The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
NEWS OF FULTON
AND NEARBY TOWNS
The Brownies Shut Out the New
port News Team.
BOWERS A PUZZLE TO THEM
Gould Not Hi Him. and Therefore Did
Not Make Run-Personal and
Other Items from the
East End.
BOWERS A PUZZLE TO THEM

The Newport News shipyard team was
shut out Friday afternoon on their
1lCHnies The score was to Q and was
beautiful exhibition Of baseball. The
gx4ne was the Brownies from the time
the umpire called play ball" until the
end of the game.
Bowers, the little midget slab artist of
the Brownies. had the shipbuilders at his
r.ercg. and not the first ono OF, them
cav second base. His curves. with bar
iels of speed behind them, were III
Siacibe to the sturdy shipbuildsTs. The
brownies, who appeared as dwarfs Ee-
side the shpbuilders. played professional
bal, and hit the ball whenever ttey de-
s'reG. Captain Jack Snead, with lolty
local rooters, accompanied the SroWi'-
les. and after the game. the Town was
theirs.
IN THE CHURCHES.
Rev. j. e. oyler will ill his pulpit al
Denny Street Methodist Episcopal
Church at the usual services today.
His subject at Il A Il. will be, Except
a Corn OF Wheat Fab in the Ground and
Die 1t Abideth Alone" At Sis p. NJ,
Behold, I Stand at the Door and
knock. il Any Man Hear My Voice and
Open the Door, viii Come in to Him
Rev. C. c. Cox, pastor of Howard s.
Grove Baptist Church, will occupy the
pulpit of Fulton Baptist Church at II
A NJ to-day At Sis 7. NJ, Rev.
". S. Leake will fill his pulpit
Rev John ". Daugherty will I'LL the
pulpit at thu Apostolic Church at both
Rev E. 3. snead will I'll his pulpit at
the weauell- Memorial Chapel at the
usual services to-day.
The Builders League of Denny-street
Methodist Episcopal Church will meet
"Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Virgie
England
NJ. E. Church will meet this afternoon in
the Sunday-school room.
The steel frame work for the =. d y:
water tank at the Orleans-Sueet yard
IS being nut in place. The tank will be
the largest tank in the South. its capa-
CITY being 10000 gallons. The other i'm
proyements at the yard are well under
way and will shortly be completed.
PERSONAL, NOTES.
Mrs William Dowden continues quite
sick at her residence, on -raham Street.
r. r. Allen left last week for Sa-
yaDnah. Ga, where he goes to accept
a lucrative position with the Pierpont
Manufa curing Company Mr.. Leon
Romer will leave Monday on the same
mission.
installation of officers of Patrick Henry
Council, No. Il, Jr. Q. u. A. NJ, VIII
take place Monday night at Nielsen $
Hall. Five candidates will be Initiated
Mr. Bernard Johnson has returned from
his vacation, which was spent IN ASH
'@4t' FULTON YACHTING CLUB.
Several members of the Fulton Yacht
ing Club returned home friday night - ! ne
others VIII return next week Ihey
,erort an excellent time.
Mrs. Mary haufelt and daugh'eF, MISS
Sallie. left Friday TO spend the summer
with her daughter. Mrs. Don Smith, OF
Misses Ella Whitlow and Lola Britton
have returned from a delightful stay at
West Point.
A number of the streets or fniton nave
been repaired by the City Engineers De
partment.
Mrs. Rosa. Jessie Is quite sick at the
resiae1cc of her daughter, Mrs. John
Austin. of Nicholson Street
DIR. Irwin Turner. of New Jersey. is
the guest of his uncle MT. 'ohll u hei'
Of Marion Hill.
Mrs Barker is indisposed al her resi-
dence on Seventh Street.
Cantain and Mrs. Charles Brown are
visiting their old home in Cincinnati.
The little son of Mr.. Dan Boland con-
tinues quite sick at his fathers residence
on Williamsburg Avenue
Barton tleiSltS.
Mr.. w X. Bache. who has been to
Alexandria on business, has returned to
his home on Lamb Avenue.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Barton
Heights Baptist Church met at the resi-
dence of Mrs r. l. CHM, of North
Avenue and Poe Street on Thursday
at 4 p NJ Only routine business was
transacted. Those present were the,
following: Mesdames r. L. Glinn. c. l.,
Jones. w l.. Ragland, c. c. Rady. A.
II Macilwaine. and j. G. Cole.
Miss Jessie Wilkinson, of Luck Ave
nue., will leave in a few days for Ma
toaca, Chesterfield county, Va
Mr. and Mrs T. NJ Corners, who have
heen visiting Mrs. Jones. OF Luck Ave
nue., have returned TO their home in
Manchester. Va
Rev. Warren Mosby Seay has returned
to his home in Blackstone, after very
pleasant visit to Rev. c. 2. Scott
Mr. E 3. Scruggs has returned to his
homo in Gotham. Albemarle county.
after a very pleasant visit to Mr. S. p.
Jones. Of Luck Avenue.
Mr. John A. Camp has returned to his
home in Camden, n. J.. after very
pleasant visit to Mr.. William j. Hen
derson of Hermitage Road.
Mr. George H. Williams. who has been
visiting Mr.. Charles G. Thompson. of
Chestnut Hill, has returned TO his home
in Emporia.
Mr.. James K. Thompson has returned