Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-28
REBECCA'S TRIUMPH.
THIS BRIGHT PLAY PRESENTED IN AN
CHESTER BY AMATEURS.
Tho Performance Highly Creditable
One-Monday Nights 4ire-Per-
sonaIs and Briefs.

"Rebecca's Triumph" an exceedingly
pleasant little play. irHerspersed with
bright, pretty music. was given at Leader
Hall last night In the presence OF good
audience Mrs. A. C. Harding got up
the entertainment, which was for the
benefit of the Young Ladies' Aid Society
OF the Bainbrldge-Street Baptist church.
The following was the cast Of charac-
tiers: Mrs. Rokeman, wealthy Lady,
Miss Eva Harrison; Mrs. Delaine. u
widow. Miss I.ottie Evans; Rebecca, n
founding, Miss Emma Latham; Clairissa
Goldman, an old maid, Miss IDA Wiiiiam-
son. our Club-Dora Gaines, Miss Lime
May Baird; Sadie Morrell, Miss Anna
Chalkley; Jennie Woodman. Miss Clara
Dickinson; Mile Dunbar. Miss Christy
Brown; Emma Stevens. Miss Susie
Brown; Grace Greenwood. Miss Maggie
Angel: Maria Gray, Miss Mamie Pitt;
Alice Leeds. Miss Willie Flournoy; Gussie
Green, Miss Flossie Moore. Kate Com
nor. an Irish girl, Miss Mary Latham;
Gyp. a colored girl. Miss Minnie Jones;
Meg, a vagrant, Miss Mayme Leahey.
ALL DID WELL.
While each Of the young LADIES' did
her part well particular mention should
be made Of Misses Wayne lseahey, Emma
Latham. Minnie Jones. and Lille May
Baird. each Of whom acted her part IN
most natural and graceful manner and
were the recipients Of generous applause.
Miss Ethel Harding accompanied the
Of, no ,.fa and did her WOfk
In a decidedly artistic way, adding greatly
to the success of the play.
After the performance the ladies served
ice cream, but the weather was trihe
against the success OF this part of the
programme. The entertainment Will be
repeated tomorrow night.
Five OF the old Forest Hill players
have been signed by the management or
the Manchester Baseball Club. They are
Foster, Napier, Kahn, Morgan, and Blank
inship.
Miss Ida Robinson left yesterday for
Philadelphia, where she is to sing in a
concert
SUNDAY HOURS FOR DRUG-CLERKS.
The proprietors of the various drug
stores in the city have consented TO close
their stores during Il portion of sun
day. Messrs A. T. Snellings, j. c. Smell
llngs, W. J. Carter. ID. u. Harrison.
Friend Brothers, and Weisiger & VIII
liams have each signed a petition from
the clerks agreeing only to keep their
stores open on Sundays from to 1890
O'Clock I'm the morning and to in
the evening.
Rocky Ridge Council. Junior Order OF
United American Mechanics, was or
ganized I'm this city Monday night by the
election of the following officers: Coun-
cllor, J. =. Rountree; Nice-Councillor. W.
4. Tatum; Junior Past Councillor, q.
NJ. Walker; Recording Secretary, Charles
Berry; Assistant Recording Secretary, II.
II. Pollock: Financial Secretary. j. ID.
Reams. Treasurer, George Huband: out
side Sentinel Leroy Brown; inside
Sentinel, Augustus Meredith: Con-
ductor, Willie Crooks; Trustees, G.. NJ.
Walker. J. b. Rountree, and Charles 7.
Whitfield. The council starts out with
a membership Of sixty-six. 1t will be in
stituted next Monday night.
MONDAY NIGHTS FIRE.
The property of Mr.. Talley, which
was destroyed by fire late Monday
night, was insured for $1,000, which will
hardly cover the los. The fire originated
I'm the kitchen. but the cause Is un-
known. The family had retired, and
knew nothing Of the fire until they We're
aroused by some of the people who had
gathered at the scene. The Manchester
Fire Company did valuable work in check
ing the flames.
In the Mayors Court yesterday morn
ing the following cases We're tried: Ste>
phen Coleman and David Dangerheld
(colored), fined $ and costs each for dis
orderly conduct. Richard Morris (cOl-
oreD, same offence. was fined $50 and
costs. Charles GoOde (coloreD, charged
with assauting and cutting with razor
James Harris. was sent on to the Hust-
ings Court.
ELECTION OF FESTRYMEN.
Meade Memorial church has elected the
following vestrymen: Messrs. ID. l..
Pulllam. George +. Gary, A. Eastwood,
r. W. Wood, w. u. Constable. r. a.
Hughes. ". d. ToIer John A. AIRING
ton. Or. Lawrence Ingram. Major John
Il. Vaughan, W. +. Winnie. and o. B.
Eanes.
It IS feared that the cold snap has
considerably damaged the fruit crop. A
gentleman from Chesterfield was heard 10
remark yesterday that he thought the
peach crop was entirely destroyed.
Commonwealth s-Attcrney y. '. Cog
bill and alr. Thomas Chatham botn OF
Chesterfield, were in the city yesterday