The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-01-05
1905.
LOCAL REVIEW OF The PAST
YEAR.
Dates Of Happenings Recalled
Many Occurrences Of
Interest TO Herald
Readers,


commenced i'm Prince Edward Circuit /
Court.
g. A blizzard of snow, rain and sleet |
swept over this section.
II. Tine jury acquitted Woodbridge
of house burning.
H. Ice was gathered from ponds.
Samuel Nelson and Miss Lizzie Bagby |
were married at Beulah church, this |
county
Is. Charlie Forbes, charged with ar
SON, was brought into court for trial,
and upon motion of the Common
wealth mis- case continued TO the Msrch
term. bradshaw and Co.'S heading
/ plant totally destroyed by fire at Burke
! vile.
20. y deer accidentally jumped i'm
/ Buffalo flats ran through some of our
/ streets, creating excitement. As beau
tiful day as ever seen for the time of
year. The y. NJ. &. a gave very
enjoyable reception i'm the armoy.
2l. \ negro man was run over by
Southern train at Burkeyille and
fatally injured.
Do. 7. j. Davis died, aged eighty
years. The mortal remains of VIII
liam X. Priddy were laid TO rest at
Briery.
D. Miss Mamie Webster, of Amelia,
accidentally ran over and killed by a
:. A. l.. freight train i'm Richmond
81 :. r.. Murkland was found dead
i'm his home near Lynchburg lie was
% years old, and former resident Of
Farmville.
%. The coolest day Of the year TO
date. Josiah Brghiwell died in Cum
berland, aged So years.
26. The wind blew blizzardly cold.
p. Reception to graduates at Nor
NAL School. ,
%. Bacaleaureate sermon by Rev /
X. Claiborne at Methodist church. At
night snow fell to the depth Of five
inches
30. The mercury dropped during the :
night within 4 of zero.
81 Abener Spencer and Miss Celia
Shepard were married at Rival. ,
FEBRUARY. a
% His pigship, the ground hog, saw f
his shadow and hied himself 10 his G
hole. Mrs PAMELA Brad haw died at b
Rice Depot, aged AZ years. An infant
twin of Mr. and Mrs. r. l.. Bruce died /
near Meherriu G.. b. Price and Miss +
Mamie King were married. "
D. The ground hog got i'm one of his
worse licks. The coolest, bleakiest
day experienced for years. a.
Z. Capt r. a. Wng0 and Miss VIII
lie tallwell were married. o.
10. The fire bell sounded ON account "a
Of a slight blaze i'm the residence of ii.
T.. Wall. u
II. Walker Crawley, the trusted car q
rier between here and Hampden-Sid- =,
ney died. ~
IA. The coolest day Of the year, the W
thermometer registering &c.
ID. j. b. Waddell and Miss Sallie
Clark were married at Meherrin. ii
rs. II. b. Phillips and Susie Moore ~
were married at Olive Branch church. ~,
49, Wash st. John died from gun
shot wound, accidentally inflicted
while hunting not far from Darling "
ton Heights.
n. VIM. II, Anderson, ag q S2years, %,
died, am inmate Of the poor house. ~ ~
%. Between and o'clock this re-
morning house belonging To Anthony "A
Mason, was destroyed by fire. JnO.
b. Elam and Miss Carrie Binford were
married ~ ~
"A. Mrs. Permelia Goode died i'm the
home of her brother, &. G. Bass aged y,
- years. ~
-. Earnest Williams and Miss Mary co
Frank were married near Rice
MARCH. ri
1. J. Ashby Armistead and Miss q
Fannie Mary Hunt were married.
g. The Farmvlle Guard went forthe WI
at Washington. bt
a. p. A. Forbes, the venerable clerk
If buckingham, died in his 7ith year. Dir
-. Thomas V. Edmunds and Miss he
Anna Hurd were married.
IS. The first typical spring day Of
he season. r.
10. Boone Driskill and Miss Matte Ne
g. John were married at Pamplin.
20. Charlie Forbes discharged from w
UstOdy. co
"A. Hampen-Sidney Dramatic Club
ave a very enjoyable entertainment III
n the Opera House. We
%. VIM Martin died near Hamp- VI ".
en-Sidney. 80 -
b. Evangelist Hypes, of Roanoke, MI
pened a protracted meeting in the Br
'pera House.
APRIL. for
,. The First Colored Baptist church Cit
Z Famville, freed itself Of indebted ]
ess. Oy,
4. Bradley Morton and Miss Hixy ter
lortOn, Of Abilene, were married at ,
Xford, \. G. wa
5. I. w. Cash and Miss Lizzie Lyon ant
ere married at Lawesville, Va. Adron >
leads and Miss Irene Morton were Ho
larried at Briery. Of
g. Walter l.. Morris died at his Nc
lother,s home, aged 23 years. lila
10. Excursion went from Famville a anl
) Confederate mveiling at Apo -"
lattoX. 0oV
H. The Policy Players, negro ag- :
gave an exhibition in the i
pera House, and were stranded here. :
rs. Snow fell i'm Faumvile for several COZ
inutes fast and furiously. 0i ~
Is. a killing frost visited this sec vii
on. nro
80. Another disastrous frost bite. in
overly Hughes and Miss Lizzie Miles ly
ere married. John b. Stevens, Of stn
I. Ven ON, Ohio, committed suicide
the store of ii. +. Barrow d Co.
p. Polk Miller entertained a large J.
idience in the Opera House. a.
23. A beautiful Easter Sabbath. =
"A. Jas T. Bruce and Miss Fannie wo
ark were quietly married at the Bap- der
81 parsonage. D
-. X. H. COwan and Miss Emma n
ennedy were married in Amelia. Dor
y. Lodge No. 2gO Odd Fellows was ded
~or.frrnN hara