The Farmville herald. [volume], August 16, 1901, Image 3

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FARMVILLE HERALD,
. 1;1|,\V . vi t.l HT ;??. 1901
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I'Ki.ui N, V s.. Auk. 14th, IDOL
The Keldeii In.ys are now practicing
ami preparing for a tournament at
Kcitit nun tin* 15th of September.
The George Hudson Mission Band
met Saturday nlghl at Lane- Chapel.
The chun ii area crowded, and Mr.
Tyler j,readied a line sermon for us
u;. that night.
There will l>e a lass n party given ut
vii. Pteeraant ? burch mi Friday night.
On next Saturday evening at 1
k the Lane's chapel annual pic
ale Will lie held at liane's. AU are cor?
dially ins ited tu attend.
VU-* Estelle Chappell, of Smithville,
apeat aevaraldaya la-t week at Mrs.
J. R. Allen:.
Mes-r- BlmaChappell, Beekna Ad
ams and Henry Woinack, nf .smithville,
attended Un-nu ?lon meet mir Saturday
light.
?f ia. Will Campbell, of Hanover, is
visitiiii* her alater, Ni>- Mamie Redd
flaiting Old linnie.
McRai -, Va., Aug. 12, 'm.
Mr. Hives Allen, svife and little -mi,
nf Mississippi, are visiting the home of
Mr*. F. ll. Allen. Hist- Int- many
friends at his old lioine who alssav
Iii vt- him a hearty welcome. He -ru?
the "Melta" i* a tine country, hut lie
teiy often Binga, "O, take me i I
old Virgin
Itiickinirliiini Polities,
lt! ( kimiiiam, Va., Aili*, lo, 1901.
'l . -lerday this county ssas visited hy
une of thenio-t tli-astrwus raii/--totin
ever -ecu at this tim<\ of Hiv /Var, and
thc crowd atteiidinK\coiirtvJsVas kept
here all night, nu accAuiit nt the high
water Many -lept in Jfie coiirt-lioiise
building.
I'rops mi the bottom lands are ruined
The Democratic County Committee
met baie and decided tu hold distlicl
BBeetlugson tbe7tb nf Scptemlier, at -
nVinck p.m., tn -elect delegates tn the
senatorial ??(invention, which meant
here mi the 80th "t Septemlier. iH'le
tu the " tloaler" convention nf
Cumberland ami Bncdtlngham will be
o at tin -ame tini-v
ll i* tbougbl certain hy party leaden
here, that a lluckinu'liam man will be
nominated for the Senate.
Me?rs. Billa, Fitzgerald and I sss
inan went from here lu tba convention
at Norfolk.
vi.?i-. Nohie, Osiin, Leeeoer, Lyons
ami Lewiaare Ihe delegates fraen tin*
county to the Kcpiihlican coiiveiitimi,
which m.. la at Koanoke on the L'lst in?
stant.
Mr. Perkin- Clover hm* received bia
certificate frmn tlie Slate Hoard of Med?
ical Examiners, and will ennuin nco to
practice here at mice.
li.tins lllootl Hounds.
au,on,i News.)
Thoma- V\. l'i nt-, the old man who
WM convicted in I'rince Edward coun?
ty a few years agu of murder in the
first degree ami stoutened to be banged,
ninl whose sentence wa* commuletl to
life Imprisonment, la a "trusty" at the
?State Farm Prue lias the saoal
unii|iiejoh of any man in the State.
A numbei of line Moodboonda arera
booghl for the farm, and several litter
have been raised, Price is thc man
who has charge of the dot's, and it is
ala duty to ase thal Ihey are properly
cared f,,i and trained to Inuit OOOVlcta
when from the farm. Aa
aoonaaamaD i- reported missing old
man Prue is notlSed, and he is soon
un the liaii ssith his trained dogs, and
it rn rare that he tail* lo return the
luau tu camp.
is quite a character, Ileitis* con?
siderably atora than seventy years old.
Re is fond of bte dogs, and ha- tht in
under excellent control.
At Ibis season Of the year there are
alvsas- many deaths, particularly
among children, from summer com?
plaint, diaiiluea, dysentery, cholera
limit,ii*, cramps, tlc., and every one
ought to know that a sure and speedy
cure can easily be obtained by. toking
1 I-ss ia' Pain Killis, m sweet?
ened water every ball bOlir. lt never
Vvoui -subatitntaa, there i- inn
one Pain-Killer, 1'eriy Dasi-'. Pitta)
25c. and 50c.
Hair (ariln/a.
ed at Lunenbaig, Va., at 7
a in . Augusttfth, 1901, Miss Kate Car?
son ? ardo/a, of Lunooburg, Va., io Mr.
Many flay Han, of Big Stone Oap,
- v. J. M. \V. Kider otliciatiiii,'.
