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Abilene
March 70. 1905.

MdfcH ~, ituDs
Mrs. Pattie Walton, who has been
quite i'll for the past seven weeks pass
ed into eternal rest last Wednesday
evening at o'clock, age % years.
Her death was quite a shock to her
many friends. For many years she
had been a consistent member Of
Spring Greek Baptist Church. She
leaves three daughters to mourn her
loss: Mrs. 4. c. Cary, Mrs. John Car
ter and Mrs. James Anderson. May
God bless them in their sfliiction. All
who knew her loved her and in her
death we have lost one Of our greatest
Christian workers. She was buried
at the Cary cemetery.
Rev. J. NJ. w. Elder preached his
last sermon at Douglas on Sunday
evening, and said farewell to his loved
ones with sad hearts and fearful eyes.
Miss Logan Cary was recently call
ed 10 the bedside Of her sister, Mrs.
Jacob Scott, near Hampden Sidney.
Mrs. Birdie Carson visited Mrs.
rhackston, Of this place one day last
week.
Miss Matte Franklin and Mr.. Dan
lei Driskill called to see Mrs. VIM.
Driskill last Saturday.
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Death of Mr.. Rice.

William Armistead Rice, Of Farm
vile. died at his home on Saturday,
March 18th, 1906, at g O'Clock a. NJ"
in the 18th year Of his age.
For more than year he had suffer
ed from disease which rapidly wasted
his life away, but the end was quiet
and peaceful.
Armistead Rice was a good man,
companionsble, hospitable, congenial
fellow. and better than all, Chris
tian. He was a man, who both in
and out of health, met you with a
smile and he left no enemies TO throw
up their eyelids at the announcement
of his death, but scores Of admiring
friends who will force back tear.
Mr.. Rice was born and raised in
Farmville, but spent several years Of
his life in Powhatan where he made
many warm friends. 1t was while IN
that county he married Miss Mamie
Rovall. who survives him.
The funeral took place Sunday after
noon at halfpast8 o'clock from the
home on High street, conducted by
his pastor, Rev R. a. Mcfarland Of
the Baptist Church, assisted by Rev.
:. G.. Hatcher, Of the Methodist
Church. There were many pretty
floral designs tributes from friends
both here and elsewhere. Following
were the pail bearers: Messrs. \. D..
Davidson, Henry Lindsey, ;. W. Pau
lett. Jr., J. l.. Putney, w. 4. Blanton
and W. Il. Clark.
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DEPORTMENT.
First Degree Murder.

In the Circuit Court Monday, Robert
Booker, oolored, was put upon trial
and before the day was over, the jury
had heard the evidence, instructions,
argument of counsel and rendered a
verdict Of murder in the first degree.
On the night Of January 10th, 1905,
Booker went to a store at Rice Depot,
and with a shot gun fatally wounded
another negro named Charlie Brown.
He eluded arrest for some days, but
was finally captured near the scene of
the tragedy and brought to Farmyille.
When arraigned Monday he had no
attorney, and the court appointed
Judge j. NJ. Crute, who assisted by
Mr.. J. Taylor Thompson, gave the
prisoner advantage Of legal defense.
lie pleaded not guilty, and claimed
self-defense and drunkenness as a pal
liating circumstance.
Booker was apparently unmoved by
the verdict and was taken back to jail
TO await the sentence Of the court.
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PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY
Rice.

March 49, 1906.
Miss Matte Bass visited her sister,
Mrs. b. II. Carter, from Friday until
sunday.
Misses Maye Morton, Brownie Mil
Ter and Essie Wilson, and Messrs,
Gates Bass, Jasper Wilson and Oscar
Turnes were delightfully."- entertained
i'm the hospitable home Of Mr.. Carter
saturday night.
We are glad to hear that Mrs. Mar
tina Hubbard is improving.
Misses Bessie and Ida Bondurani
spent Saturday night with Miss Bessie
Motley.
Mr.. w. 4. Wells is spending some
time with his mother.
Miss Matte Bass will leave this
week to visit relatives in Richmond.
Mrs. J. w. Wilson is improving af
ter quite a spell Of sore throat.
Misses Mary and Pattie Hubbard,
Of the b. f. l., spent few days with
their home people recently.
Miss Essie Wilson called at Locust
Grove Saturday afternoon.
Miss Bessie Motley visited Miss
Jessie Olgers on Saturday.
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Prince Edward Circuit Court.

