The somes below show FarmviHe's Principle Business picture in center was made in ?? 1940?MAIN STREET, FARMVILLE, N. C.?1940 In the heart of the Business District looking South from the Rouse Printery on the right and the Citj Hall on the left 1911 ? MAIN STREET, FARMVTLLE ? 1911 This picture is one taken of the East side of Main Street in Farm ville in August, 1911, when Farmville only had ten brick business houses, no water works, no lights and apparently no street com missioners. MAIN STREET?1940?LOOKING NORTH PROM BANK OP FARMVILLE ????? ' . i Twenty-Eight Years Ago In The City of Fannville ? * The oldest copy of the FARM VILLE ENTERPRISE was brought in by Miss Tabitha DeVisconti, di rected to Francis Marion Dupree, and dated May 2, 1912. A. C. Monk was publisher and general manager at this time, and G. A. Rouse, editor and assistant manager. Viewed with much interest in the office and by visitors, we pass the following items on to our readers for their enjoyment: An advertisement on the front page reads: "Hear Miss Carrie Bowen at Lady Turaage opera house Friday night, May 31, at 8:30. Miss Bowen will Be Assisted By Prof. A. E. Muil ? berger, Pianist. She has a fine voice, well trained- Admission 25 and 35 cents. Tickets on sale at Whe Iess' Drug Store." This ad calls to mind the evenings of fine entertainment m the Lady Tumage Opera House, over Turn age's store. The playhouse was named for the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Turnage, now Mrs. A. C. Monk, who was also the wife of Mr. Monk the publisher at this time. The favorite players were the Four Picketts, a popular stock com pany composed of Mr. and Mrs. Wil lis Pickett, their daughters, Grace, Lillian and Blanche, their husbands, pet bulldog, Tiny, and several actors of minor parts. The Picketts were mighty fond of the Farmville peo ple, who received them With great cordiality upon their week's engage ment each winter. The Picketts gave many Farmville people the opportunity of seeing the first dramatization of their favorite novels, Edna Earl, East Lynne, Le na Rivers Oliver Twist and other books and popular plays of the day. The opera house on these occasions presented a brilliant scene with the women in evening dress and wearing scintilating hair ornaments. A foil attendance was the rule at every performance and other social doings were postponed for the week of the Picketts visit to Farmville. They always "put up" at the Hor ton Hotel and were idols of the neighborhood children, who reenacted their plays for weeks afterwards in a miniature Lady Turaage opera house, built in the loft of the Horton Hotel Bam by Loyd Horton, who al ways played the part of. Mr. Pickett. His sister, Madeline, was Lillian, Novella was Blanche and Eva was Grace, with the other children of the neighborhood taking the other parts. These characters in the cast were never changed as the show went on from year to year. Chocolate almonds were introduced here about this time and every girl's beau had a box of these or othpr fine confection for enjoyment dur ing the shows in the Lady Turaage opera house. It wasnt just an oc casional thing, it was a custom to buy a box of candy with your the atre tickets and everyone ate choco lates at the abow. Many of fturmville's adults will tell you they saw their first moving pic tures in the Lady Turaage opera house. It-was the scene of all local talent shows, commencement exercis es, public speakings and such de lightful visiting entertainers as Polk Miller and his singers. The Hub Hardware Co; had a number of small ads in this issue; one a motor high speed washing ma chine, operated by hand, "which eas be run by a chfld"; a cat of a frisky hone calls attention to the Stylish v Harness the# carried; another al I mot* would make ice cream melt in your . j ?L3"* _ es on your needs in our line and we will be friends." D. R. Morgan, jeweler, had a NO TICE! in this issue. "One of Rich mond's leading Watchmakers and Jewelers who has served his time for 6 years at the Bench under an expert workman, has located in Farmville for the purpose of repair ing watches, clocks and jewelry, I am sure that I can give you better work and lower prices on watches and jewelry than you can get else where." W. M. Lang & Co. were demon strating a Pittsburgh Perfect wire fence. T. L. & W. J. Turnage Co. were selling tobacco flues with "a new fea ture, a damper in the smoke stack." The East Carolina Railway told citizens of a tri-weekly^ motor car service from Hookerton to Tarboro, with schedule. S. M. Pollard was advertising Fo leys Kidney Pills. W. J. Raspbery, broker, had a spe cial (value for customers in Eldean Pa .-iUt Flour. Beam an and Monk Bros, were an xious that everyone have a Refrig erator before hot weather arrived and wished that they could supply everyone with everything for their homes. Dutchess trousers were guaran teed by D. F. & R. 0. Lang, who al 30 insisted that "Warner's Corsets wear well, do not rust, break or tear. (We wondered how they knew). Austin P. Hamlin, Wheelwright and Blacksmith here for 40 years, was advertising the purchase of a new machine for repairing harness, covering boots and dashes of bug Igies. "Your drive horse neatly clip ped." - ~ ? 