Kleiiinu* ,V I'lark are taking Olden
for m. -mts. wc guarantee
a lit oi noss
< rill lin '* Candy (nu in- Children
lin- beal r,Mit mat is the genuine
Honman, for sal,. l,y vv I Boyne,
lawn < oiiiicii leetlag.
Ths Council ,,f Parmville mel Tites
?fteruoou, Praaldenl W. E. Auder
son, praslding. The following mein
ben ? E. Wa
? I an ,i .1 ti Martin
and K. L Mon
lin - repori .
follow
By Heal Estate..
? Personal Estate.
' License
' Road tax .
" Poor tax.
Electric light.. .
Pines .;., ihi
' Herald office is :.-,
Capitation. s on
" Penalties
" <>. T. Wi.-kel and ll. li Bul?
lock, for materla 9 ;;i
Dog Tu, .. rjooo
?I paid ii. '
The Tiea-uni'- report waa a* fol?
low- :
By bal md, la-t reports!,] ls sj
l.'cccive.l li
ri.Tis j;;
Ph.,i ar ?
Kiel;
Finale .> |u
Watei act . jim nu
Stree! accl . 112 20
inti ii -' ., us
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$1,16
To balance. . 11,064 25
The Billowing bills agaiusl the tosvn
were read and ordered to be paid :
s. \v. Paul.-ti, .it .st. warrants I 7', 19
Everett, w addi dion*
??iy, Ac ls |o
Farmville Mfg Co., for lite dept.,
lumber, Ac. lu ji
C. J. < Uance, shoeing mule, .Vc. "(mi
Ed. Matt In i, (BJ
Harrow A < lowan, collin ... :; 00
ll C. Kay ton, removing lire plug don
Hilliard- n A.- Davidson, rations |/j :,u
H. L. Dugger, work ou sprinkler 2 mi
O. T. Wicker, el, ctric ligbl sup?
plies 113 H7
Tbe Dispatch ('??, ads. j on
The Timi -<o, adv 1 Jo
Total. 9251 so
An ordinance protecting shade trace
ssa- adopted.
(in muiion of Mr. Wall, the Superin?
tendent of Electric High! ssas Instruct?
ed to immediately render bills agsinsl
ail persons owing foi mateilal u
wiring buildings for incandescent lights,
Prom the statements made.il would ap?
pear thal thc town ls due ic pay foi
stork and mate bala Used a- tai b
one yt
(lu motion of Mr. Wall, thc Street
Committee ssa* instructed to nave a
ness and ample culvert replace the one
now in u-e on the -licet near the col?
lier of Third and St. ( . . , !-.
Mr. Anderson moved and advocated
strongly, that the Council appoint the
Committee mi Streets to confer and co?
operate ss ith a committee from Cum?
berland, suth reference to improving
the Prince Edward and Cumberland
approachc- tn Cumberland bridge.
Tbe Committee waa also Instructed to
solicit aid fiuiii Prince Edwaid,througfa
the Board of Supeivlsois. Tha Com*
mitteela to repori at the next ngubu
meeting of Hu* < Sounctl.
The bond of Bergeanl Miller and
Fraaaurai Paulet! wera approved and
received.
A petition from Mr. R. M. Smith
was read asking foi the continuation nf
[he tosvn'- appropriation to thc pub
Icacbooia. Tin-petition ssas publish
?d in full in the lasl Hkkai.u.
On motion of Major Martin, the re
iueet of Mr Smith was granted. Tbe
.'oiuicil appropriated ll60 for the pur*
[x>ee of creating annie months session
-allier than nave SD sigbl months' term
Mr. H. K. Wall submitted a proposi?
tion, that if the town still hear one
third of the expense, thc property-hold
rn, between Main ami Third Streets,
md thc alley ssay next to Barrow's
market house, mi the wes! side of Main
.(net. \\ ill pay thc I, mamine; |w,,
ihini- ,hillie pavement to
take the place ol iii" present rock pave
melli. Tin toss n i- lo have the USS of
til thf lock displaced. Thf coal
if the wmk, a- -tated hy Mi
Wall, ssill be ll 'M pei
root, foi a distance nf 230 feet. The
Uouncll readily accepted thc proposi?
tion, witta thc added power given the
suet Committee and thc proper.}
(udders to ss iden the sidewalk aa much
l- tsu, feet, if tiny SS isl I.
lin Council lippi ipriatod |200 for u-e
in keeping clean tbe Farmville ceme?
tery. 'Hu- la Hie usual appropriation
fm that pm.
