The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-05-19

fat as they were i'm February.
May queens reign but a brief season
but during that time they are the hap
pie>t queens known 10 earth.
We ask again why it is that the APP
pomattox can't be made TO furnish the
power TO run our electric plant?
The May term of Prince Edward
court, which began Monday, looked
proftless TO the attending lawyers,
If Famville has grown with its con-
fectionery business it Is just three
times As big as it was three years ago.
From the amount of guano beng
carried out of town the.acreage in to-
bacco this season win not be percept-
IDLY decreased.
The residence of Mr.. w. r.. Clark
near the Normal is nearing completion
and will be a pretty addition TO the
street.
Somebody has been throwing mud
balls at the Confederate monument.
Thoughtles, boy, but don't do it
again.
Seven O'Clock p. NJ. and still we en-
joy sunlight nowadays. ln the VIM
ter time some Of us are getting ready
for bed at that hour.
The Famville Guard viii conduct
its semi-annual competitive drill to-
night i'm the Arnory. The public i,
cordially invited TO witness thedrilling.
The ladies Of the Baptist church re-
quest as to announce the postpone
ment of the entertainment which they
to give in the Armory last
night.
We met with gentleman recently F.
who told us that the bank organized F..
in Henderson, y. c.. 10y our towns .
man, Mr.. W. p. Venable and Others. F..
was already an assured success, and F..
had a brilliant future.
Mr.. II. r. Morris, OF Henderson, y. I
t., is i'm Farmville for several weeks
Mr.. Morris is vice-presi-
lent of the Henderson Grocery Com
oany, and promising and rising
young business man.
w. l-,,,,,.. ,.,,,, f,-,,,,- ,,.t,, t,.,,.os "a
make 500 on watermelons this year.
What do you hope TO make on your
tobacco crop? The watermelons will
be done with i'm 4 months while the
tobacco runs from year TO year.
Dr. II. Carl Helbig, the Lynchburs
1cculist, was here Monday for the pur-
pose Of examining eyes and fitting
glasses. He is admirably equipped
Tor this work and says he will i'm fu-
.ure make a regular visits to ourtown.
Much interest is felt in the election
next Tuesday Of a successor to Mr.. j.
D. Eggleston as Superintendent of
Prince Edward schools. There are
several applicants-among them Mr..
Senner r. Crawley, Rev. j. II. Davis
and Col. r. b. Berkeley.
The Star Warehouse and Storage
company are advertising for inspec-
ors Next year the company Will /
resume the sale of tobacco upon its
loors, and for this purpose it is one Of
he best equipped and most comlnod-
Gus houses i'm the State.
Mr.. Sandy told us that the hen, re-
erred to in last weeks Herald, sold
or $50 and not 500 as we had it.
Most any old hen would bring $3.50.
nor did we mean to convey the inn
PRESTON that he bought those eggs i'm I
Baltimore, Md, but at Biltmore NC,
country home.
A called meeting Of the Daughters
# the Confederacy will be held i'm the
'Ouncll room next Thursday after
loon at o'clock. All the member,
re requested to attend this meeting.
1ull particulars of the exercises To
axe place on the 3Oth will be publish
a i'm next weeks Herald.
The week through which we have
ecently gone was marked by thrilling
md shocking disasters. The tornado,
ynamite and lightning united to de- {
troy human life and wreck property,
While the pistol and poison contributed
all share to the horrible results.
again we say TO the people of Farm !
lille and of all Southside Virginia
our Zines have fallen into you in
laesant places, and your, is goodly
Ieritage ]
The new auditorium at the Normal
vas dedicated on last Friday evening
With a wealth Of sweet singing and
armonious music never exceeded i'm
he history Of our town. Yes, emusic ]
ath charms" and it is the Universal
,nguage of Earth "Birds who can
ing and who won't sing ought to !
e made to sing" but birds who can't
ng ought to be seen and not heard, !
specially in church. There is one !
ming about the music we have heard !
{ the Normal, and that is it has been 5
lultlessly accurate. IS
The winter was bad, cold, icy and {
itensely disagreeable, but since the !
)ming i'm Of March we have had ex-
sptionally good weather. The cold +,
nap i'm April was severe but nothing .
Ike so destructive as was feared. In !
lauy places the peach trees are load >,
! and the apple crop promises well. y
he trouble with an apple crop is that
D one seems To know how 10 keen