The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-25

be brighter and more cheerful Cham the
rest of as.
Miss Dundee Martin, who was called
home ON account Of the death of her
mother, has returned 10 BIER school
work at Stuart Draft.
Mr. j. Winston Fowlkes one of The
Invest and most progressive farmers of
Amelia county, was in town Tuesday
TO business
Save some money for the jamestown
Exposition. It's going TO DE "a great
show, but alas Prince Edward j,
county that won't be there.
But few plant beds have been burn
ed in thi, and the adjoining counties,
and il is not believed that "a very large
acreage of tobacco will be planted This
year
High street has been completed and
now for new side walk from Cox IS
corner TO the passenger station. This
is about As much needed as amy work
i'm the town.
Rev. Mr.. Graham preached at liamp-
den-Siduey last Sunday evening, and
Rev. j. II. Davis occupied his pulpit.
The Congregation was large one,
and e sermon "a most excellent one.
saturday, February 2nd, is the date
set for the good roads meeting az
Green Bay. The friends of this laud-
able movement look for a big crowd
gathered from every part of Prince
Edward.
"Bob" Miller "bilel" over with enc
thusia>m ON the occasion of "Nare
Bob's" centennial. and yelled just as
loud as any old "Reb' ever did even
before the surrender. Captain ,am
listened and looked glad.
Card, have been issued announcing
the approaching marriage Of Miss
Mantle Louise daughter OF SIR. and
Mrs. j. W. Womack, of Prince Ed-
ward, to Mr.. :. +. Baker, on Thurs
day evening, January 3lst, at Douglass
Church.
a Swiss writer says that woman
should be "honored and controlled. '
We would he glad TO see BIN try his
hand on some Of ours. The honor
part would come easy, but as to the
controlling well let him try it and
make report.
Hon. Jos. ID. Eggleston, Jr- spent
sunday afternoon with his father at
Worsham. Mr.. Eggleston was ON
his way to meeting Of the board OF
visitors OF V. NJ. J., at Lexington. lie
is the busiest public man in education
al interests Virginia has known i'm
years.
The Farmville Guard treated them
selves Tuesday night after the weekly
drill. to refreshments while Captain
Hunt entertained with a phonograph
and some select music. More of such
recreation and social enjoyment mixed
with the duties of the volunteers
would conduce 10 the company's wei
fare.
Capt. Baxter Davis not only keeps
the block reports Of the trains, but the
weather reports as well. He can tell
YOU the weather conditions at 1901 a
M. p. m. and p m. lie is a busy
man and says he needs an assistant
especially about dinner time as th'
"callr comes just as he "squirms q
the midday meal.
The Harmony Concert Company
made good its promise to furnish aa
ENJOYABLE evening TO the music lovers
of Farmville Monday night. Thence
number of the Famville Entertain
ment Course will occur on Ihursda,
evening. February DIST, instead OF th'
18th. As shown on the back OF some %
the season tickets issued TO members
The Scrap Book for February make
this comfortable statement, that th
human family pays as much for waite
I'M one day as it does for intoXicant' ID
six. And then demonstrates The truil
of the assertion by saying that "takel
at an average Gfty-hve percent of al
expenditures for food ispaid for water.
And he said nothing Of FarmNI'l
lithis.
Son recent writer attributes the dc
cline Of physical strength i'm our boy
70 the fact that the boy of the da
doesn't have to cut wood, draw wale
mr. do other chores a. Of yore. ourel
he must have forgotten our co nIr.
bows. especially our Southern coun'r
bows who are doing these things d
never before in the history OF ih
world.
Mis-, Harrison, ofthe Normal iacuIt,
entertained number OF her youn
friends. at the home Of Miss Iaoo, O
last saturday evening The gent
and gracious hostess frightened OBJ
evening by well chosen and well tot
- tale, TO which the little ones lislene
, with breathless interest. Delighll'
refreshments were served, and from
10 10 fun was at high tide.
New line of Spring goods.
y. b. DAVIDSON.
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