Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-24
CHRISTMAS is HERE.
PEOPLE MAKING EXTENSIVE PRsPA-
RATlONS FOR THE GREAT HOLIDAY.
The Streets Crowded with Shoppers
Heavy Business at the Erpress-Ohices
and Post-ofice-Other Notes

and Bost-onice-Otner Notet
Christmas will be celebrated tomorrow
for the seventeen hundred and ninety
second time. 1t IL always joyfully OBJ
served here in Richmond and elaborate
preparations are being made for an appro-
pirate greeting 10 the grand occasion.
The streets presented thronged appear
ance yesterday and last night. and the
amount Of SHOPPING done wss enormous.
The Broad-street stores were crowded
from early moon till way after the western
skies became REDEEMED by the setting sun,
and in many instances the scenes were gay
and interesting. The display windows
were. as usual. sources OF great attraction,
and large congregations assembled around
them.
Main street did her share of the bust
ness. The fancy-goods houses on this
prominent thoroughfare did lots OF trading
yesterday. The hustle and business Is
not confined TO Broad and Main streets.
All over the city-in every section-the
merchants and green-grocerymen are
is heard. Everybody that can do so Is
getting in some Christmas stores.
ISTHE EXPRESS OFFICES.
gagged in receiving and delivering pack
ages. Tho number of articles coming into
and leaving the city each day is enormous,
and the offices here are taxed 10 their ut
most. At the United States Expres Office
the work is promptly kept up with by the
aid Of extra wagons. which deliver pack
ages from the train and receive from va
rious parts of the city. In the Southern
Express office the amount of business has
I Al. A,aa IA
even with increased forces and teams, to
keep entirely up with it, consequently there
has been slight delay IN the delivery OF
packages. The greatest rush and blockade
will occur to-day. but the express agents
hope TO be able TO prevent al accumulation
IN the Offices
THE PosT-OFFICE.
Postmaster Russell yesterday said TO a
DISPATCH reporter that there had been
active times around his precincts for the
past day or two. The mails have been
voluminous, and owing to delay of the
Chesapeake and Ohio trains yesterday the
carriers were belated about an hour in
their afternoon rounds. The Postmaster
SAYS the mail clerks have been very busy
but have not fallen behind in their labors.
The regular Sunday hours will be observed
at the Office on Christmas-day, and the
general delivery and stamp-windows viii
be open between the hours Of and 8
o'clock IN the afternoon.
THE MARKETS.
The markets have been very active and
bOuntifully supplied with everything good
to eat.
The supply of dressed turkeys is not
large-not more than the demand-and
they were quoted yesterday at wholesale
at from II to l6 cents per pound. They were
H.. Ill . l., f,,v I n
cents per pound for choice. Dressed
chickens are shade lower. The warm
spell has not as yet had the effect Of low
ering prices on the favorite Christmas
fowl. In eggs the supply is ample at q
and 30 cents at wholesale. They are re-
failing at from 28 cents to 30 cents. The
receipts of butter are light and the de-
mand active for choice at from 23 TO Il
cents wholesale and 2S TO 80 cents retail.
MUSIC AT THE SECOND BAPTIsr CHURCH.
Yesterday morning the DISPATCH printed
the programmes of the music 10 be rem
dered IN number of the churches on
CEristmas-day and Sunday. Below are
presented several additions TO the list.
The music at the Second Baptist church
on Sunday will be elaborate and as fol-
lows:
Morning service: Voluntary, Arise
Shine, for Thy Light Has Come CBuck).
Hymn. Scripture-tirst reading. Gloria,
Twelfth Mass (Mozart). Scnpture-se-
coud reading. Hymn. Ofertory, Sing,
Oh Heavens (IOurs). Hymn.
Evening service: Voluntary, / Sing the
Birth (Sullivan). Hymn. Scripture-frst
reading. GLORIA Mass in Is fiat (Farmer).
ScrIpture-second reading. Christmas
Carol. Gloria (Gascon). Hymn. Nunc Di-
mittls, Second Parisian Tone (Elyey).
The names Of the choir are: SOpTani-
Misses Ida Hill, Fannie Power, Eva Chalk
low, Susie Chalklev Matte Landrum. Mol
lie Drinard, Minnie Cowardjn, Janey Steel,
Lottie Rodford. Mollie Power, Duncan
Arsell, Douglas Epps, Estelle Ware. and
Thurston.
Tenor-Mr. Walter Mercer. MIR. Lu
Rees, DR.. Charles A. Mercer, Mr.. Harry
Corey, and Mr.. Bisenstein.
Alto Misses Jennie Harold and Maggie
Smith. Mrs William Ellyson, Misses Mary
Bowers and Halle Ware.
Bass-hlr. Charles Eubank, Mr.. John
Hill, Professor Il. +. Gains Messrs. Warren
Mercer. Charles Montague, and Stratton
Fulks.
Mr. Walter C. Mercer, director; Mr..
Herbert Kees, DR., organlst.
ST. PATRICK's.
The principal service at this church to-
morrow will be solemn High Mass st .
o'clock A. NJ, at which the following mu-
sic will be rendered: Adeste Fldells. No.
yello; Kyrie, 1heo. Won La Hache grand
chorus) Gloria, Theo. Won La Hache,
Miss Cassie Cavedo and full choir; CredO,
Theo. Won La Hache, Misses Oavedo,
Leahy. Mr.. Shervin, and choir; Sanctus
(full chorus), Joseph Haydn; Benedlctus,
Professor Caultield; Agnus Del and Dona
Nobis, Theo. Won La Hache, Mr.. Sheryln
and full choir.
The choir consists of Misses Cassie Cave
do. Mary Sneed, Mamie Leahy, Lucy Lynch,
Mary Brannon. Mary McSweeney, and
Maggie Leahy, and Messrs. Charles Sher-
win, ". Ii. Shervin, NJ. Mahoney, Lewis
Kellam. The organist is Professor ii. A.
Caulfeld.
The musical programme of Clay-Street
and Grove-Avenue Baptist churches, pub
lished yesterday will be rendered Sunday
the 9th, instead of Christmas-day.
OTHER CHRISTMAS NOTES.
AHA. Nj. Christmas-day at the Church
of the Covenant Rev. DR.. Kerr will deliver
an address on Bethlehem as l Saw It."
The singing will be by large choir.
There Will be services at Trinity Metho-
dist church at II o'clock A. NJ. ON Christ
mas-day, conducted by the pastor, Rev. +.
A. Peterson.
On Sunday the officers and men OF the
First Virginia regiment OF cavalry VIII as
SemDle at III O'CLOCK " All odlnIS iOi Mol-
ship and TO hear the annual sermon from
their chaplain. Rev. J. y. bowman, the
rector of the church.
Mrs. Charles q. Jurgcns on yesterday
sent to the veterans at the Soldiers Home
two barrels of splendid apples, and Writ
L. Taylor donated box of raisins and a
box of cakes. 1t is useless 20 say that
these articles were highly appreciated by
the old soldiers.
The pupils of the Third Presbyterian
Sunday school on Church Hill will give an
entertainment tomorrow at O'CLOCK L:
Nj. for the amusement of the children and
members of the church.
To Dc eENIrO LIE REEORMAIORY.