The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-18
CAPSULES -. THE Pills.
knights of the Mortar and Pcstle fmuse
Themselves.

BLUE RIDGE :. RINGS HOTEL, VA,
July .-spccial-For two days tAe
knights OF the Mortar and Pestie have
held high carnival, and made the lawn.
tho bowiing-alley. and the ballroom Dee
sound With merry pcals OF laughter ana
hearty shouts of pleasure Tor the Fietyi'
in athletic sports.
Interest conferred upon baseball same
between clubs made up AS follows
Capsules-Captaln, Polk Miller. battery
Polk Miller ANA Bunyan ROBBINS, Hi'-
base, Saunders, second base, H thht,
third base Fleet. left field, Eocthi'n,
short stop. Fleet. centre field. heafiott.
right field. pr.ichett, umpire "a. H..
Church. scorer b. b.. Shore.
Pnls-Captam. Robert Bryd0n; battery
{. b. Robertson and u. A. STROLLER, niat
base. Brydon. second base. Miller; short
stop, Pritchctt. third base, Burgess, leit
field. Fleet centre Held. Bcckwith. right
field. Lumsden.
The score resulted. FOR the Pills. ami
4 for the Capsules. A red-hot capsule
landed plump over the right eye OF cap
tain Brydon. which sent him OF in search
OF raw beef. but Dee soon returned Co tha
conflict. and remained 90 see DIS viotori-
Gus team claim the prize Polk Miller
also experienced "a temporary check ny
hitch in hls rlsht hip. but he wore IBIS
usual smile. as the Pills rolled around
him.,
CrHFR SPORTS.
In the standing long jump, ST. T..
Church won first prize o.. b. Robertson
second prize W. O.. Burgess third prize
Running long jump Robertson, nrst
prize. Saunders. second prize, Burgess,
third prize.
Standing high iump-Robertson. first
prize. Burgess second prize; Church. third
prize.
Quons-c. r.. Fleet first prize. C. G..
Hudson. second prize.
Targct-throwing- arm. first prize
Roethlin second prize.
Bowiing-C a. Hudson. first prize. W.
G. Burgess second prize 81. j. Church,
third prize.
Croqret-llrs. Frank Woodson. first
pre-. Miss Anna Gage. second prize. Mrs.
McAlistcr BOBBY prize.
Tomorrow VIII present programme ~
various amusemcnts. and election of Of
fcsrs.
FInsr DAYS SESSION.
p. IT. Carroll of Lexington. tho nres.-
dent called the mrOf IUF f0 order OI NHs-
iofday and g.. B. Fleet. Of Lyrchhur4.
n o. veteran secretary, called flt roll.
Various comm~ets o. map Di- tHe husi-
ness OF the session WERE appointed. and
% the cnmmitfe. ON meme ersnip sixteen
new applications We're referred. SO nuri-
ness was transacted at the night F07-
sion. but the msnt u.s. as Well as fhe
guests of the springs were treated % an
exhibition of lights produced Dog tae newly
discovered calcium -e4. whereby -.
plOf-hOats. revenue cuIf.rs or other
steam vessels viii pass through tho
waters in the vicinity displaying the
hurricane signal by dHy and firms rockets
by night. and blowing their whistles %
attract attention th 'reto. Among these
districts are the West Florida coast.
islands and bays az virginia North ana
South Carolina ana Georgia. The flag
signals will also Doe displayed from the
flying Pan Shoals iigltsnip off fle North
Carolina coast warnings being conveyed
thlther by a tug from Southport. g. e..
chief Moore. Of The bureau suggests
that In am localities whore flc hurricane
storms are liable 10 cause great laafrlfe-
ton. arrangements viii Doe made with
the citizens for the distribution W official
warnings This. DO is suggested iu au
official circular. may Dee done hr means
OF cOurlers on horseback, displaying -ig-
nails from high points or firing rockets.
The bureau has decided fO use fur tH.s
purpose rel meteor rockets. which as-
cend go or 400 feet high and emit hrl'-
liant red star which burns t0 the ground
caters clgs.