The March term Of the above Court
convened Monday. The day was a
drenching wet one, the downpour con-
tInuing until after night, and yet the
crowd in attendance was larger than
seen at court for many terms. The
docket being long one, unusual in
terest, of course, attached and many
We're drawn from curiosity outside the
scores Of witnesses who had been le-
gally subpOened.
The grand jury was composed Of the
following: G, W. Redd, j. ;. Carter,
7. II. n. Cocks, Ben Abbitt, X. A.
Davis, j. j. Gillian, II. f. Stokes, j.
h. Farrar, n. b. Davidson, Colin
Stokes, +. G.. Johnson and h. T. Car
ter.
Following are the indictments re-
turned: Ben Jackson misdemeanor;
Sallie Ann Armistead, grand larceny;
Jesse Harris, felony; Bette Lang,
murder; Cleveland Profit, assault;
lslah Profit, assault; Peter Foster,
murder; Jesse Rose, wOunding horse;
Richard Hicks, assault; n. A. Jenkins,
felony; Dennis Harris, house burning;
Chas. Davis, house burning; Robert
Reid, house burning g indictments
The case Of l.. ID. Jones against the
Norfolk Il Western Railway Compa-
NY was by consent Of the Norfolk d
Western Company, continued.
The estate Of Johnson Booker was,
on motion, committed to the hands Of
the sheriff
Commonwealth against Jessie Har-
ris, charged with rape, was continued.
The case Of Ben Jackson charged
with misdemeanor, was referred to
Justice Crawley, Of Buffalo district,
for trial.
The Indictment against Dennis Har-
ris was, on motion Of the Common
wealth's Attorney, nolle prosecuted.
Jesse Rose being arraigned for fatally
injuring the horse belonging to Robert
Foster, pleaded guilty, waving the
right Of trial by jury, and Judge
Hundley sentenced HIM to six months
Imprisonment in Jail and three years
at the reformatory. The boy gave
his age as thirteen years.
NJ. +. McGehee and J. ID. Morton
were appointed trustees of Briery
Presbyterian church.
Sallie Ann Armistead pleaded guilty
TO the change Of larceny and was ac-
quilted by the Court.
Cleveland Profit pleaded guilty TO
the charge Of assault, and the Court
sentenced him to 80 days in Jail, and
to pay fine Of $50.
The will Of the late w. \. Rice, was
proven and +. J. Whitehead appoint
ed executor.
Atthe hour Of going to press yester-
day afternoon, Bette Lang, colored,
was on trial charged with whipping
to death her seven-year-old foster
child. The jury had the case late yes
terday.
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perintendent, the work is let TO the
lowest bidder by the Trustees, aud by
August lst the building is completed
and nicely painted. Then the Local
School improvement League gets 10
work and raises 500 for equipping the
building with patent desks and slate
blackboards both at greatly reduced
rates through the Board Of Education,
the grounds are graded and enclosed,
and later trees are set out and the
front yard sowed in grass. And then
Rice Depot will have school-house
Of which its people need not be asham-
ed.
While all this is being accomplished
the Superintendent and Trustees have
been looking around for the best teach
ers that can be secured: and a male
principal to teach the High School and
have the general management Of the
whole school is engaged for months
session at a salary Of $500 with two
lady assistants holding first grade GER
tifcates and Of tried experience. How
is the money for this additional teach
er TO be raised Here the High School
Bill comes TO our aid, and the State
pays $3.50 Of the principals salary. The
other $50 is raised in large measure
10y the tuition fee Of = a month for
High School pupils.
The thing can be done, and now is
the time to begin about it, and Rice
Depot is to begin.
Yours for better schools,
j. II. DAVIS, Supt.
p. S.-A public meeting will be held
at Rice Depot on Friday, March 3Oth
at p. m. TO discuss the ACCESSIBILITY
and feasibility Of establishing a Dis
trict High School al that place, and to
take such action as may be deemed
wise in the premises.
The meeting will be addressed by
Mr.. Jas. A. Thomas, Of Lynchburg,
but the discussion will be open to all
FOR the expression Of their opinion on
this subject Of such supreme impor-
lance 10 all i'm that community.
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Darlington Heights

