, 1884-09-07
THE LIME-KILN CLUB
Holds Its Annual Election and Pic
mic Combined.
At Paradise Haii-TheP Procession and
the Displayed-Games,
Prizes aud Winners-In
tho Evening.


ibetTOlt FREE GresAJ
Delegate, u tho annual election and pie
nic OF the Lime-Kiln club began 10 arrive
Friday morning, and were received by local
members stationed at different points.
Nearly all delegates from the west came in
on the dirt roads, having their shoes in one
hand and ~ Satchel in the other. The Vir-
ginia, Goorgia and alabama delegates, thirty
two in all, arrived in n body on the roof OF "a
freight-cnr, displaying a banner on which
was emblazoned: II Should Stutterlr The
Ohio and Indiana delegates, numbering
twenty-eight, made tho best show OF any.
They arrived on a cattle train, each one
wearing IA red cap. u blue shirt, orange
colored stocking. and a badges on which was
printed I'VE shall git thar II you gin us
time
Canada sent three delegates, Halifax two,
California one, and nearly every state and
territory were represented. The actual nun
Der was 52l, and quite a large number
brought their wives along.
AT H HALL.
All delegates reported at Paradise hall as
soon as possible, and there met Brother lard
ner, and were given Il slice of watermelon
and assigned lodgings. Every local member
had from two 10 five In his cabin, and all
were handsomely accommodated On Friday
evening Paradise hall was. thrown open,
twenty-five lamps lighted, and all delegates
gathered there for a general good time. The
following pertinent inquiries wers pro
pounded and discussed:
Cannot American genius thin down the
rind Of the watermelon and thicken up the
coreF'
why can't we have persimmons the yenr
round, the same as sore throatsT'
docs progress on the part Of the colorei
race demand that we throw the 'possum over
boardf'
SATURDAY MORNING
the member were again at the hall. AMI
after n short address by Brother Gardner.
in which he advised everybody to work up "A
feeling OF perfect tranquility and pay no at
tention TO cholera reports, the statesmen
formed in procession and moved to the foot of
Russell street, where a sand barge and a tug
were in waiting TO convey them down the
river 10 Fighting island. Among the ban
ners in the procession may be named
Tennessee-"Time will takes the sun-burn
off"
Mlssouri-4De gals kin read an de boys
kin cipher"
Ohio-"De heel am CROWN shorter"
Indiana-"We am on de climb"
Georgia-"We's got our rights an de white
man has lost none Of his"
Mississippi - Hitch along an gin US
room to spell out de big words"
Arkansas-"lt has been a dry tins, hut ds
con am comm up"
The procession was headed by IA string
band composed OF local members, and many
compliments were received for tile manner
in which 1t rendered spirited music along
the route.
THE GAMES.
TIN island was reached about 1880 a. IN,
and from that until 3 p. m the crowd was
busy with the programme Of games and
sports laid out for the occasion. The follow
ing Is a list Of the principal prizes and the
names of the winners:
Standing Jump-Prize, II white plug hat:
won by the Hon. Erastus Snowfall, Of South
Carolina, who covered nine feet and seven
inches and sprained his back for life.
Running Jump-A two-story rope-lAdder
fire escnpe; won by Judge Y. b. Greene, Of
Arkansas, who covered twelve feet and blew
his ears back tight to his head.
High Jump-Prize, II hand-painted saw
buck, built after tho Grecian style; won by
Waydown Beebe, who sailed over IA stick
held five feet high, and came down ON his
head with such vigor as to jar the whole
island.
Foot-R Ace-Prize, a pair of 2O-cent sus-
penders, warranted not to contract in a thun-
derstorm: won by Pickles Smith, who
brought up in the water, and won't dry out
for a week.
~Lifting-Prize, u bottle Of sure cure for
corns; won by Judge Cadaver, who rnised
800 pounds Off the ground, but broke both
s~uspenders and heightened his legs three
inches apiece.
Knocking Out-Prize, n music-box capable
OF playing one tune a whole week. won by
Giveadam Jones, who knocked three cham
pions so far into the middle Of next week that
they missed the picnic dinner.
IN THE EVENING.
At s o'clock sharp Paradise hall was
thrown open to the crowd and the meeting
called to order. Brother Gardner announced
the following solemn facts:
The Lime-Kiln club has over 1000 mem
bers. 1t has over $500 cash ON hand. Its
library has 800 almanacs and other valua-
BILE works ON the shelves. Its museum has
over 1000 valuable relics and specimens,
ranging from NapOleon's family ice-box
down to the autobiography of Ben Butler.
1t a~fiiliates with congress and every state
legislature. 1t is ON good terms with 600
literary and scientific societies, and has
tairty-two branch clubs which are doing all
possible to aid in the moral elevation Of the
rolored race,
Incredible AeeIdnnt