The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-26
Mr. Paynter's Funeral.

manager OF the Southern Telegraph COM
pany and superintendent OF the Richmond
fre-aarm and police telegraph. took
place from Centenary Methodist church
yesterday morning. and was attended by
Richmond Commandary Knights Templar.
No. 10 Lodge Of MasOns, and by repre-
sentatiyes from several other Masonic
bodies, and by representatives OF the City
Council. OF the police force, OF the two
telegraph companies, and Of the press.
The floral offerings were very beautiful
Among them was a design representing q
couple Of telegraph wires strung from
poles their connections broken. This
was sent by the employees OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company, in the service
OF which Mr.. Paynter spent the best years
OF hi- life, and with perfect acceptability
TO this public. The religious services
were conducted by the Rev. =. A. Peter
son, pastor OF the church. and consisted
OF appropriate hymns and readings from
the Scriptures, followed bya brief sermon.
Mr.. Peterson, summing up the character
OF the deceased, very truly said OF him:
"He was good husband, good father, a
good citizen.r
From the church the procession pro-
ceeded to Hollywood. There the grave OF
our friend had been made in his section,
which is near to the tomb OF the wife of ex-
Governor Smith, and not far west Of the
main avenue where il crosses the Clarke's-
Spring branch.
At the grave Mr.. Peterson read with
impressiyeness the burial service, which
was followed by the Masonic service, in
Guiding the grand hOnors OF the craft, and
the body OF Mr.. Parntcr was lowered into
the grave. amidst the tears OF relatives and
friends.
EsuERALDA.- The story OF this play,
which will be presented nj the Richmond
Theatre next Tuesday and Wednesday
nights by the Madison-Square Theatre
Company. tells Of Ebert Rogers, an honest
old North Carolina farmer, who lived with
his wife "Lyddy Ann" and hi- daughter
- Esmeralda," on "A poor farm in one Of the
western counties Of the State. The young
girl was in love with Dave Hardy. a south
ern yoeman. Dave had secretly built him
n little house for Esmeralda, and when the
play opens he is just about telling Esmc-
ralda's mother OF his love for her daughter
and his prospects in life. Mrs. Rogers.
shrewd, schcmlng mother, has reluctantly
given consent TO their marriage. when
a northern speculatOr appears upon
the scene and proposes TO buy the
farm, all the while concealing the fact
that it contains \ valuable vein Of irOn-ore.
Mrs. Rogers is about to dispose of the bar
rem property at any price, when Dave
Hardy, who has seen the specuator and
his friend viewing the land and cX-
aminne specimens, suddenly suspects
that they are after the property for ITS min
cral deposits. lie snatches the deed from
Mrs. Rogers. who is about TO deliver il,
and exposes the scheme Of the Spectator.
Mrs. Rogers then makes new bargain.
whereby the farm makes them milliOnaires.
Her first act l. 10 discard Dave, who would
never do for the husband OF her tch daugh-
ter EsmcTalda clings to Dave, who finally
leaves her so ~ not to stand in the way Of
her education and Advancement.
In the second act the ROgcrscs are, in Paris,
where they have formed the acquaintance
of young American painter and his sisters
residing there. The Rogers family are
living in luxury, and the mother is planning
the marriage OF Eshcralda TO "A French
Marquis. The faithful girl clingS fondly to
her love for Dave, who has secretly follow
ed her 10 Paris, and is living there in
poverty. H., comes 10 the studio TO sit ~
a model, and there meets n friend OF the
spcculator, who tells him that the vein OF
ore on the Rogers land suddenly gave out
and turned up on the farm where Dave
had built his little house for Esmcrada.
thus making him a very rich man.
In the last act old Mr.. Rogers, no has
always given up TO his wife, makes stand
and resolves To bring Esmcrada and Dave
together, W hich he does. Mrs. Rogers now
first finds ont that her money was long
since exhausted, and that Dave had been
secretly furnishing the family with funds,
and finally rcents, and the curtain rings
down with the sun shining on the little
house where Dave and Esmeralda 90 TO
pass their honeymoon.