The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-04

a. a. ioN sold out MS IIhti
stock al public auction.
3. Governor swanson respited Rob
Booker two weeks.
4. May Day celebration at Normi
school Early morning fire alau
due 10 much smoke and little fire
ltiphergers' bakery. sam Sims, age
80 years, died near Darlington Height.
s. Il was cold enough on this Ma
morning for fires on the hearthstone
lO. Robert Newton. infant Of IL. \
and Mrs. Foster, died, aged one yea
and fourteen days.
II. Mr.. Chas. Boatwright, of thi
county, died. He had been blind 70
years.
II. +. y. Watkins and Mis-, Margare
Landrum were married in Atlanta. =
large number of friends attended The
wedding reception Of Willie Crute anc
Miss Clark near Darlington Heights.
Is. Robert Booker, colored wa
/ hanged i'm the Prince Edward Jail fol
/ the murder of Charlie Brown. cOlored
on the night of January 10Th, 1905.
Floyd Morris died suddenly at his
home here.
~ I'm the Circuit Court of Prince Ed
ward, George Haskins, a colored youth
was given 20 years i'm the peniientiary
for assault upon nine-yearOld white
girl.
Do. The Democratic primary wa,
| held for nominations Of municipal of
hcers. Miss Aurilla Ford died al the
home OF Mrs. y. +. Dillon, in this
county.
D. Polk Miller and his quartette en-
tertained al the Opera House. "ln-
gleside' the colored female seminary
at Burkeyille was totally destroyed by
fire.
"A. Miss Cornelia Wilson. eldest
daughter Of Mrs. Marie Wilson, died
in Richmond, after undergoing am
operation.
-. VIM. Ellis, colored. shot and in-
,tantly killed VIM. Childress near
Dillwyn, in Buckingham county.
-. \ Earring thunder storm visited
this section.
y. Charlie Coles, a respected colored
citizen died Of consumption.
30. The commencement Of the FARM
willie Graded and High School took
place at the Opera House.
81. Joe Mannoni sailed from New
York for his old home in Corsica.
Confederate Memorial exercises were
held in the Opera House.
JUNE.
J.. The Masons of Farmville gave a
banquet 10 large number Of invited
friends.
3. The Normal School commence
ment was inauguated by a baccaleau-
rcate sermon from DR.. Battle, OF
Greensboro, y. G.
4 Miss Asa Lyon died at her moth
ers home here after a short illness.
.. John Grub, the aged English
man. was murdered at Tuggle.
g. Mrs Kate Anderson died after "a
long aud distressing illness.
$. Miss Zoula Daniel LaBoyteauX.
student of the Normal, died after
short illness j. Horace Booker, of
Prince Edward, died in his 6ith year
@. r. j. Mckinney d ed, aged rs
years.
10. Mrs. j. +. Cobb passed into rest
near Abilene. The remains Of John
Grubb, the murdered, were buried at
Appomatt0X church Hampden-Sid-
ney College commencement began with
"a baccaulearate sermon from Dr. Kirk,
of Baltimore.
n. An exciting fire was discovered
i'm the store Of Stokes * Davidson.
L.. r. G.. Porter and Miss Estelie
Rudd were married i'm Powhaian.
Election day for municipal officers.
Mrs Fannie Allen. Of Cumberland,
died after "a long illness.
l3. 1t was cool enough for fires and
wraps.
-. The last services were held iu the
Methodist church before The old struc-
ture was torn down 10 give place 90
the new building. T. IL. Druen, am
aged citizen of buckingham, died.
%. Mayor Blanton receive ed two crisp
500 bills from AN unknown person
who asked that it be paid into the
town treasury. Joseph a. Grigg, a
well known citizen, died, aged Il
years.
rs. Maynard French, Of Cumber-
land. and Miss Louise Vaughan, of
Prince Edward, married. Beatrice
infant of II. G.. Kayton, died, aged 4
John Sneed and Miss julia
Walthall were married i'm the Baptist
church.
-. Miss Sallie Elan and j. b. Lc-
Seuer were married in Cumberland.
~. The Summer Normal opened in
Famyille for months session.
3O. Col. ". W. Forbes passed away.
aged ~ years.
july.
/. Mis-. Epsie Walthall died at her
fathers home near Hampden-Sidney,
aged p years.
>. An explosion Of dynamite injured
two w0rkmen at the county quarry
near town. 4 small blaze brought the
fire department to the residence of
Mr. Hunt.
%. Mrs. Matte Smith and j. II.
Bishop were united i'm wedlock az
Green Bay.
4. Miss Mamie Glenn and Ashley
were married at Prospect.
.. Dr. Holiday and Miss Geneyieve
Nenable were married in FarmVlle.
=. John Johnson. of buckingham .
died, aged 63 years.
L.. Peyton Hilton, an e,timable /
colored man. died near Hampdcu- /
Sidney. aged - years. Henry Jeter, a F.
respected colored man, was struck by /
an engine at High Bridge, and killed. /
The infant of Or. and Mrs. j. w. /
Beckham, died.
l3. The alarm of fire was caused 10y /
d, ft,.,. .r.f.a in tho fanforv Of tho lam.