The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-05

ine TOWnatans pilgrimage 10 Acca Deghn
in the early morning while the streets were
yet cool from the night air. and the suns rays
fell aslant and cast long shadows across the
house tops.
MULE TRAINS FOR AccA FARM.
The first wagon left the club-rooms, on
north Eighth street, by o'clock. carrying
full load of early risers, and after that other
wagons were sent away towards Acca az fast
as the number of passengers necessary to I'LL
them was accommodated.
HE TINES reporter was 80 unfortunate as
TO strike the eleven o'clock mule train. and
the numbering wagon had scarcely turned into
Broad street on its way west before one OF the
passengers observe that there were just
thirteen men aboard. This cast damper on
the spirits of the entire party Though OF course
mono of them were supersttlOus). fortu-
nately for the party. however. the wagon was
hailed near Henry street by genial sport,
who made number fourteen. Then the wagon
rolled on. past the Lee monument and the
new brewery, and through the white dust ot
the Hermitage road 10 its destination, arriving
at the farm without any accident. Whether
this immunity from casualty was due 10 the
addition Of the fourteenth passenger Is
matter of dispute.
JOLLY CROWD.
BY noon the grove at Acca was thronged
with representative group OF pohtlcans.
Every section of the city was well represented
and all. or nearly all. of the men who are
most prominently identified with Richmond
public life were present
Among others who were on the grounds were
Mayor j. TAYLOR Ellyson; Preston Belyin,
president of the Powhatan Club City Sheriff
| ID. ;. Gates Hon. Joseph j. Davis. member
OF the House from Henrico. Councilman J.
! Taylor Stratton Police judge JohnJ Crutch-
! field CommOnwealths Attorney II. NJ. Smith.
Jr; Alfred SHIELD, clerk Of the City Circuit
Court; Charles W. Goddin. clerk Of the
| Chancofy Court DR.. 4. Monteiro: Council
man J. T. Ferriter Councilman John K.
Grimes; Senator William Lowenstein; G. J..
Hewitt; f. A. Saunders, Jr.; W.
Miles Cary; D. c. Richardson DR..
W. +. Oppenhimer, president OF tho
Board of Health DR.. benjamin Harrison,
Hon. II. Il. Pollard I. Kirk Parrish. Charlie!
4. Belvin, D. D. Burr, Joseph 81. Shelton of
the gas Office, A. A. Chapman. James +.
Flournoy. John +. Meanley. John ". Nilks
and John b. Mosey of the revenue Office,
William p Lawton. CLERK Of the Hastings
Court; Jefferson Wallace, secretary of the City
Democratic Committee T.. c. Walthall
Page. ID. H. Pyle, b. d. Core. j. Vi. Mason,
George Canning Wilde. Joseph b. Welsh.
Philip O'Neil 4. W. Rosene Councilman W.
D. Courtney. Captain Charles 2. Bigger,
Samuel W. Bigger, Herbert T.; Ezekiel.
Walker Wilson, Frank 2. Jones, Thomas II.
Travis Daniel, r. r. Alcock, Alexander
Coke. DIR. Gulielmus Smith, Thomas b:
Hicks. Ro. Il. Briggs. l.. b. Gibbons, Daniel
| Turner Samuel Z. Shield. Simon Solomon,
sheriff OF Henrico county; ". H. Sands
William II. Brauer treasurer of Henrlco
county; II. G. Hubball, Claiborne Epps, John
Bowers. G. A. Wallace and Captain Cunning
ham Hall
The distinguished guest of the occasion was
Hon. James +. Epes. the Democratic Con-
gresham from the Fourth district. who ar
rived early in the morning and spent nearly
the whole day with the POwhatanltes. Many
of the gentlemen present were introduced 70
Mr.. Epes, and he had quite little group of
men around him always.
PLEASURE SEEKERS.
Altogether there were two hundred and
! fifty of them, and perhaps a merrier set of
men never met together. They spread them
selves over the ample grounds in groups, and
each little cCterie sought pleasure, each IN its
own peculiar way.
Some sat Mt the round tables which had
been thoughtfully placed under the trees and
played cards-some played cautious, quiet.
| rubber of whist. some played the old Ger
man game, hearts some played euchre and
others sought to solve the serious mysteries OF
the fascinating game of draw poker.
But if the card-players enjoyed their SOW
eral games they were self-contained men. for
Walker Wilson, of the famous HowitZer
blanket Squad" led n group of bolsterous
rioters. who good humoredly oyerran the
grounds with big football. They rushed
hither and thither after the rubber sphere,
kicking it through the tree-tops and over the
card tables. oYerturnlng many a stald citizen
and bringing many an unwary picncker to
grief.
After while the indomitabe Wilson and
his SQUAD firing Of football exercise proceed
Il tbt,,, VIII mic "a
game. Catching the unfortunate by his arms
aud legs and swinging his recumbent form IN
the air they would make batterng ram of
him and bump him against the top Of an
overturned table. This fun afforded great
amusement TO the onlookers, and was punctu-
ated by roars Of laughter as the "bumpee'
struggled vaiDly to escape from the clutches
of the gang"
The first man bumped was Squire F. p
Jones. and the second was Herbert Ezekiel,
both of whom submitted with good grace.
Then the squad treated Dayy Richardson,
Joe Davis Taylor Stratton and others to
| dose of this American massage treatment
Another novel amusement was the stag
dance which was engaged in by ten gentle
men. who went through the movements OF
very irregular reel 10 the accompaniment OF
mandolin. banjo and gaitar.
THE DINNER BELL.
| Az O clOch luo BllutIcu ClONu hhy)hiApu
| from labor TO refreshment." A long table
| had been spread under the trees. and this was
loaded with eatabes, which soon disappeared
| before the attack which was hastily made
upon it. Brunswick stew. beef and mutton.
potatoes and tomatoes. rapidly grew beauti-
! fully less, for each diner eat all that he could
and nwardly wished for bigger appetite.
From the dinner table the crowd adjourned
10 where black bearded Philip O'Neil and
! sunny-faced Gus Rosene ladled out the cool
| contents Of sundry big tubs. Some OF the
! thirsty crowd called for a drink that was pale
/ yellow some for that which was red, some for
| something which had sOap-suds on top, and
some though they were few IN number Tor
| LIQUID that was as nearly white as water ever
| is
But it would be hard 10 say how all of these
$50 men spent all of their time. There were
amusements without number. aud If an
amusemement was lacking why.Walker VII
son or Claiborne Epps or Harry Smith in
| vented one for the occasion.
THREE-YEAR-0LDs.
About o'clock in the afternoon Mr.. Belyin
| invited the picnickers to walk over 20 the
race-track about u quarter of milo from the
| farmhouse Here the crowd witnessed some
very pretty racing and saw two trials of speed
| Oh the half-mile track.
A match race bad been arranged between
Aenna a three-y ear-old FLY owned by Cap
tain Gustavus A. Wallace. and Essle n. a
| three ear-old flly owned by Mr. ,. Is. Mel
son. The match was for mile heats, best
/ three in five. .,
Alter two false starts the fllies got off well