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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-06-26

Edifor Her0id. i met with sue
cessful farmer the other day and con-
graduated him ON the splendid crop
outlook for the present season, and
was amazed 10 have him say, "lt is
the same old newspaper cutlery ON the
subject Of big crops ia order to pre-
pare the farmers for little prices. They
do it every season just 10 scare us
into belief of over-production and then
yet our products at ruinou, sacrifice.
confess that this was "a new way
in which To view the subject, and that
10 set me to thinking. have long
known that the farmer, had more
sense than the rest of us, only won
deriug that they don't get together
and control public Affairs in their own
interests a- well as that Of all Of us.
was glad 10 read Of big crops but ]
didn { like being told of little prices.
Now AND THEN.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-06-26
Replies TO Farmers Friend.

EfltOr H,ruid-l read with special
interest AN article in recent issue of
your paper over The signature of
"Farmer's Friend" avn very sorry
indeed our "friend" was SD much sur
priscd and shocked 10y statement he
said he read in your paper.
Had not our "friend been suffering
with an attack Of acute indigestion
whilst reading the article he refers TO-
he would probably have been in "a bel
ter condition to digest The statement.
Let him refer to your paper and he
will find, state that, while All other
CLASSES Of business men haveorganilcd
for their protection, some of these men
pridict our attempt to organize, viii
prove failue. is Il because they re-
gard MS as "ignoramuses' only 900 To
tin the soil. 90 enrich them and we be-
come poorer and poorer, until we are
forced To leaveour farms and seek en-
UIONmeUl M lllt NhA'7 't 90
laborer? Now. Mr. Editor, there is a
great deal " difference between work
ING for wages Of "A common laborer and
heing common laborer lu l9o2-D
and Oi the majority OF Our farmers,
when the tobacco did not average
more than four or five dollar, per hun
dred. were forced 10 work for less than
the wages Of a common laborer. but
Notwithstanding all that we were not
common lab0rers. Farmer Friend
SAYS me has been taught 90 believe our
farmers were never As class quite sd
well of. also i- tia dream that tobacco
sold well the past season. u 1t be
true that the farmers wereneyer better
of / would like 10 remind our "friend
Of the fact that our financial condition
was almost hopeless before we oegai
IN organize. and not until after that
time did prices oftobacco begin toim
! pro,e. and in period Of three year
! the average is nearly doubled as %
1902 0s and Ol. Mr Editor, J hope en-
this our dear friend has recovered from
p his shock.
+. II. BRrcE.
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LaSsller declared Nominee.

ameeting of the Democratic Com
mttee for the Fourth Congressional
District of Virginia, held ON the l9Ih
day Of June, l90s. AT Petersburg, Va,
It appearing that Hon. Francis kives
Lassiler is the only person WHO'S now
"a candidate for the Democratic nomin-
alton from the Fourth Congressional
District and the time having expired
for anyother person 10 enter his name
in accordance with the primary plani
the said Francis Riycs Lassiter Is
hereby declared the nominee Of the
Democratic party for Representative
in the 6lst Congress from this district
at the election TO be held November B,
lgu@
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HannY nOuSe.Klie.

Eiif0r Her0id.-'lhe happiest arm
cr's wife have met with in al my
travels found 300 recent visit 10 one
of our country homes. She does all the
work Of the household, and was all
smiles as she said, My husband
always keeps under shelter "a full sup
ply of dry stove wood, and the result
j. he always has his meals on time,
and J prepare Them pleasantly and
checrmlly." She added, 81 visited
one of my neighbors the other day
and found her wearied looking around
for sticks with which 90 cook dinner.
The husband was busy in the fields,
and would report boz due time for "a
hot dinner not having made any PIE
paration for hot stove. The neglect
is sad one, inexcu-able and disgrace
ul. Look we'll 10 the woodpile. IL
i- SIRE sign of "A good heart and a
good husband. q. j. &.
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From Hon. F. R. LaSSileF.

Hon. Francis Riyes La-siter having
been declared the Democratic candi-
date for Congress without opposition
from the Fourth District. be has U.s.
sued the following circular 20 his
friends
Since the Committee for the Fourth
Congressional District of Virginia has
declared me the Democratic nominee
to be voted for as Representative 800
Congress at the election 10 be held
November 3rd. l9Os, write To express
my high sense of the honor conferred
on me, and my deep purpose To Iusli-
y the confidence " my fellow citi-
lens.
Remembering our correspondence
during the past few months, would
have YOU know that ! ann not un-
mindful Of consideration shown me. ]
uust To have your correspondence ON
all subjects of official and political
interest and hope that opportunities
may be presented when ] can bee of
use 10 you and your friends
Very truly yours,
FRANCIS RlvE- LA~SiIfH
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Death Of Mrs. Mann.

