The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-07

in Petersburg and Richmond.
Mrs. S. w. Paulett, Jr., is spend
inc the week in Richmond.
Miss Suingfellow has returned to
Farmville and is at the home OF Mrs.
Wade.
Miss Emma Gray, of Maryland, is
visiting Mrs. T, j. Davis on High
street.
Miss Sallie Clark Cullen has return
ed from a visit to friends in Rich
mond
Mrs. Jarman, Mrs. Kerlin and Mrs.
Tuggle were visitors in Richmond dur
ing the past week.
Mrs. Florida Fitzgerald had straw
berries from her garden for dinner on
the last day Of April
Mrs. Richard Spencer is at home
after a very pleasant stay recently at
Charlotte Courthouse.
The Farmville Mfg. Co., has been
receiving train loads of lumber OF late
via the Tidewater and Western.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beery, of Bridge
water, Va, have been spending the
past week in the home of Mr.. c. 4.
Price
The Normal athletics shone out at
their best on last Saturday evening in
F presence Of a select company OF few
friends.
Mr.. C. A. Price, after an extern
sive business trip through many of the
Southern States, has been at home on
a short visit.
The dance at Scott Green on last
Monday evening was the browning
social event of the season. Delightful
: refreshments were served.
The last of the Glee Club enter
tainments in the Auditorium OF the
- Normal was a brilliant success. Miss
Minor directed with marvellous skill
Misses Corinne Saunders and Nirgio
Shepherd. of Richmond. after spend
:, ing several days with Mrs K H.
l. Cowan, left for home last Monday
Mrs. Barbara Fallweu, who for some
z time had been in a Richmond hospital,
y where she underwent a severe opera
= ton, returned home Saturday much
4 improved.
We saw the first block of ice made
. at our home plant 1t was clear fine
e and solid And it will look better on
hot day in July than it did on a cold
{ day in May
a Mr.. Robt Stokes was in town on
d Saturday, and gave good reports from
the country places. Things are green
and growing, and farmers rejoicing.
And this gives cheer TO town life.
June is the queenliest month OF
them all. but alas. it is the leaving
month with the Normal girls, and that
l. fact robs it of much of its glow and
IS many Of its charms.
V Mothers day in the Sunday school
of the Baptist Church next Sunday at
+. 9.30 a. m. All mothers of the church
+ and congregation are earnestly re-
quested to attend Special programme.
Misses Blackiston and Hiner, of the
Normal faculty, were recent guests OF
u Mr. and Mrs A. r. Venable and en-
loved again the comforts and Injuries
of that hospitable home in the coun-
try.
Mr. Pendergrass, local agent Of the
y Express Co., has been busy Of late in
y the discharge Of official duties, but
u has found time for raising the most
u furnishing crop of tomato plants we
have seen.
p Miss Noel and Mr. Bethel rendered
D.. i'm artistic manner, a duet at the even
r ing hour Of worship at the Presbyter-
ian church on last Sunday, which wa:
greatly enjoyed by large and APP
Z. preciative audience.
d 1t is well that we should state that
i under the postal laws Of the land nc
: newspaper is allowed to send out
l. more than a certain amount of second
I, rate matter, and the Herald having
! reached the maximum in sending out
= the Trades issue, had to call a halt
t 1t costs 3 cents to mail the paper a
It the regular rate.
e The ladies of the Baptist Church haC
h for sale fancy articles and delightful
= refreshments at the armory on las