The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-12-24
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Notes Of.HaDDenIngS and People You
Know.
Eyeled Up.

And squared in divers ways.
Gay blades by lengthening their nights
Are shortening their days.
DR.. J. S. Burger is here for the
holidays.
Miss Pattie Watkins is guest in
the home of Captain S. w. Watkins.
Miss Maggie Watkins is visiting in
the home of Judge Watkins.
A baby with teeth has been born in
Roanoke. Now squat and bite.
Mr.. Albert Hurd, Jr. is with his
father and family for the Christmas.
Baltimore has a hen that lays eggs
a day. And what have Messrs. Cralle,
Stokes and Wiltse to say about that?
1t has been a busy week at the
warehouses, and prices have ruled
high. But look out for the rush after
the holidays.
Mr. II. n. Rice, of Culebra, Canal
Zone. is now on his annual leave OF
absence, and is visiting his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. V. Rice.
Ice ? ID inches thick will do. And
it was fine and free of snow. And
the farmer is happy who filled his
houses. The mint will grow without
much care.
Capt R. L. Fowlkes was in town
on Saturday, and with warm hand
grasp, said, Every thing is lovely
and the goose hangs high"
Miss Thompson, of Front Royal, is
visiting her brother, Mr.. J. Taylor
Thompson. Miss o Ferrall, sister OF
Mrs. Thompson, is also visitor in the
same home.
Our girs and boys who work in
other fields are at home for Xmas,
and have more of it in their bones
IMAM the rest of US. And they have
had the glad welcome.
DR.. and Mrs. ellis, and NJ. D. Jr,
are snugly housed in the old-ne"
home, and may their first Christina:
under the family roof tree be a happy
one. 10 be followed by years Of unln'
terrupted JOY
But six more days for the piano
gold watch voting contest. You car
win if you will, but only while the op
nortunitv offers. The saddest wore
OF tongue or p n. is that it might have
been. Do it, and do it now.
Busy has been the word at the pos
office during these Christmas days
but the windows have all been open
ed. and at each of them stood repre-
sentative of Uncle Sam ready to give
out or receive in double quick time
One of our housekeepers recent.
bought some cream from the Cream
cry, and pronounced it the very bes
she ever whipped" into foam' o
fashioned into any form. And ye
Farmyil e has the best.
Veteran II. w. Edmunds cultivate
;,s. 500 nlants of lettuce for fall use
and has already sold sll worth. Tn
same area in tobacco, even good to
bacco. wouldn't have brought NOR
) than two dollars. Mr.. Edmunds ha
an acre in for the Spring crop.
Miss Margaret Morton was in tow
7 during the past week selecting art
2 cles for the Christmas tree for the AF
pomattox Sunday School One Of gu
kindly, generous ladies contribute
. $40 to the fund. 1T is more blesse
to give than to receive"
2 Mr.. r. Baxter Tuggle has recent
returned from an extended busine:
tour Of the Southern States, having a
his companion the V.ce-President
the American Tobacco Co. He speT
. his nights in Pullmans, and his day
5 on his feet. He gives cheerful repo
a Of the business field.
b J. D. and Willie D. Walthall,
+, Barrel Springs, have killed their tw
hogs, the largest one weighing a
1 pounds, the smaller 439, age of hog
d "a months. They bought the pls
, from MIR Stairs. And now what
1 brother Davis going to say about 1t?
d From every portion Of the field
contest, the cheering news comes
us that Judge Watkins leads the figh
ers. The capitstion tax has been we
J. paid in Prince Edward, and the vote
n are prepared to give him not only
:. complimentary, but wel-nigh unan