The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-08-21

Mr. A. Y Wade is again behind the
counter after spending his vacation.
MI W. B. McNcal. Of Danville, is
visiting his sister Mrs Raleigh Gill
liam.
The Herald Will publish next week
a list Of those contributing To Bryau's
Campaign.
Judge Woodall, Of South Boston, is
visiting his brother-in-law, MIR. J. II.
Lipscomb.
Mr. h. f. Jeter Of Iynchburg, is
spending a part Of his vacation with
his Famville friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Giles Holt, Of Rich
mond, are visiting in the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. r.. ID. Miller.
Miss Portia Lee Spencer, after
spending two months at Hamp-
den-Sidney has returned.
Treasurer : w Watkins is visiting
his sister in Tennessee lie expects to
be absent about ten days.
Police Officer Lipscomb is spending
his ten days vacation visiting with
his family in Powhatan county.
Miss Kathleen Spencer, who has
been spending some time near Abi-
lene, has returned to Farmville
Mr.. Walter II. Palmore and son
have returned from most delightful
trip To Richmond and the seashore.
Dr. William J ellis has been spend
ing this week on pilot boat on The
waters around the harbor of Norfolk.
No matter how warm the evening
the moving pictures never fail to
charm Pleasant diversion drives the
heat away.
lfyou expect 10 do "a record business
this fall, you must match your expec-
tations with your advertising begin
ming right now.
Mr.. r. G.. Porter was IN town yes
lerday on his way home from attend
ing tho Appomaltox Baptist Associa-
ton held at Red House, Charlotte
county.
Our friends who have been OIL to
the variou, summer resorts are return
ing home, all in better health and
spirits and ready for their respective
duties.
Mrs. Kirby smith. of Cumberland,
presented "a. with the largest tomatoes
we have seen this season. one Of
them weighed nearly "a pound and a
quarter.
The big safe 'or the money ana v1iu-
ablcs of the Peoples National Bank
has arrived and was on yesterday put
in place in the building at the corner
of Main and Third streets
Mr.. NJ. II. Gillian, who for several
years has been in the government en-
ploy i'm Panama, is on a visit to his old
home in Prince Edward. Nh Gilliam's
health has been perfect while in the
Canal Zone.
Give the "Ciy Fathers and the
town dispeusary few more years
and there will be granolithic to each
mans door i'm Farmville, while the
roads leading within our gates will be
all rock-bottomed
Mr.. John Friend, who for the past
three years has lived i'm the Klondike,
has Joined his family in Farmyille.
The great gold region seems to have
agreed with Mr.. Friend, and cordial
welcome awaited him by his friends
on his return home.
The moving pictures are getting on
better and better, and the people are
patronizing them more and more
The first performance begins each
evening promptly at :l5o'clock. Two
shows each night, and one admission
price of ten cents admits to both.
MIR. Serpell is making attractive
improvements on the farm property
he bought from Mr. W. H. Richard
son. That white washed fence which
now encircles the place is pleasing toI
the eye. Sowing grass beneath the
trees is something new with us and
we hope he will make success Of 1t.
For - years Famvile's veteran
barber, Henderson Vaughan, occupied
a shop in the basement Of the Ran
dolph Hotel, afterwards known As the
Mckinney. then the Randolph again
and now the Prince Edward These
years are crowded with history of deep
local interest and il would be infer
esting to know Of the celebrities who
have leaned back in those easy chairs
and to repeat the jokes that have been
listened to aud laughed at then. At
one time Farmville was content To get
along with one barber, but now their
name is legion, and a barber without
"A bath tub is a back number. But
Farmville is growing-"watch her
grow" and help her grow.