The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-10-28

what are you doing my retty maid ~
I'm watering TIE milk. kind sir" she said
But init that wrong my pretty maid r
I'm drowning the microbes sir" she said
Chicago News.
. Mr.. ]. T. Clark, of Abingdon. is
t now with the Prince Edward Cigar
Co.
Mr. Norwood Cardozo of Black
stone, was in town on Friday OF
last week.
How about the walnut crop this
season? Save all you can for they
will sell readily.
Mrs. A. T. McDanald, of Norfolk,
has been visitor in Farmville
during the past week
Mr. Ben May. off Crewe, has been
shaking hands with Farmvine
friends during the days of the Fair.
Cashier Walden has converted his
garden into a tennis court, and will
cultivate vigor of body rather than
grow vegetables.
Mrs. J. Y. Phillips greatly en-
joyed her visit to friends i'm Rich
mond and returns looking as though
she had renewed her youth.
Mr. z. B. Howle. owner and edi-
tor Of the Manchester Bee was in
attendance upon the Fair. Mrs.
Howle accompanied him.
The first frost of the season fell
on the cath. 1t nipped many out
door things, but gave no touching
blight to Fair enthusiasm.
Rev. w. f. Hill went to Arvonia
on Wednesday to officiate at the
marriage of Rev Plummer f. Jone
TO Miss Pitts. of that place.
The Herald's Bible quotation got
somewhat mixed in the last issue,
but this must not be made TO mean
that the office is without a Bible.
Dir. Irwin, Sr.. who has been
spending some time in the home of
his son, left on Tuesday for Flor
ida. where he will remain through
the winter season.
Saturday last was a gem of a day
and business we hope was good.
Some people may have been saving
up for the Fair and no better use
could have been made of it.
Mr.. Chas. Kennedy attended the
Confederate reunion at Norfolk. but
says he enjoyed catching crabs at
Cape Henry more than he did ming
ling with the crowd in the city.
Mr. II. ~ Madison was in town
on Saturday selling fat lamb for
dinner and rejoicing in
the fact that he had finished seed
ing wheat and grass. or course,
be was all smiles"
Turkeys are reported to be plen-
.iful in some sections, and this is
good news. Thanksgiving APP
)roaches, and no one wants a
tough old rooster" for dinner that
lay, and certainly not the preach
II.
II you neglected to advertise your I
business through the medium of /
exhibits at the Fair, remember that /
he columns of the Herald remain I
'pen to you, and that they are s
pondered over by many
housapds. The gates never close {
md the curtain never falls.
Tomorrow at noon the curtain is
ing down on the Herald piano
contest. There has been genuine
harm about the friendly fight. and
he one regret is that all could
lot have won and worn laurels. And
ct there is glory enough for all,
OF all have done their best and
hat always reads well.
Well the Fair is over and the .
Herald contest Things may be a +
title dull, but we will resume the
rdinary every day work of life,
nd by earnest effort drive all dull
are away. No busy being ever I
-ets to be lonesome. Work is Gods
God gift to the children Of men. +
There are other goals just ahead.
10 for them. other blue ribbons !
reach for them.
0lr. II. S. Rice, whose home is
low at Virginia Beach, has been
With us Tor a week past, and as