The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-16
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Notes Of Happenings and People You
Know.
know not where His islands lift
Their fronded palms in air:
only know | cannot drift
Beyond His loving care.

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What about your tobacco plants
No longer afraid of the frost, w
know, but how are they looking?
Rake up about the hen houses and
the ash piles, boys, doctor each hill o
corn and make your acre do its leve
best.
The Hampden-Sidney quartet sung
delightfully."- at the evening hour Of
worship at the Presbyterian Church
on last Sunday.
The town mule is very much afraid
of the automobile, and the machine
should look well to its ways or it will
get kicked.
Messrs J. f. Walton X Co., have
been receiving car loads of farm ma
chinery, and busy has been the scenes
about the store.
The fact that our military company
has full ranks is subject of profound
satisfaction, but that our band no long
er makes music, is subject of regret.
The second month of spring hurries
to close, and it seems but yesterday
when some one greeted you On the
street with christmas gift"
The Hampden-Sidney and the Hoge
Academy teams crossed bats on the
Hampden-Sidney diamond on last
Saturday. a dog fight came near
breaking up the game.
Rev. Dr. Rawlings gave an inter
esting talk on India, illustrated 10y
stereoptican views, in the lecture room
of the methodist church on last Satur-
day evening.
Wheat has been selling a. high as
Sl.3S bushel, but just now the farm
ers have no wheat TO sell. Spectators
rule the market and will make money
even if the people must 90 hungry.
Remember just how large the dog
wood leaves should get to be before
you 20 to planting corn. The size OF
squirrel ears was the old rule, and the
question is whether or not II is still
a safe one.
Mr.. w. II. Richardson has had the
wooden steps 10 the porch Of his resi-
dence on High street removed, and the
granOithic substituted No more re-
pairing now. How about grsuolithic
buildings
The automobile wSs kept busy on
Monday and the riders seemed TO be
delighted with the experience. We
watched the hOrseiess machine turn
the corners, and II was done gracefully
and well
Before deciding upon place for
spending your summer, you would DO
well 10 remember that FarmVille Is
recognized health resort and that the
comforts of home are much greater
than those to be had in the &c eral
run of hotels.
The Herald job office mas just finish
ed a large order for bill heads, enye-
lopes, ETC., for the firm Of Messrs. II.
Z. Barrow d Co. Merchants who DO
business on large scales must have
office and other facilities ON large
scales also.
There are people in Farmville who
visit the CITY Of our Dead en- each
returning Sunday afternoon, and 20
there with more Of tender love aud
sincere reverence then ever moved the
Mahomedan on his pilgrimage 90
his Mecca.
Walking over the tayette Land
Company's holdings ON last sunday
afternoon, we were again impressed
with the beauty Of The location. From
many Of the hill tops the view takes
i'm mountains, meadows and flowing
rivers which combine to make real
feast for the eye te rest upon.
The three negroes who have been
confined in the jail here since sentence
of death was pronounced upon them
by Judge Hundley in the Circuit
Court of POwhatan county, have been
removed to the penitentiary to await
their doom on the 30th OF this
month.
A happy party Of horse back riders
enioyed an outing en- the new ma
cadam on Monday afternoon. One of
the girls who led in the race complain
ed of being "ured" when she returned
home though her appetite for supper
was not seriously interfeIred with.
In "a recent talk with Nh. Slocombe
on the subject OF granolithic walk
ways. we were told 10y him that the