The Virginia star., 1882-12-16
LOCAL NEWS.
DECEMBER 16, 1882
The Choir Concert.

cholrs. Every seat was occupied,
and many were compelled to stand.
The exercises were opened by an alto
solo and quartette by the choir of
the First Church. Rev. III. III Mitch
ell then delivered prayer. "Pralse
ye the Lord was then sung with fine
effect by the same choir, led by Mrs.
Matilda Robinson.
The following was the programme:
Manchester choir, "Watchman upon
the Walls" "In Judah God is
known "Sing unto God;" Second,
"Plead Thou my Cause" 20, how
Beautiful "One Thing that ! Ee-
sired of the Lord;" Ebenezer, awake
the Sound of Jubilee" "Happv is the
Man." "Shepherd of Thy Israel Lead
U.s." Fourth, "Awske and Sing the
Song" I'VE Roam Through Forest
Shades" "What Delight! What Joy
Rebounds !"
The First Church choir's tunes
were not announced, but they were
rendered with fine taste.
AS a rule, the sopranos and tenors
were decidedly inferior to the bassos
>pd altos. The former had ten
80 to shrek, while the latter were
I'VE Thare wSstormlY sweet and resonant
arano voices aQwever, some fine So
The ouartette he different cholrs.
u NJ Measra Jones any is the Man,
Misses Hucless and Chandeiley and
Ebenezer choir, was the most VI the
siastically applaudcd piece OF the er~l
ming. All did well in some OF tne
nieces-Manchester being the peer OF
The books from which they sang
were the Boston Anthem, Temple
Chanel Choir, Triumph, and others:
.a;se Mamie Osborne gracefully
preel'eu -ln organ, playing the
in and out: Welcome Home. Gratu.
latien, and Grand March in Tancredi
by Rossini.
1t was in every respect splendid
success.
E-e--o.aI- .na Locals.
Is fumOr0Q LudL OII ClUN
will soon have first class scandal
Indeed, the scandal mongers may be
seen seen at any time aerfghai fpifain~ '+-'"e all
Three brothers, Messrs S.
by name, from Boston. will soon es-
tablish an ice mandatory in this
city at the corner OF Canal and
Adams streets.
The Rev. DIR. J. L. nj, Curry.
formerly President of Richmond Col
lege, now Southern Agent for the
Peabody Fund, has been elected
President of the Board of Trustees
OF that College to fill the vacancy
eau i by the death OF the late Jas
Thomas. DR.. Curry Is true friend
Of the colored people, and we cannot
but Le interested in all that tends to
his advancement.
The colored Masons of Vir.
ginia met this week In Norfolk in
Grand Lodge session. Several prom.
inent Masons of this city went down
last Tuesday to attend.
MIR. William Bell, grocer, on
Broad street, below the Old church,
is polite and affable gentleman. He
does a good business, and deserves
success.
MR.. Samuel Jeter, of Peters
burg, is a first rate candy maker.
We not only saw some good speci-
mems of his work this week, but wit.
messed the process by which candy
is moulded into the shape of various
animals and then colored. Mr.. Jeter,
we learn, has more orders than he
can fill.
Mr.. Charles B. Roane, who
left the city few months ago for
California, will return home in few
weeks, where he will spend merry
Christmas with his friends.
Miss Leila Baugh, of New York.
will spend the Christmas holidays in
this city. She Is stopping at the
Globe Hotel.
DO you smoke? Buy the
'sCrack Shot Cigar 1t can't be beat.
1t will solace your sorrow, drown
your fears and inspire you to success
IN any undertaking.
Last Friday night party of
the ladies of the Leigh street A. M.
K. Church, surprised Rev. VIM. w
Brown, their former pastor, and filled
his larder with several nice hams and
other edibles.
Mr.. Mortimer Bowler, ST.,
has returned home looking well, at-
ter an absence of six months.
We are sorry to say that Mrs.
J. Anderson Taylor is quite unwell,
and has been tor several montbs