The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-21
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
At Best.

The faithful holm commands the keel
From port 90 port fair hrcczes blow.
But the ship must sail the convex sea.
Nor may she straightcr 80.
So man TO man. in fair accord.
On Thought and will the winds may wait
but the wogd will bend the passing word
Though its shortest course he straight
From soul TO soul the shortest line
AZ hes, will hcndei be-.
The ship that holds the airaightcst course
Shall sail the convex sea-
-JouN BOYLE O'Reiny.
Mr.. n. T. Scott spent Sunday at the
yellow sulphur.
Mr.. A. r. Cralle and family have
returned from the Springs.
Fruit is abundant and preserving
season is well ON.
Lots in Phoenix are selling right
along. II you want the best hurry
up.
The Famville Herald will enlarge
10 eight pages On or about the first of
October
Mr. and Mrs j. T.. Williamson, Of
Petersburg are guests Of Dr. and Mrs.
White.
Housekeepers are busy making
ready for the incoming Of the Nor
malites
MI G.. A. Price, Jr, who has been
on The sick list for week and more,
is gradually improving.
Mrs. Ellen Jones and daughters are
at home again after "A delightful visit
To friends In Alabama.
Dr. Anderson and children spent
sunday at his country home ia Din
widdie county.
Tested by our physical the mometer
last Friday night was the hottest of
the season.
Miss frankie Mckinney has been
visiting friends in Crewe, and will 90
from there 10 Charlotte
1t is claimed that our new macadam
is To bee the "best IN America" This
being SO, of course, we will be more
than pleased with the finished job.
Your income may he much larger
than you are accustomed TO think IT is
Dr. Johnson has said that il is "worth
i've thousand pounds year % health
% look oH me bright side of things
Mr. ". u. Hou,on, with the firm Of
Walton Is Co, ha, returned from his
vacation spent at the old home place
near sunny side. he had pleasant
STAY and returns refreshed for his
work.
Mrs Booker. wife of the Rev I'D
ward Booker. of Lexington, Va, has
heeu elected us head of the domestic
department Of the Normal, aud Mrs.
Booker's daughters viii make their
home with MS.
The Confederate hero Nho stand in
our midst in enduri NJ stone, is guard
ing homes, churches and school, ire
sides and affairs, and these are the
things for which he fought bravely
aud died gloriously
one Of our old l?l lady friends who
attended the Mission services at
Browns Church ON last Friday, re-
turned home sore of foot aud sick Of
head. Too much folks and too much
'pies and things"
Rev. s. G. Hatcher made two hearts
beat as one, uniting them in marriage
u the Court House at 8 O'Clock on
Monday morning The contracting
parties were Redd w. Williamson and
Lizzie b. Carol, Of Pamplin City.
We live in the healthiest portion Of
the known earth and yet IL is said
that friend DOyne sells a coffin each
day of the year 1t Is simply shown
what a wide district Of country he j
eultivating, and lhevalue Of printers
ink.
Primings are still selling right
along. they must find some paying
place in plug or smoke or they
wouldn't command the ready cash.
Whiskey and the "weed'-both un-
necessary but both great money
makers.
Rev. Nh Hatcher preached at the
Episcopal Church on last Sunday
evening before the union Of the
churches, and the people heard him
gladly. These union services will
close with the last Sunday of this
month
The man, or the woman, or the
child who has suffered from heat in
Farmville during the summer nights
must have badly located room.
Most Of us have slept comfortably and
gotten up i'm the morning refreshed
and ready for a full days work.