The Farmville herald. [volume], December 13, 1907, Image 1

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HIE FARM \ll J _.E
HONOR FOR lill PAST, lilli' TOR nil PRESENT, HOPE KU: lill-: FUTURE.
XVIII. PARMVILLE, VA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, .907. No .,#
TOWN DIRE-CTORY.
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NiTY OIIT-CTORY.
Lee & Thompson
Attorneys at Law
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JAMES LYONS
I Hill,
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WA i K :
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
. S WING,
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<J#ird Coanly, Va.
?arc.
\lT C FRANKLIN
WV,
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M^(J- md
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You Run
No Risk 5
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W. T. BUNTON,
CLOTHES OF QUALITY
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PROVE.
Richardson & Cralle,
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ESTABLISHED 1S(VT
PLANTERS BANK OF FARMVILLE
FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA
STATEMENT CLOSE OF BUSINESS DECEMBER 3, 1907
Resources
loans and Discounts.$ 327,616 69
Slocks and Bonds. 68,485 36
Banking House, Kcal Estate, Furniture and
Fixtures . 18,267 26
Cash and due front Banks 71,657 47
$ 486,026 72
Liabilities
Capital Stock.$ 50,o00 00
Surplus and Profits. 75,213 34
Deposits. . 257,813 38
Bills Payable and re-discounts . 103,000 00
$486,026 72
H. A. STOKES, President
VV. G. VENABLE, Vice President
<OFFICERS>
VV. P. VENABLE, Cashier
WALKER SCOTT, Asst Cashier
J.J. WAI.KKK
H. A. STOKES
Directors
W. T.CLARK
S. VV. PAULET!
H. C. CRUT!
A. E. CRALLE
II. E. WALL
THIS BANK HAS ISSUED NO SCRIP
With the Largest Capital and Surplus of any Bank in this section, and Forty Years of successful
and continuous operation, we offer depositors absolute safety for their funds. Accounts of farmers,
merchants and all others invited.
We Pay Interest on Time Deposits
Safe.Deposit Boxes in our New, modern Fire and Burglar Proof Vaults for rent.
SWEDEN'S KING DEAD
3eople Mourn Venerable and
Well Beloved Monarch.
.HOLE C0U.NTRY BOWED II GRIEF
scar Qaatal \<liil|>lie, llnUr o( I irm
Iniiaj. >,,,- II,i_ua In 111. ->liail a.
GMtaf v. '-wini tin- r.-i.|.i.
I rn- the l'alli.rlniiil."
STOCKHOLM, I' r ll ,
dead here. The
monarch oe
iircil Iii the royal apartment "f tho
?
rounded hy tbe m<
family, Including the
? phla innl the crown fi
?
ate, tl ? ?? end bad
(treat
? ?.I w ith bowed
.?irfiil ??
the death of their well
Tin- whole country la bowed in grief,
ir Kliii; i Keir w:a
?in ii ruler of bia i .I en
!.i tin-in :is nu li;
onal friend. When thi
i tin- i
?
KIXO \: v.
.?ni a.f angn
t multitude, innl ma
illetln waa
tinned
it, innl
in '"
blood
?
'lu- tucceaalon to the tlir.
. ?'
i of tl"- ' '. np of
i couuctl of Itat? tilt- lu-vr kins i""W
I the oath of allegiance under tbe true
: of Gustaf v. and adopted the motto,
"With Hie People l'..r thc Fatherland."
The prlncaa th?-n ? th af al?
legiance, and the new menard ie
?
data
The Inst hour-- of tho expiring mon?
arch were paaaed in uncoasclo
And up to tbe end he fare no
re.-oKiilzlng tho...- nhout bim. 'I be
wa. grief stricken be.
could not bid ber farewell.
1 h. body "!' Kla| 0* nr I.
?ii-d, as the funeral pi
delayed for a fortnight Queen
i, wife of Klnu Gustave, baa
arri red from England.
Kin* Oscar - - n ame of the
nu?t iiitere-- iropean
nt from Napoleon'.
? li.ti.-, bia gi
gantlc atatnre and bia family con nee
:;h many of the otnei
i combining to glre
him nn Intel ma 11 ty. lils
truly democratic babita hare made bira
? ?
