The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-05-25

Mrs. j. NJ. Crute spent part of last
week in Petersburg.
Miss Minnie Morgan is visiting her
parents in buckingham.
Mrs. Walker Noel is in Richmond
for medical treatment
Hon. John j. owen accompanied by
Mrs Owen was in town Tuesday
Judge Hundley is holding special
term Of court for Charlotte
Both banks will be closed Decoration
Day, Wednesday, May 3Oth 1906
Miss Bessie Lindsay who has been
teaching in Charlotte, y g., i-at home
for the summer.
Mrs. Louis Seigcl, of near Prospect,
spent several days this week with Mrs.
}. l.. Hart.
Miss Susie Royal, of Powhatau,
is visiting her sister, Mrs Mamie
Rice.
Mrs. J. r.. Atwood, of West Apo
mattox, was i'm Famville Tuesday,
the guest of Mrs. Robert Loui, Freear.
Pay the tax ON your dog 10 you wish
To keep him. Chief FOCUS viii bc af-
ter him soon.
Mr.. f. NJ. Ripberger wears smile
that don't come oil. 1t Us girl, aud
both mother and daughter are doing
well
We are glad To report improvement
i'm the condition of Mrs r. % pauIett,
who has been extremely ill for two
weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W Cawthom, of
Evergreen, attended the funera. of
Mrs. Cawthorn'S brother, Mn Floyd
Morris, who was buried last sunday
Yesterday morning Polk Miller and
his quartette entertained the faculty
and students Of the Normal SchooI for
an hour or more.
The Famyille Base Ball team play
ed with the Petersburg last Friday at
Riverside Park and won by the score
Of to-. The Famville boys have
won every game played by them So
far this season.
The man who has been in FarmNil.c
for several days driving "a pair of
goats is one Of the worst deformitic-
imaginable, and is deserving of an the
assistance the charitable people arc
willing To bestow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Creed Ransom, of this
county, have announced the marriage
Of their daughter, Miss Ruby Eliza
beth, to Mr.. John Fennell Bedd also
Of Prince Edward. The event Will
take place at Mount Pleasant Church
early in June.
Each year the poultry business is
becoming more lucrative and now as
sumes proportions that will soon rival
any branch Of farm industry Farm
ers are forced 20 acknowledge that the
old hen can lift her own weight boo
raising a mortgage from the farm.
The dry gccds merchants Of Farm
willie have agreed to the following
rules governing the closing of their
stores during the summer season.
From May 18th 10 June 1st at $50
O'Clock, and from June lst 90 Septem-
Der lst, at Is O'Clock This is good
rule for both employer and employc.
Now, let the other merchants of the
town follow suit.
Rev. MI Hatcher, Of the Methodist
Church, is undertaking TO double the
amount already subscribed for the
building Of additions to the church
Ten thousand dollars was the amount
raised last year, and Mr.. Hatcher
wants at least twenty thousand for the
contemplated work on the church. He
is succeeding well i'm raising the
amount
Richard Hicks, the negro who first
assaulted Deaf-and-Dumb Pat, putting
out one Of his eyes, and afterwards
while serving out his sentence of six
months, stabbed with knife another
negro, was tried at this term of the
Circuit Court. The prisoner pleaded
guilty and threw himself upon the
mercy Of the Court, who sentenced
him to do twelve months additional
work on the public roads.
Polk Miller and his "Down South
Ouartette" delighted large audience
at the Opera House Wednesday night.
Both Mr.. Miller and his singers seem
to be better now than ever before. The
audience apparently never enjoyed am
entertainment more than the one
Wednesday night, and many were
heard to say when it was over that
they wished Polk Miller and his quar-
tette would repeat the performance.
The mandate Of the postmaster gem
eral is that hereafter the wishes of the
patrons Of the postollice will be con-
sidered above that of the recommen-
dations ofthe Congressman or senators.
That's right If the postmaster suits
the people let the people have him.
There is not am official i'm the county
i'm whom all the people are SO interest
ed as the postmaster, and they should
be permitted to select the one TO serve
them.
A very pretty and artistic souvenir
of Farm,ille has been issued by Che
Guild Of Johns Memorial Church,