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

DR.. j. Spencer Burger, OF Quick +
w. Va, is with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w II. Burger for a few weeks.
Hon. j. j. Owen was in town yes
terday shaking hands with friends. He |
expects to be a candidate for the
senate.
Advertisements for the forthcoming
Trades Edition Of the Herald must be
in this office by next Friday, the l9th'
or they cannot be inserted.
Mr.. w. II. Ewing is in town. He
is looking as well as he ever did, and
asserts that he never felt in finer
physical trim. He is warm canvas
ser, and knows how to give the glad
hand.
Miss Helen Booker, who has been
doing clerical work in the office OF
Mr.. B. NJ. Cox during the Normal SEES
sion. has been appointed to Govern
ment position and has gone to enter
upon the discharge Of her duties.
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TjThe whist club ;met at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Scott on Tues
day afternoon, and was handsomely
entertained by Mrs. Eugene Gill.
/ Mrs r. Baxter Tuggle and Miss
= frankie Mckinney were guests OF the
club
t Bishop Randolph preached at the
p Episcopal Church Wednesday evening
to a large congregation made up Of
members of the different congrega-
tons in town. Our people always
hear this good man and great preach
err gladly. Five persons were confirm
, ed
There may be as good fish in the
Appomattox as were ever caught from
e IFS waters but unless the biting inn
e proves we don't know how we are to
70 demonstrate the fact.
The rain of last Saturday did as
e much of damage to the business in
. terests of Farmville as did the storm
e of the Fourth do to the great National
;. ceremonial.
], Miss Sallie Bruce Dickinson deserves
e the cooperation of the citizens Of
e Farmville in her effort to secure a Ii
j. brarv for our town. Pure food for
the mind is as necessary as pure food
% for the body.
d The Trade issue is fast assuming
/ finished form and proportions. If you
want to ride remember that the band
ID wagon is passing. Room for others
r. You will feel lonesome walking while
IN most of Farmville is riding.
The W. c. T. T. met again on
T. Thursday Of last week and one Of the
W loyal and earnest members on herwal
D. TO the meeting had the misfortune tC
lose her dues and has to double uI
- next time.
tn Mr.. Mat stegar, Of Cumberland
a. dropped into the Herald Office on las
Friday afternoon renewed his sub
scription and gave cheerful news o
~ the farm. Happiest people after all
h. We were in error in stating in las
n weeks issue of the Herald that the
DAUGHTERS of the Confederacy he'll
' their last meeting in the home Of Mr.
a. S. D. Walton. 1t should have read il
" that of Mr.. j. F. Walton.
. If any business man Of Farmvill
has facts or figures touching upon tn
ne business interests Of the town that h
III thinks could be made use Of in tn
Herald's Trades issue, we would b
be clad to have them. We are doing on
n, best to make the paper useful AM
te helpful, but you can help us.
A carriage dealer recently playe'
in quite Joke on one of our citizens
no and yet that citizen doesn't just Tool
C. upon it as so much of joke since tn
carriage sent him had one Of tn
&c wheels so firmly locked that it re
CURED the work of an entire day t
- unlock it and when that was done tn
- vehicle was left with only three soun'
wheels
or One of the busy housekeepers o
~ Farmville finds time to attend lecture
n. at the Normal and hurrieS to books il
the morning as though she might b
late. And as to the servant-girl-prob
ed lem she has solved that by just no
ay having the servant girl to feed or t
H. paw. 1t is a mistake to think tina
&c some people can not do two things a