The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-31
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LyNCHBURG.
THREE SHOWS rs wEEK-sLEIGH BELLS, Blu
SMALL COMFORT --CHRIs1MAS CELEBRATION
BY THE gUNDAY sCHOOLs-sT. PAUIS IN
DUsTRIAJ. sCHOOL-KNiGIITS OF HONOR
A REMARKABLE TRAMP THROUGH rue NOUN
TArNs--DK. j. A. TANNER-ANOTHER LYNCH
BURG BOOK FORTHCOMING.
correspondence OF The Richmond Dispatch.l
DECEMBER 30. 1880.
True TO the predictions OF your CORE
spandent, the snow that was merely spittini
st the time OF his writing Yesterday after
| eobn developed In the course OF last nigh
into regular heavy fall, that Is still In sol
blast. This makes the third deep snow. al
| l,ing on the ground together, aud In som
places piled INTO heavy drifts. The sleigh
are out this ~ morning, and the music OF thei
bells Is very merry; but pedestrians arr
scarce, and meet with much difficulty OF 10
comotioD. Already three or four inches
| fresh snow have fallen.
Yesterday afternoon and last night there
befelI a rare combination OF Sunday'schoo
Christmas celebrations. AT st. PauPl
church the occasion had special reference
TO the Christmas pleasure Of the children IL
attendance on the Industria school o
the parish. These are thirty In Number
representing all Christian churches, ant
they are under the charge OF number
lady members OF the church, OF which Mrs
n. NJ. Carson is president, and Mrs. Stepher
p. Halsey vice. president. The children arr
not only instructed IN the elements o
knowledge and i'm religious principles. bu
! IN sewing and other practical branches. Ii
addition to ordinary Christmas gifts eact
girl received new dress and pair OF shoes
and Mrs. $. ID. Preston, besides other gifts
gave each fine hiDdkerchief. Each, too
had a big bundle Of bon.bOnS. Addresses
were made by Rev. DR.. L. w. Hall, OF the
First Presbyterian church, aud Rev. +. )
Gregory, OF Epiphany Protestant Episcopal
church. Rev. Mr.. Carson conducted thC
exercises very gracefully, and the music
was fine and appropriate to the season. The
ladies also made u liberal present to tue
colored sexton, Wyatt McGraw.
AT the celebration OF the Sunday school Of
the First Biptist church, Hon. Thoma:
Whitehead delivered the address, IN the alb
sence, enforced by sickness, OF Major T. j
kirkpatrick, who had accepted an invitation
10 speak. Among other features OF the oc
casion was the presentation Of gOld-headeC
cane to Colonel james A. Hammer and an
other to Mr. William Il. freeman.
AT The Madison Methodist Episcopal
chapel, across the river. Mr. Richard Poi.
lard delivered the address, and at Grace
church Mr.. Gregory. There were also fes
tivaIs OF like character at the Methodist
chapel on Daniels Hin and az BropkyGIt
school house No. 9, and believe at several
OF the c)Iored churches. The children were
certainly in the fullest feather at all the
schools.
PaIadin Lodge, No. OF, Knights OF
Honor, elected LIST night the following Of
ticers for the ensuing SIX months: DIc'aiOr,
w. T. Scurry ViceDicratOr. G. K. Lewis
Assistant dictator, john Kinnear; Reported,
w. N. Seay Financial Reporter, Joseph b.
Page Treasurer, &. w. Price; Chaplain,
Rev. J. ). Hunter; Medical Examiner, DR..
Ben. III oxford; Trus ees, G. Oree A. KIN.
near. REGARD Pollard, ID. &. Guy. Mr..
Joseph +. Bower was elected representa-.
tive to The Grand Lodge, and Mr. j. z.
Williams alternate. This is very flourish
ing chapter OF the order. and its member
ship, a. the names above show, includes
some of the very best citizens of Lynch
burg.
Mr.. A. g. Dewitt, late OF the Ne,oS, has
j ust returned from remarkable trip made
Oy him, mostly afoot, through Bedford and
Botetourt counties. He was caught while
in his rambles by the late heavy snOw-storm,
but was n Dowise daunted bv it, and made
IL the occasion rather OF extended obserya-
ton OF mountain scenery and OF the effects
OF severe weather on the Improvements and
mechanical enterprises now In progress in
the james River Valley below Buchanan.
Some of his adventures were very start.
ling; aod the partial account OF them.
which he gives in the Ne,cS, shows both
brave spirit aud graphic pen. Such q
knight Grant would prove another Stanly
or McGaranan il he had the chance.
Dr. j. A. Tanner, OF the United States
navy. a son of tots city, ard distinguished
medical graduate OF he University OF Viz
GINA, has been detached for scientific re-
searches in connection with the National
Board OF Health, which Will be conducted
by him at Charlottesville, under Dr.. Cabel,
Of the University, who is president OF the
Board.
In connection with The appearance to-day
NJ Mr.. CraIghill's book 1t may be OF interest
TO state that another LyDcbburg publication
may be expec ed in due course OF time.
This will be a collection OF the negro char
acfer.ske rches by Mrs. Thomas S. Staples
which have appeared for some years past in
Magazine under the nom de
plume Of "Jenue WOoGviIie," and attract.
ed great and deserved attention. There is
one of them, en- PEASANT, in the January
No. OF that periodical. IL they are pub
lshed in book-form confidently Dredic
hey will have greater run and attain a
greater popularity even than "Uncle Re-
mus" TELEPHONE.