The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-04

THOSE IN BALTIMORE IDENTIFIED
WITH FIELDSPORTS
The Death Of Mrs. Easter the Psssess.
Notable wsddisgs Of tho Past Week.
Other In srsstiag Gossip.

had pleasant chat this morning
with Tunstall Smith. OF Norfolk, who IS
the mead or the firm OF Cary, Bayne *
Smith. all delightful Virginians. Mr..
Bayne hailing from Alexandria. No Vir-
gilman here has been more prominent In
athletic sports than Mr.. Smith, who was
a director in the Baltimore Athletic Club
and Is now Secretary OF the Baltimore
Cricket Club. OF which William Penning-
ton Is president. Mr.. Smith played foot
6ail Tor r, seven years at Clifton College
educated. His accent Is charmingly Eng
fish and his magnificent physique and
graceful presence attest the advantage
OF hts early physical training. He COM
mented at length on the features OF
difference between the English and the
American game OF football and has a
poor opinion OF the American game. Mr..
Smith IS first cousin of the wife OF
Colonel Walter II. Taylor, of Norfolk, and
Is nephew OF the late Colonel Francis
Smith, OF the V. N. l.. Familiarity known
as old Specs" He has many friends
in Richmond and has been a frequent
visitor at Brook Hill. the home of the
Stewards, near Richmond. He is the son
or the late j. Marsden Smith. prominent
merchant Of Norfolk. and the firm here
10 prominent and successful.
Another famous football player here
was j. Saunders Taylor. the son of Col.
Walter Taylor, General Lees adjutant-
general. He DISTINGUISHING himself while
student at the Johns HOPKINS I'niver-
sity, here, and is now playing equally
wei at the University OF Virginia
Inc 4; NJ. e.. a. Browns is famous
baseball team here. many of the players
having made good records OF this team
in town. William +. sutton. Of Vest
counted the finest amateur third baseman
IN town; William f. Sutton. OF West
noIeIahd, Va, is another famous player
VI tnls team lie is a good pitcher and
cdIcher and rs accounted the best base
runner and fielder on the club.
MRS, CASTERS DEATH.
Mrs Margaret Easter. the well-known
author and poetess. died here on the 18th
INST She was most active member of
me oman's Literary Club, and the
Maryland Historical Society and was sec
rotary OF the Daughters OF the Reyolu-
tlQu. she was gifted writer and noble
Irlehd and was engaged I'm editing her
seCon1 DOCK OF poems when stricken by
iatal disease. One OF her daughters Mrs
John Carder, lives at Front Rovai ia
PITS. casters father, the late Danlel
Miller, who was born and reared In Lou
,i'i. county. va, was one OF Baltmore's
wealthiest merchants and most prominent
and honored citizens. His sons Daniel
ana theodore Miller. love the very name
OF virginia and are at the head Of one
oI tne largest houses In the country, re-
tanning the old sign of Daniel Miller O.
integrity. '''"o' anu
The members OF the Gainesville Coun-
-, LUZ are HOtHlHB II not enterDrStng
ana when FIVE or six kindred spirits
or mat fashionable organization are
gathertd together time is seldom allowed
10 hang heavily on anybody's hands
The other night IL was suggested that a
coon hunt would be good fun. so n party
OF eighteen members. armed with clubs
ana torches, consisting Of John Gill
Robertson Taylor, DR. G.. W. Macgill. set
out at night In quest of the willy coon
After long and fruitess tramp through
Glens woods with a miscellaneous pack
or yelping hounds they had CLEANED
from the kennels OF Catonsvilie they
returned, with the hungry edge of their
appetiteS whitted TO "A keen relish to the
cosy quarters of the country club and
enjoyed midnight supper, galore with
the succulent bivalye and little of the
"overJoyful' TO wash them down.
Ii Is rumored I'm Washington that Mrs
Nellie Grant Sartons and General Henry
Kyd Douglas will be married. General
Douglas Is the Adjutant- General of
finest looking soldiers in rsyimentals
this country ever produced.
Mrs. Margaret Preston the gifted Viz
ginIa poetess, has been residing at the
home of her son. Dir. George J. Preston,
on north Charles street Mrs. Preston's
sister was the first wife of Stonewall
Jackson. the great genius OF the civil
war. 1t is said that his letters are very
scarce and will command a very high
piice. The letters o. jefferson Davis
now being s., while thC!e of Captain
Wirz. the Tailor or the AndersOnyllle
Confederate prison readily fetch $50.
Mas. AMELIA BUEs cnASIERs WORKS.