The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-06-02
WEST END NOTES.
A Great Base Ball Gamc-Rattle Snake
Fails Party.

Senator w. j. Whitthorne spent
last Sunday with his family.
Walter Morris has returned to |
to Mr.. j. X. Farrell aud family.
Mr.. Jas. SpSrkman left last Mon
day for a two weeks business trip to
Bowling Green, Ky.
Mrs. NJ. b. ParhAm and son, John,
after spending two weeks with her
mother, Mrs. u. w. Blackburn, has
returned to her home in Chattanooga.
Miss SumA Euli-, Of Ft Wortu,
Texas, is the guest OF Capt. A. +.
AydelOtt and family this week.
Misses Irene anu Ellis Jones, of
Little Lot, Tenn, are visiting Mrs.
John Il. Jones.
Mrs. Hamilton, who has been here
on visit To her daughter, Mrs. j. l..
Jones, for Two weeks, left lat Mon
day for her home il Lebauon.
Hal Seavy, Of Iron CITY, spent lsst
Monday with IrieDds in West End
w. j. Webster went to Nashville
last Tuesday on business.
The following young ladies and
gentlemen, chHperoned by Mr.. and
Mrs, Geo. McFall and Mrs. William
ii. Mctall, spent Thursday Of last
week very pleasantly al RalIle Snake
Falls: Misses CLARA L,pecomO,
Alma Williamson, LeGa McKennOn,
Mary McFSl, Addie LipFcomb,
Mamie Latts and Irene LattR:
Messrs. Clyde Latta, MerIdeth King.
VIII Jones, Herbert Latta, Matthews
Gordon, Lee Vaughan and VIII Arm.
strong.
Last Friday night about II O'Clock
a barn aud its contents, belonging 20
Mr.. j. NJ. Burns two miles out Oh
the Hampshire pike, was destroyed
by fire. The fire was first discovered
by some negroes living on the farm,
who reached the barn just in time 10
save some mares tina. were III the
shed part Of tie building. The ORR
GIN OF the fire Is not known, but it Is
thought by some 10 haYe been struck
by lightning aud set on fire, as u
thunder stOtm had passed over tuat
locality only a short time before the
fire was discovered. Mr.. Burns loss
Is about 81, OOO with $500 insui ance.
Tue game Of base ball on last Tues.
day evening between the Flown
Crlnolinesn ana The West End Sun
BounetS," played in the large and
beau iGui lawn III front Of Mr.. o. e..
Owens residence, drew forth quite q
numerous and appreciSiive audience,
and barring the sight mishaptf MI
Stlth Woodbridge in Receiving a rap on
/ m hn in,
deed al enjoyable affair. The cou.
tesy and attention shown the specle
tore by Mrs. Owen aud her daughteI
Mrs. George McKennon, IA looking
after their wants and comforts, was
indeed marked aud grI cious anu
added No little To the pleasure OF the
occasion.
The battery for the Clown Grim,
lines" consisted of Mr.. a. .. James
as catcher, while NJ 4ster Collin Jam {
did the hOuOrs Of the box. The bal
auce of the team participating being
composed of Misses Louise Frierson
Virginia Carpenter, Eva James
Mary FriersOu, aud Others who's,
nHmes we failed to get.
Messrs. w. 7. and ). T. Woldridg,
performed the formidable work o
battery for the "Sun Bonnet-," til,
remaining duties falling to the lot
of Misses Fannie Taylor, Aunie
Keesee, Susie Ogilvie, Lee Whit
tnorne, Virginia Webster, Lillian
Smith, and last but not Least ty am
means when 1t became e essay
get move On,n-Manter Crocl
owen.
Almost from start to finish the con
test was one of continuous excite
menJ and Interest, both audience aut
pay ers p2rtaking freely OF the spiri
Of enLhusiasm.
Al the beginning of the sixth in
ming the score htOOd tie, each clu
having succeeded in making tn
same number Oh circuiCH of the bases
Excitement ran high, AID ~ it j
uruully the case with ametuers whel
the tension DeCons to- great, serie
Of errors resulted, in which bot
/ cIuus came in for full share. Tn
scorer also at this juucture seemed t
have lost his head and tie "suOre
with it and in the wild coufusio
which followed, Mr.. Woodbridge bt
, coming too eager to complete a brill
, liant play steppediiu front OF one O
the players while in the act Of strik
: ing at the ball, receiving the lick o
the back of his head. The accideI
o had the much needed effect, how
! ever, OF restoring equilibrium anon
- the players, but rendered it necesssr
that aLother game for the future b
. arranged in order to determine whic
:, club shSEld be crowned the rei
victOrs.
The "Crinolines," We think, di
played decidedly quicker and cles
er conception Of the finer points {
the game than the "Sun BOnnets,
but wheR it comes TO ett-ctual wielC
v ing OF the willow, then keep you
< eye on Vest End. Everything col
v sidered though, the clubs are {
! evenly matched as any we have eve
v seen, and the final struggle for 81
. premacy promises to be one Of tier(
and intense excitement.
NOEEs.
"Mr. Woldrige's delivery is perfect
charming" said young lady, almO
out of breath, who had just made
+, home run.
Some of the young ladies WELD tn
willow with as much ease aud sty
as did the once famous COlumb
Reds. FINoCCIDENT.
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