The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-08-20
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Notes Of Happenings and People You
Know.

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Safe from the many. honored by the few;
Nothing to court in Church. or World. or State.
But inwardly in secret TO be- great.
Get out your well-worn blanket and
keep it handy.
We are listening for the sound Of
the fox horn, and 'spiling" for the
chase.
Hang up the rings, Sir Knights, get
accustomed to the lance and trainyour
horse to the track.
Jack in the bush Cut him down
How many ticks Two-no, we in
tend to say ten.
Major j. H. Knight of the L. S. A.
is guest in the home of Mr.. w. G..
Huntington.
The homegrown watermelons have
been fine. " Now for more and
better cantalopes.
Not quite two months before the
gates to our Fair open. Are you
ready with your exhibits?
The tobacco will all be cut before
the Fair opens, and we should make
Fair week holiday week.
Miss Helen A. MaXey. after brief
visit to friends here, has returned to
her home in Powhatan county.
Subscribe for the Herald or space in
the Herald, or order job work, and
maybe get a valuable piano.
Mrs. Mag Edmunds, of Hampden-
Sidney, is at home again after de-
lightful visit to the Virginia sea coast.
If you don't need the piano in
your home you can readily convert 1t
into cash, and cash is always handy.
Miss Mary Gaines, of New York,
who has been visiting Miss frankie
Mckinney, LEFT for her home on Mon
day.
Mr.. r. B. Tuggle enjoyed two ami
mating fox hunts in Nottoway last
week in which lthree brushes were
captured.
Labor Day" comes on apace, and
strange to say it is to be holiday. May
+ it be fraught with pleasure and free
from accidents
Mr.. c. H. Bliss has been engaged as
auctioneer at the Old warehouse, and
will enter upon the discharge Of his
duties October LIST.
Has Farmville determined not to
have the drinking fountain on Main
street for the special benefit Of our
friends from the country
The voting contest is on. Make il
lively. 1t isn't often that you can buy
things of value and at the same time
have the hope of getting a $3.50 piano.
Remember that in the voting con
test YOU can vote early and often, -
and that's rare privilege. Each and
every investment smeans so many
votes.
There will be attractive entertain
ments during Fair week, and oul
friends from the country should spend
the nights as well as the days in
town.
If you have any genuine between
season bargains, let the people know
of them through the columns of the
Herald and you may not have them
long.
The Farmers Supply Company, now
doing business in the Star warehouse,
viii occupy the new brick store-housC
Of Mr. y. b. Dayidsons now nearing
completion on Bird street.
Master Emerson Jarman has beer
holding the home-fort with courage
and good cheer. The fact is he anC
his chums have been enjoying the
luxuries Of liberty hall. 80
We are looking forward with i'm
terest to the fall crop of roses, always
brighter and fairer than the spring anC
and summer predecessors. This may
be due in part, however to the fac
that blessings brighten as they take
their flight
DR.. Anderson first cut a fine crop
of clover from his lot near town, and
has now a fine crop of peas growing
on the same land from which he will
cut another crop Of hay. Enlarge the
area somewhat and no more western
hay for his horses and cows.
Now that the finishinO touches arc