1 v ?? J. C. W Milord was sure tne Ding er sewing machine was the very best on the market. Watt Parker was telling the world through an ad of his livery feed and exchange stables, first class vehicles and team for hire. A report of the Citizen's Bank, signed by T. C. Turaage, cashier, be fore B. 0. Turnage notary, and with J. H. Harris, J. W. Holmes and G. A. Jones, directors, showed resources to be 163,70944. The Bank of Fountain's report signed by K. P. Wooten, cashier and R. A. Fountain, R. L. and G. W. Jefferson, directors, gave its re sources as $32,405.25. In the classified ad section, there are the professional card of E. M. Cox, attorney at law; Dr. Paul E. Jones, dentist; C. L. Moore, tinner and roof worker; Henry Reddick, shoe and bicycle repairing; Chestnut The above is a picture taken in Farmville in the summer of 1912, with W. C. Askew at the wheel of his new "Reo the Fifth", get ting ready to take some of his friends for a little spin in the, coun try, Standing at the doorway on the opposite side of the car is C. R. Townsend, while seated in the rear is John T. Harris and the late G. A. Jones. This handsome touring car was one among Farmville's first automobiles,, and Moore's shaving parlor; Life and Fire Insurance, sold by J. A. Mew born at the Bank of Farmville. THE ENTERPRISE had a Sub scription contest on at the time with a $55 buggy as the first grand prize; a $40 center needle sewing machine* second; third, a $35 Thornhill one horse wagon; fourth, $25 Traymore Suit; fifth, $17 Styleplus suit; sixth, a barrel of Merry Widow flour; seventh, a $3 pair of Manfcon thir teen button shoes for ladies. "Farmville's On The Boom" is the title of the poem Editor Rouse com posed in the 3912 issue, and reprint ed in this one. Quotations from the Farmville market prepared by T. L. & W. J. Turnage were given as follows; Spanish peanuts, $1.25; Wilming ton, $1.25; Young chickens, 25 to 35c; Butter, 30c; Eggs, 10c; Peas, $2.25; Country hams, 20c; Shoul ers, 15c; Bacon 12^c; Strict Mid ling Cotton ll^c; Middling 1114c. An'announcement of a concert by Mrs. J. Stanley Smith's music class, Tuesday evening, May 7, at Lady Turnage opera house. Prices 15, 25, 35c. Dr. C. C. Joyner had the follow ing announcement: "To my Friends and Patrons and the Public; It is with pleasure that I announce that I have returned from the city of Philadelphia, where, I have just completed a postgraduate course in Therapeutics, Physical Di agnosis, and Clinical Medicine and Genereal and Special Patljjjlogy at the Philadelphia Polyclinic and Col: lege for Graduates in Medicine. My office is still at my residence where I can be found at all times when not otherwise professionally engaged. C. C. Joyner, M. D. This invitation will be of inter est: Carr-Barrett Mrs. Mamie A. Barrett invites you to be present at the marriage of her - . _( daughter, Eula Belle to Mr. James P. Carr, Tuesday morning, June fourth, nineteen1 hundred and twelve at half after seven oclock, C h r i s ti a n Church, Parmville, North Caroina." We also note some interesting personals: Mr. Curg Barrett spen Sunday in Wilson. Miss Sallie Keel, of near here, is visiting friends in Wilson. Messrs. J. T. & Howard Harris have purchased a motorcycle. Mr. Jno. R. Davis paid Goldsboro a business visit Wednesday. Mrs. J. E. White and daughter, Miss Lottie, spent Tuesday in Wil son. Have your houses wired and save time and trouble in cleaning and filling lamps.. Miss Vernice Lee Lang has re turned home from the A. C. C. at Wilson for the summer. Rev. H. E. Tripp returned Tues day from a visit to friends in Wash ington. Mrs. Nan Smith returned this morning from a visit to her son, Mr. | JR. L. Smith, in Greenville. Mrs. J. H. Harris returned Wed- i nesday afternon from an extended visit to her parents at Murfreesboro. Her many friends regret to learn of the illness of Mrs. C. B. Mash burn, and all wish for a speedy re turn to heath. Mr. J. H. Darden, in company with :j Dr. Paul E. Jones and Misses Nellie Rainey and Rosa Moore, spent last Sunday in Wilson. Mr. J. Y. Monk, in company with his brother, Mr. A. C. Monk and Mr. W. J. Raspberry went to Raleigh Monday morning and returned in the afternoon in his handsome Stoddard Dayton touring car awarded him in the News and Observer contest, Her many friends are glad to learn that Mrs. Fannie L. Joyner has re turned from the hospital in Wash ington greatly improved in health. Her many friends will regret to learn that Mrs. Mary Lang has been very ill for the past week. Our sister town Greenville is not even in it with Farmville when it comes to winning an automobile, still we are glad she was able to bring up the rear# The Board of Aldermen invite those who haven't already done so to have their houses wired as soon as possible as they are now furnish ing the material at actual cost. Miss Tabitha DeVisconti attended the closing exercises at St. Mary's this week. She was accompanied home by her sister, Miss Sue May DeVisconti, who has been a student in this school. Among those of our city attending the commencement exercises of the A. C. G. at Wilson this week we note the following: Misses Mary Moye, Annie Laurie Lang, Louise Moye and C. P. Moye, Lenwood Perkins and Dr.; ; Paul E. Jones. Mr. and~ Mrs. J. Y. Monk and Mr. ; and Mrs. W. M. Lang went to Wfl- j son today to attend the closing exer- i cises of the A. C. C. They mads a i cross country trip in the handsome ] Stoddard Dayton touring car won by Mr.. Monk in the' News & Observer i contest ?=$ '???':?