The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-19
EXCURSIONS sAnDPIc-SIcs

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SUMNER EXCURSIONS AND PIC-NECs
A HUNT AROUND THE cry FOR PLACES OF
REST AND Observation-Disclosures THE EX--
CURSIONISTs ARE GOING THIS WEEK-THE
MOUNTAIN AND sEAsHORE-A CHANCE
FOR THE MECHANIC AND ARTISAN, THE
RICH AND THE PaOR-SUNDAY-SCuOOL
AND OTHER PIC-NICsNREsT4 AND RE-
FREsnMENT FOR ALL. .@,1
The bright, warm days OF summer are
upon us in earnest, and the mechanic, the
Iaborer, and the WORKOUT businessmen OF
all occupations are ready fora brief respite
from the spring and winters toll, whether
it be for one day or two, or even few
hours. With this heated summer weather
come the various expedients for furnishing
the dwellcrs i'm this city with healthtul and
pIcasuiable amusement. Our Theatre Is
closed. Indeed,> all the places OF am'lsc-
ment will perhaps be shut up after the AS.
sociation Hall concert tonight, and then oil
eyes will be turned towards the mountain
OF seaside resorts in search OF recreation and
UedtIIl. hICuuy GllUSC nuO uAO optS w eao ~
arc packing their trunks and preparing for q
holiday To- be spent at Cobb's Island, OF the
White Sulphur; al Hampton; or somewhere
In the mountains. Some are preparing ior
q visit to the Centennial, while few Of 6iif
citizens who last veal. Visited Niagara and
various parts of Canada will this season try
The eastern coast OF Maine, White Noun
tains etc. s"''r
But these notes to-day are not for the rich
so much as for the labOring lnen and the
representatives of the various occupations
| i'm life who cannot order their wings and be
of to seashore aud mountain. Except at
brief intervals they must dwell in the heat
and dust of the city, glad indeed if even for
few fleeting hours they breathe the pure,
hpalth-giving air Of the country. In few OF
the cities of the South has the working popu-
latiun better chances of escaping into the
fresh and glorious inyigorating air than in
Richmond. What a pleasure it is even for
an hour or two of an evening to drive be-
yond the heated walls Of the city and fill
ones lungs with the fresh, life-giving air of
the green, beautiful lands which lie all
around us Nature has been lavish in her
gifts to this fair city. Look down our beau
tiful lneandering river, or up the canal be-
yond tile pump-house. or westward to tho
Westllam road; Or eastward to the green
fields that lie beyond; or southwark to the
River road, hedgcd in by beautiful wild
flowers and fresh, swcct-smelling pastures.
The James invites the oarsmaii or the eX-
cursonist, and for an incOnsiderablc sum
of money the tired citizen may enjoy sail
over its lovely, placid waters.
In our advertising columns will be found
announcements for the various excursions
which are to take place from time to time
during the heated term. There is no better
way to secure quick, vigorous mind, and
to restore ones health. than frequently to
escape from the crowded streets Of the city
into the pure, fresh air, which can be enjoyed
to the fullest extent on these excursions, 4
few OF which we notice this morning:
First in order is the grand picnic by Con-
cordia Encampment, No. 80, independent
Order Of Odd-Felows, which is to take
place al Bcnner's Garden, near the city, to-
day. The committee, composed OF McsSrs.
Otto Morgcustcrn, F. Thomas, and Henry
Mctzger, guarantee a good time to all who
may attend. roelker's band will be pre-
sent.
Next comes the annual basket picnic OF
st. Johns (EpiscopaD church, at CurPs
Neck, on james river, which will take place
will be announced in a future advertise
mcnt.
Union Station Methodist Church Sabbath
school will have the first Sahbath-scnOol
pic-nic of the season on Wednesday next,
the 2lst, at Curtis Neck, where very plea
SAINT day will no doubt he spent The barge
Grccnb,lSh has been fitted UP especially
for this occasion, and the fast tuS-boat o. A.
Arnold has been chartered. The committee
i'm charge promise to do all in their power
to afford Il pleasant day to those who ac.
company them. Refreshments will be served
at city prices by ladies OF the school. The
boat will leave the wharf OF the Old Do
minion Steamship Company, Rockets, at
y o'clock.
For the accommodation OF persons who
desired to attend the baptizing ut Coalheld
Yesterday round-trip tickets were sold by
the Danvillc Railroad Company at reduced
prices, and when the next time such an in
tercsting cvcilt occurs they Will afford SINH
lar facilities.
Annawon Tribe, No. 80, !. o. r. NJ, will
have their fourth grand annual excursion 10
I West Point to-day. The hand>omcst lady
present will be the recipient of beautiful
wrought wOrk-hON, valued ut S23; ana TO the
| handsomcst man Il beautiful mcerSchallnl
pipe. Of the value Of so. In addition to tins
matcll-ramc of baseball will be played by
the Swans, OF Richmond, and the Manchester
Juniors, of Manchester, for Il set OF flaSs.
The usual cnioyments OF dancing, boating,
bathing, and fishing may also be expected.
! Kessnicl's brass and string band VIII be IN
| attendance.
In addition to the excursions we have men
toned above, there are the usual trips up tile
canal to Riverside Park, and the visits 10
Schlletzen Park, on the James, and SUNDAY
excursions to the Cock;ldc City and return.
| Then, too, excursion or r0und-trlp tickets
| are sold over the Chesapeake and ONO rail-
road to various points on the line OF the
road; and the traveller may leave Richmond
OH Saturday evening at half-past o clock,
| or ut night, spend quiet, pleasant Sunday
in the mountains, and return in ample time
for work on Monday. Surely it VIII not he
difficult to select from this list spot where
a pleasant days rest may be had.
| CoNvEYANCES OF REAL ESTATE for the
week ending June II, 1876: Lots front
| ins-2lS feet on Seventeenth street, corner
| Walnut alley, for s., 72j; 80 feet on llarvie
street for 800; 50 feet on Reservoir street
and 80 feet on JIaryc street for $500; ~
feet on Reservoir street, near Chaffin, for
| 500; 20 feet on Main street, near Elgll-
| tecnth, for $4,500; 66 feet on Grace street
between Madison and Monroe for 81 40 !;
| 12O feet on Reservoir street between Har-
vic and Chafin for S4GS; % feet on Moore
street for Sl20; 2S feet on Moore street,
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