The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-09-02

North Carolina.
Miss Carrie Morton returned OF
Tuesday from a pleasant visit {,
the sea coast. and Mrs Morton from
Crewe. where she has been staying
with her daughter, Mrs. Nicholson.
Miss Sallie Bruce Dickinson left
on Thursday for News Ferry. where
she will be principal of the school
there for the coming session. The
Hel aid follows her with good wish
es.
Mr.. Harrison. of the Herald
staff, went 10 Bedford City on
Thursday night of last week to
install a new linotype in the office
of the Bedford Democrat
Some peoples imagination runs
away with them. 'Tis so easy to
imagine lovely piano in your home
but reality only comes through
work.
Major J. W. Otley was in town
last week and received cordial greet
ings of a host Of friends Time and
the world have been dealing gently,
graciously and generously with the
Major.
The boys Of Farmville have gone
largely into the rabbit raising bust
ness, and should in the future sup
ply our tables with the luxury. The
back cut of an "old hare" can't be
beat
The corn Of Mr.. Ned Hundley
is looking fine. the Burley tobacco
of Mr.. j. d. Watkins, and the old
time Southside Virginia variety of |
Mr.. H. E. Barrow, on the same
road.
The summer Of 1910 as we have
known it in this section, will be
remembered as picnic summer. In
all the past there is nothing like
it. And we haven't had one too
many.
A servant in a New York home
has been with the same family for
35 years. and has just been award
ed a substantial prize Household
help in Farmville will catch on. A
slayer is sure to win.
Miss Rebecca Vaughan, who has
been spending a portion of the sum-
mer in Rockbridge county, spent
night here with friends
and left Tuesday morning for her
home at Cumberland Courthouse.
Imagination plays another knave-
Iy trick. IT'S easy to imagine that
you can not win piano, especially
If some one is ahead now, but are
you going to let imagination rule
and rob you of piano?
Miss Mary White Cox will sue
,eed Mrs Booker as chief of the
home department of the Normal.
The duties incident to the position
she has long been familiar with and
will continue to discharge them
and well
Shooting at a bull bat is one
hing and killing a bull bat is a
,astly different thing. And should
,ou actually kill one of the smooth
sailing birds. remember that you
rave taken the life of a chordeiles
1t will be subject of genuine re-
;ret when it is known that Mrs.
oattie Thackston will no longer
erve in the home department of
he Normal For loyalty to duty
Ter superior will not be found and
Ter successor can not give TO the
work more efficiency or unselfish-
less.
Misses Name and Alice Enright.
If Danville, the guests of Misses
Bessie and Julia Paulett, have been
frequently and delightfully."- enter
aimed. Three OF these functions
card party, by Miss Elizabeth
a hay ride by the boys"
nd a card party by Mrs. Vernon
'aulett were given in their honor.
There was a large family gather
ng at the home of Mr.. c. w Blan-
on on last Sunday afternoon The
ccasion being the baptism of the
title granddaughter. Martha Lou
Sc Hamburg. Rev w Z. Hill, the '
astor of the Presbyterian Church,
fficiated. The service was very !