The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-08-18
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Not Knocking Anybody

To listen To the clamor
OF the Man with the Hammer.
Rice is improving rapidly. Several
new buildings are going up.
Mr.. John w Long has returned
from a visit TO North Carolina.
Miss Vera Vaughan is spending
few days at Blue Ridge Springs.
The outlook for a full attendance Of
students at the Normal this year is
promising
Prince Edward will 80 conduct the
primary that no suspicion OF unfair
ness will attach 10 il.
Messrs Herbert Stokes and Monroe
Morton are spending some days at
Boston, and Portland, Me.
The thanks of the Herald force are
rendered to Mr.. Walter III. Richardson
for two luscious watermelons.
Mrs. w. +. Moore is entertaining
Mrs. West aud child, and Mesdames
Palmer and Norfieet, OF Suffolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.. Wainwright, of
Portsmouth, Va are enjoying visit
10 Mr.. and Mrs. r.. j. Whitehead.
a daughter was born on Monday
last To Nh and Mrs w. +. Noel. Both
mother and daughter are doing well.
Prof Russell and wife, Of Bristol,
Tenn, are visiting the home Of Mrs
Russells mother, Mrs. J. h. White
head
The Daughters Of the Confederacy
will meet next Thursday afternoon, at
. o'clock, at the home of Mrs. w. Il
Berkeley
Miss Merrie Nerser left last Tuesday
To attend house party in one of the
hospitable homes of AppOmattoX
county.
Mrs RObt. Louis Freear and Miss
Sallie Clark Cullen returned Friday
from a visit to Mrs r. Atwood, OF
AppomattoX.
Rev. II. a. Mcfarland had eleven
conversions in his meeting at Tar
Wallet. lie began a meeting near
Belona, Monday.
Mr. J J. Gillian has on his farm
poplar tree that has circumference OF
q feet II is thought TO be- the largest
tree in the county.
Miss Bertha Harris went to Rich
mond Monday To see her little sister
Rill, who was in Virginia Hospital.
Mr.. Samuel Tugge, a former citizen
Of this county, but now prominent
resident Of Houston, Texas, is recreat-
ing on the old home place near Tug
giles.
Miss Bessie Cohn, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. 4. Kohen, left
yesterday for Ocean View, accOmpa-
MED 10y her mother, to spend the re-
mainder Of the summer.
Travel the continent over and you
will find no town, city or country place
which can be compared 10 the red hills
of Southside Virginia for home, COM
fort and enjoyment.
Prof w. NJ. Hundley, Of this place,
was elected principal Of the public
School Of Chase City. Miss Sarah
Goode, Normal School student, was
elected teacher in the same school
Before another issue Of the Herald
the new electric light machinery will
be doing duty The plant cost about
so, 900 but is one of the finest and
most complete that could be purchas-
ed Of its capacity.
About four o'clock, August 10th, a
rainstOrm Of remarkable heaviness
raised the streams Of Cumberland and
the eastern part Of Prince Edward
higher than they had been in many
years before
The opening attraction at the Opera
House will be presented on Saturday
night, Sept. 2nd. The play, an idyl
of the Arkansas Hills, is entitled
"Human Hearts" and it is a most
pleasing drama.
J. W. Lewis, wife, and three child
rem, of Madison county, have removed
to this place, and taken rooms at Mrs.
Emily Venable's. Mr.. Lewis, who is
son-in-law Of Rev. Oscar Littleton,
is a commercial traveller.
Mr.. Geo. l.. Caskie, Of Lynchburg,
will address the voters Of Famville
tonight in the Courthouse. Mr.. Cas-
kie will be here under the auspices Of
the Mann Club; is a good speaker and
we bespeak for him fine audience.
Miss Vivian Meanley, the sixteen
year-old daughter Of Mr. +. 5. Mean
ley, Of Toano, died Of typhoid fever at
S O'Clock \. NJ, August 10th. Miss
Meanley was a popular student at the
Normal School last session.
Miss Ella Agnew is with friendsand
relatives here this week. Miss Agnew
was teaching in Africa when the BOer
War was in progress. Many a time
has she seen the BOer hosts 20 forth
to battle, after having spent some time
in prayer to God.
We are glad to report improvement
i'm the condition Of both the daughters
Of Mayor Blanton, who have been i'll
for the past few weeks. II is believed
that Miss Thelma, who is i'll at Vir-
ginia Beach, will be able to return
home i'm week or two.
Mrs. w p Gillian returned from
Richmond Tuesday where she had