The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-01-08
1908
HAPPENINGS OF THE YEAR NOW
PAST AND DEAD.
ALIKE THE GOOD AND THE BAD
RECALLED TO MIND.
A Time Both Of Grief and Of JOY

JANUARY.
1. Dark, dreary new years day.
3. A delightful german was enjoyed
at Hotel Prince Edward.
I. Mrs. Pauie Hughes, aged 76
years, died near Rice Depot.
6. The new Board OF supervisors for
Prince Edward, held ITS first meeting
and organized.
z. John Branch, colored, a respected
c0lOred citizen, died, aged - years.
The Farm,ile Camp Modern Wood
men OF the World, celebrated the silver
anniversary with a supper.
II. Veteran ". IL. Morton, while
ON his way TO Farmvi.le, was stricken
by a serious illness.
Is. Princess TriXie, the greatest Of
all educated horses, gave three per
foimances here.
II Miss barbara e.. Walker died at
her home near Farmvile after pro-
tracted illness.
80. =. W. Br ce aud Miss Pauline
Hubbard, 9th Of this county, were
married. Dr. Summerell preached
the baccaleaureate sermon >be'Ore the
/ Normal school mid-wlnter graduating
class. Alex A. Morris, Of Bucking-
ham died, aged so years.
2l. Captain Hunt gave very pleas
ant smoker 10 the Farmville Guard, ai-
ter the usual drill.
-. Dick 5. Bondurant and Miss
Catherine Selden were married in this
county.
%. Richard a. Davis died at Curds-
vile, aged 76 years. a sunptuous
lsupper was served at the Masonic
lodge.
% A very handsome son came into
the home of Dr. aud Mrs. w. j. ellis.
26. Rev : G.. Hatcher preached a
special sermon to the FarmVille lodge
Of odd Fellows.
%. r.. :. Brent former employee OF
the Singer Sewing Machine Co., here,
met death from asphyXiatiOn IN a
Washington hotel
%. Richard Fitzgerald, a respected
colored citizen, lied. fl. y. WOmack,
land Mis-. Eva Hamilton were married
near Paupiin City.
30. Governor Swanson cOmmute'i
the sentence of Otis Taylor colored,
TO life imprisonment Reuuen skin
ner died Of pneumonia IN Prince Ed
ward.
3 81. The first heavy snow storm OF
the season fell here.
FEBRUARY.
.. A small blaze i'm the shop OFF. VI.
Orange caused some excitement as
...s..s-i.. ...s "a. ih4s a. a. to 4.iaiis4'i'
4. Joseph T.. Johnston, of Farmville.
and Miss Mary Kingsbury Shacktord,
of Lyuchburg, were Joined in bonds OF
matrimony.
.. The most genuine snow storm 0l
/ the winter visited this section. Will
p liam II. RObertson, a native OF this
town, died at Blackstone in his 52nd
year.
8. r.. II. Hillsman died after shor'
illness from typhoid fever.
DO. John Salter colored, fugitive
from Norfolk, was shot and serious
ly wounded by farmyille officer
II. Miss Olive a Carter, norma
student from Halifax county died
dr. Joseph ID. Eggleston, Of Prince
Edward, died in his nth year OF age
IL. Garrett G.. Gooch, Jr., of Roa
noke, ard Miss Louie NJ. Morton
were married.
l8. Miss Carrie Lee Jordan, a stu
dent of the normal, died from the ell
fects of an operation.
Is. W. Baxter Cralle and Mrs. Mary
WnkersOn were married at Hole
prince Edward.
n. William p Farley, OF Amelia
died i'm his S0th year. Mrs. Mary
Coleman, who resides near Farmvllie
lost her residence by fire. NJ. d. Gan
naway. of buckingham, died from
.pneun0nia, aged = years.
us. Jud Alex Hail. Of Bucking
ham. and Miss Minnie Ellis were mar
ried al Alton.
q. The Jolt celebration of the tw'
literary societies Of Hampden-Sidne.
college, took place.
%. Mr,. Elizabeth Lesturgeon die,
after an Illness of two weeks VIII
pneumonia, aged 53 years.
27. Thomas w Jones and Miss Sal
lie Hatche EFT were married at the nom
of Rev. Hugh Henry, near keysvllle
-. Judge A. ID. Watkins announce
bi, Withdrawal as a andidate for Con
rress. j. n. Shaner, of Lyuch0ure
and Miss SignOra Thompson, O
Cumberland, were married.
IN % The lnter-Society debate occure
at Hampden-Siduey College
pa Gil.
g. William II. jenkins died
Crewe. He wasa Prince Edward oOl
Is. The Herald directed attention
~. the need of business mems associ'
'' ion. and the organization OF The Boar
of Trade was the result. \ house o
cupied by James Allen, lIear Eurek
Mills, was burned.
@. The burial of Mrs. Penick ana
Mrs. Ritter took place at Cnmoe
land Courthouse. Both were O.
ladies and had long been IN isiiil
health.
Il The Prince Edward Republican