The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-20

not at tho meeting yesterday. Common
wealth's Attorney E. H Wells read the
law having direct bearing on the case
hat was needed most of ALL from the
ion Of majority of those present, was
ne one in position to-be forced under
penalty Of doing the work. A road engi-
neer should be employed on q good
salary. The supervisors are not COM
pensated sufficiently for the loss Of time
from their business necessary to per-
sonaily supervise all the working on the
roads The present system OF improving
the roads did not suit the gentlemen at
the meeting and there will De other meet
ings held with the object OF having
beneficial changes adopted.
STIMULATES OTHERS
The meeting yesterday OF citizens OF
Chesterfield. looking towards improving
a read running into the city. serves TO
bring very forcihly to the minds OF resi-
dents Of Swansboro that they have very
POOR tlorouehfares and TO remedy them
It can be said with certainty that meet
iyt. will be held In the next week or Two
when resolutions will be passed instruct
ing the supervisor of the district to take
the matter in hand.
tended the meeting yesterday, said he
was now working along this lire AND
y o1;>d have a meeting soon. He pointed
to several streets where improvements OF
n permanent nature were sadly needed.
ne showed where fome streets, which
wo.ld add to the beauty of the suburban
town. If they had proper attention, nov,
earvad to retard property owners who
might otherwise wish to come and reside
BROWNIES WIN.
Seven innings of a game OF ball be
tween the Fulton Brownies" and the
.1.II,e Jeans" at Forest Hill Park yester
cav afternoon proved to be the most per-
feet exhibition Of the game seen around
Richmond this season. After the opening
~ the eighth inning-well silence is char
NV. Suffice if to say that the Brownie
yvrn by a score of to 8 or TO 0, as
thcv chose to accent it. In the presence
of over one Thousand spectators the game
was called yesterday afternoon hetweer
he two teams. A hard rain coming jus
at o'clock drove all the players from
the ground and for time things looke'
blue for the large crowd which had como
to witness the game At 5:25, however.
Tho clouds passed away and all trcttef
in the field The Manchester team wen
to hat. key Shiplett faced Bowers, the
midget pitcher for the Fulton boys. and
.,ct a safe hit. Ford was thrown out and
Straw advanced Tkey to second bag on
safe hit. key was thrown out. as was
Shaw. Thomas the twirler for the Jeans.
tired the ball out for a two-bagger
hrir ging home Cottrell, who had been
huycing second This was all, however
With the Brownies at the bat, Eacho
-,lade a good single and O'Hara placed a
ball in left field. which was close de-
clsion, as to whether 1t was really foul
NJ not Umpire Eacho called 1t SAFE and
In the general melee which followed two
men came in. Until the fourth inning
there was no more scoring done. In the
ending OF the third the Brownies We're
az The bat with one man out and two men
h,!ys,e second and third ha ss Thomas
let himself out and the other two men
fa,7retI the air. In the fourth the Jeans
r,aGe two runs, giving them the lead OF
one. It was pitchers battle Zen, and
each twirler did his best. In the sixth
the Brownies tied the score. The seventh
remained the same, and the Jeans failed
t, connect with the sphere at all IN the
crening OF the eighth. The brown,es
went to the bat with Thomas In the
roH. who had before pitched wonderful
tall. His support was not up TO the
standard. OF he would have had more
rms TO the Blue Jeans side. Bowers, the
2,;4tle fellow who handled the leather Tor
he Brownies was just warming UP. anG
he sent them ever in such twisting man
-er that all the batters famed. However
Thomas walked into the box in the end
ny of the eighth inning. The first man
MT TO first and was advanced 10 second
~ a safe single and an error of the short
ton The next man walked on ball. This
MED the bases The next four deliveries
Sere called balls by the umpire. Mr.. Will