March 10Th, 1906.
1t was reported last week that Mr..
Ed. Bondurant would be at Darling
ton Heights ON Saturday, at O'Clock
to organize another farmers cluD.
A large number Of farmers met there
and at 3 o'clock Mr. Bondurant was
ready for business. He made short
speech in favor Of the farmers union.
A club was then organized and the
regular number Of officers elected.
They were I'd. Shorter, President; FL
mer Gibson, Vice-President; w. G.
Hamilton, Secretary. The meeting
was encouraging and most every
farmer i'm this section is 10 favor Of the
union.
Rev. J. w. Williams preached to
large congregation at Spring Creek
church last Sunday.
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Prospect


March 20, 1906.
Mrs. Jones, NEE Miss Gertrude
Foster, Of Tazewell, Va, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. 1. II. Glenn.
Mr.. Lloyd Carter Of Roanoke, was
the guest at Mrs. McCracken's on
Sunday.
Miss Rebecca Purdum, Of West Vir-
ginia, who has been visiting Mrs.
Lewis, has returned to her home.
Mr.. r. T. Carter is in Farmville.
Mrs. W. II. Glenn and family, Of
Garrison, Ky, is visiting her home
people, Mr.. G.. r. Glenn.
Mr.. \. l.. Carson preached an inter
esting sermon to a large and attentive
congregation at Olive Branch last
Sunday morning.
The members Of the \. >. f.. met at
Prospect last Saturday evening and
elected the following officers for the
year r. y. Wnkerson, President; 4.
b. Xix, Vice-President; Thomas Cox,
Secretary; T.. NJ. Glenn, Treasurer.
We hope they Will succeed in their
undertaking.
Mrs. ;. f.. J. Binford, Of Petersburg,
is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. w. b
BinfOrd.
Miss Rosa Davis was the guest Of
Mrs. Lula Gillian Saturday.
Mr. r. w. Fuqua was in your town
Tuesday on business.
Rev. A. l.. Carson and family visit
ed at Mrs. W. b. Binford's on Sunday
last.
Miss Mamie Glenn and brother,
Mr.. Ernest Glenn, have returned
home after a visit to their brother in
Roanoke.
Mr.. Willie Moore has been visiting
his mother. Mrs. NJ :. Moore.
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The Missionary Union.

The Ladies Missionary Union OF
West Hanover Presbytery, will hold
its annual meeting at the Presbyterian
church, Of Farmville, from Tuesday to
Thursday of next week, March 27-29.
On Tuesday at S p. m, and again on
Wednesday at S p. m, Rev. ". H..
Sheppard, a Virginia negro, who has
been for IA years a missionary among
the tribes Of central Africa, will speak
Of his life and work on the Congo. He
has had a thrilling experience, which
he relates in an impressive way, and
is withal thoroughly modest and UNI
assuming. The public is invited to
these evening services which will be
Of unusual interest.
On Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock, Miss +. b. French, for is
wears a Missionary at Hangchow,
China, will address a meeting for
ladies only, to which the ladies OF all
the churches are invited. On Wednes-
day and Thursday morning at 10
O'Clock the business meetings Of the
Union will be held. There will be in
the Lecture room an exhibit Of ar
ticles Of interest from a number OF
mission lahds-curious costumes, &c,
which will be interesting and inform
ing.
At the evening services only a col
lection will be taken.
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EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.


