The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-06-24
MIS-. Fannie ROuss. Of BaltimOre.

is guest in the home OF Mr.. ana
Yrs. J. A. Scott.
If you would be in the swim. buy
cap and wear il, or, like the
Hampden-Sidney boys, 80 through
life hatless and capless.
Mr.. c. A. Price spent a few days
with his family, arranged for the oc-
cuparcy Of the new nome and left
again for the road.
The Herald will soon insugurate
Z voting contest which will command
your interest. Free 10 all, an open
field and fair fight.
Before the linotype was Installed
the Herald office wolk il the job
department had often TO be suspend
cd to get out the paper, but not so
now. The work of each department
goes on without interruption.
Well. the Normal girls have all
gone. but our girls are all al home
again, so we are not so Lonesome
after all.
How about a weeks camping on
the banks of Trenton's pond? The
tents are ready and all that is need
ed is some one to cook and others
to catch.
II is said that after a Texas wat
ermelon has been well soaked in the
bottom of the well it comes up
smelling of alcohol. 1t is hard to
down old booze.
The growth OF the creamery bus
mess is subject for general and gen.
uine satisfaction. This doesn't
mean that one man is making money
but that more money is being re-
ceived by the farmers of the sur
rounding country.
Miss Phoelman. who has been tn
guest of Miss Mary Berkeley, left
on Monday for her home in De
troit. Just before leaving she visited
one of our tobacco factories, and
watched the hands at work. This
to her was a novel sight.
Saturday must have been a busy
day with the farmers and yet it was
a busy day in Farmville too. 1t
was interesting to watch the coming
and the going, the buying and the
selling. Everybody seemed to be
happy, and the hope is that buyers
and sellers all drew prizes.
How about an old-time picnic at
Pickett's spring for the fourth oil
July? Who will shoot the SPUR
rels and make the stew? If the
suggestion is a good one no time is
to be lost in thework Of preparation
Let's hear from you, and let's have
some little girl read the Declare
ton.
Mr.. Lee Cash, of Decatur, Ga.
Joined Mrs Cash and the children
in the home of Capt. and Mrs. S. W.
Watkins on Saturday last, and
spent Sunday in Farmville, Those
who were privileged to meet
him are congratulating Miss Lot
tie" on having drawn a prize in
the lottery of matrimony.
\ The Atlanta Georgian Of recent
date carried a twenty-eight page ad
from one firm. And yet there are
still a few old fogyish people who
do not believer in the proves OF
printers ink. But the number oil
doubling ,Thomases is growing beau
tifully less, and will soon be un-
known among the children of men.
Miss Burgess, the accomplished
organist of the Presbyterian Church
/ has gone home for the summer. and
Miss Celeste Richardson has mount
cd the throne and Yields the scep-
ter with the grace of a queen oil
the keys. Nature abhors a vaca'
UNI, and with the Presbyterian'
there is no falling away from grace
|, on the part of the organist.
Why - Roosevelt the most prom
inent of all men today? Simply be
cause he is the best advertised mar
on earth. Catch on to the thought
Mr.. Merchantmen, and bring YOU
bargains to the front by advertising
them. Not one time but man!
times, day in and day out. Ant
remember that your best medium o
advertising is found in the columns
of the Herald.