Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-27
DANTILLE.
A Good Christmas Can AccePied-the POST
OGloc-Daucing Clubs and aiusical-rwo Of
the Oid Men.

Gflcc-Daucing Clubs and lIusical-rwo Of
the Oid Men.
ICorrespondorce Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
DECEMBER -. 1854.
The first impression on awaking tins
morning was that the pickets had been
driven in and there was firing all along
the line. The determination 10 have
good Christmas has been evident for some
DAYS. and there hes been the expenditure
Of much money in bestOwing the cOmph-
ments Of the season, but It has not yet ap.
reared that anybody was determined %
have "a high old time. The family Christ
mas-tree il more the style than il has ever
been. The number Of people going out
from town 20 the country for the holidays
was so great that there was hardly standing
room on the Richmond train. and the Mid
land train. with an extra coach attached,
was crowded.
Rev. j. Y. bowman, native OF Fred
tricksburg, at present serving the Episco-
pal congregation at West Point, Va, has
accepted q call 10 be assistant to Rev.
George W. Dame. rector of the Episcopal
church here, and will enter upon duty the
Isl Of January
The number Of applicants for the post
ma,tership within the last few DAYS has run
up 10 six or ten. ! am informed that each
OF the applicants is quite hopeful.
nanciug.cluts are now the order OF the
day. There are the senior German Club,
the Junior German. and the Pierion, and
all are PROSPEROUS. Musical associations
are also the order of the dav. There is the
old Beethoven. and next the GOttschalk. a
new ASSOCIATION.
Speaking Of cid men, Mr.. William Ed
wards. Of the south of Dan, in Halifax
county, Is nincty-iiye years old, and rides
with comfort ten or fifteen miles on horse
back. and makes with point aud feryOr a
speech at Methodist SUmday-schOOl gather
inc. He was in the war Of 1912. aud served
in the rcgmeut Of Colonies Green and
Bacon. | think. Mr.. Jacob Blanc, Of the
1arbeNiilc section Of Halifax cOuJty. is nov
in his eighiy-fourih year, runs mill, aud
ride, horseback with ease and comfort to
Halifax Courthouse and back, n distance OF
thirty miles, and does IN the mean time the
usual courtyard standing and talking.
AT TIE EPISCOPAL RRIAGE
THROWN OVER.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.I
DANyILLE, Va, December %, 1884.
Services were held at the Episcopal
church Yesterday in honor OF the day. and
There wac present \ large congregation, In
which We're many members OF the other q.
nominations. The audience-chamber had
been beautifully set on with evergreen.
The services Of song consisted Of Nenitc,
Grcgorlan tone. No. 3; Gloria Patria, in + !;
lie ncum, in Il hat Jubilate, in G; Hymn
No. Il. Hear The Angels Sing" from
MendeissOhn; Nazareth. from GOunod /;
Hymn No. ~. "Come Al, Ye Faithful
from NdCsic Fidelcs; SanctUs. in b IA, /;
LYNN No 2o1, the euchalistic hymn, from
j. :. y. Hodges; GLORIA in EXcelS's, in
Il fat. And the undcr-song' OF all
these was very devotional and exciting Il
devotion. and so was the burden Of the
sermon Of the rector.
Yesterday, 40 the carriage OF MAJOR Ro-
bert Wilson. Of the county. wa, coming up
Union street. the horse became frightened
at the explosion OF torpedo and ran Oh.
A. they passed around the corner OF Union
and Nam the carriage was thrown over and
The driver was pitched some distance out
into the sueet and much bruised. The top
Of the carriage was somewhat broken. Mrs.
Wilson aud daughter. who were in the ear
rage. were much alarmed; but. strange TO
tell. they were not seriously hurt.
ALPHA.