The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-12
FARMVILLE

Especial 10 The Richmnnd Firginian)
Farmville, Va. July 1.-THE chau-
fauqua closed doors Thursday after
giving week Of pleasant diversion
aud educational uplift The leading
lecturers were Speaker Clark. Drs.
Dixon and Conwell, and Judge Lind
seY, Of Denver.
FarrnvilIe gave Speaker Clark a
warm welcome. the Farmvilie guard,
headed by the Silver hand. and ac-
rompanied hy an improvised float, In
which figured the Democratic mule
and the 'houn' dawg@' met him as
he came into town and escorted him
to his hotel He acknowledged the
courtesy In words few but well spok-
en-, and said the appearance OF the
"dawgR" gave him d feeling Of homo
sickness
Or Dixon electrified two audiences
Judge Lindsey told how best 10 deal
with bad boys. and Or Cenwe1 sim
ply swept all before him az he dealt
with his novel theme. Acres Of Dia
mnnds, and impressed upon Farm
Vile that there were diamonds at her
very doors and that earnest digging
would unearth them. His was the
master effort of a master Of platform
nratorY Altogether the chautauqua
was browning success. and already a
ssasoB's performances.
The abundant rains have given 10y
70 farmers, and they are now busy
planting late crops. It Is said that
only about 30 per cent Of the usual
dark tobacco crop has been planted.
and perhaps, 60 per cent OF the bright
variety Same few farmers watered
end have fun crops planted, corspi-
cuous among them being Mr.. George
IL ,1,.v
busy working 100000 hills.
Earnest work Is being done by the
summer normal seho6l, and not much
time given to diversions. The stu
dent body, however. attended the
chautauqua performances In large
numbers.
Most of the people OF Farmville
are spending the summer at home.
Some. however, are away. Mr. r.
panlett and family are at Atlantic
City and Mrs w P, Richa rdson and
party are AZ wil1ousrov Beach
No principal has yet been named for
the Farmvlle High school, a position
that paid 81 900 last session. The de-
mand is for a first elae- man
The wheat yield is better than was
expected nj one time. Mr.. II G
Crute has measured forty bushels
from an acre and a quarter. This,
however, - an exceptional case. IN
this market II is selling for fraction
over eighty-two cents ~ushel.
Here is a good one the Rev. Mr.
Donahoe popular and beloved pas
tor Of the Methodist church here,
tells on himself Mr. Donahoe loves
a fraerant cigar. hut determined 10
quit smoking during the hot wealth.
or Last sunday however, a friend
gave him a choice cigar, and he car
ried It home with him The lshors
Of the day over seated in his study
he remarked TO Mrs. Donahoe las
long as his cigar remains in sight II
will be continuing temptation, and ]
Will proceed to burn the thing UP.
And this he proceeded 10 do IN the
usual smokers style. and had TO con-
fess that II had the old time favor
and fascination.
Though Mr. Donahoe has been with
us only since last Novem Der. his love
for and LOYALTY to Farmville was en-
phasized when. during a ringing
speech before the chautauqua, he said
Should I at last suffer the fate fear
&c by Paul and having preached "a
others, be myself a castsway and de-
MED adrptttance TO the Fathers home
will ask to be sent hack TO Farm
VILE TO spend eternity With A chau-
tauoua season ticket thrown In
That such a man Is greatly below
ed IN Farmvlle need not be added,