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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30

ARCHEk y Al 'Il-NN
I'm August. I9O7. Mr. Wade bought
ont the interest OF MIR. Cralle and has
since been sole owner and proprietor
His stock is selected with great care
and with good taste lie eoe' To the
larger cities in person, finds ""' WHAT
the market has to offer, and knowing
swell the wants of hi, cu>tom 'r~ buys
wisely aud vel III, sto.e is real
Mecca for tt e young people OF Farm
vile of both sexes who delight To gain.
er about the sofa fountain AMI WINS
per soft words of -l- they up soi'
drinks and review together the cur rem
cal events of town. During the
Christmas time Mr. Wade was busy
To the brim, and We are gralilied 10
know from him that his sales wereen-
trely satisfactory.
The square upon which his store is
located is growing i'm popular ia'"i'
and beng i'm close touch of the West
over Hotel give. 1t control OF most "e'
! ssfr pssr'r-Ie -r-r7rr7 -
During the Ia.t me ting OF lhe '''
timore Southelu Mercantile Assoc"
tion. of which Nr. Wade is member
he was RECOGNIZED as potent iacio'
and his place Of business with pho
togralh Of IN. proprietor occup'''
conspicuous pace in the booklet o'
scriptive of the Gathering
Mr.. Wade is sill young man "H
his past succe,, gives assurance OBJ
brilliant businc,, future.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30

n.-e ny So ... eo' "a 1Ir- = Nc I''' 6 81
i t. 6Haso'l%5s S D' s p''S winch a -
you 't,n away e elen' Instead he lsse
ell Ell all doctor, .o.,ca -alve ull who'll,
1al A cures Of Eczema, F E. e
s soGeS gGi'' s 5u' at White Si 4 cos.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30
PRINCE EDWARD
IS BEST OF ALL
Her Soil Unexcel.ei and G
Water Supply Reaches Al

You have q fine climate aeu
I'm temperature. mot too Dot FL
mer Short mild winters hHME
reaching twelve per cent a1i
making over two .ncH., H
many days OF sunshine tHatrw
more ike autumn than unr
came To- this section about fH...
AGO with SUCH poor h.a.H .
not think would eyer bra..
business again. but n0wtaat
has been restored J feel as.
use of some of the energies u..
Good Father has bestowed "
kind. Being brought mp m Oh.
Der fields of West Virginia W.H
manufacturing industries were
10 the utmost capacity noW
like To see southsidc Virginia
the front and have money nhcr'
ury as her sister State. do n0
So much material TO goo 90 vast
il where it can be- utilized.
will soon be on the road 20 pros.
The lands along the AppW
river are productive and Do our
press would appropriate the iW
clean out the river from Peiers0
Farmville it would be- tha maxim
the country as it would drain OBJ.
lands that are now under water
tine them in use for truck gam.
These lands can be made to pH.
TO $50 per acre yearly where moss
are not making one cent. it
mistake to let such property .af
where the Heavenly Fathcrhas b.
with climate that cannot b.
passed for the health of man.
and all the early vegetables tnH
! crown in the South can be- ma.
these lands. u this waterWa
cleaned out this river should
small steamboats, on it, from pr.
. BURG to Farmville, giving cheap o.
poration: this is what every con-
needs. and our Congress should .
this work done ut an early day.
stand still and let such fertile Dam.
. these Jay idle when there mc
dreds of people who would be e.
y take them at $50 to 500 an acre Do
D, river was made navigab.e;
u upon these resources rs q God-sei
be made use of, establishing and
. noting the comfort prosperity
" happiness of the people. Our
oress is fair and should give us % }
inc on this matter
Without the resources which
IL labor productive our enterprise
IT, eroy and skill will be at augHt
D. our children and their childre.
III not be able TO make Roadway D
u, leave To them an impoverished
Ut Try. Gun lands ''Dt,T-ss.
~ and minerals are the sou'
IL which come the livelihood OF al.
The conservative use of our DE-
''u resources of improvement for iW
We that follow us should be keep
" the highest mark.
''' We must urge that this wah
81 be cleaned out and these Iam
80. made tillable and its wealth prod
qualities utilized.
Yours with best wisno,
GEORGE NJ SEkit
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30

abroad there would be many a void
and vacant page if the work achieved
by Hampden- Sidney men were blotted
out She has sent into the Ministry
70 the Gospel 40 men-a number
equal to just one-half of her gradu-
ates. While the large majority OF
these We're Presbyterians, yet the
ministry of five denominations has
been enriched by Hampden-Sidney
men, and she has trained three bish-
ops of the Episcopal Church. Besides
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30

Institutions, North and South, such as
Union College, ~ Y, Princeton Semi
nary, Washington College of Tennes-
see. and a number Of others, founded
or resuscitated by the energy and
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-30
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CHAS. CAMPBELL COWAN.