KHriletl him morn fl. ii father (lian fl
monarch. It waa Kim; Oacar'a devo
ti'in to the ci iii.it attract
ed the attention '.f both the foiled
ind Great Britain when the two
countries were framing tbe olney
arbitra?
tion, the iioa ii ii i. -i it naming King <??
car ns Anal arbitrator should those
ding the two countries fall to
Itl.h l.lrl Millaa I.. II.- I airrarr.
cm e AGO
ne, daughter
..f the multimillionaire Iron manufac
otendi ia. be?
come ii farmer ls arousing much inter?
est lu Chicago Mis- (rune, who bas
been deaf and dumb from hirth, Is
She is about
to finish :i thi In agrl
ii the lui.?
at Madison, w hi- h she hus attended
linn..- of Priia i.l.n.-.- Iliiriii-il.
BYRA.'! SE N \ !?
I'nii iii. h. .-. un orphan Bay
nm f..r lioya located Just west of the
burned to tbe ground.
|.2a*a.000.
I'he 1 .">"_* lumati fruin four to
onitecii ped without
njiir.T. i their personal ef
?
Tlirlr \il.lia -,?<-. I aa. I.Hliitr.l.
Al BURN, v ^ I. l' An uiisiic
-essfiii attempt was made t" ?
I'oi'i Aui.urn prison by three prison
.ra, Who -.-d by the guard t
ifter nn hour's search. The pii
re .linii.-s Broderick, Eddie .Mc
'.nu Dixon. ,'l
Notice to Our Cu.tiimeis. i
- I io announce that \
- i. v - Honey and I ar )<>r coughs, s
olds au.l luni: timi! fated ,
i I'ure l-'oiiil and Drug (,
ns ii" opiates or other
armful drugs, and we recommend it
Idren mu.I
! lit- Wiii-ton Prc "
mil Syrup, thc d
dive, stimulates, hut
ot irritate. Il is thc bast Laxative. n
luaranteed or your i.ey lack. The ^
Viuston I >rug
DEATH OF MRS. TAFT.
Willina nf \lriini.ii 'lnfl. Vi'iralnr, nf
U ur I nili-r l.rnnl.
MU.lil BY, IO. Death.
which bad l?? ? il hour?
ly fa ar a wick pas!
from the hcilsiale of Marta
Taft, ma.ther of William II. Tuft, sec
retary of war, Mrs, Taft s
widow of Alphonse Taft, sei retnry >.f
war and attorney general
ed States under President Grant and
later minister to Austria and ll
Mrs. Taft was attack)
with acute Indigestion, lind o .
iwn of her i .
Sell f..||..Wl-a|.
: aft ls survived by f..
ilicn. ..r whom Secretary Taft is tie
Tbe two ot
iv W. Taft of tbe Ni
of Strong ft i 'adwallader, and
founder and bead of t
Behool I ? Watertown
The daughter, Fanny I... N ti
of Hr. William A. Eda
; l
- lative is her stepson, former
of tin- ( ina'Inuall Tillies Still'.
CODY'S LITTLE YARN.
II..ar ll...,..- a al I lli.ln'l I.cl Ilia- ll. or
ll ii ii 11 nu lli._-.
DENVER l
yaru about Theodore lt"
"Buffalo Bill" Cody, "thm bas
been printed. When tin- presldi
cut bunting the last time the expedi?
tion w;is bard up for be ii
guide, Goff, went t.. tin- president and
Mid: I know a m.ni who bal
good lioar dogs, I will -
-.-e him.' Hut thc 111:111 turned down
lin- guide.
?' I w III go over and sec him my
sldent, :inal i
Nothing doing,' ..Hil (he owner of the
I io you know who I um'.'' de
nanded the president 'I ara tl
dent of the finical S'
?? 'Well.' replied the doj
loll'! cale II il 11 ii
.1 n if iou wen
??.ii You couldn't li.'
Ind the pre*
leal tin- .I.._r a.vv ncr knew Iii-- ..vv n
? went bach ta. iii
..ld the story with much - ! \
NEW JERSEY'S CHAIR.
ina. rln ill 1.li.vanni tn Hi- iii.
I I.-. Iin.iilr.l In -
TRENTON N 1 !??
c nf the New I
'llsaall Bl this j
rations for tbe execution of S
i Giovanni nn Italian murderer whola
- limier sentence to be ?
rltbln th?- ning at ml Inlght
lunday. Thia will be tbe drat
utioii ii. and j.
niy the persona who have been
.
now nt what boar the condemned r>
Ij
Ciovaunl's COU nae! has not yet nhnn- b
hopi Of Retting a rep.
nd he wilt make a tlnul eff"!f to
ava Governor stokes interfere, it Ia .
nown that the ?? ll not take J,
luci- wlthtu the next twenty-four
nour.. # no baa
of all tin- executions In sim?
