The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-12-17

Which hath the sweeter taste. the page
That tells Of hope in youthful hearts
Or tender memories Of age
Mr.. Monroe Morton, of Lynchburg,
spent Sunday with home folks in the
old home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Gill have
gone to the old home of Mr.. Gill in
Alabama
Mr.. and Mrs. Gooch, of Roanoke,
have been on brief visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. Walker Scott.
Our girls who teach in other places
will all be home for Christmas, and
they are busy counting the hours.
Treasurer Watkins reports that the
capitation taxes have been better paid
this time than for many years past
This is good news.
We miss those plants from the win
dows of the post office building. They
may, however, have snuger and
warmer winter home
The business men who don't adj
vertise in the Herald get left" and
the people who don't read the Her
aid are lonesome.
Mr.. C. A. Price is at home again.
just returned from an extended bust
ness trip. He sell biscuits, but pre-
ferS to eat buckwheats.
Mr.. c. w. Harrison, of the Herald
office, is in New York mastering the
details of the type setting machine,
which the Herald will soon introduce.
Rev w. f. Hill and family left on
Tuesday for Richmond, and while
away Mr.. Hill will visit his mother,
whose home is in Wilmington, N. c.
DR.. and Mrs. Jarman and Mrs. r.
Baxter Tuggle went to Richmond on
Wednesday. The former went to look
after the appropriation for the Normal
DR.. Holiday has gotten some ice
from his pond. Who else took ad
vantage of the first season? We ma!
have others to follow, but we ma!
not
The column of Christmas special
ties to be found elsewhere in this is
sue deserves your careful reading
Read at your leisure and buy iudicious
ly.
The people of Farmville awoke OF
Yesterday morning to look upon thu
first snow of the season Not mucl
of it just enough to form thin blan
ket for mother earth.
Comrade Peter Davis butchered TIVE
hogs, 10 months old, which weighed
$50 pounds. Beat him if you can
He bought the pigs from MIR /. II
williamson.
There are no mud holes to be fJun'
within the gates OF Farmville this sea
son. Let us hope to see the da,
when the same is true of Prince Ed
ward from center to circumference.
Gov. Swanson has accepted the re
signation of S. r. Donohue, of Fair
fax from Board of Trustees, of Stat
Female Normal School of Farmville
NJ. D. Hall, of Fairfax, was appointed
Prof. Hodge, of the Normal faculty
conducted the prayer meeting service
at the Presbyterian Church on Wed
nesday evening and to the pleasure
and profit of those who heard him.
The health record of Farmville j
Just now peerless, so quiet your fears
enjoy the sunshine and WOO the gar
den of good health by Temperance
and prudence. Tomorrow, Lord,
Time
Our BARRIERS are generally busy
There was a time when Farmville 90
on with one barber, and he had tim
for street corner chats. Now thei
name is legion, and they general
stand to razor or scissors.
When you buy Red Cross stamp
you are contributing to the mobiles
charity of earth. Your little added t,
that of millions of fellow-countryme1
makes a mighty sum. And this is tn
season for buying and giving
The rain came down in torrent
Monday afternoon, while the SUI
shone brightly. Some one remarke,
that the comet had something to d.
with this mngling of storm and sun
shine. Respectfully passed on to tn
Scientists.
The church people of Farmville arr
immensely pleased with their preach
ers. each CONGREGATION saving il ha