The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-05-22
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Time To Move On.

visit 10 Richmond last Monday
Miss Sarah l. Buckley, Of Norris
town, y j., is visiting Mrs Joseph f.
Johnston.
Miss Cary q. Johnston, of Bedford
City, is visiting ia the home Of her
brother, MIR } r.. Johnston.
This has been week Of showers
making most excellent tobacco plant
ing season.
President j L.. Jarman has been IN
Richmond this week attending "a meet
ing of the State Board of Education
There was no preaching AT the Bap-
tist Church last Sunday ON account
of the absence of the pastor Rev. II.
NJ. Fugate
We were ready and waiting for the
barbecue and very much regret that
the barbecue wasn't more ready for
as and others.
Material change in the schedule Of
two of the Norfolk and Western pas
senger trains went into effect last sun
day See schedule.
Children's day will be celebrated in
most interesting manner next sun
day night at the Methodist Church.
All are cordially invited To he present.
Hon. Robert Tunbuil, candidate
for the nomination for Congress from
this district, was in town Tuesday
making acquaintance.
DR.. T.. T.. Jones Will 90 to New York
the first Of next week To attend the
commencement exercises Of Columbia
University.
Mr. W. H. Whitlock, one of the
guards at the state Farm, visited his
brother, Mr.. r. ;. Whillock, Of this
place, last week Mr.. Whillock left
last Mo day for his post of duty.
DIR. j. r. Spencer brought into this
Office Yesterday evening the largest
strawberry we have ever seen. 1t
measured six and one-quarter inches
in circumference.
MI Norwood Davis, son of our
townsman. Mr.. = Baxter Davis, went
To Blueneld ". Va ON last Monday
to accept position in the First Ma
tioual Bank.
Mrs Thomas Morgan, formerly Miss
Ella Burger, arrived here last sun
dav morning from her home in Biz
mingham. Ala, 10 visit her parents
Mr.. and Ms ". ii Burger
Burkevillc is waking zap on the sub
iect of "a crcamery. Mr. 4. o. sandy,
who lives i'm tine burb, of our sister
town. has long been wide awake and
Will wake up the entire community.
one live man in a neighborhood il OF
inestmahle value.
The winter schools are closing and
the summer schools will soon open.
"Evcrlastngly at it," surely the de
mon of ignorance will be driven from
tine land. and our hope is that hearts
as well as heads will be involved IN
the educational sweep.
Farmyille is fast getting TO be the
best side walked town in America.
Thanks 10 wide-awake "Clty Fathers
and the best selling articles Of com
merce known among men. some day
Main street should be rcpaved
Southern crosses Of Honor will he
lbestowed ON veterans at the Opera
House ON next Wednesday, the 9th.
The orator Of the day will be Hon. IL.
ID. Flood. Of AppomattoX. All veter-
ans will assemble at the armory at 10
O'Clock a. NJ, and exercises viii be-
gin promptly at half-afier lOo'clock'
DIR. ellis went to Richmond on last
Tuesday afternoon to accompany his
mother home. Mrs. ellis has been in
a Richmond hospital for some weeks,
and lust after being well enough to
leave the institution she had the mis-
fortune to fall and break the bones OF
one Of her wrists.
Now for the "swe girl graduates,
the spell binder, the llutter of fans and
of hearts, congratulations, good-bys,
and the "wide, wide world with
work, work, work. Heavens bene-
ldiction upon one and all.
Miss Mary Johnson gathered We'd
nesday from her fathers garden
strawberry which measured six inches
ina circumference. IL was lucious and
sweet as can he well testified to 10y
those i'm the Herald Onice who par
took Of it,
The Normal school y. W. G.. y. has
planned an entertainment 10 be given
i'm the auditorium tonight friday
Il will be ON the vaudeville order and
several members Of the faculty ana
Others will DO their best stunts. Mu-
sic. magic, spigitistic slate writing and
slelght-oLhand are on the program.
The Farmville Guard will encamp
this summer at Chickamauga, and 1t
is very DESTROYS that large company
take advantage of SO delightful out
inc. Captain Hunt says he lacks about
twelve more men to have representa-
live company, and il is to he hoped
that encouragement Will be given the
Young men Of the community to en-
/ list.
Married at Hotel Meadow.
ON Tuesday last, young couple