The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-12-04

night by the ladies OF the METHODIST
Church.
Miss Stone entertained few Of her
friends most pleasantly al Hotel Prince
Edward on Wednesday evening.
The University Of Virginia Quartet
is advertised TO appear at the Normal
School Auditorium tonight.
Mr. }. j. Walker has been confined
10 his home with sickness during the
present week.
Miss Nellie Wicker entertained a
number of her friends at her home on
Middle street, last Monday night.
The Anderson Drug Co.'s force has
been improved by the addition Of Mr..
T.. W. Sanford, Of blackstone, Va.
Get your supper Tonight at the Ar
mory. oysters and meats OF every
kind Also ice cream, -herbeis and
cake.
Mrs. Leslie Dillon. who was form
erly Miss Matte Crute, Of Prince Ed
ward county, is reported az being III
with typhoid fever at her home in
Blueneld, ". Va.
Remember that the ladies Of the
Methodist Church invite you 10 eat
your supper at the Armory this even
ing. Go and take your "best girl
with you.
"Baldwiu's Busy Store invites at
tentiln in this issue 10 especial offer
ings" Read over the list carefully,
select what suits you, and buy before
the Christmas crush is on.
If we can't agree rs 10 " no is the
happiest person in Farmville one
thing is sure, our dentists are the bus
lest And no workers. in business cir
Giles contribute more of comfort to
suffering humanity.
The little touch of cold weather
made as all feel better, bat when we
write o. cold we begin al once 10 think
OF the people who are out Of fuel, az d
mo- money with which 10 buy Cut
out the beer and the coal bins might
nn.
Suppose you try New Year reso-
/ luton just now, and fit survives the
shocks of the holiday season you may
reasonably hope that il would live
through am entire year Anyhow it is
worthy Of am honest trial.
The improvements now going on at
the Normal are being pushed vigor-
ously, but unlike the building Of the
Temple at Jerusalem. the sound Of the
saw and hammer is very much in
evidence. Ii is music, however, we
all love to hear.
you want ripe tomatoes long be-
fore your ueighhors, raise plant in
/ the South window Of your room in
large flower box, transplant 1t jim the
early spring and you will be eating
the matured fruit while the plants OF
other, will be blooming.
one of our friends on leaving church
last Sunday morning was heard 70
say, "that was a good sermon and il
came close TO me-" Generally when
the sermon hits it hurts. We are apt
t. say it was intended for the Other
fellow.
The congregation of the Presbyte-
Ran Church will, on next sunday
morning Immediately after the regu-
lar morning services, meet TO act upon
the letter Of resignation of the pastor
and perhaps take some action as 10
successor.
At this season of the year our grand
mothers were in the habit OF prepar
ing royal dish, "chitlings,' the
proper spelling gatherings, bat We
prefer the old style. Has the art be
come obsolete? fnot let us hear from
YOU ON the subject, or better still, fetcl
us a sample.
Why not have 800 Thanksgiving
days in each year instead of just one
We don't mean turkey 365 times In
the year, but thanks without turkey
grateful without "good things OF
the table praise without pie. "Be "
thankful" God said it, and not
President.
Great things are mentioned i'm con
nection with projected Improvements
at and about the Farmville Lithia
Springs. A sanitarium, or shall W.
write it sanitorium? a modern hotel
highly improved park and hard by 1t
all a vertable Coney Island. Blu
whoever saw or heard Of a Coney l.
land without beer?
Rev. DIR. Shipman, Of Rice, occu
pied the pulpit Of the Baptist Church
ON last Sunday morning and the peo-
pie heard him gladly ON mex
sunday revival services will begin at
this church. and the pastor will be a.
sisted by Rev. Dir. Mcdaniel, of Rich
mond. one Of the leading preachers o
the State.
II was our privilege and pleasure re
Gently to sit behind the fastest step
peis, for long drive, we have eve
pulled the reins over. Nor did We
hold the reius, but Dr. ellis did on the
outgoing trip, and Rev. Mr.. Hatcher
ON the return. The roads were good
the air bracing, the horses spirited
the company eongenial, the apples
crisp and juicy, the cigars fragrant
and altogether the outing was zine.