Bapresentativee of tic Parmville
Power ami Drainage Company came
before (he Council and lodged com?
plaint that their Company hail been
i in ii- timk of laying sewerage
pipe, hy thc rcfu-al of thc Farmville
Mills Company to allow pipe to he laid
ui front of the Mill. Thc franchise
arblcb thc I ' ompany b
preSSly provides that the sestei shall
?liter the Appomattox river helots the
mill dam, and to icu b Bitch a point, it
tied to he necessary that plpea
;.e laid in front of the mill.
ri,,- committee requested thc Council
io give permission to them tu entei
theil -cssci pipe in thc culvert, which
under the railroad and into tho
river, Jual above the (hun.
There ssas considerable diBCUaaion of
ihe matter, and thc Council instructed
,ellary < 'oiiimittce t" look im?
mediately into thc rights Of way a- a
-licet in front of the mill, also to
tain if there ssas not once a -treet run
niiii* parallel with and on the north
sid. of the railroad, known a- Water
street, lin- committee is to report to
a called meeting nf the Council.
A number nf nncancelled ooupone,
datingfs-om aimm 1890, sven- found by
ml Miller, in the town's-afc, and
brought tn thf attention of the Conn?
ell, They ware ordered to Ik-dc-t roved
at once, and the match wa- app
v pair of men's ahoi
pair; children's Mks, a pall at
Fleming * < lark's.
Priam rdvt.ml *stiiiiui iioaiil.
The School Hoard nf Prince Kdwan.
county met in annual BaaBton, on Um
sHi inst., T. J. Carden, Sii|K-rinteiulenl
Ol .-chool., pte-idini.'.
Ilieie ssa- i*uite a full attendance.
Aside (rom Hie ymtine work ol the
I, a rr"^rij^.a,-(li -u jun of thc
illy of di-7lacii)<* colored teach
id rabstitajung white male teach*
BIB, wa- had. 'Major A. H. Venal,le,
Jr., addie?,d {ju* boote] as a dtlsen,
atrongly advocating the removal of
colored teacher-. The sentiment ex
1'ie-etl wa- favorahlc to the Major'*
I'lopi-itmn yet im oMh-ial vote was
taken. Il sva-hclieved hy a few pre?
sent that this ssoiild lie an impracti
??-ti -tcp tn take before flial aawjertaln
Ing that while tea.ln r- can Ik- gut
t" dn the work.
' adj ..liniment of the Hoard
Major Venahie called the numbera to
""ii i aa an unofficial body of ctUaene,
win. adopted a resolution to employ
only white teachers for colored Beboola
w herc -uital.lt- pt-r-mis could he ol.tain
cd at the regular salaries.
I lu- annual report of the school fund
ssill U- published in another iasiM or
Hie Hi.Kai.n.
H..it li id Mr. J. C. Iiil-c.
Mi .lame- Chappell lin*** I
away Tuc-day morning at <i::;n o'clock,
after an illness of only ten day*. He
Veara of age, and had n-uled iii
this place aboul four years, lu which
lime he made many friends. Tie was
married lasl Novembet lo Miaa Minnie
Spiggle, of Appomatoi county, who
survives bim.
Mr. Inga wa- a sober, int I ii-ti ions, re
liahlc buaineaa man, and enjoyed thc
esteem and rjonlldaocaofall who knew
him. He ssa- horn near Creen Hay,
this county, ami Iii- remains were
taken to thc old homestead Wednea
day morning foi interment. The imr
i.ti services svere oondncted hy Kev.
Joshua s. Hunter, of thc Parmville
Methodist Church, of ss Inch Mr. Inge
ssa- a ronaistonl member.
Mi-. Inge returned ywterday to Mrs.
vVootton'a in whose ttonaesbeand her
lamented husband hoarded.
Death of Mis. st>cd.
Mi-. J. W. Sweet, who callie to
Parmville with her hiishand a few
month BgO, died at an early hour last
Monday morning al tin- Wimi-ar Ho.
tel. Ucl remains stele ta?Ke|i/Monday
afternoon to HanoverjpDf hujnal.
Two weeks ago Mrf. Sweet bad an
attack of vertigo, followed by a severe
convul.-ion, and thoiiuh everythini*
possible ssas done hy -killed physician
and trained nurse, -he inver fully re
gained f*onsciouaneas.
Mn. Ssveet came ttl Fannville from
PboebUB, Va. Her hiishainl is fora
man of a force of American Hridtfe
workmen, a.id it ssa- ins brothel whose
remalua aram found dead beefcle the
Norfolk A- Western track, near High
Bridge, recently.
Heat ll ul' Mullel l.'riin*.
Aiici an lllnesa of a few weeka, Mabel
Hlrigg,daughter of N. M. and Fannie
Urigg, died at the home of her parent-,
in tin* place, on thc evening of the
imh in-t., in the 16thyeal nf her aga,
md wa- hulled from the First Kap
li-t church, (colored), the Kev. Mr.
Oreen, pastor of the Methodist church,
bei church) officiating,
lie large ootscooraa of mourning
friends who crowded thc church build*
Ing during the Solemn service, and
who followed the ramaina t<> their la-t
resting place, give bul evidence of the
-I.. in ni ss hich the dead was held
while living.
