Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-08-02

10 OXFORD WITH THE CLUB.-On Friday o
accompanied the boys Of the B. B. Club of thi'
place 10 Oxford in their response to an invita-.
ton to play a social game with the Club of Or
ford. In order to get to tie ball grounds il
day, it was necessary 10 take the 10 o'clocl
freight for our passage. This we did, ant
arrived safely in Oxford about clever
o'clock, without the occurrence Of anything
firm Of Lawrence & Free, Attorneys al
Law, and Notaries Public, lost its hat. The
members of the Club who were to engage in
the game, betook themselves to the pleasant
for 'ball in play' and TO refresh the inner man
with what was pronounced "a straight up
and down substantial dinner while We found
time to navigate about the town and .'see the
things we saw, among which WI may mems
ton, first, the new Congregational Church,
now nearly completed. The spire of this
church was the first thing we saw on ap-
preaching the town. The building is 10 feet
by TO, with a 16feet story, and when fully
completed will be the most t~astfully appearing
church in the county. It stands on elevated
grounds with q beautiful surrounding-a fea.
ture never to be overlooked IL the selection of
a site for erecting a place of worship.
We ound their school still in session, and
under the control Of Mr.. Evans as principal,
with Miss Foote of Grinnell as assistant.
Among the many places that have been fa-
vored by calls from those who "nightly bese.
unguarded DOORS Oxford has now just claim
to be reckoned. On the night Of the sd, inst.
one Of the said gentlemen who ''pocket your
silver candlesticks and walk off, thus" en-
tered the house of Squire Nimon and took
from his pockets the keys to his store and to
the Post Office, then went to the store opened
it and the Office, and searched the drawers
found very li'tle of the ncedful Us that
had been removed in the evening, leaving only
about a dollar in the drawer, which Of course
was gobbled. The keys were left where they
were easily found but the theft left himself
where he was not SO easily found. 1t is
that some packages which were car
ried from the express the previous day had
been seen, and we're the bnit that was sought
for.
One of the latest additions to the business.
of Oxford, is a new harness shop by Mr.. c. c /
Gibson, the acting Captain Of the Oxford Club
at the game Of Friday. The trnde in agricul-
tural implements, lumber, SC, seems TO be the
most fourishing Of the place at present.
About 2 o'clock the Clubs come on the
grounds, and, after a short delay in getting
the scorers books ready Mr.. Young Of the Le-
Grand Club, who was chosen Umpire for the
game, called 'ball in play" and the Toledo
boys going to the bat went out on a score Of
two tallies. They were followed by the Or
ford boys who battcd with considerable vigor.
their balls were mostly taken up by the
short-stop aud directed to the 1st base where
they confronted the batter, soon promoting
Oxford to the field pgain with n corresponding
score OF two. .Long time in even scale they
Stood" but finally the game turned in favor Of
the Oxford boys, the ninth inning ended,
md the score footed up ~ TALES for Oxford
and 35 for Toledo.
The clubs, Umpire and scorers each r~eceiv-
cd three hearty cheers, and as the time was
too short 70 plag auother long game. . Of
Ave innings was agreed to, and afer q few