KEYsvILLE, June p, Us.
Mrs. Louise Mann passed quietly
from labor TO reward on Friday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. French,
near Felden, and was buried today IN
the cemetery at Wesleyan church, al
Meherrin.
The deceased was 80 years of age, a
native of Prince Edward county, the
widow of Renn Mann and the mother
Of seven children, five of whom with
many grandchildren survive her She
had been a faithful member Of Meher-
rim Baptist Church for 30 years a
dilIgent Bible student and a beautiful
type of Christian character our ten
der and ailectionate sympathy goes
ont 10 the bereaved.
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MeeIIna Of [emelerY AsSncIaII0n.

The farmville Cemetery Association
held a meeting m the council cham
ber Friday. June 10. at i3O o'clock.
As The attendance was small it wa.
deemed best that statement of the
proceedings OF the Association since
rs reorganization should he published
in the Farmville Herald
The Association was recognized ia
February of this year with the follow
ing officers. Mrs. W. g. Huntington,
President. Mrs j.. H. Elan. Vice
President; Mrs. W. T. Richardson
Treasurer, Mrs G. 81 Walker, Cor
responding Secretary Miss NJ. *.
Taliaferro, Recording Secretary.
The Cemetery Committee of the
Town Council meets with the Associa-
ton. This committee and the officers
of the Association constitute the TX
ecutive Committee.
Az the beginning of the year the
Town Council generously increased
the annual appropriation TO the work
Of the Association 10 800, with house
and acres of ground for the use of
the Keeper This sum is, however,
only 80 in excess of the salary OF the
competent keeper whose services have
been employed since the first OF April.
To enable The Association 10 meet
additional expenses and to put in IA
few Improvements, such as trees, tools,
fencing, hedges. boring a well, dc,
the Association undertakes 10 care for
the sections by the year al cost of
500 per year which includes the
membership fee Of ,l.OO per year.
The membership fee simply means
that the grass Will be cut, ON the sec
ton owned 10y the member, twice a
year and the leaves raked up I'm the
fall. While for 500 the section is
kept Jon good order, flowers attended
TO-, &c.
The Association will also take orders
for sowing grass seed, turling, rcsetling
and cleaning stones, resettlng fences
and any other work necessary.
The keeper has been made special
police sergeant with power TO arrest
any one molesting flowers OF shrubs,
or behaving in a disorderly way with
In the inclosure.
This is a large plot of ground for one
man 10 care for and rs this is the
first year of systematic work, it will
be- some time before the results are
apparent In the meantime the As
ISOLATION asks for patience and for
beaance ON the part Of the public,
and above AN, for cooperation.
u each section holder would give all
work 10 the Association it would en-
able 1t TO employ additional help and
thus make il possible 10 keep this spot
SO sacred to all, in beautiful order.
Signed
Mrs. W g.. DUNNINGTON,
President
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Arcanum

June D. 1905
Mr. Simeon Allen an aged veteran Of
the Coniedency and now Sd years old
took the long journey TO Birmingham
10 meet his old comrades ia arms at
their annual reunion.
Miss Virginia Smith, o. Prospect, the
fairest and sweetest OF AL the smith
legions-hss been visiting Miss Heb
dich for a couple Of weeks, and has
lefi "A lasting impression ou more than
one masculine heart
Nh Bocock Spencer is building a
new dwelling house ior Mr. Booker
near here who recently married Miss
Kosen, OF the Courthouse
All sorts OF rumors arecurrent in our
midst about changes in the post office
and Il. f. ID. of South Buckingham.
One rumor is that the star route from
famlille 10 Buckingham Is 20 be dis
continued, another that Curdsyille is
10 be the r.. r. ID. distributing office
instead of Sheppards as now, another
that Mr.. Ira Forbes carrier of r.. r. ID.
, To lose his office, and all the trouble
arises from the fact that the poslmas
tiers at Sheppards and Arcanum are
Democrats. ami 1t hurts the little Re
publican bosses Of Buckingham and
Farmvillc 20 know that few shekels
are thus being diverted from their Itch
ing palms 10 the pocket of capable. and
efficient officers. 10 would be crime
against the public welfare oftms end
Of buckingham 10 displace Paul VI.
Jones As postmaster He stands with
out a peer boo our county for correctness
and dispatch FOO discharge Of "a post
master, duties. bat DE, and Ira Forbes
are thorns i'm the flesh of the little
county bosses who act rs though the
post offices and mail routes existed
for their special benefit.
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Socialist Orator Comes to Town.


