The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-12-25

remains open until the close of the
year.
The "Devil" Of the Herald will be
of duty for many days. Look out TOT
his Majesty.
Dr. and Mrs. Kerlin will visit IN
Baltimore and Washington during
the next two weeks.
The snow came to us on the shortest
day of the year and just in time to
clothe Christmas in spotless white.
Happy the homes into which our
girls have come from their work in
the schools Of this and the other States.
While Richmond was dark on ac-
count Of the snowstorm Farmville was
as bright as ever. Great is Farmville.
There has been wonderful escape OF
gas i'm Richmond Of late, though the
/ Legislature has not been in session.
Dr. and Mrs. Stone left Tuesday for
visitin Iowa. Dr. stone will in-
spsct several normal schools before
his return.
President J. l.. Jarman will attend
the meeting Of the Southern Educa-
tional Association in Atlanta next
week, and address the association.
Mr.. f. b. Myer. who has beeen
working in the Herald office for the
past few weeks, left on yesterday To
spend his Christmas in Richmond.
Mr. T. 4. Woodson, one Of Lynch
burg's progressive business men, paid
our sanctum a welcome visit on yes
terday.
oar cashiers are enjoying the rest OF
the day, though to tell the exact truth
they never look quite so natural as
when handling the cash.
As you say goodby TO 1905 take of
your hat and make your best obeis-
ance. We may never look upon It's
like again. For sunshine it has been
peerless.
Drs. Kite and Messenger will at
tend the annual convocaiion of the
American Association for the Adj
yancemeut Of Science i'm Baltimore
next week.
Our smooth sidewalks become very
treacherous when coated with ice
Walk with care, and you must fall
don Z try to catch but 90 down easy
and if possible gracefully.
our stores have been shining ouI
brightly and beautifully Of late bat
walking down Main street on Wed
nesday evening we were impressed
with the fact that cold Reb' had EN-
all beat
Mr. Bidg0od will spend the greater
part of his vacation in Charlottesville
Next week he will attend the meet
ing of the American Historical A.
ISOLATION in Richmond and present
paper.
Abingdon remains "wet." The dis
pensary is wondrous money maker
and the people are not ready to Civ
La up. BY the way all town take
have been abolished there and the dis
pensary is doing the whole thing
The man who kept steamed upwitl
booze during the year can't hope 70
much pleasure when others are happ,
during the glad Christmas time. Tn
truth is habitual drinking Of intoNi
cants is sad mistake, a dismal iai ure.
The main audience room Of the Epi-
copal Church has on its usual Christ
mas dress and there will be service
held there this morning at II O'Clock
No matter Of what faith you may at
tend this service expecting blessing
A portion Of the roof Of one Of ih
original buildings connected with thu
Normal series gave way under th
weight Of the snow, but no birds wer
caught and the damage has alread.
been repaired.
This is Farmville's first Christina
with four banks in full and successful
operation. The Herald was first &
saw. Farmville is no one-bank town
True we own hut one mule, but tina
b doesn't make it "one-horse' town.
Come in and watch the new Herald
folder at work and marvel again a
what marvellous man has made ms
Icbinery do. But behind the type, am
behind the press and behind the fold
& er men are always TO be found a
work.
News from the state over is TO ih
effect that the recent snowfall was
December record breaker varyin
from 10 to II inches in depth. One
our friends said to us that we had ]
J here. Anyhow it was altogether su
fcient TO hide Mother Earth fror
sight.
Mrs. Booker, who is in charge OF tn
home department Of the Normal, lel
on Wednesday to visit her venerabl
mother. in So.th Carolina, who Ina
recently suffered fracture Of Oh
thigh. She is the widow of the lat
: Rev. f. f. Peek, who was one Of th
= leading divines Of the Presbyleria
, Church, South.
ON Wednesday last at the hour
3 d. m. we watched the hands leavin
one Of our factories, among them
colored woman, who when she ha
crossed 3rd street, and reached tn
pavement, hollored out, "ihank Go
.tr,oI- this side walk one