Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-12-29
Correspondence efthe vlLEinian
Christmas Coming '-Faiis-- Benevolence and
Desutution-The Heavy Fund Jesuit Gun
ning--"Fanny Tern" speculatons The Broad
way Fire-Pecoadilloes & Population Items

ne nohdhNS are coming. laftohds OF ever
greens in the streets, floods of fierce wooden war
riors and fascinating rag babies in the shop win
dnws, proclaim its advent. This year, there i.
an unusual number of Ladies' Fairs. institution.
which turn conseerated buildings into shaving
shops aud fair ladies' into relentless sharpcrs
Money is too tight Just now to be extracted 10y
any common means, for benevolent purposes
nothing will do il but the magnetism of woman
bright eyes; under that magic influence, the dir,
appartions Of Failure and Famine vanish from
the sight and the dcyotcc j. ready 10 empty Ii
purse for pinoushion or n bon bon. No smal
amount Of money is realized by these undcrtak
hugs, for worthy ends. A Fair i Icing held bt
uptown ladies, for the purpose Of presenting O.
new chapel n IA Ladies' Memorial To Bisho,
Wainwright Individual churches are doing
great deal for the poor III this time OF extremitr
$500 was taken up at one collection, in Dr.
Smiths Church. Fourteenth St, for the use q
the Church Missionary Association. which opcr
ates among the poor of the city The number
Of unemployed laborers has now become SO large,
and their necessities 50 urgent, TINT meeting
yesterday held in the Park, 10 consult as to
what measures could be taken for relief. 1t was
resolved to hire room for meeting. aud to solicit
subscriptions from the business men of the city,
To be distributed among applicants according to
merit. There seemed to be, in the minds of some
present at this meeting, bitter feeling against
those who were able TO live in undated luxury,
while many were in danger of starvation.
lately happened to become aware of the cNis-
tencc of II munifeent provision made for the poor
children Of Brooklyn by former citizen, now
deceased, named lleany, or llealey. He left AN
immense estate. the annual income of which was
10 provide the poor school Children of Brooklyn
with shoes aud other articles of clothing during
the three winter months. The estate Is managed
by Board of Administrators in which Catholics
hive the maioriiy,aud by their efforts the bcqucst
hns been diverted almost entirely 10 the benefit
of their dcnominational institutions espec ally
the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum. The tcs-
tator was IA poor boy many years age, serving ON
II farm in mental capacity, aud suffered himself
the hardohips Of poyerty. He bought n large
tract of wild lund in thc ancient town of Brcnck-
lin, n> he grew up and accumulated little money.
lie was laughed at for wasting his hard earnings
on such worthless land, but, regardless of the
world opinion, he built little hut in the centre
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money inculculahe. He died, at last, rs all men
must, leaving hi fortune to be il perpetual Poor
fund, under tha control of eleven Administrators,
slN Of whom are Roman Catholics and FIVE Pro.
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