The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-03-19

cense. Look at the law and be sure
YOU are right, and then 90 ahead.
The handsome home Of Mr.. j. II.
Lewis on High street is being built by
Mr. II. D. Moring, and is to cost
some "a, 500. 1t will be an ornament
to the town
As'we have more OF sunshine we
have less of electric lights in the
morning. And this is well except
that they are turned off too early
each morning, to the fretting ofhouse-
keepers and hurt Of business.
Another rainy Saturday but we are
not going to charge it TO the weather
man. He is but a speck i'm the sky,
an atom in space. He may guess bet
+ ter than the rest of u.s. but the hand
that makes the weather is divine.
Our County Treasurer Capt. S. w.
Watkins. is reminding you that tovote
+ in the coming elections you must pay
YOUR capltation tax before the lst OF
I May AS they have to be paid, pay
them now.
Why not raise more ducks. Their
eags are richer. their meat is better
+ than the Gags or the meatof The chick
f ea. and we are advised that they are
e err to raise. One thing we do
know, and that is no better food was
/ ever eaten.
When the citizens OF Farmviile re-
member the opposition which OF late
years has sprung up in the tobacco
market they should be well satisfied
with sales in this market during the
past season. But Farmville must be
/ known as something more than to-
bacco market.
Last Saturday was one OF the red
/ letter days in the history of the dis
pensary. Receipts S47O35. But we
were buying water, too, from two
springs. Some of us viii have the
one. but others are satisfied with the
Adams Ale.
News has been received here of the
death Of Mrs. Collier She
was a sister of Miss Smithey Of
the normal faculty, and died in far off
Korea. where her husband is engaged
in missionary work. She and an only
child, a bright young boy, spent some
time in Farmville, before leaving for
Korea, and made many friends while
here.
Mr.. Joel Watkins, Of Appomattox,
was in town on Monday with tobacco
to sell. He owns one Of the best
farms in his county, and while the
crops are in full growth the scene
from the front porch of his residence
is an interesting and pleasing one.
For the encouragement Of our walk
ers, young and old, we mention the
fact that Edward Payson Watson start
ed on his list birthday for a 4,9OO
mile walk across the Continent And
vet we boast of our five-mile after
noon outings.
If 300 students attend the Summer
Normal how much money will they
leave in Farmville? Is it rash to say
Sl5 each? and that means 81, 800 OF
course, then, our City Fathers made
no mistake in investing $500 to make
800. And don't be guilty Of the
folly of saying none Of it will come
your way
Mr.. a. A. Haskins, who drove from
Meherrin in his buggy to attend the
last session of the Board Of Supervis-
ors gave good account Of the roads
over which be travelled. Generally
at this season they have been terrors,
but Prince Edward is improving on
road lines and viii yet do better.
Our hotel registers show the COM
inc and the going Of quite an army OF
strangers. And we have TO talk with
, the first one of them who doesn't
, speai, in the highest terms of our city
, on the Appomatt0x They eat at well
supplied tables. sleep in comfortable
beds, walk on perfect sidewalks and
shake hands with a cordial cheerful
and courteous people.
Miss Coger, of the Burkeville School,