The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-10-01
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Notes Of Happenings and People You
Know.


In autumn. at your feet.
And watch. awhile released from care.
The twilight i'm yon quiet skies.
The twilight in your quiet hair
The twilight in your eyes.
The Hodge pony in its white dress
is picture of genuine beauty.
Our shoe makers do stick closer to
their lasts than do most Of us.
We rejoice that the turnip has
turned up again. The first mess Of
the season was simply fine. -
Let's drop Peary and Cook and take
up something new. The newspapers
have done enough for each Of them.
Bill toters are said 20 meet with
more promising persons than any 9TH
err class of workers known among
men.
Mrs. c. r. Morton and Mrs. Wal
ker Scott are at home again after
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Gooch, Of Roa-
noke.
The bench" is now crowded in
the morning hours, the occupants
basking in the bright sunshine OF the
fall.
There is no LIE on Mars, it is said,
but the small boys don't say that Of
Mamas when they are using the Slip
pers.
1t is said that Mr.. Edison can build
a 81, 800 concrete house in 6 hours.
Now what will contractors Moring and
Rice say to that?
Fires were burning on many OF the
hearth stones of Farmville on Friday
and Saturday of last week. the oath
and 25th Of September.
We will make our Fair educational
as well as entertaining. To do so
come in person and contribute the
best you have to the exhibits.
Mrs. II. w. Flournoy, of Washing
ton, ID. c., who has been spending
some time with friends in Farmville
left on last Saturday for Richmond.
There were $3.50 purchases at the
Farmville dispensary circus day, ag-
gregating $9i6.65. 1t is also estimated
that 1920 bottles of beer were sold.
We are told that there are $40 stu
dents at the Normal so far for the
present session. This embraces the
entire student body from kindergarten
to senior.
Contractor Rice and Decorator
Bristow have been doing good work
at Hampden-Sidney making the old
and honored literary home shine out
in new beauty.
Saturday last was not banner bust
ness day in town. The circus drag
net had swept the waters, gobbling
ur big and little fish alike. But Sat
urday will come again.
A bouquet of roses which was
sent from the home of Major A. Il.
Venable to a friend in Farmville had
about it as much of rare beauty as
was ever seen in a like number OF
unfolding buds.
A communication signed 'Consum-
err" which appeared IN last week Z:
Herald. would indicate that at least
one consumer in the land is not
myth" as Mr. Aldrich would have
us believe they all are.
Mr.. c. B. Cunningham has received
an order for 10000 cigars and vii
have to double his working force,
Who knows but that this is the
nucleus of a large and lucrative cigar
business in Farmville? Tall oak:
from little acorns grow. -
On last Sunday morning in the
lecture room of the Methodist Church,
the Sunday school class Of Mr.. II. E.
Barrow, 2S in number, was photo
praphed. The pastor and superin
tendent of the school were photo
Qraphed with the group.
The Mayors court Of last Friday
morning was a busy one. The wrecks
gathered up from circus day amounted
TO some dozen in number, and the
fines summed up almost $50. Money
TO buy ones way out Of jail is gen
orally to be gotten from some source
The Herald is printing twice a
much matter as ever before in its his
tory. and the cost has been doubled
We rely upon our friends and patron
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