The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-12-10
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Notes OfsHaDpeIInqS andsPeOple You
Know.
Little drops Of scandal.
Little grains of rot.
Make "a famous novel
out Of what is not

many seasons, but ~ has caught on
to the lick of making fine tobacco.
Rev. Mr.. Boogher preached at IIamp-
Sidney on last Sunday evening,
and there were no services at the Epis-
copal church.
One of our ministers minated on
last Sunday that he was busy on one
sermon some 40 hours. and that in the
mean time he stood face to face be-
fore the text.
As is their custom on the first sun
day of each month, the members of
the Episcopal and Methodist Churches
celebrated the communion on last
Sunday.
The ladies of the Methodist Church
realized $l6O from their entertainment
of last Friday evening And the oc-
casion was one Of genuine interest to
all who were present
Pay your poll tax by the 14th, or
lose the noblest privilege Of citizens Of
a free country Only $3.50 remem-
Der, and surely it is worth the price.
One Of the house holders had 80
dozen eggs in the house on Tuesday,
and was adding to the number from
two to three dozen each day. What a
nog he may have ON Christmas morn
ing.
The Country Inn win open its doors
at the Armory on next Friday, the
18th, at n a. m., and they viii re-
main open until p. m. Good things
TO eat and pretty things to buy. Re-
member the lime and place.
Waste paper is a saleable commodity
and this being so, some sone might
make money by selling the waste pa
per OF Farmvilie. Wagon loads Of 1t
are constantly being dumped on the
banks of the AppomattoX.
A number of our married men
drove Is miles into the country on
last Friday evening to attend am old
time country frolic, and returned at
q q. M, saying they mad enjoyed the
ume IF their lives And they are
ready To- go again.
Some of our farmers have been
wishing for rain. but adj of us have
been enjoying the rich sunshine, while
our fe.l0w-countrymen of other sec
tons of the country have been shiver-
ing i'm the storm. Happy people who
live in Southside Virginia And there
is room for others.
From a glance at the registers we
are convinced that our.hotels are do
ing a GOOD bus. .ess on transient lives,
and we are glad to know that all
guests 90 away singing the praises OF
Farmville's hostelries. Still the
best in all things. Under that
sign we will continue to conquer.
1t is said that Accomac and North
ampton are now producing 1000 600
bushels of potatoes annually. No
wonder that people are buying auto
mobiles. And then they are wise en-
ough to have their own produce ex-
change. Earnest workers and good
thinkers
DR.. f. II. Richardson left on Wed
nesday for his home in Baltimore, al
ter a pleasant visit to friends in Farm
villr. and to the family Of Mr.. Joe
Hazleerove. in Cumberland. Bald-
more is big place. but Farmville and
Cumberland are better places to live
in.
There viii be a meeting of the
Farmville Cemetery Association i'm the
council chamber Tuesday afternoon
December l4tb. at half-past three
o'clock This viii be the first meet
inc of tine Association for some time
and it is hoped that an the members
wIl make an effort TO be present
Saturday last. the first of winter
was another bright day. and our
streets were thronged with people
hurryine TO and fro, and busy buying
and selling. Nothing unseemly mark
ed or married the day, and country
and town mingled in happy unison.
Farmville couldn't DO without its
Saturday trade and our country friends
give to il its thrill and charm
We mentioned in a recent issue the
young lady who went to her hare
traps before breakfast each morning,
and now we would call attention to
a manly young school boy, who rises
early each morning, hurries TO the
ctorp makes the fire sWeeDS un and