The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-11
THE BOYS BACK HOME.
They Played Good Ball nnd Had n Good
Time in Iynchburg.

Time i'm Lynchburg.
The Roanoke Baseball Club arrived
home yesterday morning at Sis from
Lynchburg, where they won all three Of
the games of the series with the Grocers
this week. The boys are highly elatcd
over their success in the Hill City and
demonstrated the fact that the present
team can be made a first-clas organiza-
ton by constant practice.
The games on Monday and Tuesday
were the best ever played in Lynchburg
between amateur clubs. The game on
Tuesday was especially exciting and it
took ten innings to decide who would
be the winner. Beck was in tho box
for Roanoke, and MclIcnna dill the
twirling for the Lynchburg boys. Both
men put up Il superior article of ball
and received excellent support from
their teams. Roanoke had only one
err n, a wild throw, but IL a. cost a run.
Lynchburg had three errors.
The Roanoke club was charmed at
the treatment received while away, AMI
brought back with them pleasant recol-
Ice ions Of their stay They arc espe-
cially indebted to MIR. Alocil Dunn.
tookkeeper of the Commercial Bank,
for courteSics extended. Wednesday
of DIR. frank Camm, captain of the
Lynchburg Home Guards, and there met
tho OIL ;ers OF that company. Music, in
Strumcntal and vocal, was INDUCED in
ana most enjoyable evening was spent.
lc" cream and cake was served in album
dance, and also something else that is
measured not in sauccrs but by fingers.
The Roanoke boys voted the officers OF
the Homo Guards and their captain,
Frank Camm, to be jolly good fellows
and as whole soulcd young men as can
be found in the Commonwealth.
The Roanoke club is arranging to play
a series of games with the Lynchburg
club during fair week in October, and
game here with Christiansburg to-mor-
row.
Additions to tho Electric Light Plant
w. III. Mckay, the general manage r
OF the electric light plant, is making q
number of improvements Of his estab-
lishment. One Of the old boilers was
taken out few DAYS ago to make room
for two new boilers, which will be
placed in position in few days. Tho
two new dynamos have arrived and will
he set up at once. This will be virtually
doubling the capacity of the plant. and
is found to be necessary, as the Union
depot has been wired and all the fix
lures put in, but on account of INSULT
cicnt power the connections have not
been made.
The Lynchburg News speaks as fol-
lows of The Private Secretary" which
will appear at the Opera House tonight:
notwithstanding tho unpropi,ious
state of the weather, large audienco
assembled at tho Opera House last
night to witness the performance Of
Vim. Gillctte's admirable comedy, Tho
Private Secretary" by Travcrs' Com
pany. The comedy was given with
scrupulous regard to details, and moth
ing was omitted that could contribute
to the entire success of tho entertain.
ment; every character was given an in
tcllectual and artistic representation,
and the audience manifested Il thorough
appreciation of the conscientious efforts
of the company.
Another invoice Of those so oak
bedroom suits. With bevel plate mirrors
and oXidized trimmings, just received
by Copper & Stone, No. 10 Salem ave.
nue. S. c.