Farmville had lis first socialist
speaker on last Friday and saturday
i'm the person Of Mr.. J. l.. Fits, who
is a National organizer of his party.
He announced 10y distributing hun
dreds ofhandbills that he would hold
forth at the corner Of Main and Third
streets, his subject being Farmers
and Socialism" The speaking came
of and quite a number of persons
were there 10 listen at what Mr.. Fits
had 10 say about the party which had
grown four years ago 10 the extent ol
polling a vote Of over 100000 in this
country.
Mr.. Fits is quite AN orator aud
though differing from him IN hi-
views those who stopped from mere
curiosity were reluctant To leave pre-
ferring To listen 10 his well rounded
sentences.
Here are some of the points he en-
nhasized: "The most essential OF all
people are the farmers. They cloihe
and feed the Nations. Cities might he
DESTROYED and rebuilt if the farms re-
NAMED. but if the farms were ruined
The cities would he overwhelmed Win
weeds and infested with bats and
owls. ~
lie said that farmers now produce
many times more than they did fifty
years ago and yet they are mol any
better Off. He declared this was be-
cause they never get the value OF what
they produce. Trusts owning rall-
roads. mills and markets hold up the
farmers. Railroads charge excessive
freight rates: mill and market trusts
pay low prices for crops and charge
exhorbitant prices for the finished
product. This, he said, keeps the
farmers and other workers poor and
living hard. while the trust owners
gel rich and live in luxury These
conditions, he said, would continue
and get even worse a. long As a few
people own the railroads, mills and
markets and other great Industries
Industries will only be used for the
welfare Of all the people when they
are owned by all the people. This VII
be socialism.
Under socialism railroads will fur
nlsh transportation at the cost Of labo
required to operate them; mills an'
markets will give full value for crop
and other raw material, and VIII de
liver finished products to consumers al
lust the added cost Of the labor 10
finishing them. Mr.. Fits spoke 70
an hour or more. lie left Farmvlli
Sunday morning for Petersburg, wher
he was not allowed TO make an al
dress, the Mayor Of that city pro
hibiting il.
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Mr. II. &. Cnte Is visiting his faith
er. Mr.. II. j Cruie, Of Winston-Sal-
EN-. y g.
Misses Kate and Aubra Price, Mes
SIS. Vansyckel and Medlin, all of
Dnlwyn, were visitors to the Herald
Onice yesterday.
\ dozen or more young ladies and
gentlemen left last Monday morning
for Trenton's Mill pond for a weeks
encampment and fishing
q For the benefit Of The Methodist
Church building fund there will be
given i'm the Opera House next Friday
night very delightful entertainment.
Il will consist of music, eiocution and
beautiful moving pictures. The price
of admission will be only - and %
cents, and Il is hoped a very large
crowd will attend.
Bv common consent the talks on
China recently delivered by Rev. MI.
Painter from two Of our pulpits were
the best ever heard by our people. lie
left the worn out parts and gave us
something new, instructive and in
spring. During his 30 years among
these strange people he has learned
things and knows how To tell them.
As shown from notice elsewher
published IN this issue the Planters
Bank Of Faunville has declared a
semi-annual dividend of six per cent,
payable July first. This is a splendid
record aud we are informed that the
rate which is twelve percent annually
is higher than that paid by any bank
i'm this section. The bank reports a
very satisfactory business for the past
six months.
Prof Thornton and Dr. Whiting, of
the lIampden-Sidney College faculty,
were in town Tuesday and Wednesday
i'm the interest of that institution.
They were soliciting subscriptions to
the college, and we are glad To report
much encouragement and cash con-
tribuied in Faum,ile Bringing with
them from the "llill' and the vicinity
nearly ,5.OOO, the farmNile people
added something more than that, and
promise to- yet do more.
Mrs. Il. Il. Cralle on her return from
Texas spent four days and nights on
the ears and without appealing 10 the
luxury Of one Of the Pullman sleep
ers. and yet when'she reached Farm
willie she was ready 10 90 from house
to house greeting her friends cheerful
~ and a, free from the touch Of weari-
ness as children ON their play ground.
out Of few human lives springs a
fountain Of perpetual youth, while the
weight Of years seems 10 bee a blessing
rather than "a burden. Why should
any of us grow old. sit IN the corner
aud NOPE? We can make the evening
as bright as MONDAY and our last
days may be our best.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-06-26
Flowers Tor The Dead.

