The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-02-12

Only three fires, remember and
not four We are not going to break
the record.
Mr. j. E. Garland spent last week
in the county Of Mecklenburg hunting
insurance and found it.
Last Saturday was a January-Spring
day and our streets presented holt
day appearance.
Chief Fogns was called on Tuesday
to the bedside OF a sick brother in
Amherst County.
Mrs Ellen Guerrant viii visit Bos-
ton, Mass, as the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs Jas. A. Armistead
We sincerely regret TO report that
Mrs d. T. Elan has been painfully i'll
the past two weeks.
Mrs. Robert Freear has returned
after a very pleasant visit 10 her par
ents IN Richmond.
Mrs. Geo. W. Lawson. Of Richmond,
spent a few days last week with her
old friend. Mrs. Robert l.. Freear
Miss Alice Burgess paid a pleasant
visit TO Appomattox on last Friday as
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Nor
ton
This has been the best soda-water
winter ever known in the history Of
Farmville. and what has the coal man
TO say on the subject:
On Friday night some OF the young
men are going to give German at
the Armory. Mr. Willie Venable will
lead
Ms. VI. VI. Cralle will leave for
Texas on Monday next 10 visit ia the
home of her son Mr.. Morton Crslle
Bon voyage"
The Herald is ambitious 10 break
one more record and that Is TO have
the largest circulation of any weekly
paper published in the State.
Mr.. J. Il. Atwood and the Misses
Atwood, of AppomattoX, Will be
guest, Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Freear
mi, week
Miss Rosa Bianton came on from
her school work in Augusta TO see
Mrs. Peters. but VIII not remain. as
duty beckons that way.
The spring prints are catchy. 30
But why talk Of Spring wear, when
perpetual summer Is the rule with all
the girls
We said something Of twenty
eggs in the last Herald. and the house
keepers have been vigorously asking,
Where are they at:'
slr. C. A. Price and Mr.. Madison
ArmiStead, representatives Of the
American Tobacco Company. spent
Sunday with home folks.
Miss Nellie Johnson. who spends
much OF her time with an aunt in
Lynchburg. has recently enjoyed a
visit 10 home folks.
We can print and fold papers with
out let or hindrance. Try US on ), 900
copies a week and see if we are not
on time.
Captain E. ;. Martin spent a prof.
table business week in the county Of
Sussex Of late. writing thirteen life
policies in short time.
We congratulate our young friends,
Misses Mildred and Minnie Blanton as
having obtained most excellent posi-
uons as teachers, the one al Abing-
don and the other at Wakefield
The days Immediately following the
ground hog forebodings were so radi-
ant in glory. so spring-like and bland
that we don't wonder that his majesty
took 20 his hole
Mr. Horace Richardson S teams
made the distance Of thirty miles on
last Monday hauling the best fertilizer
known % the market, from Farmvile
TO the farm.
And now Captain Baxter Davis has
been cruel enough TO tell about turnip
salad and poached eggs, and after the
dinner hour Better late than new
en- but how much too late it is after
it is all over
Our soldiers presented a fine appear
auce on our Main street on last Fri
day evening Getting ready for the
4th, when the eyes of the nation will