Mr.. G.. G. tovan, now the propfie-
tor of one of N, leading furniture and
undertakers establishments of TINS
section. is a Farmville born and bred
bow. He was reared under her iniiu-
ences. taught IN her schools, trained
in her business circles, and is to-day
honored in Church and state.
In July, is. he became a member
of the finn of arrow and CoWan, ana
for twelve months did business DO
portion of the store-hou,e now occu-
pied bv Messr~ J. f. Walton and Go.
During that welve months Mr.. b.
f. Barrow butt the store ON the east
side of Main street between second
and Third, int which the firm moved
and did business until Mr.. Barrow re-
tired. Mr.. Covan remaining in itthree
years after the dissolution.
I'm January 1908. Mr.. Cowan bought
out the interest of Mr.. Barrow and The
business has .ince been conducted IN
his own name
In January 1906, he moved into his
present store-room, on the west side oil
Main street between Third and High
street. For it- purposes this is one oI
the most cogmodious, convenient ana
altogether pleasant store buildings ODD
the town. ID is but one story, but
covers large area, is beautifully light
ed and though the property of Mr. j.
| f. Walton, was built for Mr. 'owan
and 10y plans Of his own devising.
Having been for quarter of "a ccn-
fury actively engaged i'm the under
taking and furniture business, al q
having been all the while loyal TO IL
and in 10 Wth it. he i, now master
of Their ery detail
His %, IS az. ON one floor in the
full blaze fla, light. and can be e.
amined d. comfort and with care
lfther 3 "a business man il Farm
willie that trds higher 10 The esteem
Of m.' Those khno~, him for C. mode,
Cowan We vot advised of the fact
3 W CIl,C the Soul.
"f0~J& = Consumption. AN
z case L. hd8 - These appallin.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-12
BOY KILLED BY NEGRO.

Aspecial from Paris, Tenn, says
"A message was received today from
the chief OF police of Oklahoma City
to w. T. Warren, a prominent bust
ness man here, that his son, Cecil.
an employe in the Rock Island freight
office, was shot there in a restau-
rant by negro last night, cause not
known The wound was dangerous,
and the victim is in a critical con
dition. The ball entered through the
arm into the left lung, where II
lodged. Mrs. w. T. Warren, the
boys mother. and president of the
local w. c. T. T., is almost pros
trated. She and a son, VIII, left
this afternoon. but it is feared the
wounded man will be dead before
their arrival Weldon, another broth
er, and a trained nurse, both of Mem
phis, left last night for Oklahoma.
Cecil Warren was about % years old,
a splendid boy and has many friends.
A later dispatch says the young
man died. Deceased was a cousin
of Mrs. T. A. Ledford, of this city.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-12

Capt. J. S. Hacker, who is sup
posed to have been 10 charge Of the
steamer Three States, a Cairo boat
which came to Hickman Saturday
and made short excursion trips for
the negro celebration, was arrested
by the city officers charged with
"naving in his possession premises
on which intoxicating liquors we're
sold" in violation Of the local option
Law. The captains bond was fixed
at $500, which was not secured I'M
til about 2 o'clock Sunday morning,
and his boat remained tied up until
that hour.
Monday he was given a trial in
Judge Roney's court, the case en-
bracing five charges as mentioned
above, and five negroes swore on
the stand that they purchased beer
on this boat between the Lee Line
wharf and the Mengel Box factory
which is within the jurisdiction Of
the city Of Hickman. The case was
tried before a jury composed of E.
B. Prather, c. c. Smith, ]. H. Mil
let, J. A. Thompson, A. M. DeBow
and Henry A. Sanger. Allison Ty-
Ter represented the city and F. S.
Moore the defendant. After hear
ing the evidence, the jury brought
in a verdict Of guilty, fixing the
captains fine at $50 for each of the
FIVE offenses, making total OF S2S0.
An appeal was taken to the cir
cult court but within the next 20
minutes Hacker was again arrested
or warrants issued by Judge w. A.
Naylor charging him with the same
offense in six more cases. He gave
bond of $500 for his appearance in
court next Monday, at which time
he will be given a hearing.
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Eat Jones Homemade
Bread and Ice Cream-made
fresh daily.