II friends would hat have the good
taste 10 place few simple flowers
about the departed ones. such rs She or
he was fond OF iu life. It would be very
fitting, but % s, surely not in taste 10
overload thc ca-let with flowers rep
reseuiine an amount oi money which
would d0 much g0od to the poor. Aud
then the custom oi exposing The face oi
ile dead t0 tht saleof those making
The touroi inspection which is no"
almost universal BOO country churches,
is 10 us another very unpleasant iea-
iure of funerals. We often read with
interest ofthc burial rites of compare
lively unknown nations and are sur
mIsed and amused with their peculiar
lilies. Would not ours, in their turn,
present some features as curious, II
read OF hy distant people? lfpersonaI
friend, wish Co take last look Of a
deceased friend. 10 Us surely due 60
Them Co do 80 alone and without be-
ing glled 40 by q crowd.
Norman refuse. to give good wife
al the credit She deserves but some
Of them are rather Shy about giving
ler cash 90 tAe same amount.
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PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY
70 Depot

June 20, 1908.
a very disastrous storm passed
through "A part Of This section sunday
afternoon. Many crops OF tobacco and
corn were destroyed by wind and hail.
Messr-. Temple and Roy Gillian
visited az Mt f. T. Bondurants SUM
day
Mrs. W. II. Hubbard is visiting her
daughter, Nj Reese, Of Tennessee
Miss Mary Weaver and brother.
visited at MI a. q Bradshaw =
Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Bradshaw is very sick at
Mr. Jim Wilson's.
Mr. Bruce Bass. OF Richmond, spent
q few days with bis parents DR. and
Mrs. h. T.. Bass. last week.
Mrs. W. j Shipman i- quite sick at
her home
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Increase in Justices Pay.

The last Legislature increased the
pay Of Magistrates, a thing when
ought to have been done many years
ago. This increase is only incivil mat
ters. Warrants issued in civil cases
will cost after July for lissuanc esl IN
stead Of fifty cents a. heretofore. The
constable who has heretofore received
only thirty cents for serving civil
warrant will after July lst get 30 cents
and in addition . percent Of the
amount Of Judgment for the plalnllli
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Vnne


June -. l9Uo.
Mrs. Ben Blair and Mrs. John
Shields of Pitisylyania spent several
days last week with their cousin, Mrs.
b r. Baker, of this place.
Mrs. b. n. Rosscr visited her moth
er, MIS- Carwile, sunday and Mon
day.
Mr. Robert Baker and daughter,
Miss Beulah, and little Marguerite
Rosser, were the guests of Mrs. NJ T..
Hunter. of Red House, last Wednes-
day
Mrs Henry Womack spent sunday
and Monday with her mother, Mrs.
Willie Hamilton, Of jacksonville.
Mr. Neal Carwlle and family spent
Sunday az Mr. Ben Jorlans.
Mr.. John Baker of ". Va, returned
home Friday after visiting friends
and relatives in this nelghDorhood
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Bry


June 20. N'.
Miss Lucy A. priddy and son, Mr.
r.. w PrIddy, spent Sunday boz Keys
VILE with Mr. J. G.. priidy
Miss Floance Wilson, of Crcwe. re-
Gently spent several days with her
friend. Mrs. j Lem Redd
Miss Bette Scott len sunday to wise
il her sister after weeks visit 90 Mr.
W. r.. ChappelI and family
Mrs. Eddie Jones and children, of
south Carolina. are on visit 90 her
sister. Mrs. G.. ~ Redd
Mrs Thos Jones and Mrs. Clifford
Womack, have Mrs. j. j. llatchett, OF
Farmville, and her niece Of Norfolk,
visiting them
Mrs VIM. Henderson b, spending
some weeks with her sister, Miss Pres
tom Womack, of Washington.
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ON motion it was ordered that MI
Hart be allowed $50 for expense IN
Cured in going to Richmond M the
interest of roads.
Messrs. Hart, Holiday and fuqna
were appointed a committee 10 confer
with committee recently appointed
bv the town council in regard to the
proposed Improvements TO the Court
house and Jail.
Mr.. Walton was instructed toilet the
repairs 10 jamestown bridge To H. D.
Olgers at cost not To exceed s2"'
Cumberland county To pay one-hall
the amount.
The Board agreed 10 offer premium
of 90 for the best acre Of corn rails
ed in Prince Edward during the year
1905. the intention being To cooperate
with the Agricultural Department III
stimulating farmers in the growth OF
more cereals
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District Conference.

The Famyille District Conference
Will convene at Keysville, July 2l-23,
with exercises a. follows
Preaching Monday night, July 90.
and each night thereafter at SID
The business sessions az v.jD each
day. with preaching at ll@O O'Clock.
Come and bring your friends ana
lunch and help us make II season oi
physical, intellectual and spiritual
refreshing,
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heath 0i Mrs. Skinner.