Those ss lc knew her beal rcinonilrcr
dutiful daui*hter, diligent Bcbol
ir, delightful companion and caim-t
sunday school worker.
MeiiKirhil Sen ice.
Death baa noade -"mc md inroad*
,n thc Presbyterian family-circle of
ale, and in view' of tnVis Mr. Balding
.ducted a nicinorfal service mi la-t
sunday morning. TlieXpilirriinairc of
tbe Christian latani Varm to heaven
ftirni-hed the tin nie a\id K coultl not
lase hun more tcndeily or thmik'ht
killy dealt with. The coiii*ree-ation of
the Methodist church attended thi*
.fl vice.
Dr. Harding also conducted tba 5th
n tbe series of Onion services in the
ivanlngal the Bapttel church,
vt.niicil at thc Windsor.
Clerk Whitehead issued a license
i'lic-ilay nlghl fur the marriage nf Mr.
vv \. com ami Mi** Virginia Balda
a/in. Tha couple arrived mi thc iiela
ted train from Prosjieet, near which
rillage the bride n-ided. Soon after
thc license ssas boogbl the couple were
married in thc parlors of the Wind-or
Hotel, Kev. Mr. Harding officiating,
rim groom is from Appomattox, to
tillich county thc couple went the
folio* lng day.
Fleet ion ufa Major.
Adjutant Ccncral Nalie lia.- mdt red
m election to lill the vacancy in the
ll,nd Battalion of the Seventieth Raf*
uncut eaii-cd hy the rt-ii*nation of
Maj or .John H. Martin. The election
Bili he held iii I.ynohhurg mi the 27th
Instant Company B, of E-yMbbuif,
I, of Farmville; K, of Staunton; and
VI, ,,f Manville, will participate in the
.lection. _
t ohli Cuni well. ,
Mr HoweU K.Cbhb and mmmywara
A. Cardwell svefc married Wedne-dity
Dlghl a! the hmnc of the hritle's moth?
er. Mr-. Clara Cardwell. Kev. Dr.
E. H. Haidlag onlclataal.
Farmers pruville yourselves svith Pain
Killer al tin* -a-"ii of the year, svhen
chollC, cholera naOBbOB, dysentery,
.... may disable your hands
I iii every BBSS of tbe kind, hut
be BOW that vu trust to no other rem
edy bul thc old, lout* tried Ferry Dasi*'
Paln-Klller which never failed. Av.nd
-uh-titiite*, there is hut one Pain-Kill
, i. r, ny M.tvi-'. Price 25c. and 50&
<n,Um - (leam Coola Cu-tninci
Ti ri ihi. Ti.i-eilt Near Kiiiu*M ille.
Mr. Gaorge Gason met a Ingle deatl
Wednesday evening near Kinagville
oiieinilefrom Hampden Sidney, ll,
-imt to (leith by a negro girl
named Ida White, who i-now m |all
awaiting UM action nf a Prince Ed
ward grand jury. Tlie girl ulaiuis that
laQaehooting wm accidental, bul thc
coroner's jury, not hejug siUr-li'd ni
the truthfulness ol her va'ried -tate
monta, rnatmitted her tfjaj
From the testimony it appears that
('a-mi was out -hoot lng hat* with See*
eral other ymmg men. One of them
rested lil* gun againal a tree and went
oil'for a few minutes. The gun anal
very near a puhlic pathway by which
Ida White came np. She picked up
tba gun and Caaen fleeted her with,
'-Good evening, Ida." She returned
the salutation willi "g'x,,| evening,"
and the reptrt of thc gun eras beard,
and the other huntsmen ran np in
time to -cc Mr. Canna fall and the gun
In the hands nf Ida While. Canon
died almost instantly. The load enter?
ed the lower part nf his face, a numbM
of shot scattering and reaching the
brain. The girl wa* apparently aol
more than 'i or ?i feet assay, near a
clump of hli-hes.
Coroner Kearney was notified and
want tn tba anana af the ishootlng yea
tcrday morning. He enipanncled a
jury nf iiujiiest and after hearing thc
tc-timoiiy their verdict was that
George Canon came to his death on the
11th day of August, hy a gun shot
wmmd inllicted hy the hands of mic
Ida White, and that the testimony in
thc case Ireing very eonllicting, sst- tl..
order that the said Ida White he sen!
on to thc county court. The jury con?
sisted of the following gentlemen:
F L, Dupuy, J. W. Portcrtield, K. T
Kice, J. H. Carland, J. M. William-,,!'
and T. J. Kcrnuodle.
The adair is one of the Baddest
that has occurred in our county for a
long while. Voling UBSOU had ju-t
attained his majority, was reirariled
a- a pcaecal.le, tpiiet young man, and
ssas liked hy all ss ho knesv him.