c. NJ Depew. who is putting in the
the galloway system at the Mengel
Bengel Box Co. has returned from a
two weeks visit TO home folks in
New York.
Mr. and Mrs George Caulfield,
after a few days at Dawson Springs,
spent two days this week with Mrs.
Caulfiold's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Threlkeld. near State Line. and then
departed for their home in Missis
sippi
Cairo citizens have subscribed So
600 10 eNpcnd in the experiment of
finding gas, oil, water or any old
thing" beneath the surface of the
earth in that vicinity. This may
prove waste of money. as some
claim. and a waste Of energy as we'll,
but il is in the pursuit Of that very
correct idea that nothing ventured
nothing gained"
Capt Wade Brown, Of Paducah.
former deputy u. s. Marshal in this
district, has received the appointment
of custodian OF the new capitol build
ing at Frankfort. He viii assume
his office Sept lst Brown viii be
remembered as having aocidently
shot and killed man In the bottom
near here. whom ne was trying TO ar
rest. two years ago.
Owing TO a ruling of Judge Thos
=. Cook In the Galloway circuit court
at Murray ~ night rider indictments
were dismissed. Judge Cook based
his ruling on a decision of the court
of appeals in the Jake Ellis night
rider case several months ago. The
decision prevented the commonwealth
from getting certain necessary eyi
denoe before the jury.
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N,eroe, Got Theirs.

gyf negroes we're arrested aud
L. from the Steamer Three
,s hen, saturday, three Of whom
,r charged with violating the local
.5a Jaw and one for carrying con-
ssi deadly weapons.
Thcy rsfe Jim Bonduran,. the
,r, who chartered Nc boat TO run
excursion from Caro- 10 Hick-
aal continue short excursions
tol this city during the day. he
tss 500 cash tof his appearance
Police Court. Monday. The
S,Uo failed to show up for trial and
J. gage still has the $3.50 in the
h. strong box on account OF the
t,.nialts negligence.
Another was Jack Easley, a sad
! rco.cfel, sleek, big negro with
Ice equality IDEAS lie claimed TO
ssag 20 OBJ, police force OF Cairo.
orsi a biF STAR carried a gun
3Ia"t.,ly" when taken IN custody
h he otceu He was arrested
5f Carrying concealed deadly
Pupons aud for breach Of the peace.
,Er an officer Of the Law, as he
a-ei, be protested 10 being ar.
pre-, bu, the officers soon showed
il thar be was 10 Kentucky. He
|aY,i 10 ,ai until Monday when he
fHuei on TIE charges mentioned
'u The jury gave him a fine
fNo9 and tea days in jail for car
fag he gun, and SIS for hitting
ln'i Bafae,t in the face With ii.
& vas Pl, to work on the streets
'''iay, and is giving entire salts
|aoion.
The ,vo other negroes taken in
p rad we're Lum Smith and Dave
Fa's'oH, bar tenders on the boat.
pc latter vas formerly Of this city
Dc a'a name appears on many pages
The court docket Both we're
'a'iged siih violating the local OPP
'a law, and Monday, we're fined
w each Smith paid his fine
''''oa has a good job on the
Il,ets
o.
l0h seatos and wife. after a short
''' 20 Dos sister. Mrs. p. u. Curlin.
pm WISHING r.I..r... A. HHr ,s.
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'F.-.rs.s.s .s.r.','s z..F.fs-.-7
Aug. 18TH
Lunches at all hours at the Ores.
cent Cafe
Buy your coal nOw.--tiiekman ice
& Coal Co.
Ask for the genuine Dutch Tea
Rusk. &C. n. Moore.
Ban game at Hickman. Friday, Aug.
10. Cayce W.. Hickman.
Cowgilrs Drug Store is the only
place you can get REQ.
Telephone that grocery order to
Bettersworth a Prather.
c. n. Moore wants you to try his
genuine Dutch Tea Rusk.
Miss Wall. Of Fulton. visited her
brother. Joe Wall. here Sunday.
Mr. Lee. Of Memphis. is here on
business with the Mengel Box Co
Murley Roper and family spent Sun
day with J n. Brown and family.
Furniture neatly repaired or up
holstored at the Hickman Job Shop.
s. d. Luton. the Auto Line magnate
was In Fulton on business Tuesday.
II you want a first-class job, let
Schmidt the Tailor. do your work.
Cayce vs.. Hickman at the ball park
Friday afternoon. See Cherry Red"
pitch
Miss Lillian Choate Is visiting Miss
Grace Wilson In oxford. Ohio, for
few weeks
Mrs. H. l.. Amberg and baby spent
Monday in Union City with Miss
Molno Bourne.
See A. s Barkett for the best
heart shingles. Prices lower than
anyone else In town.
Misses Hazel and Mary Hubbard.
OF Martin. Tenn, are the guests Of
Mrs. Ascher Kennedy.
Cayce and Hickman win play ball
Friday These clubs are evenly
matched and a close game is assur-
ed
Miss Merle McAdoo. OF East Prairie
No. returned 90 her home Tuesday.
after an extended visit TO Miss Julia
Reilly.
Mr. Lazarus. an electrical engineer.
OF Pittsburg. Pa, is here for a few
days on business with the Mengel
Box Co.
Warren Ellison and Russell John
son returned Saturday evening on
the Fred IIerold from a round trip
TO ST. Louis.
Don't kick N you wait and the
price Of coal goes up. You have a
chance 20 buy now al rock bottom
priees.-Hiokman Ice & Coal Co.
Saturday evening. Mrs. 7. A. Led
ford entertained a few friends at six
handed Rock. Lemon punch and
burnt caramel cake were served.
Mcsdames S. NJ. Hubbard, J. NJ.
Reid and Misses Bette and Allie
Dodds and Charlotte Hubbard left
Sunday morning for their western
trim
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Stock For Sale.

