The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-28

every session about 500. and the stu-S
dents come from every. part Of the
| State. The influence OF the school
schools most healthful, and thus it
has been demonstrated that the man
/ ayers, who decade and half ago.
settled upon Farmville as the seat OF
/ the States most important school for
1 the training OF teachers. acted wisely.
Six miles hence. at the other end Of
8 modern macadam road, is the famous
.Hampden-S Sidney College. the grand old
school of the Presbyterian fathers.
standing there. and Will stand there
until, the world burns down. as q mon
tument to.,the wisdom and the fore
sight Of the fathers, is to all ntents
and purposes a Farmville institution,
land may be classed among the towns
educational institutions. But l want
ITO reserve the educational matters Of
lFarnville and Prince Edward for
count of the good things Of the coun-8
sl2ty. and in that chapter considerable
jspace Will be devoted to the public
.tschool advancement in this the home
county Of the present efficient and
Enthusiastic State Superintendent OF
Public instruction.
Farmvillc has five white churches
1.-THE Methodist. Baptist, Presbyterian
4 E7iscopal and German Lutheran de-
nominations being represented, The
+ Baptists and one Methodist, All of the
I congregati ions worship in handsome and
substantial edifices. Tile Methodists
,,have butAtrecently completeds a II o,lse
siof worship tl1attn splenldeor and cc,-
sivcniencc Is cxcelled bysno lsanctuarSsin
this part of Virginia. The Baptist con-
template tho erection Mt an early date
3soft a new sanctuary. although they
glnow worship n$one that is an orna-
imcnt to theStcwn.
slSs8 InMenxH Dark TNhn .ro Market
4 From time simnemorial Farmville has
i been II tobacco market. and the weed
4 Introduced lin tho counties SURROUNDING
bhsve been brought here for. hundred
i icas h.8 no daNst s;tnnds&as the third
i In quantity handled among the dark
j leaf markets OF Virginia The annual
ttonS
4 i.The figures for TIL tobacco year,. now.
$Inearing its end show that the Oh
:,toWnais holding It's own as n market
sEsmnllcr rnirlsets that have sprung IN
q to oppose hel. 5suprema CIV In the dark
a belt. The four warehouses have sold
4 sonethil,g close Il to IL 5000 o54pound;
4 the mas year. and The Farnyille Prlz-
! bus mess end OF the Tobacco Growers
Il Associations, las handled neal " as4nl-
lhons pountiss IN ore. Ss3 !. ;.
Il 3iS The four; Svarellsusos3 which the
tobacco hvsln ess Ct the town are the,
q sFlanters, II llc&FarnlNille .&the Star and
1.-THE Randol h. Al OF these houses
]. have heretnfore been, elsyot SO ,eSclu,
d l,rnwn tobaecos. but. III Isl unders TODD
Il that Farnlyilley Is SONG to branch out
!, next sen on and ma Ike o. claim Tor some
4 iof the bright hat are raised In con-.
J. Won lent eltsta rec, bit now SO. to ether
!. Ina n attn Hnutl @cne Of four II OuScS
Twill be devnted to the andlng nf
4 brights! This NOV enen Z vii I pro baby
y incre ease tho sales q mi Ion pour tls 9 Z
Imore .8fs 81 A /, s
IA nons the olive buyers on this
]: 3market arc represent Il lyes Of the;
4 Am erican q haccn Company. the ms
!, perial e obacco Company. the R r 10y :,
!. |3nold Compa AN Il he zen ts$siof The
II AM,trlan and Ital lam & oYerr'nlen tsn n
I. nor les. eod1uarters ~. We
q agencies lie tSvo pYernrne y g
nenledS q, eya cling rspre sent
|shapsSth the slargs eat toh acnoS buy erin
n sou her lgn govern ~