The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-11

tiyes in Richmond.
Miss Hessie Chernault left on the
2nd instant for her school at Big Stone
Gap.
Mrs. Robert l.. Freear returned last
week from visit TO Lyuchburg and
AppomattoX.
Mr. G.. II. Bliss left on Tuesday for
Portsmouth, where he will make his
headquarters.
The Farmville Guard will heinspecl-
ed tonight by Col. JoLane Stern. The
public is invited to witness it.
Miss Lula Walden, of Charles City
county, has been visiting in the home
of Mr.. apd Mrs. v. Walden.
Misses Ruth NJ. Houston, Lille and
Annie Tucker returned Tuesday from
delightful visit to Crewe.
Dr. G.. V. Morton and family, OF Fort
Worth, Texas, have been visiting in
the family of Rev. }. Ii. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Long, Of
Petersburg, spent short time In Farm
willie this week visiting old friends
The box-ball game is well patroniled
being one of the means Of helpful and
healthful amusement and exercise.
Mrs. Annie NJ. Lane, Of Nineland,
y. j., who has been visiting her sister
Mrs. V. Walden, returned home yes
terday.
Work on the macadam progresses
slowly, but is being well done. The
"nigger head" Is hard thing To deal
with.
Mrs. Matte Whitehead, after visit
ing for some months her old home in
Portsmouth, Va, has returned To
FarmWlle.
Misses Virginia and Emma Blan-
ton left Tuesday for their school in
Norfolk county, where they will teach
this winter.
Mrs p. Mann and daughter, Miss
Mary, and little son, John, of Washing
ton, are visiting in the home Of MI
4. =. Whitlock.
The rural carriers have been in ses-
sion at Lynchburg, and Mr.. > NJ
McNutt, Of Rice, was chairman Of the
auditing committee.
Mrs. T.. G.. Manson, who has been
visiting in the home of her sister, Mrs.
W. r.. Berkeley, returned to Lynch
burg on last Wednesday.
Mr.. H.W. Wall will spend another
session at the University Of Virginia
in the academic department, and then
take up the study Of medicine.
Mrs. Thomas \. Noodson aud
daughter, Of Lynchburg, are spending
some tin in the home of Mr.. Beverly
Gates, near Rice Depot,
Mr.. G. G.. Kizcr IL Offering himself
for the position Of Chief of Police OF
Norfolk again. We of Farmville who
know him will wish him well.
If you have been fortunate in select
ing your fall goods the next thing to
do is to tell prospective purchasers
about them and then sales will follow.
They are building new granolithics
AT the Normal and when all Of them
are finished oyershoes will not be
much in demand by teachers OF
scholars.
Mrs. L. W. Nenable, who has been
living in Pikciyille, Ky, for the past
two years, has returned to Prince Ed
ward. Mr.. Nenable is expected TO
join her in a few days.
Don't forget the entertainment the
ladies Of Browns Church are to give at
the home of Mrs. Jennie Blanton on
the evening of the 10Th. Help good
cause, have a good time and get some
thing good To eat.
Mrs. John Eaton Freear announces
the marriage Of her daughter, Annie
Lee. To Mr.. Oscar Laurence West, Of
Farmville. The marriage will take
place September 18th, at home. No
cards will be issued.
Mr.. II. ID. Burger, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w II. Burger, is on visit to the
old home Mr.. Burgers home Is now
i'm Memphis, Tenn, having gone to
that city after residence of some
years in Birmingham.
We have been advised that we
made mistake in giving the name oil
the first deposition in the Peoples
National Bank If so we will be glad
TO make the necessary correction. we
got our information from headquar-
ters
We watched a young girl recently
busy at work on Christmas presents
Such gifts will carry with them the
love and labor Of the giver such TO-
kens should he more priced than
diamond ring, which only requires the
writing Of a check.
The Herald was in error last week
i'm stating the number of applicants
be fore the examining board for lh'
position Of mail carriers in Farmvllle
Instead Of a majority being coloredi
there were only five coloied as against
nine white persons.
Mr.. Elliott X. Booker, of Farmvllle
has earned the proud distinction o
being the leading agent Of the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Co
for the month Of August in both VII
ginia and North Carolina Ih'
Farmville brand Of workers Is hare
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