Two good work mules; l good
brood mare in foal; Q year old sad
die horse, broke to harness brood
sows and lot of sheep.-Jno. D.
Mayes. Up.
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CARD OF THANKS.

The undersigned desire to express
their sincere appreciation of the
many kindnesses shown by their
friends in Hickman during the illness
and death of their friend, Geo. F.
Speer
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cantillon
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-12

Miss Emma Ben Mayors is on the
sick list.
Miss Victoria Nelson is on the
sick list,
Jas. Townsend. one of our popular
rural route men, spent yesterday in
Union City.
Mrs. E T. Bowers left yesterday
for Nashville, after a weeks visit
with Mrs. Joe L. Amberg
J. II. Nelson was called 10 Mem
phis Tuesday. to attend the funeral
OF his neice, Miss Myrtle Mason.
Little Dallas Brown, Of East
Hickman, was very sick Sunday,
and DR.. Blackford was called in.
1t is now alleged by dairym en-
that cows forecast storms by a de-
creased yield OF milk. II so, this
should be a very ancient storm sig
nal, but we never heard Of il before.
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polNos AT ooRENA.

John Maddox vent to Medley.
Tuesday.
B. c. White was on the sick list
last week.
There will be a FISH fry Saturday,
on James Bayou.
Mrs. Crawford was in Hickman
Saturday. shopping.
Rev. Metheny preached 10 the
people here Sunday.
Al MeDade and family visited in
East Prairie. last week.
Mrs. Dora White was in Hick-
man. Saturday. on business.
Noah Alexander wen, to Puryear,
Tenn, Monday. on business.
Guy Hall and Al McDade had
business in Charleston. Wednesday.
Mrs. Higgins left Thursday, to
visit IN Cairo and Bardwell few
days.
A nice load Of wa,ermelons
brought from East Prairie Tuesday,
passed through here enroule TO Hick-
man.
Locust Grove Camp, M. W. A.
gave a tree barbecue Saturday
night. and Hickman Camp, M. w.
A. came over ard all report goo d
time.
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To Mammoth Cave.

Hickman County Excursion to
Mammoth Cave August 18th regular
evening train. Fare $500 round
trip from Trezevant or Mckenzie.
Board at cave hotel from arrival for
lodging until after breakfast on the
10Th including fees for the several
routes through the cave only 5000.
Limit on tickets ten days returning
at will. Write L. & N. Agent.
Contractor o. b. Mooney begun
work on an S-room residence for Jep
Glover, at Clayton, this week.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-08-12

'0in sea'os and wife. after a short
'' 70 Dos sister, Mrs. p. b. Curlin.
~ visiting relatives IN Union City.
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Buy your coal now.-Hickman LEI
& Coal Co.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25
tcHAPTER II.-cOntInued.l

