The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-05-20
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Notes Of Happenings and People You
Know.

They most brave who dare to give
Themselves to help some others live.
Work has begun on the residence
of Mr.. w. u. Anderson.
Mr.. Beery. of Rockingham. pas
been with US again.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Redd have
moved into their new home.
Our insurance agents are busy.
The burnt child breads the fire.
Miss frankie Mckinney has re-
turned from her visit to Hampton
and Norfolk.
Miss Wiley, of Salem, sister of
Mrs Boogher. is guest at the rec
tory.
Mrs w. A. Land, of Blackstone,
is visiting in the family of Mr. Geo
Richardson.
Mr. S. H. Davis. relief agent of
the Norfolk and Western r. r., was
in town this week.
Mrs. ]. Taylor Thompson has re-
turned from a visit to friends in
Birmingham, Ala.
Stockholders of the creamery
should not miss the first annual
meeting at the Courthouse Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. Earnest Jones, one of the.
younger members of the bar of
Buckingham, has been attending
circuit court.
The coming of the comet has dis
turbed the quiet of many an house
hold at the dead of night whether
its tail strikes or not.
The first cherries from our local
trees appeared in the market on
Monday last But the old-time May
cherry proper is no more.
We are indebted to Mrs. Mile
Cralle for a rose just as beautiful
as ever grew on any bush or bright
ened under the influence of sun and
shower.
Mr.. Ed. Wiltse showed us two
eggs on Monday, one a giant the
other a dwarf; one an unusually
large hens egg, the other not as
large as that 81 partridge.
Remember the outdoor perfor
man"es for this afternoon and Sat
urday on the lawn of the Normal
And not only will the performances
be novel, but in the hands of ar
lists of merit as well.
Don't forget the election for next
Tuesday. The question to be deci-
ded is an important one. No mat
ter if the day is a busy one with
you, take time to attend TO this pub
lie duty. Private business Will suf-I
fer unless public affairs are well
cared for
Mr.. A +. Howard has just re-
turned from a trip to Norfolk,
Hampton. Newport News and Rich
mond. where he found some new.
customers for the Farmville cream
cry butter. He found old custom
ers pleased and new ones not hard
to get. The recent steady increase
in production has made necessary
new markets.
We congratulate the good people
Of Appomsttox on having a school
building which has been built at a
cost of $4,000. OF that amount the
citizens contributed S1O,75O, the
State loaned $500 and the school
board appropriated $1,75O. Well
done, one and all, and now for high
order of teaching in a high school
building of finest sort.
It seems to be generally agreed
hat Hon. Robert Turnbull will have
none to contest his return to con-
,ress. He is honest and capable"
md that has the Jeffersonian ring
lbout it. But Farmville will not
,e satisfied unless he secures for
Is a postoffice building. Other towns /
# less Importance to the government I
rave been supplied with such con- ,
-enience from the national treasury ,
md Farmville comes next. {
Mr.. c. B. Pickett, of Joplin, Mo, y
ather Of Mr.. c. b. Pickett, Jr., of
has sent in his subscrip-
ion for the Herald, and our hope
S some day to have the pleasure of