KEysvILLE, VA, June IL, 1908.
Mrs. f.. Il. Skinner passed away
Friday after a protracted illness Of
consumption at the home of her moth
er, Mrs. Eggleston, at Bruceville ana
was buried at Wesleyan Church, Me-
herrin, to-day, 1t being the second
omen grave and burial there Today.
The other being Mrs. Louise Mann.
Mrs. Skinner leaves sorrowing nus
band and three infant children to
mourn her loss and miss her tender
care.
She was for many years a consistent
member of Bruce,ille Baptist Church
and truly it may he said Of her "She
hath done what she could" We eN-
tend our deepest sympathy to the fam
ily Of the deceased.
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Cumberland c II

June %, zoos.
The painters are putting the finish
ing touches Ia the beautiful new home
of Mr. %. g.. flippen We hope to see
him move into Do very soon.
Miss Fannie Bellows, who has been
visiting Miss Emma DeBerfy for the
past three weeks, left Tor her home BOZ
Lancaster county, last Friday
Mr. VIM Digg- and daughter Miss
Catherine, Of Lynchburg are visiting
Mr.. G.. ID. Digs.
Mrs. w. ~ Baker passed through
our village last saturday 0n the way
to- visit her daughter Mrs. George
stuart.
Miss Susie Davis, of famville, Is
visiting her friend, Miss Maude Stuart.
quite merry hooking party from
Famville, passed through the village
yesterday ON their way 10 Trenton s.
Mill for ten days stay.
Mr. Frank Dingley spent sunday
with bis home people.
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IIlsI KaIInnaI Bank. farmyIIIe, "a.

meeting Of the Board Of Direc-
t0rs held Monday, June -, 1913, une
usual semi-annuai dividend Of . per
cent on tho capital stock Of ms m
sfituf.on. free Of tax, was declared,
payablc July Isl. Checks Will be
Y. valdez, Cashier.
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Pictorial farmVllle.

In the Industrial Section Of next
Sundays Richmond Timcs-Dispatch
VIII appear an illustrated write upoi
Industrial Farmville, By Frank =.
Woodson, Industrial Editor.
FHl orders for extra copies early
with J. a. ARMIsIEAD.
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Il is Not Advertising Which
Survives. But The Things
Which Are Advertised

TIE Observation-Disclosures
i You ever wrote may be quite
forgotten now, even by the
best friends % made for you 1t
may survive only m the bigger
store 10 helped to create.
Butitis just as certain that
the bigger store of the future is
90 grow ont of Che advertising Of
The present "a, it B, that the store
a. 30 now stands i- the result, in
large measure. of your forgot
ten ADVERTISEMENTS.
You have preserved the results
Of adlerusing You must create
new result, through new adVer-
Using
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TrayWiCk Cruie.

"Melrose." the attractive home of
Mr.. and Mrs. William f. Gamelt
i'm buckingham county. was the scene
last Wednesday of "a pretty marriage,
when their daughter, Miss jamie May
Cruie. became the bride of Dr. A Paul
Traywick, Of Cameron, =. &. The
ceremony was performed promptly at
O'Clock by Rev. a. l.. Carson, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. The
bride ailircd in beautiful gown of
white chiffon with real lace. entered
the parlor with her brother Mr. W.
r.. Crule. Of Roanoke, Va who gave
her away, and the groom was accom-
panied 10y his brother and best man,
Mr. II. l.. lmywick, of Atlanta Ga.
The maid of honor was Miss Mary a.
Coleman, of Signpine, Va. Mrs. j..
NJ. Crute played the wedding march,
and Dr. G.. 70. Cruie performed the du-
ties of master of ceremonies The
ushers were Mcssrs. j ". Garneit
and Joe Jones. Immediately after
the marriage, the bridal party was
driven to Famville where the east
going train was boarded for their home
in South Carolina.
The bride is one of buckingham IS
many bright ami attractive daughters,
aud the groom is young physician
of prominence and lucrative practice.
Among those from a distance in all
tendance upon the marriage were
Mr.. and Mrs. o. e.. Rucker and
Messrs. Don and joe Parker, Of Bed
ford City, Va.
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Prince Edward Supervisors.

The Board OF Supervisors met ON
last Friday. Present, J. l.. Hart
Chairman; \. a. Haskins, X. II.
Walton, r. W Fuqua and Dr W. NJ.
Holiday.
Treasurer :. W. Watkins made the
following monthly report