The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-05-03
BRIEFS and PERSONALS.
A Daily Thought.

The moon drops down behind the western hill;
God keep you safely. dearest. til the light.
God keep you. then. when slumber melts away.
And care and strife
Take up new arms to fret our waking life.
God keep you through the battle Of the day.
God keen you'll Nay. beloved soul. how vain.
How poor is prsyerl
l can but say again. and yet again.
God keep you everytime and everywhere.
Miss Ruth Houston is visiting Mrs.
Whiteside, Of KeysvIlle.
Mrs. James Hicks, Of Henderson, n.
c., is visiting her sister, Mrs. c. +.
Chappell.
Mrs. Brightwell, Of Bedford City, is
visiting her neice Mrs. John J. Wal
ker, of Farmville.
Hon. II. d. Flood, Congressman
from the tenth district, was in town
last Wednesday.
The work being done on the public
roads by Superintendent Swan is Of a
high order of excellence.
Mr.. b. S. Hooper, who has been con-
fined to his bed for the past two weeks,
is out on the street again.
Miss Josephine Goodwin, Of Nelson
county, is in town on visit to her
friend, Mrs. T.. II. Booker.
Mrs. John d. Watkins and daught-
er left yesterday for Lynchburg for
visit to Mrs. John Marshall.
We return our thanks to Mr.. w. p.
Richardson for mess of lettuce and
radishes fresh from his garden.
Misses Emily Selden and Lillian
Bland returned Sunday from delight
ful visit to relatives and friends in Cliff
ton Forge.
Mr. George +. Cox has purchased
the remaining stock Of Mr.. J. Wilson
Miller, and the latter has discontin-
ued business in Farmville.
Mr.. Elliott r. Booker after May 10th
will have his insurance offices over the
store Of Mr.. G. l.. ChsppelI, where he
will give prompt and polite attention
TO all orders.
Hon. John j. Owen, present repre-
sentative Of Prince Edward in the
State Legislature, was in town Monday
e shaking hands with some of his con
stituents.
Mrs. ThOs. P. Robertson and broth
er, Mr.. John A. Booker, left Wednes
e day for a three weeks visit to friends
4 and relatives IN Kentucky and Bruins
wick, Georgia.
- This is the proper time for the SAM
'e tary conditions Of the town to be look
ed after, and we respectfully sugges
that the back yards and alleyways o
the place be inspected officially.
St Jno. w. Gates has contracted to pa.
S42, 600 a year rent for an apartment il
New York hotel. In Farmville h
eould have gotten an entire house 10
"a a less sum and had lithia thrown in
u" DR.. John NJ. Hamlet left Wednes
day for Pamplin City where he ex
re poets to make his future home. HI
IN numerous friends i'm FarmSille regre
ye his determination to leave, and wisl
for him continued success.
!, There is a large slice Of time WASTED
by reason Of the enforced waitings q
- the telephone stations. Those il
N charge are often "cooing," neighbor
are gossipping and idle curiosity stand
Oh tip toe. There ought to be an ind'
- pendent line for lovers.
Farmville is getting to be so depeI
m dent upon lithia water that it woul
" be well for the town to buy it and haV
a nerpetual flow at some central pOiI
t. within the corporate limits. The di
pensary will pay for it and whiske
for water would be fair and Jud
T. cious exchange.
u Mr.. n. b. Davidson left Tuesda
" for the purpose Of accompanyin
n his brother, Mr.. w. E. Davidson froI
- Roanoke to Baltimore, where he WI
es be treated at John Hopkins Hospits
nc Mr.. Davidson, who has been for SON
CT wears a well-knOwn young busine
u man ofthis place, has been in ill-heall
"a for months past, and for several weel
Tic he has been under treatment at 10