The public school at Hampden-Sid-
ney witnessed an interesting contest
last Friday from p. NJ, when picked
spoilers from the schools taught by
Misses Murfee, Ransom and Carter
met in dire conflict the Hampden-Sid-
ney school taught by Misses Dickin-
son and Darlington. The battle was
fierce and prolonged as combatant
after combatant fell beneath the skill
full word handling Of opponents. AT
length the last Of the Hampden-Sidney
warriors fell and the victory went TO
the visitors. The words were given
out by the perintendent and the
contest was viewed with interest by
several patrons Of the school, by the
teachers and by an applauding and
jolly set of "college boys"
While many acquitted themselves
creditably, special mention should be
made of Misses Susie and Halle Nc
Craw, OF Miss Ranson's school, who
remained standing to the last, and to
both Of whom prizes were presented
by Miss Sallie b. Dickinson.
After the spelling match, a Geogra-
ply match was entered upon and was
In full swing as capital after capital
flowed without perceptible effort
from the lips Of the well drilled child
rem when | had to leave for Farm
willie without witnessing the end of
this contest.
Such meetings as this feel sure are
helpful in arousing the ambition Of
the children to excel and in training
the memory to retain useful informa-
ff.,.
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Bunalo
March 20, 1906.

March ~, lbNDs
We are glad to hear that Mr.. b. +.
Hunt. who has been sick formore than
a week past, is much better.
Mr.. and Mrs w. II. Ligon visited
in the home Of Mr. F. w Cunning
ham recently. Messrs. w. II. Ligon
and Cunningham called atDublin, the
evening Of March eleventh.
Mrs. NJ. j. Terry has been quite sick
at her home for a week OF more. HeI
sister, Mrs. Watkins, is also on the
invalid list.
DR.. J. d. Terry, Of Rice, has been up
to see his mother several times since
her illness.
Mrs. +. y. Cunningham has been
quite indisposed too for a time, but is
about well again.
Miss Lizzie Binford is visiting heI
sister, Mrs. w. NJ. G.. Ransom, ofShep-
pards, Va.
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Roll of Honor.
Famyile Graded and High School,
month No. g.

