The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-01-07

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The Linotype doesn't talk, but it
will tell all you talk and write about
if you will only ask it to.
When good things stop coming in
to town from old Cumberland we SUI
fer for good things
Work on the macadam and the con-
crete fire house was suspended dur
ing the excessive cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G. Reed spent
Christmas with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. Reed, of Buena Vista
And now for the drummers with
spring samples. We no longer re-
peat the injunctions, shop early. "
Our policemen have been alert dur
ing the Christmas days, bat have had
no fun in their particular line OF
business.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Scranton
of Annapolis. Md, and Mrs. F. w.
Carter. of California, were guests
in the home o. Mr. J. f. Walton.
Miss Leola Wygal, of Lynchburg,
who spent the new year with her
friend, Miss Ethel Slocombe, returned
home Monday afternoon.
We have had old time winter cold.
Not that we haven't had it much
colder at times, but no such ice spell
for many year.
And not an old hare during the
snow season. Did the young lady
visit her traps during the holiday
What disposition does she make OF
catches?
A friend swore he wouldn't smoke
before the 9th of March and when
caught with cigar in his mouth said
he had been granted an indul-
gence."
While the people OF the North have
been Frustrated in the presence OF
binding Billiards and driving snow
storms. we of this section have en-
loved the snow and been basking ir
the sunshine.
DIR. ellis Sanitarium is n0w u
charge of Miss Hunt as head nurse
and prepared TO receive patients
There is no need to 20 to the city
hospitals when we have one 1T 9u
doors.
Just as we were going to press DR.
ellis brought into the Office tcic
gram from Mr. j. NJ Burton, announc
inc the burning of the University Col
lege building at Richmond No par
dculars were given. This is not only
loss to Richmond but TO The State a
large.
There was a time when great wa
the rush to have the ice houses o
Farmville filled, but with the ice plan
at our doors we no longer are con
cerned on this subject. We remem
Der some years ago when a citizen o
the town paid ninety dollars to hav'
his house filled. The price after tina
very much declined.
The dance which was given a
/ the home of Mr.. and Mrs. SlOcombC
on the last evening of the old year
was one of the most enjoyable Sc
cial functions of the season. 10
was unconfined and old and youn
entered into the spirit of the oC
casion and made it memorable 70
its mirth making and JOY givin
/ features.
Our boys and girls have bee
| indulging in the manifest, woman
Hest sport known to the winter sea
/ son, that OF skating. HOW IL Drlng
out the health blooms, causes tn
nerves to Jingle and the muscles t
take on new strength. II you hav
never learned to fly across tn
ice, buy the skates and learn how
Dancing has its charms, but the
are not to be compared to thos
of this out door exhilirating exel
else. You may fall now and the
but what matters that for the youn
and strong? Get up and try agar
and in time learn to fall GRACEFUL
while you learn TO move graceful,
And remember when you can writ
your name on the ice you are get
ting to be proficient.