The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-02-04

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taken violently ill on last Saturday
night considered by the attend
ing physician to be out of danger
We invite attention TO the state
ments OF our banks to be found else
where in this issue OF the Herald
Their prosperity emphasizes that of
the community in which they do
business.
Mr.. w. A. Summons, who left this
county 20 years ago, and VINO was
thought by his friends to be dead,
has been heard from. He is work
ing in a gold mine in Colorado, lis
happily married, with four children
llvlne, and three dead.
If you fail to receive the Herald
regularly let US know the fact and
we will endeavor to find out the
why. Those persons who are inter
ested in this section of Virginia can
not afford to miss an issue of the
Herald
As there was not a quorum pre-
sent at the meeting of the Board OF
Trade which was called for last Fri
day, the transaction of business was
! postponed until the meeting which
is to be held in the court house to-
night.
Mrs. Burmeister left on Monday
for Richmond, where she will give
a piano recital in the auditorium
of the Jefferson. Farmville must
also have the privilege and the
pleasure of listening to her, who is
reckoned among the most accom-
plished pianoists of the day.
Monday afternoon the snow came
down furiously, and walkers We're
rev, and yet walking in that driy-
ing snow storm was a positive lux
ury The girls who did brave Che
storm. did so with uncovered heads
and held them high i'm mid air as
they bounded from square &,
square.
Paucity of advertising is like pau
city OF thinking. There isn't mucl
in IT, The liberal soul grows tc
be fat" and the liberal advertiser
wins every time The current his
tory OF the age abundantly empha
sises the truth of this assertion.
His Majesty, Mr.. Ground Hog
may have been with us on Wednes
day, for it was his annual calling
day, and no matter if be did see hi!
shadow he could not have been fool
ish enough to crawl back into hi
hole, when he might have basked il
l the rich sunshine with which Farm
4 Vile was blessed on that day.
, The Postoffice Department has is
sued an order taking effect on Feb
9uary 18th, under which rural car
rieIs will not be required to collec
loose coins from mail boxes. Pa
& irons should enclose coins in pape
: or in an envelope, or better still
e prD,ure a sufficient supply of STAMP
5 o. a time.
Some folks are constantly boast
ing that they don't go with the mul
titude, and the Bible warns agains
going with the multitude ito do
evil" but when one man in a con
munity fancies that he has NOR
sense than all the rest of his neigh
tors. il must be an aggravated cas-
l. Of big head, or may be pig heat
n Good sense is more widely distribu
IS ed than are dollars. All the foo
y are not yet dead. nor are all the liz
a ing fools. BE not wise in your ow
g conceit."
Another basket ball game was hs
p at the armory on last Tuesday evel
n ing. the combatants being Hampdel
e Sidney VS.. V. p. /. The Herald ne
IS er goes where it is not asked to
% and. therefore, were denied q
II privilege OF witnessing the gan
which was no doubt a brilliant on
, In this connection we are reminde
Fl that on one occasion a student
Il Washington and Lee went to the o
a flee of Gen. Lee, who was then pre-
&c ident, and told him of the course
= study he intended to pursue, wher'
"A upon the great man quietly sal
"if so, you will have no time fC
n base ball.
Re Thanks for Our Friends I'm Farmvil
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