The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-28

And here it is on the threshold of
June, and no cherry yet.
Miss Pattie Talia'erro has gone to
Rochelle for the summer
Mrs. Pettigrew, of Florence, South
Carolina, is at the old home.
Hacks, autos and buggies were
kept humming all day last Monday.
Every man to his trade, and an
expert auctioneer is worth the price
Miss Katy Miller, of Petersburg
has been visiting Mrs. 5. Laskey for
the past week.
The flag raising, which was booked
for last Friday, will take place this
afternoon rain or shine.
Mr.. Roht. Hubbard Jr., who is
practicing law in West Va, attended
the Hurdover lot sales.
Mr.. II. E. Richardson finished
planting tobacco on ,ast 'londay, and
didn't stict . rlant on Sunday either.
Mrs ". ". C-Alc aas returned
from he. visit TO frienOs n Texas
There is no place like home, "a
home in Virginia.
There will be a meeting Of the
Farmville Cemetery Association in the
council chamber, Thursday, June Bird,
at O'Clock.
Miss Annie H. Palmore, who taught
the past session at Oswego. 5. c.,
arrived here Tuesday night and is
visiting Mrs. A. f. Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs Roster, father and
mother Of Mrs. Kerlin, have returned
to their home in New York City, al
ter pleasant stay in Farmville.
Miss Patte Watkins is with us again
after teaching during the past session
at Red Springs, North Carolina. Miss
Anna Daniel, who taught in the same
school is also at home.
Whenever the band begins to make
music on our streets we begin to la
ment the fact that the Farmville band
was allowed to die. Farmville has
the best of everything except the
band.
Many of our ladies' remained at the
lot sales until the closing hour and
never lost interest from start to finish
And some of them are congratulatne
themselves on having picked up pick
ed bargains.
In letter of received from a mem
Der of the family, we are advised thai
Mr.. Courtney Womack was acquitted
of the charge against him at the last
term of the Circuit Court. 1t gives us
pleasure to make the correction.
We have been rather disposed t.
smile at the ice man and the coal man
too Of late, but he laughs best who
laughs last, and they will yet have
the laugh on us. They are oul
friends, however, and we lift oul
hats to them as they come in turn tC
drive away the cold or the heat.
Some noted social events have takel
place in the Herald territory OF late
and not having been expected" w
were not in attendance. This was
eminently proper, and we enterno pro
test, but mention the fact that mex
tine some one who is fortunate
enough to be present will be GOO
enough to give US the facts that We
may give them to our readers. II
that way the pleasures OF the few WI
be shared in by the many.
Did it ever occur to you that in
printing office they have first to Sc
the type and then distribute it read!
for setting again 1t costs some
.eing to run a paper, and when yo'
, ask for free notice it is as though yol
were to enter a store and ask FOL
goods. The Herald, wants the new
that is worth publishing and woul'
be glad to have you bring in or senC
in items of interest.
The farmers were complaining o
2 distressing drought, but the rair
came at last, and millions Of Tobacco
plants were transferred from bed t
broader fields, and now lift thei
e heads to catch the growing touche
that come from sun and shower
Seed time and harvest is a prom
6 Use to earth direct from Heaven an
E never fails. Faith and works.
, God-eiven combination that ha
known no failure.
o They tell us that orators are mad