The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-05

Yesterday was gala day throughout
the country, and Roanoke came in for
her share of it. Among the programmes
for the day was picnic given by the
Roanoke Moulders' Uuion, No. 261. Tho
place selected for it was the beautiful
tract OF land known as Carr's Woods,
situated between Roanoke and Vinton.
AT an early hour the cars wore
crowded with people eager to arrive on
the scene OF pleasant days outing.
The morning hours were consumed as
morning hours Of NIL picnics are-that
| H. In the old folks preparing the dinner
a.'d talking over the experiences of
| younger days, and tho young ones in
| hunting flowers that somehow never
Will grow where the papas and mamas
stop
When the proper hour arrived a most
sumptuous and elegant dinner was
| spread, which was heartily enioyed by
all present. After this strolling, swing
ing, flirting and other out door pleas
ures were INDUCED in until the string
band arrived, when numbers repaired to
the pavilion to participate themselves
or to watch others trip the light fantas-
tic toe. During the afternoon crowds of
| pieasure-seekers, strangers and specta-
tors, came out to tho grounds, and If
they did not take part in tho sports
or the dancing did in tho strolng and
talking, and thus everything went as a
marriage bell until a late hour, when
| everyone again safely reached homo,
| after day of thorough enjoyment.
| There was no drunkenness or boisterous
language used on tho grounds during
the DAY, and not one arrest was made
by the police. The proceeds realized.
on the sale OF transportation tickets the,
union Will place in its treasury for char
liable purposes connected with the
| order.
Inc Machine Works orchestra fur
nished the music and fully maintained
its excellent reputation as a musical
body
A party Of young people had. an enioy-
able picnic Mt Crystal Springs yester-
day Tho ladies present were tho
Misses Alice Strickler, Mollie Word,
Annie Malotte, Annie Rubbish, Annie
| Hawkins and Marsella Hines, of Sharps-
burg, Md. The gentlemen were Messrs.
Georgc Leigh. leighton Thomasson,
Owen Andrews, Edward Bowers. viii
Airhart and Abe Schloss.
The Roanoke baseball team PLAYED
two games in Lynchburg yesterday, the
hrst beginning AT 1890 in the morning.
Boyd and Sanderson were tho battery
| Tor Roanoke. while Robertson and Scott
were in the points for the Lynchburg
| team. The game was won by Roanoke.
the score standing ono to nothing. Tho
feature of the game were the eScellent
battery work OF Boyd and Snnderson and
the fielding of Wigmore The follow
ing is the score by innings.
hoahoRc........ 001 O o 0 O O.
AynchonrF. ...'.........,....oO oooCO0- q
Roarokc, hits, b errors, =. Lynchhurg, hits. !:
errors, ,. e' ' -
Tho second gamo was played in tho
afternoon, beginning at ais, with
Mckenna and Glass for tho Lynchburg
battery, while Boyd and Sanderson
were again in tho points for the Roam
oke. This game was won by LYNCH
burg, the score standing to 4. Up TO
the eighth inning it looked as i. Roam
oke would add another to her list OF
victories, the scoro then standing one
10 nothing in their favor, but the Lynch
burg boys pulled themselves toge Their
ana got three hits OFF Boyd and five
men TO score. The features OF this
game were the work of tho intield and
the battery work of Boyd and Sander
son. The following is the score by in
ningS:
Ronnokc ..................... Ol00OuSO-f
iyhchhurs .'................. 0O0u5O-5
koanokc, hits, &; errors, l. Lynchburs, hits,
!; errors. 3. '
There was a largo crowd in attend
anco a. both games.
AT 10 o'clock yesterday morning tho
Southeast Roanoke nine PLAYED tho
Virginia Brewery nino at Carr's woods.
which resulted in the score of 70 to 1a
in favor OF the Southeast club.
here was game Of baseball at Carr's
woods yesterday evening between the
Sailor Boys and tho Virginia Blowing
Company club, which resulted as fol-
lows; Sailor Boys, 81; Brewery, $. Tho
battery OF the Sailor Boys was Manning
and Carr; tina, of the Brewery, Carroll
and Gcison.
yesterday afternoon at the Lake and,
DRIVING Park the great feature of Roa.
noke's ceie bration OF the Fourth oc.
Cured. 1t was the races and was in
terestipg from beginning to end and
was well attended
The iirSt race was q trotting race be-
tween hoy Wilkes and Matte Gravely,
which was won by Roy Wilkes in two
straight heats. The second was q pacing
race between Black Diamond. Rowdv
Dick and Henry c. Tho race was won
oy Black Diamond in two straight,
heats. The third was o running race
between Trousers and Frank w. 1t was
won In two straight heats by Trousers.
The fourth was a trotting race between,
Col. Tom and Mike ID.
The former won the first and third
heats and Col. Tom tho second. The
NTH race was between ponies and was.
very interesting and exciting This.
race was won by Robby Woodram in
two straight heats. The sixth race was.
between the trotting stallion. Cen