The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-19

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ir-uvg,S eg>ERAL SYNOD (soCTH)-FAEMS
Al AUCTION, 81.
lr.,rr.,,.uG.lce Of the Richmond Dlspstchl
>-ArxroS, February Is, 1876.
The dramut! &c performance Ut tue " estern
IIn.,jc A,yium "Wednesday evening was
novelty 10 the visitors. though theatricals al
ina. Institution are no novelty TO the pa
ii,gt,. being Of regular occurrence. Inc
STAR. on tn" night 10 question hio an extra
ory4mcn'a,i1u IN the shape oil Two plaster
s,,,,,.>. Of n.it iuc-slze, winch had been eX-
humod somewhere by the stage manager,
who i, q Iritcu'. wth q good deal OF TASTE,
and washed Nj Tor The OCCASION. Staunton
society always kindly contributes from
two 10 four sectors 70 the strength OF the
r .t,.r company, and Wednesday night was
tn 6tJut of one Of lis l0vel,est members as
Gertrude, in The Loan Of Lover" She
pi.y.d it With grace and Tivacity that re-
minded me OF that Richmond idol OF former
Glys, Mrs. Charles Howard, whom she much
resembles Our" MR.. farley played Peter
So, ke with great bunor. Stanton IS alive
viii events" Tonight there Is Leap
Year ball, given by The Indies Of Whist is
called The TruCdlcBcd Club The name
ha, been adopted on account of the youth OF
j., members, and because, while they are
pretty cuough. they are not just yet old
enough 10 love. At Grange Hall there is to
be 4 concert for The benefit Of st. Francis
church by Professor Gonzalez and lady, OF
New York.
Stanton sp,uds Sunday like she does
everything ei,e--A fast. In the morning there
ar seven white and three colOred churches
going, Rhirh have beea prefaced by Sunday
scho1!s You hardly get out Of them before
Juvenile Trmqlars' Sunday meeting at the
ha.l on Augusta street picks you up, at :
O'Clock. and directly that is over temperance
prayvr.nretiug a. the same hall lays hands on
YOU. ~ YOU get out OF this il is about 4
O'Clock, and The Young Mems Christian As.
ISOLATION, Whose rooms are only four doors
Of on the .aInv street, has gendarmeS out
10 WAY ay you and take you ~ 10 hear them
sing those Sweet, winnowed hymns" and
10 get some good advice. Ii you have
escaped auy OF these shares and gone for
WAX into the suburbs you will fiud these
lIi'itil, IN III, shape Of chapeiS aud Sunday
schools hidden along the country roads just
outside, aud run by city men who 90 out
there 10 lay Tor sou. At night there is such
banging OF churchbclls on every side as
rcliIy drafens YOU. We ought TO be q good
people in S!au0ton. and we think We are.
Mr.. James l.. Morrow has given up the
SUPPLEMENTARY 0! the Middle division OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, and taken
diicrcnt service with the company. Both
iAc Eastern and Middle divisions are now
one, under The management of Mr. George
:. Nrlhcrlanj, former assistant general SUI
perintenacnt.
Tramp>, white and colored, are becoming
numerous aud dangerous in the vicinity Of
town. This week they have broken open
Inc residence OF Mr.. Henry Cotton in the
Daytime and carried OF his clothing, and
one went into the residence Of the Mis- es
hsyho!Cs, near town, at night, and badly
frightened them by demanding lodging. He
HsG on Inc ladies' screaming for assistance.
The General Synod OF the South Of the
lutheran Church will meet here May 26th.
ne Lutheran congregation here intend
toucnInS up the interior OF their church edi-
hee ioT their reception.
;, II lheFt are any people in your vicinity
.A'! want 10 buy Valley land they can come
~ augusta county. Last court-day there
were Twelve farms up at auction-an occur
renee which would never have taken place
pul Tor The hard times. The land may be
"9uSht nov at really reas onabie prices.
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