The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-08-23
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Congressman Abbitt, Senator Fenwick
Accept Invitation To Labor Day Event

Preparations are i5e.ng made
for gaia occasion ,Isere Labor
Day There niu be sof.baIl.
baseball game with Me Rich
mond Rebels. bicycle racing and
games for the children. The
Powhatan and Goocklf13d bands
Will play at noon Senator Charles
Z Fenwick and CONGRESSMAN
Watkins NJ Abbitt n'ill both
speak Preparations are BENG
made for making 81 300 gallons
Of delicious Brunswick stew under
supervision o. Beaslev Hancock
veteran stew maker.
The James River lis approx
matele five foot over tise highway
at Maidens ard unless it runs OFF
very quickly fear is expressed To-
the corn Ncrop. already badIy
damaged BY winds and rain
There are many Easements flood
ed here with numerous leaks in
many home roofs. Lots. 81 repair
work is needed
Expected guests II Mr. and
Mrs w r Parker forf the week
end Of August 81 are Mr. and
Mrs. Philip S Jessup and chill
dren, OF Washington,
Powhatan Schools viii open on
September 9th
Mr. and Mrs T A., Duty and
family attended funeral services
for his brother at DlllWyn Sat
urday
Powhatan m pers returned
from jamestown Saturday re-
porting a good time IN spite OF
the rain. The Powhatan group
leaders We're Mesdanies c. N.
Elan and Samuel w Parker and
H w Henry
The bus trip to Ne@. York on
September Is is a "SenlOut" With
waiting list already established
Arrangements for the Jane
River League Play-Ofs gere com
pleted at a meeting Of THE league
in the Bank OF PoWhatan base
ment. Thursday night,
Mr. and Mrs Charles F. Mann
and Miss Phyliss Manu enter
tanned with family picnic Sun
day afternoon Guests included
Mrs Katie Seay, Mrs. Walter w
Wood. Mrs w II pouison and
Mrs. Claude Jones. aunts of Mrs
Mann and daughters OF the late
Mr. and Mrs Tuohy Of Powha
tan Also. Mr. and Mrs William
Price. Mr. and Mrs iIohn r
Simpson and John, MI and Mrs
l. l. Vest, Mr. and Mgs. James
Simpson and Johnny. Mr. and
Mrs Lewis Reese and children
Mrs f w Mann, MessiS Claude
Jones. John NJ williams, Irwin
Wood, MI and Mrs w r PARK
er, Mr. and Mrs Charles Celia ard
Paul Winfrey
Members of the family brought
delicious picnic dinner OF
Brunswick Stew fried chicken
old ham. pies and cakes and
other good thing TO eat in a album
dance which weer speread on
tables on the lawn
Mrs. Katie Seay receigeda biz
birthday cake
Mr. and Mrs + f Yates spent
the week end at them cabin on
the Rapphannock where, they en-
tanned several friends and rela-
lives They reported the river to
be very rough and little fishing
being done since the last storm
Mrs. JAS A TIlman. III, Mrs
F. W Simpson, Misses Geneva
Smith and Anne Mcdowell are
touring Maine and OTHER North
ern points In addition ~ enjoying
the beautiful scenery they are
good drivers and enjoy a good
game OF bridge while resting at
ter a hard days drive
Rev Mr. Smith aad family
have moved to PoWhatan and Nh
Smith is filing his fhaular APP
pointments with the Episcopal
field of churches
Supper guests at Homestead
Sunday night mcluded Alr and
Mrs Elmer Clay and Sue and
Anne Clay. Of Blackstone Mr.
and Mrs Charles Clay loan and
Betsy, of Crewe Mr. and Mrs
c N Elan Joe and Nick Flan
Royal Palmore M and Mrs
Sam w Parker. Of pgwhatau
Sixteen young people from Mt
Moriah Baptist Church were
baptised by Rev r P Reynolds
in the May Memorial POOL sun
day afternoon, also Erllle Speas
who united with Oak Grove Bap-
fist Church A large craad Of re-
laties and friends attended
Don't miss the food sale and
All-Star soft ball game hpre Sat