Famyille Graded and High School
month No. Is.
SCHOLARSHIP.
High School. Smith,
George Richardson, Harry Hubbard,
Johnson Wootton, Thomas Lyon,
Willie Price, Ellis Anderson, Frank
Baldwin, John Lancaster.
Room No. Martha Drumeller,
Susie Lyon, Lottie Martin, Mary
Orange, Gates Richardson, Emmett
Webster, Viola Wingo.
Room No. Eddie Lancaster.
Room No. Spencer Orange.
ATTENDANCE.
High School.-Frank Baldwin, Har-
~ Hubbard, John Lancaster, Thomas
Lyon, Willie Price, Johnson WOOtton.
Room No. MARY Orange, Gates
Richardson, Charlie Smith, Emmett
Webster, Viola Wingo.
Room No. Fields Cobb, Owen
Bliss, Walter Palmore, Edwin Lam
caster, Walter Gray, Willie w. Smith,
Wiltshire Davis, Wilmer Treyilian.
Room No. Lloyd Dillon, Sterling
Grigg.
DEPORTMENT.
High School.-John Lancaster,
Lawrence Smith.
Room No. Fannie Berman, Mat
tie Berman, Martha Drumeller, Walk
er Drumeler, Womack Gray, Susie
Lyon, Lottie Martin, Mary Orange,
Gates Richardson, Myrtis Skinner,
Emmett Webster, Peter Week, Kate
WilkersOn, Viola Wingo.
Room No. Lee Drumeller, Louis
Drumeller, Edwin Lancaster.
Room No. l.-Deportment graded
with scholarship.
f. PEABODY DAHL, Principal.
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The Richmond Times-Dispatch says:
There will shortly be built, 50 the Al
bemarle and Fluyanna people say, a
railroad from BremO Oh the Richmond
d Allegheny Division of the Chesa-
peake d Ohio, to Lindsay, on the
main line Of the Chesapeake Il Ohio,
a distance Of about 30 miles.
The new road will be known as the
Albemarle d Farmville Railway. i
is said that the new railroad will Use
the tracks Of the Chesapeake a Ohio
from Lindsay to Orange, where it will
connect with the Southern and with
the Fredericksburg road.
1t is also rumOred that the road will
be continued south Of Bremo to Dan
Vile, crossing the Norfolk d Western
and number Of small roads.
There is already built line about
p miles in length from Bremo south
to Boiling, which is only about 20
miles from Farmville. This line may
be utilized 10y the proposed new road.
1t is claimed that the route from
Orange to Danyille will be between
2j and 30 miles shorter than the South
er Railway route.
Mr.. II. o. Troy, of Amherst, is said
TO be behind the proposed railroad, a
survey Of which has already been
made.
Mr.. Troy was seen at Reuger's Hotel
Monday night and asked if he and the
gentlemen associated with him would
build the road to Danville or simply
to Farmville.
Mr.. Troy declined to discuss the
matter further than to give out the
following statement:
"The Albemarle d Farmville Rail-
way Company is a corporation made
up wholly ofcitizens Of Charlottesville
and Albemarle county, the purpose Of
the company being to construct q
much needed and, in fact, long con-
templated North and South line
through the counties Of Albemarle,
Fluvanna and Buckingham.
"The company is entirely indepen-
dent Of any other company and Is
operating solely on its own account,
with a view Of adopting what may be
the most natural geographical location
and what would be most acceptable to
such financial interest as may be in
terested in the enterprise.
"The results Of the company's oper-
atoms in engineering, up to the pres
ent time, are such as to indicate that
the line will most likely connect with
the Chesapeake q Ohio at some point
i'm Albemarle county which will give
convenient facilities to and from
Charlottesville as well as the opposite
direction, namely Richmond and
Washington. On the south end 1t
will reach the James River section
somewhere in the vicinity Of Shores
or BremO.
This undertaking is like many
such local enterprises, being moved
along in a quiet way by the company,
that it feels in a reasonable time the
scheme will be brought to success
ful completion, certainly with the CO.
operation they are having with the
parties who will be most interested in
such a line"
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Letter to W 7. BlantOn

