The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-06-28

Misses Annie Jamison and Cabel
Watkins, Of Meckleuou,g, are visiting
Mrs. +. Scott Martin.
Mrs. Giles Holt, OF Richmond is on
a visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r..
ID. Miller.
The condition of Mrs. W. 4. Clark
for the past few days has been, we
are sorry to report, unimproyed.
Mr.. Richard Thackston, of st. Louis,
is visiting his aunt, Mrs r. Il. Hous-
ton, at the Farmville Lithia Springs.
Mr.. Robert Atkinson, Of the Herald
Stall, is confined TO his home ON ac-
cout of illness.
Hon. J. ID. Eggleston, Jr., will
speak at Rice Depot tomorrow, Satur-
day 18th, at $3.50, in the interest of the
high school.
Miss Mary Homes, Of Boydton, who
has been visiting Mrs. ;. w. Pauleti,
Jr., returned home last Saturday ac-
companied 10y Miss Viva Paulett
Some one wrote Of "time elaboraieiy
thrown away" and that's true Of the
merchant who fails 20 advertise dur
ing the dull season Of summer
Rev. J. l.. Lancaster, Of Perth AM
boy, y. j., is at Rochelle, his beauti-
ful country residence in Cumberland
county.
During the severe storm of last sat
urday afternoon, a stable Of Mr.. Tenn
pie Baldwin, at SurnyslSe, was struck
by lightning and two mules instantly
killed.
The annual "Holiness meeting %
will be held in buckingham in August.
They always attract large and inter
esied audiences, and there will be no
exception this time
The people Of Sou.hside Virginia
can never know how blessed they are
in having an abundance of pure free
stone wa.er until they travel in sec
tons where water is scarce or if album
dant, is Of tine lime stone variety.
The subject Of the sermon at the
Opera House next Sunday, June 30,
at 4:3O p. m, 10y DIR. Richard Nj.
smith, will be "What the Bible
teaches about the Bible, Christ aud
the Hereafter"
Messrs. Webster Blanton and j. w.
Hubbard left last Wednesday for a
trip to Boston Mr. Blanton goes on
business, while Mr.. Hubbard is pleas
ure bent, it being the annual vacation
time allowed him from the arduous
duties Of the banking routine.
A team belonging to Mr. T. w.
Vaughan ran away last Sunday, and
the driver Fred Watkins, sustained a
fracture Of his left leg below the knee.
The runaway occurred while the
horses were being driven down the
hill leading to the home Of Judge
Watkins.
At 10 O'Clock a. m, on next Mon
day, July LIST, Miss Halliburton wishes
to meet at the training school all
children who are to be in the first
grade Of the training school next fall.
Miss Halliburton wishes to form "A
class of beginners for the summer
school
4 correspondent Of the AppOmatlox
and Buckingham Times, writing from
Sheppards, says there is more drunk
enness at buckingham Courthouse
where no whiskey is sold under the
forms Of law then there is in Farm
vile where the dispensary is in full
blast. There is food for thought. The
trouble about the whiskey question is
that so many folks love the stuff, and
will have it law or no law.
Mr.. T. II. Bruce announces IN this
issue Of the Herald his determination
not TO offer his name for treasurer TO
succeed Mr.. w. II. Ewing, who de-
clines TO ask for reelection. Ia this
issue also, Mr.. J. l.. Hart asks for the
support Of the voters Of the Faumville
district for supervisor, while the con-
test for treasurer between Messrs. :.
W Watkins, h. j. Carter and Major
A. r.. Venable is warming
Captain :. W pauleite is in receipt
Of a letter from Mr.. W. y. Miller,
whom he had not heard Of since the
memorable day during the war, more
than forty years ago, when he and
Mr.. Miller as comrades were crossing
sailors Creek with Lees army en-
route to App omattox Mr.. Miller en-
listed in Farmville, being at the time
i'm the employe of Mr. McGlassen, a
merchant whom our older readers will
recall AS doing business at the present
site of Messrs. Paulett X Bugg's
store. Mr. Miller wrote from O'Buen,
Fla. where he has lived for many
years. lie expects to visit Farmviile
during the month Of August