His mother was visiting away frmn
home at the time of lu- death, anti on
hearing of it, BUS liecame prostrate With
grief.
No motive for the shooting of ('a-ui
ssa* .shown hy the testimony bCSblB the
Coroner, and probably the only ground
for holding Ida White, ssas found in
the conflicting atatementa -he made,al?
though ample allowances were made
for the teri ihlc strain of excitement and
fright under svhich her testimony WM
given.
THK SitlK llF.MOdMTH (OW l\
hon.
Thia lindy mal at u m. mi Wednes?
day. A large and enthusiastic dete?
ntion answered mil call. Hon. W. P.
Hark-dale, of Halifax, was temporary
presiding officer, and made, a- lu
wtuit, a ringing s( ecelt
Hon. Carter Class wa- mad.- j -. i ii it
nant chairman, defeating Hon, H. n.
Pollard for the honor. Committees
Acre appointed ami thc li dy went
tarnestly to work.
Thc following state ticket -oem- a
-urcil:
For Covcrnor -Hon. A. J. Montague.
For Lieutenant Covcrnor Hon. Jos.
K. Willard.
For Attorney-! .eneral-.
Members of state Committee frmn
fourth District P. H. LaaaJter, Pe*
er-liiirg; K. G, Smtliall, Amelia; J.
M. Harris, Hlackstonc; A. M. Walkin-,
Karin vi I le.
I Itizens' Melding.
Theciti/.eiis of the county are invited
o meet at Worshamat ld o'clock a. m.,
in Saturday, August 17, l!*\l, for a di
ussiiiii of the i ?lies nd**/ Wfol*| UM
'oiistitiitionnl Convention and to
adopt resolutions to lie anent rtiroiigh
mr representative to the iiicIiiIhi- of
hat Convention toachlngthe proposed
?hangc- in thepresenl coiistitulion.
By Invitation of the dtiaena of Lock
?tl Mi-tint
W. I, Cl.AUK,
H. H. Iili.i.N,
J. El. Wkavkk,
Committee,
I'llillll Ol Ml|lll tiaor*.
At the monthly meeting last Friday,
tba Hoard of Sii|rervi*or.-- BlaOWCd ao
?ounts against the county amounting
la all to 9386.08, Tha largual Becoonta
naking the ahove total were H. J.
:'arter, for making land liook, 9450;
md W. ff. Swan, lor paying road
brea. tll&SS.
The county levy, which wa* deferred
'rom the July meeting was fixed foi
the sear limj, at Ml cents, thc -.'hool
lax at Jn cents and the mad tax at IO
?entx on the H'*' worth of property.
A committal arm appointed to In*
fastigata tile cst of fixing "Sycamore
Pottom." aud repirt at the next meet?
ing.
Tba foul air pips leading frmn thc
[own sewer up to within a fe sv feet of
me of thc jail windows was. on motion
.f Mr. Dupuy, referred to Mr. Hurtmi
lo have done what he may think is
if-t.
Th.- man who failed to attend Un
Hulialo Fxpositimi and who tl"
lend the Farmville Fair is no lo
SlIiAYKO OB Si.H.KN A large si/e
Hay Mare, three white feet, heavy
mane, with fotetop trimmed ntl- Il
-.?en please report to K. W. Vknahi.k,
Haniiiden-Sidney, Va.
Warm folk ?w l*-ar in mind
Cridhn's phone is sixty-nine.
If vour feet are tender try a pair of
Zeigler Ba*BB. soft and easy wearing
Fleming A Clark, Agent-.
^*-*-jayjn CANDY OAiTsjurnc^ ?
tu \^rS^^^'lumSJilW-^AtA^Um ps-agaisa.
Genuine stamped C. C C. Never told In bulk.
Beware of thc dealer who tries to iel)
"iomethin| Just ai good."
BRIEFS AW PKBSONALB
Longings
? u t
Uh, for n breath ol I
?
'Hi. for i
? 'li, to bs oui at I
SV I..
- Ulick 111 lill : lilli.
I'NCl.E HAN.
Oh, bal I wiall thal i eoaM ..?"
a wlnle.
And km lite In de.-cul als Ic;
- nolhln lo do Si
muk
Of tba chunks of los linn art IdUmIi
And the otlur-HUI they drink.
Mi- I.oiii-e l'witty. of Slltlolk, la the
U'iic-t .,f VU-- Marv Paulett.
Mi?c-Carrie and Mamie Noel, are
viaiting Richmond,
Mi? laina cawthorn ls the guest of
Mun Louie Murri-.
Rev. Dr. Haste-. MM. preached at
.lum -town OU Sunday morning la-t.
Judge H. W. Flouncy will
today f,,r a vial! to N unty.
