The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-07-17

full. A 8 o'clock 8 procession was
formed, and after marching through
the principal streets of the town
proceeded to the grounds which had
been prepared tor the military drill,
the base ball match and the walk
ing match. Here we're found about
a dozen men who had entered for
the prize in the walking match, go
ing around the ring prepared for
them at a terrific rate of speed,
sweltering under the rays of the
broiling sun. 1t was an evident
fact that most of the contestants
would be compelled to succumb to
the fatigue and heat long before the
hour for the close of the match
would be reached, namely 6 O'Clock
P. NJ. BY noon the number had
been reduced one-half and when
o'clock came there were only four
men on the track, the rest having
retired gracefully { y. from the field
At 2 O'Clock P. NJ. match game oil
base ball was played between the
Riverside B. B. Club of Memphis
and the Tom Fort B. B. Club OF
this place which resulted in the de-
feat of the latter by score of is to
10. At a O'Clock p NJ. came the
most attractive feature of the day,
the competitive military drill be-
tween the Chlckasaw Guards and
the Bluff City Grays, both of Mem
phis, and both crack companies.
Several other companies had en-
tered for the drill and were expect
ed, but failed to come, and it is said
that their real reasons for not full
filling their engagements was the
fact of the decentralization which
took possession of them when they
heard that the far famed Chickasaw
Guards was among the contestants,
although they all sent very plausi-
BILE excuses. After some of the
finest drilling by the two compa-
MES 1t has ever been our good for
tune to witness; the judges awarded
the prize to the Chickasaw Guards
which they seemed to take as a mat
ter of right. They had better look
out for their laurels, however, for
the Bluff City Grays were not very
tar behind them in the drill, and
they express their determination to
yet win the palm over their rivals.
The exercises of the day were
wound up with a grand ball at the
Stanton House, and thus closed the
4th of July, 1879, upon Chattanoo
ga, every one present expressing
himself as highly delighted and en-
and the citizens all eX-
pressing themselves as much graft
fed at the success of their efforts
to please the visitors. All say
:here were more people here than
ever before on former occasions of
the same kind.
To a Middle Tennesseean some of
the ways and customs of our "coun
try cousins hereabouts are peculiar
and amusing. On all the occasions
of any note that bring in the geo
manry to town each love-born youth
will bring along the object of his
devotion and up and down the
streets will they march arm in arm
or hands clasped looking as inno-
cent as doves and as happy as
junebugs in blackberry time. Oc-
casionally you will see Ole couple
with their arms clasping each other
in tender embrace. Upon look
ing on such scenes it is rather diff
cult to restrain ones risibilitles, but
after one gets accustomed to it he
docs not mind it at all. We have
settled down once mort into our
placidity, and will
strive to be in condition by the
next 4th of July to surpass even
this. July 8, 1879. MEMO.
Chattanooga, Tenn.