The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-18

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ing a Clark has spent the past week in
Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New
York selecting stock for fall and win
ter purchasers.
Misses Rosa and Annie Garrett, en-
tertained a number of their friends at
their home on Saturday afternoon
from 4 To Is. Dainty refreshments
were served.
Two very large congregations greeted
Rev. ;. G. Hatcher at the Methodist
Church last Sunday. The music was
fine and the service was one to be long
remembered.
We would like to know what the
moonlight is worth to our town Urea
sury as a money saver If practical
to get the figures they would interest
the readers of the Herald.
Mrs. Fay Koiner, Of Waynesboro,
Va, has been spending the week with
Farmville friends. Mrs. Koiner was
formely Miss Louise Otley, Of Farm
Vile.
Mrs. r. b. Berkeley is visiting in
Amelia at the home Of Mr.. Mason,
and as is true Of the young girls gen.
orally she is having the "visit OF her
life"
Keep the sidewalks clean in front OF
your own premises and then all OF
our side walks will be kept clean.
They are already smooth enough for
the touch of the most fastidious feet.
Miss Hiner, of the Normal faculty,
was promptly on hand at the opening
of the school, but left again for home
on the midnight train of Saturday,
where she goes to attend the marriage
Of brother.
Miss Carrie Mason, of Amelia, who
graduated at the Normal in the class
of 1867, spent a few days with friends
in farmville recently. She will con-
tinue her studies at Cornell for the
coming session.
Let every householder keep the
dust from the sidewalk fronting their
own homes and then we will have
dustless walkways from end to end
and center to circumference Of our
town.
Mr.. II. n. Rice who has been on a
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. v
Rice, will sale fromlNew York on the
DIST for Cuban Canal Zone where he
is employed by the governmenton the
Panama Canal.
Miss Snow, after pleasant visit to
friends in North Carolina, spent a
week i'm Farmville on her return, and
left on last Friday for her new work
field. Farmville follows her with a
blessing and a sigh.
The ladies Of all the churches viii
entertain the Normal girls who attend
the services of their respective church.
es on this evening. They are deter
mined that there shall not be home
sick gIrl in all the school.
The girls Of the Normal not only adj
ded numbers To the congregations
which met i'm our churches for woT-
shin on last Sunday, but gave new
inspiration to song and sermon. Our
hone is that they were made to feel al
home in the Fathers house.
Miss Daisy Wilson, a daughter OF
the late DIR. r.. T. Wilson, of Peters
burg, and one of the most accomplish
ed elocutionists before the public has
arranged to give the evening OF Octo-
her 2nd to the Methodist Church. a
rare treat is in store for those that hear
her.
On last Sunday evening High street
presented the appearance of verita-
ble Fifth avenue. Smart traps, swift
steppers, smart costumes, beauty and
chivalry combined to give out a NOV
ing picture show Of rare beauty and
attractiveness. What would the
fathers say could they come back from
the great beyond and look upon this
Farmville's latest and best boulevard?
Sow all duck yards, as soon as
empty, in rye. This Will not only
make an excellent green food, cut up
in inch lengths, but the rye crop will
dsinfect the soil.
As a rule, woman makes success
of poultry culture because she is care
full, watchful aud mindful Of the small
details-the little leaks that often
sink the ship.
September Is a good time to pur-
chase new blood in the way Of cock
erels or pullets, as much better bar
gains can be secured now than later
on when the demand is greater.
IL is well to reserve patch Of tur
nips for the sheep to feed on,
Il may be in one corner Of a pasture
A patch of one acre will furnish feed
for twenty-five OF thirty sneep FOL
three months.
"Oh, you Innocent. exclaimed Miss
Mile "Why Clarence, mamma kne"