The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-09-11

MISS Nhlllc lIollnhnf OF ftNiH'"iNf ]
is the guest of Mr.. aud Mrs. X. Is.
Tuggle
Miss Mary Derr, Of iagerstown,
Md, has returned to Farmyllle aud is
with Mrs. Chappell.
Prof. b. f.. Bondurant, of Tallahassee,
Fla, left yesterday after visiting in the
home Of Mr.. !. +. Walton.
Supi }. d. Eggleston has gone back
10 Richmond after a pleasant and re-
freshing stay at the old home.
Mrs. Jarman and the children are
at home again after pleasant visit TO
her mother, in Tennessee.
Miss Edith May, Of lngleside, \. j.,
who has been visiting Miss Agnes
Burger, left for home on Tuesday last.
Miss Rosa +. Blanton left yesterday
for Augusta county where she will
have charge Of school this session.
Mrs. II. G. Manson, Of Richmond,
as been a guest in the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. d. +. Elan, on High street.
Mr.. Collins, an employee Of the
Norfolk and Western, with his family,
are occupying rooms in the home Of
Mrs. Wade
Prof. II. +. Kerlin and wife are in
the home Of Mr.. j. f. Walton until
the house they are to live in is COM
pleted.
The Church buildings in Farmyille
are very much better than those found
in towns Of like size, and the most
picturesque of them is the Episcopal.
Miss Alice Burgess has returned
from her vacation, and on sunday pre-
sided at the organ OF the Presbyterian
Church with her wonted skill and en-
thusiasm.
The Improvements made on south
Nam street in the behtiful and sub
stantial residence going up will be
marked. Take a strole in that direc-
ton and see for yourself.
Miss Beulah Smithson, who lives in
Arizona, has returned to that State af-
ter spending month visiting in the
homes Of Mr.. J. +. Walton and other
friends i'm this vicinity.
\ boy aud a pony are well matched,
and we enjoy seeing them together.
Learn to ride well and let's return TO
the good custom of our fathers, horse
back rather than the buggy.
Roasting ears get to be sweeter as
they prepare to take their flight just
as all blessings brighten. Tomatoes Of
the season have been excellent but
the yield not an abundant one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallom Barksdale, of
Richmond. were registered at the
Prince Edward Hotel on Monday.
They came to enter their only son at
Hamden-Sidney.
Mr. and Mrs. McIntosch, Of Viii
mington, y. G., were guests in the
home Of Mr.. T. \. Richardson on
Saturday and sunday, returning to
their home on Monday.
The Misses Davidson asks the atten-
ton Of the ladies Of Farmville and vic
unity TO their advertisement. Their
store has been for several years popu-
lar headquarters for suits, cloaks and
goods for ladies'.
The Bryan-Kern Club will meet to-
nightin the Courthouse. Every mem
Der is requested to present-in fact
every interested Democrat is asked to
attend this meeting. 1t Is probable
some good SPEAKER will be here to adj
dress the meeting.
Mrs. Ellen Jones and her daughters
are back from their home at Hamp-
den-Sidney ready for the Normal ses-
sion. Miss Frank Jones will return to
Pearisburg on the llth, where she
will again teach.
Our friend "ShadOw" Davis says
he isn't always smoking because he
always has a cigar in his mouth. He
loves "dry smoke and in this he
is like Senator Daniel, whose habit is
to chew on the cigar but never light II.
Mrs. Boogher and children arrived
on last Saturday, and found royal
reception awaiting them at the rectory.
The ladies of the Church had made the
home bower Of beauty and Of plenty.
Even the table had been spread and
the pantry packed with good things.
We have friend who has tried
many brands of cigars but has gone
back to the pipe and says: "Ihats a
pentleman's smoke after all, especial
w when in his own home and with
his slippers on" And it is genuine
comfort In years gone by our old
ladies were given to the use OF the
pipe.
Never in the history of the town was
there more demand for house room,
for bed aud board. Strangers walk
our streets and call at our homes IN
search Of lodging and everybody
seems crowded. There is surplus
money m Farmville and no better use
can be made of it than 10y devoling
some Of if at least to house building.
Engineer Spencer is an enterprising
house builder. His residence occupies
one Of the most commanding positions
around Farmville aud he is surround
ing his home with other homes. Hav-
ing spent years on the "pusher' II
isn't 10 he wondered at that he is a
pushing business man. Farmul le