The naya are still aborter, uigbta
longer, Mme stork and nioic rc.-t.
What a crop of roasting eera ssc are
going to have from now on.
Mon't forgo! the turnip patches.
Vogel, oil ail winter.
Mi-- Hoi,I,ic Ulan Berkeley Will re?
sume her music da?c- on Sept loth.
Mi-. C. C. Dillon with her children,
left Tuesday for Richmond.
Mi-- Leura Anderson li sojourning
at lUas-on Sulphur Springs.
Mi-- Mary Kunden, who ha- been ill
at the Saiiilaiiinn i- decidedly un
prosed.
M i--c- Mal tic and Mais Heath, of
Nottoway county, arc visiting bera
tin* week.
Mi- V W. Taylm, ,.f Norfolk, ia
visiting Mrs. D. L Trayior, ? >! Parm?
ville.
Mi? Muy Irby, of Blackstone, i
si-iting Mr-.S. W Paulet! al Stanley
Park.
With live meal sbops iii town ssc
ssill hardly suffer fol sandy in the
future.
"It Bevel rain- hut it |
re all this August, bul none ofus
-ani it lasl August
Tbe hmne paper should be tin
fill mirror of home happenings, Udp
ii- maka il -
May he you arc not doing yuii duty
hy the Fair. Hurry up, ol you'll lui
altogether.
When the Icc man stope culling thc
foul mau will begiu to put in lu- BO?
CCO.
Mi-- Bessie Martin returned Friday
i ending a i 's- visiting
in and around Norfolk.
Ml-, lal,Ile Noel, ,,| I ,i licllhlllg, is
visiting her Bister, Ml- VV I. I
son.
Mr. Dun ric Qcbburg, la
visitlng relativea in Prince Edward
county.
vii-. Iv D, Lipscomb, ol <m.ihe,.
land, i- visiting bei parent-, Mr. and
Mrs. J S. Hart.
Vii? Nellie David, who ha
Visiting in thc home of Mi. 1'. Winston,
ha- gone io Tamwell.
MiaaeaSallie and Mamie Bidgood re?
turned Tuesday al'lei a -lay "i -.
weeka mi the Eastern -hore.
Mr. Joe Willis, who ha- heen vial ting
? r, Mi-, i; H. Oralle, left Mon
lay for hi* home in Rlcbmond.
Mba Gordon Jones, of Nashville,
Penn., who ha- heen visiting Mia
Monroe Jonas, returned borne Tut
Mi? Annie Burton, who bm bast
ipending several weeka visiting at
Hip Haps and (lld Punt, returned
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mm Boyle and Mi-- Anna
- Cunningham, of Rocky Mount,
N. C., ara spending a portion of their
-millner outing in Farmville.
Mrs. Biddell, of Curt's Neck, who
ha- been at the Lithia -pim-'- Sanita?
rium sollie tillie, left fol hel home
Wednesday.
Mrs. p.ni and daughter, and Mba
m I. smith, of Smithfield! N. C., who
foi a lillie luise hc-n a! lin- Sanitarium,
inc at pissen! oin-!- of Mr. and Mis
VV. E. All'lel
Mr.*. Mr. SV. W. Anderson, willi her
little i. . 'th Sutherland,
i- visiting relativea and frienda in
Mniwiddie, Flin
burg.
I he DaUgbtera of thc Cimfedel.e S
will meet lu xl Thunda*, afternoon iu
the < kaindi chamber, at 6 "'clock. .N il
Hu-ladle* that arc iii!cic-tc(l in work?
ing < 'oiifederate pillow- will pit.,
tend this meeting.
"?"?illl tin l.i. .nd*.
Editor Herald: Tin- neighborhood
around Ricedepol I-made up of well
conducted and svell paying farm-, con?
spicuous among them being that of
Mr. w. H. Hubbard, nf whom opera
tion- I h:ivc befON made mention in
thc column-ot the Hkkai.u though I
hail never visited the farm until la-t
Monday. Like .-licha - queen I found
that the 'half had ind heen told."
Fourteen yean ago Mr. and Mia. Huli
hard began life there m a mod. -t Icine.
m surrounded by woodland weeda thal
the outlook ama confined to a few yards.
The home is -till modes! in all IU
piintnieiits, hut the outlook ha- hM.'id
cued and brightened until from the
front |
In one lield orchard ina*- and clover
Bia growing Into a sm of living
in another more than 100,000 b
o arc brightening or browning
f,,r market, in -till another orchard
here, we1' trunii'
are ladened arith unit- peculiar te theil
kind, and in yet another vin
ng with grapes, or trembling with
the weiirht of pm m aiding
frmn 11 ia the i
the vegetable kingdom, wini.
