The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-04

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SPEND "THE FoURTH"-The excursion and
picnic season has now been fully inaugu-
rated, and the announcements made else
where In the Dispatch of various trips and
schedules for brief summer visits to the
mountains and sea.shore will be read with
interest. At this season of the year many
married men, as everybody in Richmond
knows, lead for several weeks the life of
bachelors or widowers, their wives and chill
dren having been sent to the Virginia
springs, the country clearinghouse along
the line of the railroads, or to the sea-shore.
They themselves stay at home in the city.
If the place at which their wives and fami-
lies are visiting is near enough, they gene
rally avail themselves Of the excursion trains
and steamboat on Saturday evening and re-
turn early on Monday morning. The rest
of the week, except during business hours,
is spent either at city oarding-house or in
some mode of existence at their own rooms.
They doubtless think that this is a
miserable way of getting along, but it can
not be helped. The health of families,
especially where children are concerned,
frequently requires that they should be away
from the dust and heat of the city during
the summer months but it is an agreeable
reflection to those who are not able to 60,
that nine times out of ten ut the close of the
summer they find they have been quite as
comfortable, equally as hearty, aud are just
as we'll us those who have been away during
the heated term. For the benefit of those
whose wives are away from Richmond at
this time, aud the single man who desires a
little recreation, we continue our notices
of excursions and pic-nics.
Last Saturday, the steamer Eliza HancoX
carried a goodly number Of persons to the
sea-Shore. This week number OF eXcur-
sionists have gone to Baltimore by the York
River line Returning the party will reach
here early tomorrow morning.
This afternoon at 4:45 the Grass Widowers
train goes to Staunton and intermediate
points along the line of the railroad. Many
persons have already sent their families to
Alton, Waynesboro', Greenwood, and other
places, and it is probable that large num-
Der OF gentlemen will avail themselves OF the
chance to visit them.
The Oregon Hill Methodist Sunday-schoo
will have Il basket pic-nic at Craney lslano
farm, on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
to-day. Those who desire to enjoy the plea
SAINT country shade and fresh, pure air must
take their baskets and their "gooddles !" anC
90 off on the $50 train this morning.
Excursion trains will be run through the
Church Hill tunnel to Schutzen Park to-day
the first train leaving at 10 O'Clock.
Friendship Lodge, No. 20, X. of F., o
Manchester, will celebrate the 4th and enjoy
themselves by a grand excursion to Ashlaad
| The train will leave Manchester station sS
o'clock this morning, stopping at the BYRD,
Street DEPOT. in this city, until St, and VIII
return at IS z. NJ. This excursion promises
| to be one OF the best Of the season. A band
| of music has been engaged, and large pa
Wilton, well shaded, will be at the disposa
of the excursionists. The beautiful lawn
presents extraordinary accommodations for
croauet. playing and the promenade. Among
other attractions there will he match game
of baseball Manchester picked nine against
all comers. Persons desiring to carry bas
kets can do so, arrangements having peer
made to receive and check them on the train
| But there are other amusements for to
day; among them SWITCHBOARD for silver
cup will be played ut the Fair Grounds this
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
On Monday there is 10 be grand family
excursion to West Point. The train VIII
leave the York River dep0: at = O'Clock
A. NJ.
Tomorrow the Schutzen Park trains will
be run rs usual.
The X. Il. KS will start for the pump
house at 10 O'Clock this morning from tht
packet Office, corner Eighth and Canal, or
the Little Nell" Invited guests and active
members are expected 10 meet at the pom
above mentioned.