The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-20
Letter from staunion.

Correspondence OF The Richmond Dispa,ch.I
q OLD FOLKS CONCERT y CITIZENS MEETING :
SALES OF STOCK ENTERTAINMENT AT THE
WESLEYAN FEMALE INsTITUTE-CoLD SNAP.
sTAuNroN, April 10, 1875.
The cold Folks Concert" given at the
institution for the Deaf, Dumb. and the
Blind on last Friday night was one of the
most pleasant and enjoyable affairs of the
kind we have ever attended. 1t was gotten
up under the auspices Of the Young Mems
Christian Association, and was participated
| 10 by the finest amateur singers, male and
female, Of our city. The audience was the
largest We have seen at any entertainment In
staunton. Every available space In the large
chapel at the Institution was filled.
The program m, consisted of aye sacred
aud ye worldly soags' which were wont to
delight the music.Iovng ears of our ances-
tors in the year ITO. The costumes, we have
been told, were In strict accordance with the
most fashionable. standard Of that day. and
ne are fully of the opinion that however
tyranncaI fashion may be at the present day
it certainly never was more so than 10 the
good old days of our grandmotherS. But
however much the costumes of those days
may outrage our sense of the becoming, we
cannot withhold our praise from the sweet
ness and heart. moving pathos of such songs
as "Auld Lang Sene," "Robin Affair.""
"Auld Robin Gray" - The Irish Emigrant's
Lament" &C.
The stock-sales ut the Fair Grounds on last
Friday morning were not very largely at.
tended, but those who were there meant
business, and the sales aggregated 81, 1850.
The stock sold was as follows: One cow by
j. Sheets to Nj. G. Hartman for S33; one
horse by Ii. n. Teaford to NJ. G. Hartman for
500. Messrs. Lavell & Myerly sold to NJ.
G. Hartman 20 two cattle at $40 per
head, and also to the same purchaser IS
yearings at Sl2 90 per head.
There was another meeting held at the
Town Hall on Saturday night in the interests
of manufactures. Joseph A. Waddell was
called to the chair. The committee appoint
ed to report on the advantages Of Staunton
for manufacturing enterprises made their
report, which was adopted. On motion Of
Colonel ii. G. Hartman, committee of FIVE
was appointed to solicit subscriptions for
the erection Of an iron-furnace at Staunton.
Like committees were also appointed for the
erection of q paper-mili and a wheel and
spoke-factory. The meeting adjourned to
the 9Th of May, when the different commit.
tees will report their progress.
IUeSe IueellUSS nave uOuullesS uoEc uuCu
good in directing the attention of our own
citizens, as we'll as of persons elsewhere, to
the advantages we possess ; but it would
seem that they have now accomplished all 10
that direction they can, and any further
advancement must be the result OF the COM
bination of individual enterprise and CAPT.
tai. We have bad talk enough; now let's
have work.
A very pleasant private entertainment was
given by the pupils of the Wesleyan Female
Institute on last Saturday night, which your
correspondent had the pleasure Of attending.
The Rotations by the young ladies OF French
and German pieces we're very we'll done, and
the exercises in calisthenics were admirable.
The young ladies, dressed in picturesque
costumes, and going through the manual OF
their exercises with ease and gracefulness.
presented very pleasant picture to the adj
hiring e. es of the lookers-on. The addition
of some most excellent vocal and iuStrumen-
tai music served to make the evening pass
very pleasantly.
Doubtless the cold blast which began to
blow upon us here in the Valley last Friday
has also been felt 10 your city. The cold con-
tinued to increase steadily all day Saturday,
accompanied by high winds, and on yester-
day Sunday morning the mercury was at
10 degrees above zero, and remained below
80 during the whole day. This morning the
weather IS much moderated, but is still cool.
| It Is feared that all the fruit has been killed,
and certainly all the early gardening has been
rendered useless. MAX.