Clous and convenient barm
hoii-o- are dotted herc ant!
then foretelling ita aol only
tu tbe products ol the-oil hut i
nen Lahore
> I gi I to Un* home of
; plenty.
liked ovei lin- tann Un..ugh the
tobacco lota across tbe grass plots,
? lines, in uii.k patch, garden
and vineyard, and no when- could I
iiml even tbe tm ily svmk ot
.lure which wa* ind above criti?
cism. No milly, nm gaul, UOl
spot. Ft, | ,- undci tribute
and appeared lo Mobedient lo sk
nt ami thoughtful culture.
- larm ci,- ,
uni I believe that the pi
frmii Hu- j mil douh!,. the
amount of the a?.?..I taine of tlie
lands though they arc a?c? ed higher
than the majority of then oom pan lons.
Mi Hubbard i- s man nf intel
ind of high thinking, ll
in deep plow m. mting,
heavy fertilizing and thorough
Clover and orchard grose ara bia
graSBSB, ami of u. .,-rou
and all abundant supply. I sva* sur?
prised to timi thal ne ha* i
from lasl season s monster nek of
clover and I believe i- likely to con
linne lo carry them ovt i fl bj -
ison, He raises brigbl I
a- svell aa shipping and the two kinda
sanou arc areli nigh mrfect. Tbe
- win-ai .lop averaged IS for l
on tobacco land, and the more than
600 hu-hel* i- of excellent quality. Thia
j over bul aella al mice,
ami al thc top of the market.
Thc farm implement.* arc ol Improved
order, tbe favorite among them being
a monster roller, which the ow iii i
is bia bes! friend,
ludci the roof ot one ot tbe
I lound -tripping rooms, pack.
Ing room, hanging room, Implement
room, and, to my great surprise, sn
icehouse. In another barn 1 found an
Improvised emoke bourn and a collec?
tion of country cured hams, -ch- and
shoulden tbal reminded ofawbole
tabllshment When i asked il
thc meat had hedi bougbl in the
i u market, tin- proprfc tot
promptly-anl; "No-ince, it ss,
from hog-, winch wai. fattened by mj
clover, my pea-, my pumpkins and
my corn."
1 be stable ia - I thal each
animal ha- lt.* own castie, and (he
feeding eau ba conveniently done. Hut
nine fails and youl -pace forbids say
lug mora oi what intonated me on
iiu- model farm, cue word of tbe
home ami thc home circle I
saul ii wa-a rttodesl hollie, andao it ls
WbHe quite $5,000 bave been expend
ci on outbuildings, tbe happy twain
ami ll healthy, hearty, happs childi*, tl
"?en content arith the
original ru if tree, and thcie I -pent one
'I thc brigbl and -atl-1'.i- l"iy ?! ,
my life. Hes-. Mi. Hunlm wm there,
Hon. J. J Owen and In* friend and
neighbor, Mr. Nunnally, taiher and
mother and only 18 of tbe children
md such a dinner, ami snob melons,
md such peaches, and -mil %
ucl such good cheer, and such 11
>f children, and such i ?*11?I
?neil social convene and hrh odl)
Combined to make au idea! '1.1}
In an ideal home in th'.- the idea.
(hui ,,f Ideal Virginia
. it lo thc young nn ii
if Siuth-nlc Virginia, then is n
lo go VVe-t'.' And may 1 ind again -as
io mu fellow-citi/.eii-of tlie Weal, thal
i wann I tail- you b
.|,.p- in (linnea DBigbbor
-imply "nut of *iKht."
All Of them me g od. Ile
thc (lawley Bi - Hughes,
Harnett, Walker, Stratton, Blanton,
Womack, -Icl'ci, Putney, Ac . while
i iiui Hazell
ithside Vii
d, or ss ill evei produce
lite lad I- land can't lu m.ide to bring
mora tobacco than I ma In one lot ol
12,000of Mi David Stuart,and anothei
d' js.ihhi <,f Mr. HasJegrove. rha
latte! la on the land one.icupled bj
Judge I1' i .sin- aa a i Inej ard and winch
sta- in lt- das and hi- a greal pet willi
lum. I think I has. -.(ii -ampi
premium tobacco at ;?
I am nu ajudga bul I have the righi
? of thinking.
I -pent a pleasant mid div hour with
tbe Shepherd Brotben who noss own
and cultivate tbe Powen' farm in the
rseighborbood o. Stony Point.
ur,. h.- Ihey nave had thc
property lu charge only a few
and ev. ry 1 ilma ly brighter
ami better. Cornfields has.- been i on
verted into tobacco lota chok?
ing up the | ,;ik
ing Un - and ginni
ng attained B
i- i am advised tbej ? le ti>?
innis ,,u wheat of Hu* B
for this sca-on, an average of -V> tot I
the r'i|' Ihrougb, and on -
30 fm I. For thu unusually had wheat
in* i- abo.
