Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-19
TOWN OF SUFFOLK
Some Account of Presbyterian
Benefit Opera
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Suffolk, Va, May 1S.-With gay cos
tunes bright faces. pretty chorusses
u clever orchestra and enthusiastic
audience the Presbyterian Benefit Op-
era, n Merry Company" went off to-
night with credit to the management;
ana artists. Despite the rain there was
a good sized attendance, and those who
went got repaid for the coming.
Sixty artists, composed OF cadets
girls, gypsies and policemen are off for
Il holiday. during which come many
pleasing situations and very catchy
| music. TWO tramps, Charlie and Flor
ence, are the central characters There
| is no plot.
The cadets wore red coats and white
| trousers, with red stripes. Clyde Den
| MS made q first rate captain. The dark
| eyed gypSieS were becomingIy dressed.
| ana their chorus very pretty. The pic
mic girls and policemen were suitably
costumed. All the boys and girls look
ed fresh and bright. Many were really
pretty. Several clever dancing and tam
BOURNE turns were done with profess
slonal grace. The gypsies were attired
in red, black and yellow
THE CAST OF CHARACTERS.
The following We're leading charac-
tiers: Captain of cadets, Clyde Dennis;
Charlie. Charles Cramer: Florence,
Susie Nurney: Bessie. Telza Smith;
| Gertie. AlildreD Nurney; pianist, Miss
! Annie Nurney; violiniste, Miss Myrtle
Matthews; cornetst. Mr.. Harvey NJ.
Butler; stage manager. Miss Lizzie
Nurney.
The opera was under the personal di-
rection Of Miss Daisy Nnrney. to whose
managerial ability and tireless energy
the entertainment owes Il large part
| of Its success.
SCALED DOCTORS BILL.
The County Supervisors met to-day In
| the clerks office. Present: Walter Jor-
dan, chairman; DIR. c.. w. Butts, Abram
II. Holland. T.. d. Brinkley. Many prop
erly approved bills We're ordered paid
a doctor who lives in n part of the
| county remote from Suffolk talked tC
the supervisors in reference to Il bill
for professional services, which they
| had previously refused to allow. The
bill for attending smallpox patients in
| his section last winter was about $40
1t is understood he charged $50 a trip
| inc Supervisors thought the amount n
| little too big for he amount of worl,
done. and it was scaled down to 800
| Dr. Butts and Mr.. Holland the com
mittec on specifications for a new aims
house. made report which was adopt
cd: Bds for the poor house will he re
| ccivcd VI TO June LIST. Specifications
can be seen at tho clerks Office.
| INCIPIENT FIRE QUENCHED.
Mr.. !. p. January about $3.50 o'clocl,
this afternoon saw smoke pouring from
| the windows of Captain Robinson Ar
| nold's apartments over w. r. Eilby's
| store at Main and Washington streets.
! He rushed M stairs in time to check
| the incpicnt blaze before any damage
was done. \ mixture Of ashes and pa-
per in the same bucket gave life to the
fire. The alarm was turned in from box
| H. but the departments services were
not needed.
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
Tomorrow is Confederate Memorial
| day. The parade, consisting of vet
Grams. Pythians. police and citizens
| headed by the Phoenix military band
will form ut A:30 O'Clock before the
| City Hall. and march TO Cedar Hill
| Cemetery. where n prayer Will he Of
fered by the camp chaplain, Rev. J. II
Kablcr. Graves will be decorated. The
cemetery's condition is excellent, and
shows many evidences OF care.
Rev. II. II. Butler to-day preached
the Memorial sermon at Mt. Carmel
| Church, Is miles from Suffolk. To
morrow he will do the same thing at
Antioch Church. beyond Windsor Rev
l. w. Johnson helped to-day.
HOLLAND FISH FRY.
There was big nsh-fry ana gen
eral outing to-day ut Norncet's Lake
| by Messrs. 7. \. Luke and William T.
! Whitfield. Lots Of people went and
caught fish and ale them.
SUFFOLK COLLEGE MUSICALE.
Cards are out for a musicale 10 be
| given at Suffolk College next Monday
evening at S o'clock An attractive
program has been arranged. ana will