Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-13
ANNUAL MEETING
OF TIE PETERSBURG MUSICAL Asso-
CATION AT THE ACADEMY.
u~rc,t If the President-Finnncisi Con-
dition Satisfactory--Pieassp Rccoi-
Iections OF tho Festival.
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rrorre.pondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.I
PETERSBURG. VA. June ~. 1890.
Tho Petersburg Musical Association held their
annual meeting tonight in the Academy Oh
Music. nne address was delivered py rev.
Thornss Spencer, and in addition TO inc repor's
admitted OF the years work some peauuIu'
music-both vocal ana insrumehlal-Nes, , loaa
dered FOR the enjoyment OF the IaIgs euI' ',s;o
ptesenL Among the solo singers Wae Mies ,,s
fAvlor OF Norfolk, whose sweet soprano ehcisou
the heartiess applause. ,,..,
Tue report OF the president, N.Y. >. : Jsckson,
shows Tue financial condition Of the associSuon
20 he very sattrfActory The march OF inc ass0-
citation has been continually on~aIu' aoa ~ 20
preceding ycar has shown more s'MenOo "a
growth and vitality thao has the one los' eiu'oe.
inc festival was an artistic success, tho more
gratifying that Il was made 30 by us
merits in the face OF the great AURA
Hons in Richmond dvrine snS noa from
Hampden- Sidnoy, one from sunolk, hseIau.'
and Frcdericksburg, supported ny inc SUPERB
baltimore orchestra Of forty pieces. 10 nsten.
uusic Of the " Eiilshn "Arminius.' ana " sta-
bat Mater was rendered. how few realized thst
months and months OF faithful aud allse9t
labor we're required by our chorus ana thelr
gified aud painstaklng leader In order 70 oYor-
come the many dir1culuoS. Too much praise
cannot 10 awarded thoin.
FESTIVAL FINANCEs.
Tho Treasures report shows that inc reco'ps'
~ the festival wero Lbout 5000 nnd ihe eAp.n-
ditures about $3.50 The full receipts OF 'ne a.
ISOLATION for tue yeAr. including inc l'st.'o'
we're about $500 and the expenditures aO0u'
tie same. .N~,
course OF entertainments that the directors hhVe
unanimously agreed upon ? ian WHICH, u 81
eessfui, Will do away IN the iutlre Win 'pp ~
terruplion caused heretofore by inc SUNNI.
months In June. July, August. and Soptrm Dor
Of isgi four entertainments OF liRht, popl'ht
music will he given, with tho assistance o, olno'
talent An orchestra Is nov IN course on aoi ~
Tin under the guidance and teaching OF fr les
soy ReisS mus twelve entertainments Will here
AFTER De given instead q eight. as hefe-oi
without increase Of price 20 the puplc' Ihe u
reclors last n ght took decisive action I'm refer.
enre 10 tie organization o. an orchestra am
viii have the Young mon Of talent taught nv u,
expense Of The association under me aiec'lor VI
a com miiioe appointed for that purpose. lhe
Board Of Directors eie tod tonight are inc sSiho
~ heretofore
HoEsr-THIrF.
Chic;-oi.Polico Ennes left today for stanton
with y ~ Walker, who - charged win s.e6ung
horse was shipped by rail. walker was ta&sh
By 70 see his family In Richmond
CouPoN CASTS POSTPONED.
Judge Hancock came over this morning and
held bricf session OF his court. lie announced
that the sixty-fvo coupon cases which lad boon
set for trial tomorrow would be poiponed untl
Monday because OF tho Inability OF Judge
William II. Mann. Of NO.towey county, VINO hhl
been appointed leading counsel in all coupon
litigation IN TIE courts OF this circuit. 70 be mere
until that day.
COMPROMISE AT LAST.
Tho suit ~ Hinton and wife against Blanis
AGmtnistr6tOr was called but continued untii
later Gay Of The term. This I, one " the most
interesting ind hardest contested cases ever
dockefed In tue courts 81 this section. IL orizi-
mated In The court Of SouOway county about
the close % tho war for the partition ot valua-
bio property. was subsequently trans efeu 70
Amelia county, aud thence % tho courts OF 70
tersburg II expected now. after these many
years OF litigation, that TIE case viii be seViel
by compl0m,se aud dismissed from tho docket
OF the co r.
Prince George County Court wss held today,
but thers was 80 li;tlo business on the docket
that the session Of tho court was very urlei
one
wheat Ia being harvested in this section, ana
from what can 20 learned the crop is -omeWhGt
defective. so new wheat has YET appeared Ia
marsot Tho spring oats are failure ana the
winter see ling Cuv fair.
The public schools 81 this city viii close Tor mo
session TO morrow. The usual commencement
exercises will 10 omitted this year.
MINOR CASES.
In the Mayors Court this morniugR. II. Hamp-
ton, 8 colored merchant, Was arragned on
warrant charging him With selling liquor with
out license. Al the luost Of hls COUNSEL The
case was continued until tomorrow IL II sald
that some liquor and beer were found In The
store. The charge embraces an offence against
the state aud nited states laws.
The case Of Archer kvaHs ,coored). who "a
charged with a felcniOus assault upon no per
son ~ bis stepiauRhtcr aud vino was arrested
ut the instance Of his wife, has been continued
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