The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-10-23
Mt. Pleasant Roundup

Dr. Thomas F. Carroll, superin-
tendent Of the Farmville district OF
Methodist Churches. Will preach at
Mt Pleasant Sunday October Is at
10 am instead Of ~ll:l5 as this re
porter stated last week. He will be
at Beulah at Ills.
There will be a joint meeting of
the evangelistic committee of the
three churches to plan. the pre-re-
vival community visiting program
at Beulah. Oct 25 at pm.
Besides the chairman, Ere d
Meadows. the following members of
the following committee are urged
to be present at the meeting: Fred
Meadows. Mrs Gordon Hurt, Mrs.
Ruby Redd, Clyde Ransom, Bill
Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. James Layne,
Mr. and Mrs A. D. Hobgood, Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Nicer and Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Hines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Kirtley and
family. Of Richmond. recently visit
ed his mother. Mrs. Olive Kirtley
and his sister. Mrs. Billy Nelson.
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ship have
purchased house trailer which
they have parked at the home of
his parents. They are now occupy
ing the trailer. Many envying eyes
are cast that way all the con-
veniences Of house packaged in
a trailer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Ferguson
and small daughter spent the week
end in Arlington with relatives.
The people Of the community
employed at the Virginia Crafts
plant in Keysville have been work
ing on Saturday making six days
a Week-for the past three weeks.
The Motley family. who farmed
with Mrs. Kathryn Scott the past
year, have moved and her son-in-
law and daughter Mr.. and Mrs.
Bill Lewis and three children have
moved back with her. The Lewis
family has occupied enc of the J. A.
Hines cottages for the past year.
Mr.. ard Mrs Whit. of Chase
City. visited IN the J. A. Hines
home, SUNDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Call. Of
Richmond. visited It's sister, Mrs
]. 7. Layne. and Mr. Layne. Sun
day afternoon callers there we're
Mrs Olive Kirtley Mrs Maria
Ferguson and Mrs. 7. G. Jones. Of
the neighhorhood. Mrs. T. w. Jones,
Of Keysville, and Mrs Willie Scott
and daughter, Of Farmville.
j. T. Layne recently had all three
sons by a fornler marriage. Jack.
Dick and Henry The first two from
Richmond and the latter from
Green Bay. to visit him and Mrs.
Layne
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Amos and
family visited relatives in Crewe
during the week end
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas w. Jones,
Of Keysyille. visited his parents,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hurt and
family are frequent visitors Of his
parents near Keysville. The elder
Mr.. Hurt keeps indisposed
Mrs. Carrie Wilson. of Meherrin,
is at home after undergoing sur
gerry at Southside Community Hos
pital
Howard Pollard. a freshman at
VPI spent a part Of the past week
end with his parents. Mr. and Mrs
Ernest Pollard. and attended Sun
day School al Mt. Pleasant. Sun
day morning. Saturday he attended
the Tobacco Festival game in Rich
mond
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Dix and sons
attended the stock car races at the
Southside Speedway near Rich
mond. Sunday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H Nelson had
their regular family gathering dur
ing the week end, but as yet this
correspondent hasn't heard whether
the newest member of the clan,
little Dlanne Lynn, the infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Nelson, put N her appearance.