Dear Sir: a gallon saved is - or -
earned. Dey0e saves OF gallons in
10. How much is it worth gallOnl
A gallon saved saves the painting
too. and both together cost - or S5-S4
where labor is cheap; 50 where labor Is
dear.
Our agents in Bridgeport, Conn,
Hubbell a. Wade Co., tell us: "lhere
are great many workingmen's hOus-
es here. They used 10 paint lead-and-
oil and take ten gallons. We have
been selling them ten gallons Devoe
lead-and-zinc, and have had i'm every
instance, two gallons returned" The
proportion is often higher than that;
we have known il five i'm ten; but that
is exceptional
This is the explanation: DevOe is
ground by machinery, and is ground
fine; lead-and-oil is mixed by hand,
and isn't ground at all.
Yours truly
r. W. DEvOE d Co.
P.s. j. +. Walton d Co. sell our
paint
800
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Last week as Mr. Frank Moss, the
c0i0red member OF the House Of Dele
gates from Buckingham, was conelud-
ing a long and characteristic speech
boo opposition TO a resolution then
pending. Mr. Riddleberger, Of Shenan-
doah, rose and said. "Will the men,
ber give way moment for me to Of
fera resolution ."
Mr. Moss paused a moment, scratch
ed his head, and replied: eyes; as it is
the member from Shenandoah, and
he's a good man, ] will"
Mr.. Riddleberger: "Mr. Speaker, |
oler the following i'm all seriousness
assuming a grave countenance) and !
desire am immediate vote upon it:
"Resoircd, That Frank Moss be eX-
PEELED from this House as a 'nui-
sauce."
Mr.. Speaker put the question and at
first only Messrs. Riddleberger and
Banks arose, but before the count com
meuced seven or eight other delegates
arose. The motion was lost, but il
produced some merriment, and had
the desired effect.
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Several Of the Nomalites were In
our town last Saturday and Sunday.
The contractors on the Tidewater
railroad will commence work next
week near Abilene.
Miss Mary Lizzie Anderson gave a
delightful entertainment near this
place last Friday night.
Tickets are out for the marriage Of
Mr. Willie Crute and Miss Mary
Clark, Of Charlotte.
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NEW GRANGE.-A Grange was or
gained i'm Farmyile last saturday by
Deputy T. T. Tredway. Walter II.
Richardson is master, Messrs. A. W.
Dmmeller. G.. r. Nenable, Dr. III. f..
Watkins, r. Hubbard, Mrs. Col. Lig-
ON. Mrs. ". r Anderson, Mrs. Drum
elIer and Others are officials.
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Beware Of the married man VINO
acts as he was glad Of it.
lie who praises men and ilatters
women has many fair-weather friends.
The trust magnate values money for
the so-called men he can buy with it.
If the young man mixes old rye
with the wild oats he sows he is pref
ty sure TO raise a disturbance.
Faith is all well enough in its way,
hut don't put two much of IL in canned
20 DE- and cOld-storage eggs.
About the only difference between
pickpocket aud many nigh financieT
is that the former gets by illegal means
what the latter gets legally.
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We are grateful for the response
with with which the appeal has been
met. 1t will alleviate the hunger Of
many people for many days. The aw-
ful condition Of the japanese in the
famine district cannot be exaggerated.
Two million persons are said to be af-
fected, and if relief does not come from
elsewhere they will starye. They can
obtain no relief from new crops for at
least two months We may be tempt
ed to think and TO say that we have
so much Of the same thing at home
that we cannot give relief there. We
do have many appeals, and for many
purposes. But we do not have any
thing Of this kind at home. Did any
one ever hear Of any one starving to
death i'm America, because he could
not get bread /? Some one has well
said That more people in America over
eat themselves than are underfed.
Abundantly we have received, let us
give something. As there will be
many weeks of famine yet, we will
still continue 10 receive contributions
for its relief Mr. Chas. Keep Of the
National Red Cross is handling the
fund, and our offering will be sent to
him. Contributions may be handed
To Rev. Il. r. Claiborne or left with
the editor.
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Baae Ball.

There was a baseball game, Friday
afternoon at 8 o'clock, bet yeen Hamp-
den-Sidney graded school vs. Country.
The country defeated the graded
school by a score Of six to four.
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BUCKINGHAM COUNTY
Arcanunn

ATcdnum.
March 10, 1906.
Delegates from seven local Unions
Of the A. ;. Of f.. met at Dillwyn on
Saturday and organized County
Union-Messrs Joe Cox, h. b. Johns
and Garnett Elliott representing
Curdsville; Leon Gills, Sheppardsi
J. w. Hebditch, New Store; Charles
Anderson, Maysville, besides others.
The Officers elected for the County
Union were: President-Rchard Ellis
Vice President-Allan Moore; Secre-
tary and Treasurer w. r. Silvey.
At the same time and place the Dill
wyn local Union was organized with
John r. Oliver as President; G. d.
McCraw, Vice-President; j. X. White,
Editor Of the Virginia Outlook Sec
rotary and Treasurer Twenty-one
charter members were enrolled in this
local Union.
Mrs +. j. Steger is very i'll at this
writing. DR.. Morris was with her all
Friday night, and he being out Of
reach Of the phone on Saturday night
DR.. Anderson was called from Farm
willie early Sunday morning at 3 a. m.