Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-29
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
ST. JAMES sUNDAY-sCHOOL.

Festival of the Holy lnnocenis-lnterest estins
Services-Larso Attendance.
Yesterday was the festival of the Holy
among EpiscOpalians, the annual Sunday.
school celebration was given in st. James
church yesterday afternoon.
>The decorations of the church remained
as they were on Christmas, and to them
was added a very large Christmas tree,
placed in the northeast angle, between the
font and the organ, and hung with a great
variety of Christmas toys.
The church was greatly crowded, the
seats in the centre being reserved for the
children.
The exercises opened with a process
sional hymn, "Adcste Fideles," and this
was followed by the full choral service by
the school, after which was sung tho Sth
Psalm by the boys choir.
After the lesson for the day had been
read by the rector, DR.. knight, the Christ.
mas carol, "See, Amid the Winters
Snow" was admirably rendered, the solo
part by the choir and the chorus by the
school.
After the Creed and verscles and
Carol, Carol, Christians " had been rem
dered by the school, the rector delivered
q brief address on the birth of Christ and
the wonderfully benefcent results follow
ing it.
The boys choir then sang "Sleep,
Holy Babe" after which followed tho col.
Christmas hymn "Stars all bright are
beaming,' and the recessional hymn.
All the music, which was given under
fhO Iicoo%inn or Iok, <ho
ist, was we'll rendered, the choir especially
dren remarkably we'll, when it is remcm-
Dered that many of them are quite young
and inexperienced.
ton of gifts to the children, each Of whom
received book, picture, cards, toys OF
candies, as seemed to be best suited to
them. All present were delighted with
the entertainment.
Clliltiren's Meeting at st. Johns.
The children's festival at st. Johns
Free Episcopal church took place last
evening, the exercises being OF similar
character with those at st. James. The
church was very prettily decorated, there
being added to the Christmas decorations
a very large Christmas tree, brilliantly
lighted up and hung with c. very variety OF
toys and ornaments. The music was fine
and the gifts to the children were pretty
and appropriate. The audience was
large, every seat in the church being Oc-
cupied.
The older pupils received copies Of Ten
nysOn, Cary and other popular poets !;
the next division of the school were given
fancy boxes filled with paper and envelopes;
the next class of girls were given wax
dolls, the boys pocket knives. The infant
class were made happy by gum balls and
picture books, and all the pupils (26O in
number) were given packages of candies.
Police Cases.
Before Alderman Samson Yesterday
afternoon Patrick Burns, charged with
drunken and disOrderly conduct, had a
hearing and was discharged Oh payment
of costs. The charge Of assault and bat
terry preferred against him by f. S. Kurtz,
was also dismissed, kurtZ withdrawing
the charge OIL condition that Burns paid
the DOCTORS bill for sewing up the cut
which Burns had made above kurtz's eye.
Before Alderman Spurrier Frank Sher-
wood, charged with carrying concealed
deadly weapons, had !. hearing yesterday
and he was discharged. The complaint of
assault and battery which Sherwood had
made against Henry Good was also dis
missed.
Frank Conway, for drunken and dis
orderly conduct, was committed to the
county prison for GO days James Scanlan
for 10 days; James Arnold, VIM. Ryan
and VIM. Cook for 10 days each.
Before Mayor MacGonigle: A few
JoI I.,!o l.,
night and discharged this morning. Two
mitted.
Before Alderman McConomy Patrick
Burns, charged on oath of James Sellers,
a one-armcd man, with assault and bat
terry, had 4 hearing, and in default Of bail
was committed to answer at court.
Before Alderman Barr This afternoon
Patrick Burns, charged on oath of Officer
Cramcr with assault and battery, and re-
was committed in default of bail to answer
at court.
James Donnely, charged by Officer
was given a hearing, and in default of bail
was committed for trial,
Plant Club and Lecture Course.
The "Plant Club" +" will be organized on
Monday evening, Jan. Q, 1882, under the
auspices Of committee composed of J.
NJ. Davidson, j. G. Burrowes, b. A. Spin
dler and w. p. King. The course of study
Of the club will be continued through
twelve meetings and the committee have
arranged for a popular lecture for each
evening, beside tho regular club work.
The meetings will bc held in the hall of
the Y. NJ. G. A. at intervals Of two weeks.
The object Of the club will bc the study OF
scientific and practical botany, and the
following is the arrangement of the lcc-
ture course
Jan. 0, Organization, The Cell, w. p.
King Jan. 23, Tho Claims of Botany,
Rev. G. i. IIoupt Feb. G, The place Of
Botany among the Natural Sciences, Prof.
J. s. Stair Feb. go, Commercial Fibrcs,
c. Il. LOngeneckcr {; March 6, Fossil
Botany, B. n. Spindler March 20, Bot
any and Agriculture lecturer to be an
April 3, Insectivorous Plants,
J. G. BuTowcs April II, Geographical
Botany, Prof. II. X. Buehrle; May 1,
Botany and Medicine, DR.. S. +. Davis
May 15, Microscopic Botany, J. p. Nc
Caskey May 90, Economic Etymology,
Prof. S. S. Rathvon; June 12, Systematic
Botany and Review.
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