"Beady laid an egg." That was the startling news an nouncement tliat Georgia Beasley made In The Farmviile Herald of fice. Tuesday morning. Beady is the chicken with four legs that Jack and Georgia Beas ley. fourth grade students at Farmville Elemental y School, have raised from a chick. Given to them by their uncle. A. J. Wood, of Buckingham. Beady came to the Bcaslej children with the promise tliat such a chicken, with normal legs and two small legs tucked above tin normal ap pendages. wouldn't n. e for more than two weeks Well, Beady is about six months old now and she has and an egg. It wasn't a very large egg." Georgia said, "but Beady made a nest in a dog house and laid it there. We found it Monday morn ing." Georgia and Jack Beasley are the children of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Beasley, who live two miles east of Farmville. It is strange that Beady chose 'i r\ rj'j VlQMCjJ tfj CiilCrCV" * lit- 1 '.4 ' • ’ •
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