Hu-, hy tin- way, arm my ont vi-u
to tin- old in-iiic-!. ul. one ot tte
light* of bygone, and which i- noss
taking on something of it* auden!
glory. The ! the story-end"
,lc. witta broad hall anya, cooa
tollable r.-'iii- and porch,-, incl
mounding and attm live loca
tioo. The two brotben a
?herc i* beauUftil bavrmonj
reigning and ruling in the nouaeboid,
W il Carter A I
ll thc
Hill faun containing
. In the lower end of
?
I
tben H looka a- tlc
I oil the pl ?
lr. John H. Wilson, wh?
om-' owned the farm, wa- I
:? n -J-st Of
' . ii -wthy to
' it a few
da whci,
land
tile pi,
?'? ? ii bm
? l the
closer la now -
On ti..
1,000 billa
k wiih tlc
and still furtbei i,l ,,
20,000 win. :.
f-wrtb ka wheat
ami anot he
band sn ta es nie:,.-.- ,,t
farming. I do not kl
bul I veulun tin i. tI u,,^
will lu tba n. . ilise fi cn the
di amount of
the pm dune
thc land* si ill u,. value
I thal
DO olin , .., |rv
?lt lc |
mas
catch tl
old
noun-:
and teetora no i time
glory ami graatiM ? foi ih's
than gi
ll. .\ ll ll.al I lose Ih. w ? -
bul Virginia i
1 md . | Postal
iii the Pi mee Eda i luring tbe
Uni ta plea-aid
in?" between tbe States, hut bad nev*
r broki - .th lum mulei i, *
? wu roof nulli ic, emu l found lum
om ot n
idea, I i c. rc ta baa
.Veil .lld
be
nv ad,o an
iinicl only ssith an ax. li,-l cleared
(juudaliou amt upon it bulli tbe mod?
al hmuc from w in h ioui children
nive gone into otbei cnclc- io Blake
I,(in brighter, st bile oi -nil
obrighten and tile? thc old nome
li,le.
li would i.e interesting to tram the
Ife-work of Hu- fismllj on thia -mail
southside Virginia faun, bul I' a want
I content ms sell w nh a aim*
I h ol st hat the sell ian I- now
loiug"single banded aud alone.'' lil?
ia- -..H.in i bil il, mm li of it
'fut uml linc," .ucl all clean .1 gr:,?,
.sen acree oi corn, besides tbe usual
laden amt truck paulie-, anti hut one
egulai band, ami that the old aoldtei
11 nisei f. Upon the entire crop during
he entire aeaaon be hm paid tor l*abot
he princely sam i to pur
Agni tin stoim- -uni snakm
ritnoul a oomrade, and eetimatea thal
t w ill coal md more than |10 lo cul
.ml bouse tue crop In tbe meantime
ll other out dom ts, ik on tbe I ' ui
- being ssell and ti tiona,
lui the Whole Iliadum-is I- moving
monthly sud without J u When ll
ire trw loot on
,i Cuni- vi by so much ."ic'i ii
li Ihe subject ol lal "i ' I he nay lo
oise i: lt.
lu li Ol of I ? 'ole
'
nagle vtoiiid pas a ; imc. it -inn it be
? ?iii,I hast lt tn .ts ii.
',,r gn iii .1 ts
v vi Uhollt
-licet - .i'll- DBS
imilj and
cein- a- ? oe of tl Many
.u,
?
ributed to ful pro poi tl
he il ll
o hurt
S||,.c I ("lilli i
Chi! ' .ntly
elog made Th. evolution
olng iiii all the time in ii, ?
ire ot shoes I'h.
in an y
nutlnue to aell the
ML
tiing, halo
igo none bul Hie wei I-to do could
H'.,,,l ? ? glove-flttlng -h
i-t to., much Theil it WM thal thc
urcbase ol a new . an.
ieipated wuh dn luring
? dod nun'
Ulllol i
ci st a- gtvi li up w ni. mo M
n the old
: th"
?
I ?une i- uro
1- and m
[OU "I "lie ? I hlf'l
nm by theemploj
l hole Cll
rgy di
..| comfort with
u lability.
I bus wc ba lur
r ,,f women's lim
log the "Queen Qua
linnells paid tioin
I I,, |, foi then ?boes lind n, "Queen
pialn : shoe
f nm, il thi -,n-iii!e price of
l throw in
way. The "middle class" pundi ?
I IS
I ,,r mora, and, there! ira, have to be
oatentod a irtlcle1
, .,? the a.iin ot comfort aid
llthili theil I'-ach at .1 price within
ill tell you more
i.out "Queen Quality" from time te
Ima \,, one aim In mir city
hem. and a ? of theni
W P RICHARDSON,
\| , -. and I bird Hts
Dyspepsia
Remedy.
Thats All,
Except it
Cares Dyspepsia