The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-05-24
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Fate

At' MANtN an NNNtNN NIl NNA NitNf
A couplct ON her nose.
And then he lost the maiden fair
By stepping ON her toes
Get ready with the cash for the
bouquets, commencement coming
The ice cream season is going 10 be
short this year.
Strawberries can't bee sweet that
ripen in the cold.
Miss Bessie Wade has returned from
her school in Greenyille, y. g.
Children's Day exercises will be
held in the Presbyterian Church sun
day night.
Straw hats have been as scarce dur
ing the spring as frost in the summer
time
Miss Agnes Burger expects TO leave
next Monday for Baltimore TO visit
friends.
The public is cordially invited TO at
tend the competitive drill at the AT
mory tonight.
Mr.. W. f.. Davidson has returned
from the hospital i'm Baltimore, and is
confined to his bed at home.
We are very glad TO report the
improved condition in the health Of
our esteemed friend, MIR. w. IL
Ewing.
The case of l.. ID. Jones against the
Norfolk and Western Railway, has
been postponed until a special term
of the court in July.
Mr.. r.. IL. Paulett who has been in
one Of the Richmond hospitals for a
painful but not serious operation,
returned home last Wednesday re-
covered.
Our girls will soon be coming home,
and othergirls will soon be going home.
Coming OF going our good wishes at
tend them-a warm welcome and "a
sad goodbye.
A strong effort was made this week
i'm the grand jury room TO find in
dictments for gambling, but as the law
required that so or more be won or
lost at one sitting, no person amenable
could be located.
Rev. DIR. Richard Mcllwaine, form
erly the president Of Hanpden-Sidney
College, preached morning and night
At the Presbyterian Church in the alb
scnce Of the pastor who was attending
the General Assembly Of the Presby-
terrain Church in Alabama
The schedule on the ridcwater and
Western which allows one train a
week to arrive here in the morning
returning in theafternoon, is quite a
benefit To the town. Every Thursday
morning number of persons from all
along the railroad may be seen about
our streets shopping.
Mrs. Egbert Jones, State Regent, ID.
a. r., for Mississippi, and her daugh-
ter. are visiting their amt, Mrs.
George NJ. Robson. MIS-. Jones has
been in Washington for the ID. A. II.
Congress, and also i'm Richmond at
tending meeting of Colonial Danes,
going with them TO jamestown ON
Nav 18th for the dedication Of the old
church. She is Registrar for the
Colonial Danes Of Mississippi and re-
ceived many social courtesies while in
Richmond.
z At the athletic meet i'm the Armory
last Friday night, Mr. Ben Baldwin
> met with serious accident. lie wa,
the acting clown i'm the performance OF
wrestling, racing, tumbling and all
the various stunts Of the evening. The
crowd was immense and all were en-
joying the performance when Mr.
Baldwin was fallen upon by one o
the athletes. When he arose from the
floor it was found that his left arm
J was broken and the elbow disjointed
His suffering was intense.
e A petition has been circulated ask
ing the Department at Washington
!, not to remove the postoilice higher al
I town than its present location. 1t ha'
d been suggested that the Chapel
4 building opposite the courthouse
r. would he a convenient room for IN
Office, and following this an inspecto
was sent here and effected arrange
4 ments with Mr.. Chappell which look
y ed very much like there were to be
some improvements made. a coun
'' ter petition, however, has been cir
j. culated and very numerously signe
e asking the Department to make 10
= tine new postmaster larger and NOR
/ comfortable home.
DIR. VIM. f.. Anderson has secure
the services of DR.. II. Lester iludgin'
= of Richmond, Va, as an assistant D
70 the practice Of medicine and surgery
$. DIR. Hudgins graduated at the Onive
= sitv College of Medicine one year az
\ with distinction, and had the honor
" being the president Of his class. ii
received the appointment from ~
institution as physician to the CIT
Home Hospital, i'm which position ID
duties have been faithfully and ell
GENTLY performed for the past twel'
in months. DR.. Hudgins will commend
y the practice Of his profession here ne'
Tuesday. lie comes highly recon
- mended, professionally, socially an
mor,lly and we bespeak for him su
a cess.
Boy Goes up for Short Term.