The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-09-24

bll ho Will blt ottllNf NliiiI 'tiNto 90
satisfied to Kill time.
The trees will soon be stripping for
the winters fight while man is con-
cerned as to the thicker clothing.
Miss Matte Fourqueen and Miss
Mary Garrett OF Richmond, are Wis
iting Mrs. W. c. Newman on Oak
street
The pianos of Farmville are now
busy day and night We may have a
Paderewski with us wearing a merry
widow.
The Farmville Library Association
wants 500 members at least and
Farmville can furnish the number and
not miss it.
Elsewhere in this issue you will
learn whqt an industrious colored
man is accomplishing on a small
truck farm.
The granolithic walkway has now
been finished to the door way Of the
Tidewater and Western, and the
steps are well laid.
The receptions are over for the pre-
sent and everybody feels at home.
But still it is not all work and no play
with the girls at school
The Normal girls are feeding on
Farmville creamery butter. They
are entitled to the best and Farmville's
habit is to furnish the best in all
things.
The new wire which is being put
up by the new telephone company
is very much larger than that used by
the old, and we see in it the promise
of better service.
Miss Jean Knowles, of Richmond,
and Miss lola Seeds. of Philadelphia
who were visiting Mrs w c. New
man last week have returned to their
respective homes.
We invite attention 90 the adver-
tisement of Mr.. j. C.. Wellman, TO be
found on the last page of the Herald.
Before buying your winter suit con-
suit his styles and prices.
Don't be shocked by the changes as
they occur in the voting contest Time
flies, but between now and the first
of January many ballot will be de-
posted and changes will come
We are told that the Hampden-
Sidney student roll for the session
will reach l25. We must however
have correspondent there who will
keep us fully advised as to current
events.
The fall roses are blooming out in
more than even spring-time glory
We may have seen them in as royal
dress before, but somehow we don't
think so. Let's grow more roses in
Farmville.
We sometimes stop and look with
interest upon the coming-and-going
light that shines in a front window OF
the store house Of Messrs. j. F. Wal
ton 6 Company 1t has about 1t a
genuine city air
A lady friend of ours who attended
the meetings which were held at the
Courthouse last Tuesday evening, her
first visit to the place, was very much
shocked to find the room so poorly
furnished and badly lighted. And
we are not surprised at her surprise.
We would be glad to know how
much it costs to run the electric plant
for an hour, and if it is not too much
Of a tax on the town it would be a
great convenience to many people
who use the lights to have them kept
burning at least an hour longer in the
morning. They are turned on in
good time each afternoon
We have sometimes stood on prin-
cipal avenues on Easter Sunday watch
ing the crowds returning from the
churches to their homes, but have
never witnessed more imposing pro-
cessions than are to be seen in front
of the Normal as the shades Of eve
ming begin to gather.
Talking with one of our best farm
ers on Saturday he called attention to
the fact that while he was now pay
ing a dollar for labor which cost him
IN cents tpn wears 9OO his tobacco