The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-12-03

Be near me when fade away.
To point the term Of human strife.
A. on the low dark verge of life
The twilisht Of eternal day.
Those big wood piles look good"
now days.
Mr.. w Sturman arrived Thursday
from trip to New York.
Mrs. J. T. Smith, of Crewe, has
been a recent visitor to friends in
Farmville.
Now for a modest crop of Burley.
But don't kill the hen that laid the
eggs Of gold
Begin the New Year with a new
piano or a new gold watch. And
they are to be had for the voting.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Bonduran. and
daughter spent Thanksgiving with
their mother, Mrs. F. w. Anderson.
In announcing the Fair premiums
j. L. Bigger was given lst premium
for Berkshire pigs, when it should
have been W. II. Burger.
We are told that the Norfolk and
Western is paid annually S24O, 900 for
carrying the mails, and the overn-
ment provides the men who handle
it.
We urgently advise our friend
'Coley' Hamlet O. 90 across the
public road and learn from that farm
er-son how to grow and then sell to-
bacco.
Do not forget the Methodist Ladies
invite all to come to the fancy work
sale and oyster supper in Lecture
Room Of the church Friday afternoon
and evening December 3.
Each member Of the Farmville
Guard, who answered to roll call when
the company was last inspected is to
receive $40. Save it for Christmas,
boys, as the best girl" can now do
without ice cream for a season.
On Wednesday morning last Farm
vile felt lis first genuine bite Of win
ter. But the sun did shine brightly
and ME was a genuine luxury to peo-
pie blessed with health, and with
warm hemlhstones IL their homes.
Paul Jones' as we read in the
Apponatt5x Times Vi.inian, is hop
ing and praying" for 4 buckingham
macadam to meet the Prince Edward
macadam at Wpbornes bridge and
'tfe PRAYER Of the rg teous availeth
much.
The Red Cross stamps only cost
cent each, but remember that Uncle
Sam doesn accept them in payment
OF postal charges. They have tried
the trick in Richmond and it didn't
work. Buy them, however, and aid
a noble charity.
We learn from the Manufacturers
Record, published at Baltimore, that
"R. S. Rice, contractor is proceed
ing with the construction Of the pro-
posed 50, 500 dwelling for j. Ashby
Armistead." So you notice that good
news as well as bad flies fast.
Those of us who talked with Judge
Watkins on his last return home from
the battle field were impressed with
the fact that he was cheered with the
hope Of certain victory But let's
make assurance doubly sure Pay
your capitation tax.
We saw horse when was being
led down Main street on Wednesday
which should have been promptly
turned over to the Society Tor Pre-
vention of Cruelty TO Animals. Have
we a branch in FarmvlDe? No one
should be permitted 70 work a horse
and not feed it properly.
Rev. DR.. Paxton. pastor of the First
Presbyteri n Church, Lynchburg who
has been cunning on the Carolina
Sounds, shipped 43 geese to the Chief
of Police of that city, to be distributed
among the policemen. The noted di-
vine must be a good shot as well as
nan of good heart
The shipment of lumber by the
Tidewater and Western has been
large of late. Solid train loads have
been brought in from Cumberland,
and it does look as though the forests
of the county are ineyhaustable. The
axes and saws have been busy work
ing on them since the close of the
war; and they still hold up their heads
deliantly
The residence of the late Mr.. C. &