The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-04-09

i'm mid-air. 1t looks proud.
Mr.. j. Taylor Thompson retires
from the legislative race, leaving the
fight to Brock and Ewing. And now
comes "the tug Of war"
Our Macadam and walkways were
crowded with the coming and going
of the harness family on the bright
Sunday afternoon.
The citizens of Farmville are not SUE
cessful growers Of grass. Our plots
are not as a general thing perfect. But
there is no grass growing out in our
streets.
Mr. T. G.. Shannon is preparing TO
open a first-class bakery at No. $50
Main street. Hot bread if you want IL,
and in Virginia eaters don't want any
other.
That mule enjoyed brief experience
in the service of the Express Compa-
nv. The horse is in harness again
and looks refreshed and ready for bet
ter work.
The press of the Herald is enjoying
no idle moments these days as the
sheets Of the Trades issue are leaplng
from its fingers with ever recurring
regularity.
Col. 4. G.. Ogburn, prominent citi
zen Of Mecklenburg, was recent VS.
iior to his son, Mr.. y. c. Ogburn, Jr"
assistant cashier of the Peoples Ma
tional Bank.
Handle the cigarette stump with
care. A small boy down in Fort Worth
Texas. threw one while burning into
chicken coop, and the fire that follow
ed entailed loss of s., 100000.
Mrs. :. Herbert Davis and daughter
Mildred. of Victoria, Va, are visiting
Mr.. =. Baxter Davis, sos Buffalo
street. The only grand child in tho
family, end there is joy in the house
mold.
Mrs. Snow, of Baltimore, who maze
he home with us a. long a. he
daughter was member Of the Norma
faculty. is visiting her Farmvill'
friends. and has been cordially anC
gladly welcomed by them.
You may enjoy the return Of sun
day. and our hope is that you do bu
not mo so, we are confident, than de-
the printers of the Herald. To un
buckle for day and to quit ops an'
Q's" is genuine relief and real rest.
This is "Good Friday" and in SOM
of the churches regarded as day o
sacred solemnity. 1t will be Of spi'
nual upln to all of US, regardless .
church connection, to remember th'
significance which attaches to the day
Mrs. f. r. Booker took her it'll
daughter TO Richmond Tuesday to b
examined by surgeon to ascertain
the extent Of the child's injury from
recent fall She was accompanied b.
Mrs. T. p. Robertson.
Mr.. W. b. Gates returned on Ned
nesday from Salem, where he went L
buy some Of the best of the Bowman
r stock. and left on Thursday for Fred
ericksburg, where he will attend tn
Lewis Sale Of thoroughbred cattl
I which has attracted national interest
Mr.. W. c. Newman, Of this place
and his brother, +. w. Newman, @
Ashland. Va, are building two bric
houses on Stewart avenue, Rich
mond. Va. which will cost about iiv
! thousand dollars each. The house
E are being built as an investment.
The bench in front of the Westove
is occupied morning after morning b.
r three Of our venerable fellow towns
men who discuss and decide all tn
present-day questions of Church AM
. State. And there is no appeal iron
their decisions.
In a letter received from one of on
lady friends, who is now living III "a
1 vannah, she mentions the fact tina
+ she has been enjoying "a seventeen
minute service at one of the church
es. We in Farmville are not protes'
ing against a commute sermon.
The ice plant has now received a
a the machinery. Six car loads Of ms
chinery have been unloaded, and
!, large force of hands are rapidly IL
stalling same under the direction
Mr.. Walter Ronemos, OF Wayne'
boro, Pa. Take a walk to the lC
plant and see the substantial mann'
: in which it is being built.
j, Col. c. II. Barksdale, who was
: well and favorably known to the PEI