Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-07-11
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rHEssALoNIANs IS ArRTNIANs.
An interesting game OF baseball We s
leyed in this section on the Virginia
Grounds on Saturday last. the glorious
Fourth. The game passed of very |
pleasantly indeed. 1t being strictly a |
oeial game TO enable the clubs TO
come in a closer social contact, hence
he objectionable features were dis
,arded and both sides played gOoO
ball, considering both were amateur.
Good order was observed and after the
close of the game the visitors were es-
'Orted 20 the ThessalOnians' "Ranch !"
where many things pleasant Co the
palate were par.aken OF. We may add
that il many of the Thessalonians were
ignorant OF baseball ethics, they GER
taiBly knew how to entertain their
guest in royal style. Come again
even the girls are fascinated
with not only your good looks, but
your brilliant playing as we'll.
THE ECLIPSE AND NORFOLK.
The Eclipse went to Norfolk last
week, with the intention of carrying
of the laurels in that city, but they
returned to US with the score lR to 8
against them not that they are unable
defeat the Reds, but when they com
menced playing hardly SO people wit
messed the game, hence their discOur-
agement. They held the home team
down to TO l until after the 9th in
ming, and in the 7th. Sth and 9th in
nings they. threw the game away Two
games were arranged to be played
Tuesday and Wednesday. between our
boys and the Reds. at West End Park,
both games failed TO materialize on
account of the rain. More anon.
The Church Hill giants, a local team
has sent a challenge TO meet the Buffa-
loes Monday the 10th inst. and cross
bats.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Last Monday between and Z p. M.
and during the heavy rain storm which
followed; the neighbOrhood OF 10Th
and S Sts.. was the scene of another
railway fatality. Little George Sam
uel Banks, age 9 years, while crossing
the Seven Pines railway tracks at the
above named place with his brother
who is few years his senior, was
l.
moterman. and seriously injured.
The great wonder being that he was
not killed outright.
HOW 1T OCCURRED.
From what we can learn the two
boys were returning home from doing
chores for gentleman in the neigh
borhood, and as they stepped upon the
track. the pair were hailed by a small
girl, who was going in an opposite d.
rection, and who warn them that the
car was coming the elder lad stepped
quickly off the track, and called on his
brother TO do lis ewise, but the poor
little fellow got no farther than the
middle of the track and stood still
paralyzed with terror he was so fright
ened he could not move. Meanwhile
the moterman driving his car at high
rate of speed, paid little or no atten-
tion to the boy. The car struck the
the little fellow and by some means il
caught his clothing and drsgged him
over fifty feet, and then hurled him q
few feet into mud hole while the
car continued to run for nearly q
square before it was checked.
HIS WOUNDS.
He was pick ed up in an unconscious
condition, by his brother, who ran to
him, assisted by the motorman, who
had in the meantime stopped the car
and was conveyed to the residence OF
Mrs. Isabella Hood, and DR.. Hinch-
man summoned. Inc news spread
like wild fire and soon the whole place
was dotted with people. The wounded
lad was removed to his residence or
North 18th St. where an examination
of his injuries were attempted, but the
boy having recovered consciousness
and he being in SO much misery the
undertaking was abandoned but from
what we saw large cut was made OF
the left side of his face extending from
the top of the head downward, while
his left hip was badly crushed aud dis
located, and he sustained many inter.
nal injuries. The poor mother wa:
overcome with grief.
DID HE RING THE BELLY
Did the motorman ring while the
child was crossing the track or not
is the question .agitating the minds o.
many. Some colored people claim
that they saw and heard him ring the
bell; while others pc sitiveIy assert
that he did not ring the bell until after
the lad was injured. The motOrmaT
has not been arrested.
PERSONALS.
Miss Mary E. Willis, our accomplish
ed school teacher, left the-city Friday
July 3rd,. for West Point, ana from
there she will proceed to baltimore
Md. TO spend her vacation.
Miss Gertrude Barrett continue.
quite sick.
Mr.. Andrew Jackson left the city
Monday, for his home in New YOrl
City.
Mr.. Charles Wilder finds time to re-
pair your shoes. Give him call.
Mr.. Maurice Barrett is in the laun
dry business Give him laundry, and
patroDize him.
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