The Virginia star., 1882-12-16
DoyrzETTI CLUB.

following officers in their reorganiza-
tion: w. /. johnson, President and
Manager: John III. Grimes, Musical
Director; r. J. Chiles, Secretary and
Treasurer; Misses Maggie Farrar and
Rachel Luckadoe, Pianlsts. In adj
dition to those mentioned above, the
following are members; Misses Sophia
Walker. Emma Walker, Ada Johnson
Fannie PAYNE, and Maria Cooley;
Messrs. Nicholas Walker, Andrew
Bowler, Daniel Taliaferro, William
Duke. Samuel Robinson and Lewis
Stewart. Now with this array of
good singers what is to prevent ihis
we'll known club from reaching the
hiohest standard of musical excel-
lence? Nothing. Then let them go
hard at work to attain that standard.
LITERARY ENTERTAINMENr.-The
attention Of all lovers OF intellectual
improvement Is called to the feast
that will he served at the Fifth street
Baptist Church ON Tuesday evening,
December &c, by five students OF
Lincoln University, Pa, when the
following programme will be pre-
sented: The Power of Influences,
Mr.. r. Ell. Roberts f; The Hope of
our Race, Mr.. G. w. McGuin !;
Christian Education Africa's Salva~
tion, Mr.. S. S. Sewer; Equip Your
selves, Mr.. w. r. Lawton, Jr.; The
Evils of Intemperance, Mr.. E. +. Eg-
gleston.
The Donizetti Club will be present
to enliven the occasion with some Of
their best pieces, which alone should
be a guarantee for a pleasant even
ing.
Come and enjoy yourselves.
Admission: Single ticket, Is; Lady
and Gentleman, 25.
WHERE TO BUY.-We cannot men
ton all the good places and people
mentioned in our list of advertise
ments where Christmas and other
goods may be had. They are too
numerous to mention but before you
start out to buy just take VIRGINIA
STAR and look over the list. You
can then tell where to 90, and we
guarantee that you will be properly
treated at any establishment adver-
tised in these columns.
TGnUERTITPE CTTAPDC FESTTV Al
The fair of the L'Overture
1Guards has been well attended and
es nnized. Mrs. Matt Hope Miss
Robinson,end Maria Cooley, Irene
the refreshmeLucy Clay conducted
Guards visited thsles. The State
week. We congratuladnring the
Johnson and his company 0antain
success. :
! Encouraged by the success Of tn
past two weeks the Company wi
hold their fair one night next week
Wednesday, Dec, Goth at Harris
Fall, when they hope to have th
clsptinned patronage of their friends
Y r. T. Hill & Co., on Broad nea
Thlrd street, has one of the fines
= lots OF Christmas goods In the c,ty
Ihls is new bookstore onened r,
> two OF our most worthy young col
r ored men. Let all our citizens call
examine their goods, and give then
Rev. cambridge Bush died at tn
N1r%b caua~o1 x-noIxc o~o He xvou
Baptist minister, a native of Esse
county in this State, and emigrate
to the State OF Ohio forty years age
He was the father of Mrs. Binga, wit
of our much esteemed friend, Eide
A. Ringa, Jr., pastor of the Firs
Baptist Church of Manchester. Mrs
; Binga has the sympathy of the con
munitles of the two cities in her a.
| fiction.
t At Geo. A. II Hundley's, the old r,
liable stand on Broad street, is th
place TO buy bargains in Christina
goods.
Rev. r. Wells has returne
home, ana hlled his pulpit on Las
J Sunday
The attractive steeple of the Eber
ezer Baptist Church has received il
) "Cross and Crown" and when fin
ished, and the scafold struck, will
} d thing of beauty.
Randolph & Englishs, on Mai
street, near Governor, looks like
fairy palace, SO many and various ar
the beautiful things to be foun
there. FAIR dealing and polite treat
ment is the motto of this old and re
nowned establishment.
Miss Leila Booker has left the cit
for California. She leaves here
large circle of friends who will mis-
her genial presence.
Macon's grocery, on Broad street