Not until the good-bys had been said
down the road did he bring the
thought to the light and face It. He
was alone in his room. small, bare
room--like his life. No carpet on the
floor, NO curtain at the window, but
spotlesgly clean. from the blue and
white homespun spread on the bed to
the square stand beside It.. He sat
on the edge of the bed. one hand shad-
ing his eyes from the light of the
small lamp, the other holding a pic
ture on which his eyes rested eagerly
1t was small tintype-the face of
young girl-the eyes large, dark, and
bright. the hair soft and curling, the
forehead high. and the lips firmly
closed
II was like. yet curiously unlike, the
face that was looking down at it with
eager inquiry. These eyes, too, were
large and dark but they were dreamy
instead Of bright; the lips were full
and flexible instead of thin and close
ly set; and the broad forehead, even
when the shading hand pushed back
the hair impatiently, could not be
called high In both dark faces was
certain sturdiness Of character. But
the girls face bore the stamp of fully
developed powers, and the other that
of powers yet Uniformed.
Something was struggling in 1t. The
youth was striving blindly to hold to a
belief in his love for the face before
him. That she was lost to him he
had accepted without struggle But
Chat his love for her should go, too,
that he should not love her always
his poet nature shrank from the
thought. 1t was sacrilege. She had
been SO long enthroned in his heart
she belonged there. She might be-
come the wife of another man, let Ed
wards win her. she was still his His
ideal OF her should not be torn from
him. He could not bear It, 1t should
not be.
And over his idealism. and around
and under 1t, ran a conviction, a
strange certainty, that love was al
ready dead
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25
FISH DROPPED FROM CLOUDS
Originally Carried AIoft In Water
spout ls Simple Explanation
Of Occurrence.

On Friday last a number of towns
people taking walk on the slopes of
Knockscalbert hill were surprised to
see on the grass near Summerhill a
large number of very small fishes.
varying in length from 1-2 to 2
inches. The fish appeared to be the
young of the herring.
In August, 1904. shower of herring
fry was experienced at the head OF
Longrow, but there was no doubt as to
whence the miniature fish had come,
for they fell from above on the hats
and clothing of several men. and at
the time small black cloud of re-
markable density was directly over
head
The phenomenon of fish falling from
the clouds is of more common occur.
renee than is generally supposed. 1t
is undoubtedly due to some small fry
of fishes having been lifted from the
water and carried over dry land by
what is popularity known as water
spout.
Many cases are reported from
abroad. and they are common in In
dia. Last year Caithness reported a
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25

formed striking contrast to the
younger man, who sat leaning heavily
forward, one elbow resting negligently
on his knee, whiting the soft pine
splinter.
Seth shook his head as he watched
the listless figure. He seated himself
by the western window and took up a
book that was lying, face down, on
the broad sill. How are you feeling,
Dick?" he asked abruptly.
"All right" was the answer. 81.
lence fell on the room. The old man
ran his eye rapidly down the page
found the place where he had left on
settled himself comfortably in his
chair, and was lost in the book The
fire blazed and cracked and shone
through the chinks of the warped
stove.
Richard watched the blaze and
waited. The silence was broken by
an inarticulate sound from the win.
dow. 1t might be assent or 1t might
be the end of train of thought.
What is it?" asked Richard
The old man looked up absently
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25
CHAPTER III.

Richard was deep In the heart of
the woods The sound of his ak rang
sharp In the silence Now and then
biue-jay. startled by heavier blow
or falling limb. few with harsh
cry to more distant tree. Richard
marked the blue and white flash,
standing for a moment with ak sus-
pended. then the blow fell again. al
ways to the same bitter accompani-
ment. The sight of the bird only
reused a new phase of the old
thought. Last year | shot blue-jay
and gave the wings to her. Edwards
can give her store things prettier than
that" The blows fell again, faster
and stronger.
: Presently he dropped his ak. Walk
ing to little distance, he kneeled
down and began brushing the SNOW
lightly aside. Underneath the dark
vines of tridgeberry-the bright
berries shining red among the green
lines. Swiftly he passed his hands
across them. The finger-tips seemed
alive. They raised slender vine and
held 1t a moment. as II to pick 1t;
they laid 1t reluctantly again in its
place. "No"-he was brushing back
the snow with quick flngers-"I can't
carry them to her. and mother
wouldn't want them"
He stood looking up through the
network Of branches into the clear
sky of the winters day. His eyes
dropped: they noted the straight, dark
trunks, the struggling underbrush.
through which the sun fell softly. the
whiteness of the snow. broken only by
shadows. Long he looked. as II he
were bidding It all good-by: then he
turned away and, shouldering his ak.
walked swiftly down the snowy wood
road.
For a month past the neighbors had
been discussing the engagement of
Emily and Edwards. They were to be
married In the spring Every one
said It WAS a good match for Emily.
They felt sorry for Richard. He was
a fine fellow-but too dreamy and
iancifui. 1t was good thing that
Emily was off with him He had queer
notions. That poetry he wrote for the
Lyceum meeting-about "the red fin
gers OF the woodbine at the throat of
the dying year'-it sounded pretty.
put Il was queer--too much like his
Grandfather Crane, No. he would
never get on.
de followed the wood-road for about