The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-04-07
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
The Future

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That we might know about this lore:
That We might help along the more;
That we might have one glimpse before
Deaths mighty hand doth close the door,
Don't fail TO hear Mr.. Powel's piano
recital tonight.
The rain which came Tuesday night
and Wednesday was timely and help.
ful.
Judge Mann aud Col. Meade Has.
kins were in town Monday ON legal
business.
Mr.. f. A. Rice left Sunday for the
field Of active duty as representative
of the American Tobacco Company.
Miss Florence Walthar, Of Hamp-
den-Sidney, left last week to visit
friends and relatives in Petersburg
and Richmond.
Mrs. w. Sturman and her daughter,
Mrs. :. \. Lantor, of Blueheld W.
Va, left Thursday evening for short
trip to Norfolk, Va.
We beg to call especial attention to
the following advertisement, in this
issue: Hamlet x Armistead, r.. W.
Garnett Il Co., and Cox Il Hart.
The people generally will avail them
selves Of the opportunity TO visit the
historic surrender grounds next Mon
day. Train leaves Faumville prompt
ly at 9 o'clock.
Mr.. Jas. \. Armistead who for
some time has been one Of the Ameri-
can Tobacco Cos. valued travelling
statesmen, has been spending the week
with his parents.
In no ne-branch Of business is the
growth Of Farmyille more emphasized
than in that of the tonsOrial artist.
The work Of shaving and hair cutting
must have quadrupled in the last few
years.
The man whose poll tax has not been
paid to the treasurer before the close
of the day-May 4th, will be disquali-
fled from participating i'm the Demo
cratic primary. Stick pin there, and
remember it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Writ Nenable.
of Farmyille, who have been visiting
Miss Elizabeth Hunter, have gone TO
Norfolk. Later in the week they will
go to Philadelphia for short visit
Times-Dispatch.
The Saturday afternoon return of
the commercial tourist who i'm the
early days of the week 90 out from
Farmville is q matter of interest. that
is to the tourists above named, and
may be, to some others.
Mr.. George Richardson and his
many boys are early i'm the garden
these mornings. The results of their
labors will be seen on the well furnish
ed dinner tables No we'll directed
lick was ever lost on a garden.
We heard frog croaking out i'm the
pond on recent evening, and on the
same day heard a merchant croaking
in his place Of business. And he it /
known that the pond wasn't near
Farmville nor the merchant i'm Farm
VILE
We have been advised that the cut
ting Of rose bushes to the ground i'm
the early spring rather helps them
whereas we had thought it was to the
contrary. June may, then, bring us
its usual wealth Of the queens of
flower land.
Mrs. j. W. WOmack has returned
to her home near Farmyille from Will
mington, n. c., where she has been
for the past two months on visit TO
Mr.. Womack, who is located there as
manager of Armour Il Co.'S. fertilizer
plant at that place.
Please put rejoice where regret APP
peared in a letter Of one Of our cores
pondents in the last issue Of the Her
aid from Cumberland Courthouse. OF
course he rejoiced as do all Of us at the
new and better day for this old and
hOnOred Virginia village.
SO far as we know Farmville as a
corporation doesn't own a flower, and
this ought not TO be. Flowers should |
be grown on its one public square and
flower beds should dot the town over |
In many places within our gates old |
stumps of trees are slowly decaying, |
unsightly to look upon and utterly !
useless. Why not dig them up and
cover the scars with flowers? Don't |
sheer at the suggestion for it is not
only practical but profitable as well |
certainly in the estimation Of those
folks who agree that the beautiful is
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