The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-06-30
A GOOD TIME COMIK6.

Next week will be one long to be
remembered in Greenville-a week OF
festivity, frolic, and good fellowship,
in which the bonds of friendship and
kindred between Greenville aud
Frankfort, Kentucky, Will be revived
and strengthened by week OF en-
tertainmeut Of representatives OF wen
known Frankfort families by their
Greenville friends, in which this city
will be placed at the disposal OF It's
yisitors and the week devoted TO their
welcome aud amusement GreenVlIle
and the county are indebted to hen-
lucky, aud especially to Frankfort,
for q large contingent OF our most
useful and popular citizens, aud IN
deed such is the reputation won Tor
Kentuckians by those who have
already made their home here that
the mere fact that stranger comes
from that state, aud particularly from
Frankfort, is sufficient letter OF in
PRODUCTION. Greenville is prepared to
surrender at discretion to the proposed
INVASION aud joyful time is at hand
both for the visitors and their hosts
On Monday, the 5th, there will be a
game of ball between the visitors ana
the home team, to be followed by
games on the 9th, 18th, and 9Th. Balls
will be given III honor of the visitors
on Monday aud Thursday nights
Both the Mississippi and Harmony
clubs will give receptions, and a bl'
! cycle parade, steamboat excursion,
aud numerous private entertainments
are prepared for the enjoyment ofour
guests
| The young gentlemen composing
the Frankfort team are representatives
of old and prominent families of that
city, men whose names are familiar to
all Kentucky residents of GreenvilIe,
and who will be welcomed by old ex-
Kentucklans for the sake of their par
ents as we'll as for their own. The
team is composed of the following
Wisacre Lindsay, eaten; Dick Vande-
veer, pitch Henry Lindsay, lat base
! Alley, End; Frank Barrett, 3rd Shir-
ley Wintersmith, $. g.. Rsiley, centre
Stratton, left; Downing, right; Hoff-
man, substitute Several of these
gentlemen are Princeton men, Lindsay
aud Barrett being on the team of that
college at the present time. Among
the team are representatives of the
Hodges, Rodmsn, Garrard, aud j
Mason Brown families and others well
known TO Kentucky residents of this
county. A committee Of ex-Kentuck
ians has been appointed to receive the
visitors, with Mr.. R. W. Tlltord al
general manager and chairman of al
committees. The reception committed
is as follows: Jno."V. Bell. chairman
J. B. Bell, Lyme Starring, Sr, w. W
Worthington, j. w. Erwin, Charles
Starting, Ed. Worthington, W. A
Stone, Geo. B. Alexander, Lyme Star
ling, Jr, Tom Redd, W. W. Miller
Henry Startling, G. W. Dudley, T. ii
Hood, VIM. Startling, Q. B. Crittenden
ID. H. Hood, Henry Crittenden, VII
Hood, w. n Hood, 5. Z. Bull, G. X
Hood, j. S. Walker, D. F. HUT, Bow
man Wllmot, Robt. Walker, III. John
son, L. E. Clarke, H. P. Hawkins, N
A. Bell, Harry Graham, Chas. Kin
kead, John N. Bull, Geo. Hunt, Taylol
HARRISON, j. B HARRISON, Frank Har
bison, Joel Johnson, DIR. Blackburn
Merritt Williams, j. w. Bell. Tit
Greenville team will be selected from
Blake, Wheeler, VanDresser, H. Star
ling, L. Starting, Gabe Newman, o
Greenville; Clifton, Smith and Hart
man, OF Pine Bluff; Bonnafon, of New
Orleans; Scarborough, Nicely and Col
lier, of Memphis aud Murch, of Vicks
burg. The Greeuvile oolors will b,
dark blue and red Frankfort, blscl
and orange.