Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-18
ON THE. APRON AGT0X.
THE EASTER SERVICES IN THE
PETERSBURG CHURCHES.
A New social Club Chartered
To visit New Norls-surrcndcrcd
90 the Acknowledgement and
Briefs.

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PETERSBURG. VA, April l7.-(Spe-
cialD-The great Easter festival will be
celebrated to greater or less extent
IN nearly all OF the churches in this
city tomorrow. In the Catholic and
Episcopal churches. especially. Will the
services be OF great interest. Beautiful
flowers and delicate evcrgrecns Will or
rament the affairs. the pulpits. and the
ehancels. and joyous and superb music
will swell the hearts and delight the
taste Of the worshipping congregations.
AT s.. Joscph's Catholic church solemn
hieh mass Will be sung in the
morning, with Rev. Father O'Far-
reu as celoLrant Rev. Father Nc
ponoueh, Of Boston. rs deacon, and
Rev. Father Kavanaugh. Of Georgetown.
as sub-deacon. The floral decora-
tons will be beautiful and the musical
programme elaborate.
At 81. Paurs Episcopal church. the
rector. Rev. O. S. Bunting will oficiate.
opening an early morning service with
the holy communion. The music at the
regular services has been selected with
especial care and VIII be very fine. At
night appropriate selections from the
Redemption Will be sung by a splendid
choir.
AT Grace church. Rev. John Ridout,
RECTOR. an admirably trained quartette
will render the music, assisted by the
choir Of choristers. and 1t is antci-
pated that the highest enjoyment viii
be realized by those who can appreciate
really fine singing.
SOCIAL CLUB CHARTERED.
In the Hastings Court to-day Judge
Mullen granted charter OF incor9ora-
ton 10 "A Joint stock company. TO be
known as "the Old-Street club The
purpose OF the club are social, and in
this connection library and reading
room viii be maintained. The officers
for the FIRST year are Robert J.. Mann,
president: Charles T.. Irwin, vice-presi-
dent: DAvey 7. Adams, secretary and
treasurer and the above three, with r.
l. Belcher. and John Clayton. directors.
TO VISIT NEW YORK.
on Sunday OF next week the three
colored military companies Of this city
Company A, Captain Webb; Company
c. Captain stevens, and Company D.
CAPTAIN HiIl-will leave for New YORK
10 attend the unwilling of the monument
10 General hIaLls AAIs VIII w ''-4-N-
bv a company from Norfolk, and the
four will compose the Second Battalion
OF Colored Volunteers, under command
OF Major Johnson
GENERAL NEWS.
A heavy storm. accompanied by bril-
liant flashes OF lightning and loud peals
of thunder. broke over our city last
might about II o'clock, and continued
one hour.
The three negro prisoners who recently
dug out Of the Prince George county
ian seem 20 have made good their es-
cape. Nothing has as yet been seen or
heard Of them.
Peter Crowder, a young white man.
who has been wanted here for some
time to answer several charges, to-day
surrendered himself 10 the police lie
has been in confinement in North Caro-
linl.
The tobacco market has been active
during the past week, with an advance
IN prices, due, it is said, to outside de-
mand
The Southern Express Company is daily
carrying North large quantities Of early
vegetables and fruits shipped from the
far South 10 the New York market
The many friends I'm this city Of Mr..
G.. Wash Jarvis. were panied TO learn,
through the Dispatch Of to-day, OF his
death.