The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-01
ALL HAIL TO Tue new YEAR.
HOW TIE DAY WILL BE OBSERVED.
watch-Nigbt Services I'm Several Churches
Usher ia the New Year--A Number OF
Church Entertainments To-Day.
other Attractions.

Eighteen hundred and nikety-seyen be-
gan at u o'clock last m.dAight, and the
baby New Year was heartily welcomed.
everywhere in Richmond BY many people.
who no matter what their usual prejudice
for going early TO bed cat UP 10 listen
for the midnight honr, and to hail taa
New Year.
II has long been an ancient and honoredl, I
custom. this watching the old year OUT
and greeting the new one, and with inc
| Methodist denomination especially has IL
| long been usual TO have religious exer~
| cises. and let the coming OF another year
| and the participants y. their knees. prais-
| ing God for past mercles. and asking His
| aid and strength for the future.
| Az 10 the business world. 1t Is an irn-
| portant time. for the careful business
| man has taken stock and cast up accounts
| and balanced his books and knows where
| he Is, financially speaking, more nearly
4 than at any other time In the whole
| twelve months.
| II is tiTae OF general retrospec1ion ara
| iptrospect!nn with almost all meHt. and
women except for the those poor wresches
| whose poverty or crimes. or both, FORBID
! them to mink over their happy and
| innocent past Of childhood In contrast 10
their present miserable and sinful state
| and perhaps they are better for not
| thinking.
THE OBSERVANCE TO-DAY.
Business will be almost entirely suspend
ed to-day for the State offices in the Cap
itol. the offices OF the United States Cow
ernment in the Custom House. the banks.
banking and Insurance institutions, the
| Grain Cotton Stock and Tobacco Ex-
| changes will all be closed and most OF the
big retail shops as we'll All the large
wholesale stores on Cary street and Four
teenth street and ShOckoe Slip win be
shut up and proprietors and clerks will
| take holiday.
Mayor Taylor has issued proclamation
ordering the closing OF the various offices
OF the city to-day and directing that work
be suspended In the different departments
| of the city government so tar as can be
done. without detriment to the interests
Of the city.
All the State Offices in the Capitol ana
the United States Custom House offices
will be closed for the day. being New
Years Gay.
The schedule at the postofiIce to-day
New Years day, is as follows; The office
will be opened for the delivery OF mau
from the windows from to p. NJ. -
on Sundays and there will be one collec-
ton from the street boxes az S;B =. Nj.
The same hours will be observed at Sta,-
tions A and =.
IN HONOR OF THE NEW YEAR.
The Executive Committee Of tn Hrala-
and Cotton Exchange OF Richmond half
issued an order closing the Exchanf
/ rooms to-day, January 1st and to-morr s "a
and they will reopen for business forL..ss
first time in the new year on January L
1897.
The freight depot Of the Richmond ana
Petersburg Railroad Company will DO
closed to-day except for the delivery o,
perishable freight. between the hours az
and 10 in the morning.
That very interesting and useful organ,
ization the Young Peoples Union, OF the
First Baptist church will ye a New
Years reception at the church 20, t,air
friends tonight and its members VIII re-
ceive them.
There will be a hearty welcome for all
from 3 to II p. NJ and there Will be music.
recitations and other interesting featuresl
A special New Years day matinee of
that interesting play "The Great North
west" will be given at the Academy OF
Music to-day. at tho usuai hour, half
past 2 o'clock.
The annual entertainment for the men,
Presbyterian church will be given this
afternoon at o'clock. Preparations have
been made for good time and good
: things will not be wanting.
X Tonight from TO 10 o'clock the ladies
u OF the church will give a New Years re-
- ception to members Of the' church and
Il congregation and friends.
u AT CATHEDRAL HALL.
. beautiful cantata entitled, "A Day
. in the Woods" viii be presented at the
Cathedral Hall this evening. under the
direction OF ]. Sebastian Rafferty,. Ths
following young ladies and gentlemen WI
take the r-inclpal parts:
s. Misses 1attie Glinn, Alma Attkisof.
Dollie Hirehman, Annie Lankin. .Nenie
10 Murphy. Violet Richardson. Alice Reddy
Il George Bradley. Mamie Taylor Marie
Burke. Mary Puller Mayme Wharton,
Daisy Miller. Messrs Jas. Sweeney, Tom
9 Mccall, Howard Woodhn. Channina
a Clark. John Eggleston. Bransford Puiler,
81 and VIII Hawkins, and chorus.
3 AT THE Y. NJ. c. A.
ii one OF the best, II not tho best, places
22 in the city 20 spend New Years eyeninG
. will be at the concert TO be given by the
- Brown University Glee. Banjo and Man
dolin Club at the Y. NJ. c. a. nan 10
night.
E: The work OF these three clubs Is spoken
"a of In the highest terms by critics.
The reserved seat chart at the Associa'
u tion building already shows the largest
= sala OF the season. In order 70 supply
the demand. the committee have placed
- on reserved sale the gallery Good seat
e. can be secured at the association building
3S any time during the day. or at the boz
20 Office in the evening, II any seats renal
- unsold.
- The clubs will arrive In tho city a.
- noon to-day. This will be the only New
:. Year event at the building. no formal re
:. ception being held this year a. L has beef
.. decided TO make the re-opcning ayents thl
:. first public gathering OF the seas4{ Thes
:. will take place during this month