The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-07-29

See how the fat man Taft is bidding
For universal APPRECIATION.
Because the wheels Of state are skiddine-
He's preaching sixty day vacation
Ring printing bell and start
the music again.
Messrs. A. F. Howard and w. d..
Phelps have gone to Fredericksburg
to purchase cows for the creamery.
Walker Smith, the youngest son
Of Mr.. X. G. Smith. fell off horse
last week and broke his arm.
Miss Bette Gay Smith stopped ov-
err in town last Monday night on
her way to visit friends in Nor
folk and Ocean View.
Mrs. J. T. Smith. of Crewe, and
Miss Ellen Hendrick. of Cumberland,
are the guests of Mrs. A. F. How
ard.
The Herald is indebted TO the
First National Bank for a useful
soapstone milestone, and as Cash
Ter Walden presented it he said:
Sharpen your wits and do business
with the First National" If you
will observe you will find that sue
cessful bankers and business men
generally are judicious and liberal
advertisers.
Rev. S. c. Hatcher. D. D., Of
Richmond, was again with us for
several days of last week and was
happy to be in Farmville again.
DR.. Holiday was in town Monday
arrayed like the lily in pure white.
and looked comfortable His pres
ence should give cheer to the sick
room.
The weather has been hot, but the
breezes have been simply glorious
Happy is the man whose sleeping
room is on the south side of the
house.
Mr.. w. H. Robertson, of Nor
folk. has been with us of late, and
he too knows there is no place like
Farmville. Norfolk for hustling,
but Farmvile for home.
Think over the town sergeantcy
and help select the best man. Some
Of us would like to vote for each
Of the applicants, but only one can
serve. and we must make our choice.
Mr.. Ashby Walthall lost a fine
horse last spring. and had the mis-
fortune recently of having another
one break his leg. by getting his
foot caught under a sill in the sta
BILE.
Haven't the people of Farmvill'
and the surrounding country enough
curiosity to know what's under the
surface of the earth TO invest a rea'
sonaole sum of money in the effort
to find out? And the experts tel
us il isn't a wild goose chase.
Tie old council will soon close
its work and with the satisfaction
i that during the past two years the
town has improved in physical a2-
pearance and comfort more than n
any other like period of its his
tory
IT. is subject of regret that the
bottom lands of Prince Edward
have been so generally abandoned
for corn growing purposes. They
were once prolific bearers and with
the streams all cleared of obstruc-
;ions and proper bitches cut they
would still yield abundantly.
The host of friends of Mr.. r. w
Booker will be glad to know that
he is improving while he breathes
the pure and stimulating air OF
Saranac in the Adirondacks- The
hope is that he will WOO and win
the goddess of perfect health.
If you need a piano in your
home now is the time to secure ii
by a little earnest and judicious
work. And remember that the one
offered by the Herald has the stamp
of approval of a performer of in
ternational reputation. Examine it
for yourself at the White & Co.
drug store.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Ames. Miss Hazel
Ames and Mr.. Olive Ames, of Grand
Rapids, Mich, are visiting at the
home of Mr.. B. NJ. Cox. The fore
fathers of Mrs. Ames were Virgin.