The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-01-21

suit of that days work means much
to the good of Farmville. If so
go to the polls on that day and vote
for Asa Dickinson Watkins
You may be having your troubles
but the rest of us have our own
ard you need not add yours to the
load.
Our representatives in the legis-
lature are not orators but they are
workers and do things while orators
rorate
Some half million pounds tobacco
were sold i'm this market last week.
and this week will show a decided
increase.
At our restaurant eggs are two for
ten while i'm Petersburg they are ten
cents each. Moral. Don't go from
home TO buy eggs.
Scientific spanking is the newest
fad of the dayand the average boy
will no doubt prefer heroic doses Of
science with the spanking left out.
Prof. Milledge, of the Normal
faculty. has been delivering ad-
dresses on educational subjects in
the eastern portion of the State.
4 postal received from Mr.. J. A.
Armistead, Jr.. written from New
Hampshire. tells of snow and ice.
Come South. young man, and live
and die happy.
The Herald with its linotype re-
slectfully asks subscribers to line
up too. We need two thousand new
names to our list. Two cents a week.
Everybody can afford that.
A small boy at the Normal failed
to address his teacher in theregu-
lation manner and as punishment
was made to write the name just
one hundred times. He knows how
now.
The steel magnates of Pittsburgh
paid one hundred dollars a plate at
their recent banquet. At the bank
ers banquet in Farmyille the cost
was Just one dollar a plate and we
had lots more fun and were fed to
fullness.
Mrs. DR.. White has recently had
several offers for her farm all of
which she has declined. One party,
as we are informed. wanted to buy
and then cut the acres into town
lots and start new Farmville
north of the Appomattox. There
is room on this side for New York
and London thrown in.
We happened to be in the lobby
of the Westover the other day
when the order for groceries was
given over the phone. and now We
no longer wonder that Sheriff
Dickinson. Lawyer Armstrong, Far
mer Hubbard. Brock. the attorney
ard other liberal eaters love to take
their dinners there.
Rev. Maxwell Robson. Of Mill
wood. Clark county, is visiting ms
parents. In conversation with hin
we learn that Clark. one of the
richest counties in the State, caught
on to the creamery fever from oul
county. Short grass Southsid'
teaching long grass valley how to dc
things. Not only the garden spo
of the country but leader in the in
dustrial fight. Watch Southside do
things.
The little bay horse, the propert.
of Mr. Epes that rendered such fin
service for his master at our Fal
tournament. was taken to Blackston
on last Monday and was ridden II
a tournament which took place il
that town on Wednesday. He is
noble animal but we imagine if 1t
was consulted on the subject he'
not very much appreciate his tour
nament reputation.
w. Kennith Sprague. the celebra
ted English baritone. has been en-
gagged as principal vocalist withDe
Rue Bros. Ideal Minstrels. Fo
many years he sang in all the lead
Ing churches of England, where
his wonderful voice won for him un
limited praise and merit. After ma
ny inducements he was prevailed
upon TO appear with DeRue Bros
for this season. Don't fail to hea