The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-27
MUSIC IN MANCHESTER
soxrru,vo AMOUR THE CITY CHoIRs
And IN. People who Sing in tho Various
c co,,t News-To-Day's Ser
x,es.-rsrsonal News of Interest.
MAscuysrrn BUREAU k Is.,, ON, LINES
Twelfth and HUI streets.
Branch Office. IIvf Do0'.o' s'

p,onch Office. ll0l Decatur street.
Cbu,cb choir singing is beautiful and
holv work and is made particularly SO when
dono Inv voluntary voices. AS class OF peo-
~ howarsr thew are very poorly appreci-
a.od when n pretty voluntary is sung the
congregation says. that was lovely
mistake ia made they say now shockinsy
dreadful"
The leader is the poor. prosecuted indIyidua'
who gets all the blame for what goes "rons'
while the singers get the credit LOT eVery'hins
that is done nicely. .;, -
Manchester choirs are made up entirely OF
voluntary artists, and in quality OF voice GRO
as varegated as patchwork q ui.', Vu &c 10
withstandnc this the music Ia most Oh Ino
churches is good. During the past "ee "a a
| TIMES reporter has interviewed some OF tno
! music committees Of the various churcnes as
well as the directors of the 9hoirs' ana my
say while their work is laJorious IL mas sr us
| pleasant features. and they ENJOY IT, Inv
following are the several cholrs: 81, -,
In the Bainbridge-street church the music
| committee is DIR. T. T. Mathews, }. j. Bailey
and j j. Blanton. These gentlemen were NOT
very communicative, but THINK that tneii
| choir is doing as we'll as could be expected.
Mrs. A. G. Harding is leader and organlst,
and the following compose the choir: Mrs'
| Gregory, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Rice. Misses Le-
| liza l}allou Mary Bass and Minnie Jones So
pranos Mrs Darlington, Mrs Bass and MISS
| Emma Latham, altos; X. l.. Moody. TENOR
| b. w. Nunnally and James Jewett. bass.
At Meade Memorial church the music IS
under the direction OF the rector and laymen:
| Mr.. Edgar Justice. of Richmond, IS organist
and leader. The sopranos are Mrs. Is; T.
Walden and Miss Lizzie Foster; contraltos'
Miss Lille May, Baird and MISS Florence
Moon: tenor. Mr.. w. b. Moncure; bass,
George Gary. John Arlington and Ernest
! Weisiger.
The PRESBYTERIAN church has Mr. Gus.
| CARRIER as organist and director, and their
choir, composed entirely of male voices are
| Messrs. McLeer. Mccullough, Phillips, Craig,
| Floyd and Thomas Traylor.
In the Central Methodist church the music
committee is j. X. Perdue and NJ. A. Camp
bell Miss Daisy Anderson. organst and
leader. Sopranos, Misses Ida Robinson. Mary
| Carr and Annie Pool; Altos. Misses Gerue
and Lille Davis Tenor b. p. Walden; Bass,
Misses Barton, Redford and Schadt
Fifth-street church has Miss Carrie Royal
as organist and W. A. Bradshaw. leader.
Sopranos, Mrs. Rudd, Mrs. Bailey Mrs. Nit
calf. Mrs. Baldwin. Misses Bailey and Phil
| lips: Altos. Mrs. Hattie Baugh and Miss
! Addie Gillian: Tenors. Charles Baldwin and
| c. V. Green: Bass S. p. Jones, l.. K. Filing
! ton and Charles King.
In the West-End Methodist Mrs. Carrie T.
| Thomas is organist and leader; Sopranos.
Miss Matte Browder, Miss Lille Cavenaw;
Mrs j. L. Broach Mrs. A. '. Browder and
Mrs. j. G.. Redford: Alto. Mrs. +. L. Dad
man: Tenor, j. w. Craig; Bass, A. u.
| Belcher.
At Clopton-street Baptist the organist is
| Mrs W. j. MOrrssette: Leader. w. j. Morris
settee: Sopranos. Misses Pearl Evans. Rosa
| Turnkey, Morrissette and Ellington: Altos,
Mrs Il. J. Morrissette and Miss Cappie Glenn
ents: Tenors, L. j. Morrissette and II. q.
Reams Bass. Thomas Ryan. Il. II. Morris
settle and p. 5. Barrett.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Miss Hette Goolsby, who was hurt in the
runaway Friday afternoon. Is doing as well as
could be expected. and Mr.. Terrill is getting
on very nicely.
MIR. A. G. Jones has announced himself for
reelection to the city council from the First
ward
MIR. Samuel r.. Owens and Mrs. w. T. Per-
due are improving.
With Mr.. John Perry have passed away in
about twelve months three of the Oldest resi-
dents of Manchester. The other two were
A. A. Allen and Richard $ Whitehead.
Mrs James Harding is quite sick.
Mr. W. C. Seldom, of Baltimore, was in the
city yesterday.
Mr. william S. Amos, who has been i'll with
the grip is improving.
Mrs. w. a. Nance. who has been sick for
some time, is considered critically Ill.
Judge James NJ. Gregory has been suffer-
ing with severe attack of the grip for sew
eral days,
Nothing definite could be found out yester-
day relative TO the reported death IN Biz
mingham of Mr.. Eddie Walden, formerly of
Manchester
Mrs. Maggie Barham is quite sick at her
home on Decatur street.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The hastings court was in session yester-
| day considering civil business. Judge John
H. Ingram was on the bench. The court
will be in session again tomorrow.
In the mayors court trlrlng case of mis-
demeanor was dismissed.
Nothing of interest transpired in police
circles yesterday.
Yesterday in the clerks Office of the Chan
Gerry Court of Richmond a mortgage deed
from the Richmond and Manchester Railway
Company to the Baltimore Trust and Guar
antee Company was admitted to record. The
amount it is proposed 10 secure is S200OO0
| The same deed was recorded in the clerks
Office of the hustings court OF Manchester
Friday afternoon, where the fee was paid.
The funeral of the late John Perry took
| place yesterday afternoon from the Central
Methodist church at o'clock and was largely
attended. Manchester Lodge of Masons
| turned out in "a body and had charge OF the
burial services. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. w. G. Walden. assisted by
| Revs H. IL. ThOrnhill. j. j. Clopton aud G.
very handsome and numerous. and the sing
ing of the choir was very sweet. the selec-
! tons being very appropriate. The interment
was made II Maury cemetery.
The warriors aud braves from lndanoa
! Tribe of Red Men visited Operchester Tribe,
No. rs. of Swansboro. Friday night. and
adopted pale face.
CHURCH NOTES.
Rey f. #. Dadmun will preach at West
End church to-day. Services at ii A. NJ. and
7:20 z. NJ. Messrs. Bennett and Smith, IF
Richmond, will sing at the night meeting.
Rev. c. +. Moore. pastor. will preach at
| Cowardin avenue Disciples church this
morning at II o'clock and tonight at 1850
| O'clock.
At the Seyenth-street Baptist chapel there
will DO a Sunday school service at clock
Rev Charles n. Van Houten will preach at
the Presbyterian church this morning and
this evening.
AT the Central Methodist church Rev. W.
c. Walden will preach at both morning and
! evening services.
At the fifth-street Methodist church Rev.
j. p. Woodward will preach this morning and
tonight.
Rev. j. j. Clopton will preach at the Meade
Memorial church this morning at IL o'clock
and night at 7.45 o'clock.
Rev. l.. Il. Thornhill will preach at the
| Baiabridge- street church this morning at III