecting a new
residence on Middle Street.
Mrs. James Sledd, Of Louisiana,
Mo, is visiting Mrs. c. NJ. Gamett
Miss Mary Wade, of Richmond, is
spending a few days at Mrs. Wade's
Mr.. l.. +. Stephenson, Of Wake
field, visited Mr.. John W. Long, Sun
day.
Mr.. f. NJ. Ripberger and wife re-
turned from their wedding journey
yesterday.
Mrs. y. NJ. Gill went to Charlottes-
willie today, where she will visit for
several days.
MI John a. Booker has succeeded
Mr. Chas. Berkeley as runner for the
First National Bank.
Rev. +. w. Jones, of Iowa, will
preach at Johns Memorial church next
Sunday.
Miss Estelle Rudd, principal Of Oak
Grove Academy, at Belona, was in
town, Sunday.
Rev. r. r.. Claiborne left here Tues
day, for Wythe county, where he will
visit for a month.
Mr.. Lee Walthall has so far recov-
cred from his illness as to be able to
return to Farmville.
Miss Smithson, who has been visit
ing Miss Lena WOOton at Chase City,
has returned home.
Mr. +. G. Ogbum, Of North View,
Mecklenburg County, visited Mr.. II.
4. Stokes last Saturday
Rev. II. Tucker Graham preached
at the union services at the Methodist
church, last Sunday night.
Mrs. Moore and two children, OF
Tennessee, are visiting Mrs. Moore's
mother, Mrs. Emily Venable
Mr.. r. a. Mcfarland will begin a
meeting at Tar Wallet church, Cum
berland county, next Sunday.
Miss Addie Venable, who has been
visiting her father, Major A. h. Ven
able, returned to Richmond, Sunday.
Mr.. Joseph Phillips, Of near Rice,
who intends to remove to Farmville,
was looking for residence here, Sa-
turday
Miss Bessie Rucker, Of Hampden-
Sidney, who has been visiting in Bath
County for three months, has return
ed home.
Ruth Gayle, colored girl, was adj
Judged insane last Friday and will be
taken to the hospital at Petersburg in
short time.
Miss Vivian Meanly, a student OF
the Normal School last session, is very
i'll Of typhoid fever at her home in
James City County.
We are very sorry to learn that Miss
Belle Elan, former student OF the
Normal School, died Of typhoid fever
at her home, near Pamplins, few
days ago.
DR.. Chas. NJ. Long, Of Furman Uni
versity, Greenville, S. c., well known
by many OF our citizens, has accepted
chair in Southside Academy, al
Chase City.
Mr.. o. 5. Blanton, Of I'll Paso, Tex.
who was born and raised here, is visit
ing at Mr.. Henry Smiths. He is an
engineer on the Southern Pacific Rail
road.
Four hundred cOlOred excursion
lists from the Diamond Hill Baptist
Sunday school, Lynchburg, were on
our streets, Monday. They were or
DERBY and well-behaved.
Mr.. w. f. McCraw, Of Buckingham
was in town Saturday, and Informed
us that our friend, Mr.. Steger, wa'
mistaken in regard to the small num-
Der Of Co. X now surviving. He says
that at fewest thirty are still living.
The body Of Mrs. +. w. Tredway-
OF Richmond, formerly a resident Of
Farmville, accompanied by Mr.. a. v
Russell, was brought to this place last
Friday, and buried that afternoon a
the Tredway cemetery, beyond Hamp
den-Sidney.
The game Of ball between Peters
burg and Famville, played here last
Thursday afternoon, resulted favor
ably to Farmville by score Of 10 to o
The features Of the game were thu
excellent work Of the battery and the
remarkable batting.
Misses Lillian and Carrie Bland, &C
companied by their cousin, Miss Grac'
Selden, LEFT here Tuesday for Clifton
Forge, where they will spend tn
month Of August with their aunt
Mrs. Andrew Jackson.
DR.. b. G. Bondurant, Prince Ed
ward county man, who recently re
ceived the degree Of Doctor Of Philoso
ply from the University OF Chicago
has been elected professor OF Latii
and Greek, in the State College 70
Women, Tallahassee, Florida.
Miss Lucy l.. Huntington, OF Pop
lar Hill,n is giving a house party
! Among her guests are Miss Pyne, O
Petersburg; Miss Huntington, OF thu