? gaged to conduct tbe fl
ina in tlie electric chali
H. numil I ur llnan'a >nm I nu I Inn.
SEW YORK, I. m Norman I'
member "f tlc- l>
tlonal committee for Ne
while bi _? r?.11 to
attend the meeting of the committee
mi Thursday, thal the nations
ventlon w.aiiiii i?. held either in st.
I'lllll Ol ' I lc -s;| i. J i b
il enoogh ai
no laid for lt. Ile
mi .1 Bryan
lu- nominated fur president ;.'
iii"! beard nianj prominent
?
mi the ticket. ?'The demand fe
.
Illa; ?. h....ii. r Hum. al -.rn.
NEW YORK, I'.
? I lo her I"
rhtasd np ihe ocean f
? ? .
:...ut i-si mi:.-- -..nth ?
nut.- while it Inspired w ith fe n h.
? wu tn tin- biasing ship, but
found tli.it the a-rew bad tefl
l aaltaala Hi lava n ? raab
NEW fORK, Dec :? Hunted f<>i
a af tVV'.l
n Arthur V
Miller innl other
hniond, Vs . on ?
ii.nnd.
* . hy two
tilp I.a
i
1 ' ...<l I ? .1 I I..'1 "'I
MANCHESTER.
?
m, a.l.h.-s
? ii th.- furtbi
from A mer li
ll..nil. ai-iili-nrf Iii I ia ni-nia (nae.
HAHN VIM
ami her 'iiaril".
-
? part in a
il.it hy whi.h the
A Dangerous Dea I
illyi ls
age of liver ami bowel func
kiy end thi.
itliout diaagn I >r. |
Itch eared In ?" ic
Lotion. Never fail- v
i,|.| cy ll ' I rotc A ? '.. . DrUgf,
mo.
MANY ON GRIDIRON.
Merry Banqueters at Wash?
ington Quiz Noted Men.
F..H.I...NKS AND BIS COCITIIL
ll ....se a .ll it,,,| \nlliri- l.ii.lr. linne
In I .ir a.|,?ri. ,,( |-,,? Malo , .
Muifl?I ..ri. laini mill \\ nil
?ii-ai BaaT-r,
WASHING i<>.\. Dec. IO, I he Grid
?
ll
not il I
? I up for the
Ith, when IV
?
? -I banquet li.ill "i tin- \.
? 11 i 11; i ry
cocktail Preal
dent I'iiii'l'.inl.s bore tlc I
'il
M r
?
"f I.lillie
-s III nulli;.
that ni"
"John I ai,irk- j
? that .
Washington threw .1
.1 not
to be a nature fake, clary
Corfelyou bad thrown f_
i In the ntfltmle of
brought laughter, .
? We w .ii u"w drink
I'lnniv annonn ? he efl
cr he hud got to their feet Yin
retarj 1 iut"r Knox
1 ben waa sung b ditty wi
with tba
poaalbllltlea. A song
hnlratlaaii to the vi
? -. hilt kindly
"III thut with lt :
1 wanting 1
Identlal game of t'
Another saaiig told I
I 'eiiioiratlc governor, bad met
Bryan tai a to face, and t'
? I a presldi 'lal hourn,
lvenlr was a col
? d hy
lUtborlty of the <;rii!Ir->n 1 "ib (.'lear-'
- "-Istlon. Taara was a j
each course, and
et forth a hit of humor.
liver lead, to dir
.
. bole sj --teni. I ion.
tone I,
DatipaUoQ. g,
.Vat.aa an* I'rraldrnl Talk Monrj..
WASHINGTON, Dae 1" President
reit and Thomas Watson, tim
Populist ca nd ida fe for president In
ed tbe currency question
il luncheon nt the White I
Mr, Wataon set forth hi. views In fa?
vor of die government Issuing green
Ililli, notes nn.lcr authority of an old
statute paned at tim time of tbs civil
war, which, be declares, ls still tn
I lc preeldeat waa much Im
.- Ith his idea, lt ls said.
Iltllerr Url a ru I lia With Mlaa .joata-lll.
