The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-05-14
Notes Of Happenings and People You
Know.

Mr.. Archer McIlwaine, Of Roanoke
is in town.
Miss Louise Adams has returned
from her school work.
Dispensary receipts last Saturday
amounted to 1920
Miss Rosa Davis, of Appomattox,
is visiting her uncle, Mr. S. Baxter
Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Bondurant anC
Miss Louise spent part of last week al
Rotherwood.
Mrs. Wallace Burnet, who spent
the winter in Savannah, is the guest
of her mother.
Miss Frank Jones, who taught at
Pearisburg during the past session, is
at home again.
Miss Powell, of Emporia, has been
the guest Of Miss Burgess and OF Miss
Marguerite Watkins.
Judge Mann and Hon. Robt. Cat
lett have been shaking hands with the
voters Of town.
There was quite a frost on Wed
nesdav morning. but so far as we are
advised no damage was done.
When the Hurdover lots are all sold,
we have another plan to present for
the enlargement of Farmville.
The Fayette Land Co. is selling
lots right along If you want the
best you should buy now.
Mr.. Vernon Venable has a pen OF
hogs that would look well on the
grounds of Stare Fair.
The Lewis residence on Buffalo
street is receiving finishing touches
and is really a gem of a home.
They have planted the genuine bay
trees on the Normal grounds and now
we will see them spread" them
selves.
There will be a business meeting of
the Alumnae Association of the State
Normal School in the Auditorium at
1890 Friday, May 18th.
Those noble trees that stand guard
in front of the home of Mr. D. T.
Elan are in full summer dress again
and are clothed upon with old-tme
glory.
We saw an old negro man walking
up High street late one afternoon
with a hoe in his hand. A glimpse OF
by-gone, the negro gardener is well
nigh obsolete
We invite attention to the state
ment of the Cumberland Bank which
appears elsewhere in this issue. Our
neighbor is doing well and has our
congratulations
There may be some better satisfied
people in the world than are the
drivers of our hacks dressed in their
flowing robes but we have our
doubts on the Subiect
The old water tank, which for so
many years stood at the east end of |
the Norfolk and Western bridge on |
Buffalo, has been removed, and the |
new one erected TO take its place is
now on duty.
If the auto had been on duty be-
tween Farmville and Hampden-Sid- |
ney when the subject Of the removal |
Of Union Seminary was being discuss
ed, we doubt that we would have lost
that institution.
We told you so" and now that
Union Theological Seminary has been
removed from its quiet country home
and subjected to the temptations Of
life in the city, young men preparing
'or the ministry have gone to cheat
no on examinations. Too bad.
We invite attention to theadvertise-
nent of Mr.. John Hoagland, who is in
.harge Of the Novelty Works, which
.ppears elsewhere in this issue of the
,aper Mr.. Hoagland is an expert
workman and equal to the demands
hat may be made on his skill.
Somebody stole my old white hen;
They'd better let her be,
She always laid two eggs a day,
And Sundays she'd lay three.
Neither Alex" Cralle nor Ed. "
yiltse, nor yet John" Stokes have
lade any such boast of any one of
heir hens.
a lady of Richmond who hasn't
luch Of this worlds goods has sent