The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-04-20

quadrupled in the saving Of medical
bills.
Dr. VIM. f. Mercer, the eye special
list, asks us TO inform the public that
he will be here tomorrow, the DIST, at
DIR. Anderson's office.
Mr.. \. f. Cralle, who for some
weeks has been i'm Baltimore under
medical treatment, returned home
Monday night much improved in
health.
DIR. White expects to move his drug
store and professional offices to the
building formerly occupied 10y the
First National Bank ON or about the
LIST of June.
Miss Mamie Glenn, of Prospect, for
whose marriage To Mr.. Ashby Wal
thall, of Hampden-Sidney, cards have
been issued, is reported as being in
with pneumonia.
We are sorry to learn of the sud
den illness of our genial friend, Joe
Hubbard, and hope he will soon be
able TO return 10 his work in the
Planters Bank.
The Easter excursion is "a fixture he
tween this point and Richmond, and
nearly everybody takes advantage of
the low rate. Last Monday was no
exception and fourteen coaches were
well filled
The ice plant requires artesian water
for best results. The management is
at present in correspondence with
well borers and hopes to have one Of
sufficient capacity ON the premises
in a week OF 50.
Hampden-Sidney won its second
game of ball Tuesday. Randolph
Macon Academy was the visiting
team and contestants, but Hampdeu-
Sidney showed them under by
score Of II to5.
Sustaining his reputation for keep
ing one of the best and most up-to-
date marketing places, III. y. Barrow
has during the past week received a
car load of as fine mountain cattle as
were ever shipped from the blue grass
region.
BY request Rev. r.. r.. Claiborne,
Of the local lodge Of 1. O. O.
f., will hold a special service in Johns
Memorial church next sunday at $
O'Clock p. NJ. To this service all odd
Fellows, their friends and the public
are cordially invited.
Mr.. A. A. Cox advertises his entire
livery stock for sale at public auction.
His purpose is to retire from the bush
ness. Mr.. Cox retires after success
fully conducting the business through
a period Of eighteen years, during
which he made a most extensive and
favorable acquaintance throughout
this section Of Virginia.
"The World Of Magic with IFS fun
ny clowns, its gnomes, and nymphs,
sprites, imps, fairies and harlequins,
its well known comedy characters,
wizards, witches and magicians, in
numerous pranks, feats of magic, |
mythical and mysterious journeys to
amuse the children form a pretty part
Of Archie l.. Shepard's all new NOV
ing pictures which come TO the Opera |
House next Monday night.
On account Of the eruptions Of We
suvius there are thousands Of suiler-
ers. who without assistance from peo-
pie away will remain in their pitiable |
condition. The Herald would be glad /
to receive contributions, acknowledge /
ing them through its columns and /
turning them over to the relief COM
mittee at Richmond. If you feel dis
posed to aid i'm this do not postpone /
doing so.
An alarm of fire Saturday afternoon
when the streets were crowded with
people from town and country, caused
much of a stir. People-more people
han ever seen run. here at the fire
alarm hurried TO the scene, and a
most noticeable part Of it was that
hey all with two or three exceptions,
passed the reel by. The fire amount
I'd to little, just a small blaze i'm the
home of Beverly Ward, which was
,xtinguished without the aid Of the
ire apparatus.