ASBURY PARK, N. J. rte,-. 10.
< ?tlia er Th.unus Broderick la returning
" Ith Mis. i. u, tim
ia betag
I in the home of a
aral miles from Halifax. N <
ll went to North Carolina re?
cently to accept n paisltinn as u liouiM..
"ii a plantation. In letters to
? - I licit she lind to
endure great hardships and had ix-a-u
"lied
i iplaalaa Clea** Steal i-iaai.
ALLENTOWN, Pa . Dec 10. I
a I'.ittciy of nine boilers in tbe drsw
srtment of the American steel
anal Wire company bera blew up, in
st;itilly killing two men and injurlug
t'.o others, one of whom died three
? .la.iiu ijyrus.
i
tn ed In tbe shut
vu of the entire nilli, throwing
ploymeal
Aalo Wrecked br Trnlla-r.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. IO An au
? alng M
the weil known
?
b of Ardmore, a lo Darb,
rtely wrecked in a
D with n trolley car here The
iroroen were thrown out of thi
md, while i v .bock
tbout li.jury.
raak kara .???- la Dyaaailta lt.
Ki II EN Et i _D1 lo
. a Ojo pound safe
rom tlie Imi: A Sparrow's
' carried the
palled explo
with *-.-.<> in caah
?
I 1,1 en Iii s.raraae.
S> lt Ml SK. N I I he lo
- w tm h.ul srranged bene
iniiii.es for lust night cancel'
? ! announced that tl i
S Ith the order of the chief of
??? their boone
night
Ilr. ? lea-lntiil Hon Dna.n br Trala.
Kl i:i BEN. II.1.1. ' f?r
? ? tor of
'i and killed
I here
train fa
Phonograph.
la only one that
?ind s?',!,| hy Hunt. For a
ma- present it can't lie l*at the
hole family will enjoy it 1_ months
i the year." We carry a full stock of
AHEARN JISHISSED.
Governor Hughes Ousts New
York Borough President.
GRAVE ABUSES 1.1 ADHMST1...TI0.1
...tor, It Ia ll. i.l. B?aPM - .' i
Illa llatr Ia Allum In* lll._rari-fiil
.latia of Affalra In Srlrup
olla of Kroylre Slate.
ALBANY, N. Y.
Hugill', hus :
Ident Ahearn of the Borough of Man
hiittan, willah COI
New York city.
'Hie condition of disrepair a
la-, t which President Ahearn permitted
to ol.tain tn the streets of Now York,
especially th"* li asphalt, ls
the principal gnni nd upon whl
eranr Hughe.. I.uses tils action, but ho
alludes to "grave abuses In the admin?
istration of the bureau of public build?
ings and oflia'os," ono of tho 6
Hade. Ahearn's Jurisdiction.
The governor take, pains to cull nt
tenllon to tho fact that pel-sot
ruptlon waa not alleged or |
against tho ls,rough preside!.'
ls," he say., "lt ls not shown and lt ls
not claimed that be has converted pub
ty or property to his own u-o
or has personally profited tn an un?
lawful manner Ly his ofliclal COI
"Ju.tho to Mr. Ahearn reqatl
governor continue., "that this should
he stated emphatically si '
understood. Hut that docs not end the
matter. A borough :.s has
been .lld, ls removable upon cl
And without attempting to stale com
prehen.lrely whit COOdOCt bearing up?
on character or fitness might ta re?
garded as a proper aubject of charge*
lt ls clear that a charge will
breach of duty.
"There may be, of curse, technical
hrnacheaj of duty or omissions of midi
relative lncoaaea.nencd that, although
public obligation may not have been
strictly, lt bas been substanrlslly pei
formed, and removal from ofllce would
not be Justified. The gravity an d
parative Important-,; of the breach of
a matter for the consldi
of ths ot*
rsmoTsl. But If there has boen i
mlnlsf-stlon In matters serloti.ly af
feating the public welfare anal
breach of official obligator. I
removal ta clear, albeit (beta ls no
proof of peculatloii
honesty."
1 nt Abeam served na atato
senator contlnuou.ly from
He wa. elected irastdent of Msnhat
lan borough In lf03 snd re eic
IHO. for a term of four years, expiring
Dee li, '
Here's Good Adv rc
<nov? ii merchants of Le i
- "If you i
sith piles, apply Huck
?-sive. It cured me cf them for gool
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