The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-08-31


That We wish the, were i'm
We are sorry 10 announce the illness
of Mrs. Geo. II. Morris.
Mr.. Pinckney Williamson, of Peters
burg, is visiting FamNille friends.
Miss Andrews has returned to Farm
Vile from her home i'm Alabama.
The grading Of High street was COM
menced last Tuesday morning.
Hon. H. d. Flood, Of Appomattox,
was in town last Friday.
Miss Cabel Watkins, Of GAINESVILLE,
Va, is a guest Of Mrs. T.. Scott Mar
/ tin.
Mr.. Clyde Bliss. assistant to Post
master Bugg, is OIL ON weeks Naca-
| ton.
Misses Mia Phillips aud Bertha
Baugh, Of Petersburg, are guests Of
Mrs. j. Y. Phillips.
Mrs. j. f.. Peasants and children. of
Louishurg, y. c., are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. J. Y. Phillips, Of Fam,ille.
Rev. j. l.. Lancaster, Of Perth Am
boy, y. j., has been on visit To his
plantation, "Rochclle," iu Cumber-
land county.
Miss Agnes Burger returned home
last Tuesday from King William
county, where she had been visiting
friends the past month.
Mrs. Burl Evans, who has been ,is-
iting her parents, MI aud Mrs. Peter
Davis, left last Monday for her Phil
adelphia home.
Mr.. ;. NJ. Beasley, of North Caro-
lima, left for home Wednesday, after
spending sometime with his family,
who are at Mrs *. G. Smiths.
We ask attention of our readers to
the professional card Of Dr. }. X. Me
Whorter, practicing physician located
at Hampden-S Sidney.
The heavy down pour Wednesday /
afternoon did not cause the Appomat- |
toX To run across the public road lead |
ing TO Cumberland bridge
Report from Mr. ". H. Ewing, |
treasurer Of this county, is 10 effect
that he is improving in health. This
is gratifying 10 his friends here and
elsewhere.
\ negro was given "a chase yester-
day by the police for forging check
and presenting il at the pay ing teIlers
window Of the First National Bank.
At last accounts the arrest was report
ed from Tuggles.
The Normal School opens DO, twenty
third session next Thursday, the 9TH
ofSeptember. Entrance examinations
will be given on the 9Th, and except
for the most urgent reasons these will
not be- given after the 9Th and 9Th.
At the recent meeting of the Apo
mattox Baptist Association, it was de
,ided TO meet next year with the
Farmville Baptist Church. The datef ,
If the next annual meeting will be
Tuesday after the third Sunday in
August, 1907.
RobinSOn's circus exhibited i'm Farm
lille thirty-twO years ago. Then it
vas like all the rest of circuses, "a
wagon road show. Today it requires
wo or three long trains ofcars totrans-
'ort it from point To point.
Several of Families baseball low
rs were disappointed Wednesday. n
hey expected 10 witness a game at 4
between FamviIle and II
blackstone, but. after arriving there
rere informed that there would be no II
roSsing of bats. n
The comedy drama, "Diamonds and
learts, will be reproduced next Mon a
ay night at Pamplin city by local "a
ilent Of that place for the henenl Oh o
he Methodist and Baptist churches. b
he play was given there last Tuesday C
vening, and so delighted wereall who
il that it was decided TO re- "
eat it, J,
Rev. r.. A. Mcfarland, the popular e.
aStOrOf the FarmVille Baptist Church, ],
a. rendered his resignation in order t.
nat he may attend the theological 81
urinary at Louisville, Ky, for several Il
ears. Mr.. Mcfarland has recently re- Ii
siyed a call to supply the Baptist
hurch at Providence, Ky, which he Il
an do without interference with semi Ia
airy course. At this writing the Bap- 81
81 Church here has not settled upon p
pastor to succeed Mr. Mcfarland. u