The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-23

4 DIRECTORY OF PROMISING TOURS, ExcUR-
sI0Is, AND PIC-SICs-wHERE TO GO TO
SPEND A DAY, WEEK, Or MONTH OF THE
HOT SEASON.
.sStork's Summer Tours y are a new and
admirable convenience for travellers and all
those who wish to become better acquainted
with our own land. The route for July and
August Is from Richmond through Balti.
more, Philadelphia, and New York, and
thence to Newport and Fall river. The
tourist, as he selects, may then take a
run TO Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket,
or 60 straight On to Boston and the
White Mountains, or from Boston to
Portland md down 10 Mount Desert.
For sum Of money which seems astonisb-
ingiy low all the places named can be visited
either going or coming, and that not on eX-
cursion trains or steamers, but by the regu-
lar first-class conyeyances Of some OF the
finest lines in the country. These tours
offer great variety OF travel and di-
yersity Of scenery, and open to our people
a country OF which not great many OF us
have an extensive personal knowledge.
Tickets, good to return within thirty days
from July Il, Is, 16, and II, and August 4,
5, 6. and T, are for sale by CARRIER, who will
convey Mr. Stork's assurances as to the
safety. elegance, and pleasure of the tours.
The prospects are that the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues encampment at Old
Point July 9Th TO 14th will be one OF the
great successes Of the season. The COM
pany, will leave here with full ranks and be
accompanied BY q large number OF friends
who desire to avail themselves Of a weeks
holiday, with the fun and frolic OF camp
life combined with the best eating the Hy-
geia Hotel can afford. First-rate wall-tents
and armv-cots will make the sleeping quar-
ters comfortable; and at the meals to be
taken at the hotel the soldiers and their
camp-friends will be on the same footing us
the most favored guests.
A pleasant sail by moonlight on the James
is promised tonight under the auspices OF
the Young Mems Missionary Society OF the
Second Baptist church. The steamer Ariel
has been chartered for the occasion, and al!
arrangements made for delightful time.
Convcyances will be at the church to con-
voy persons to the boat and bring them
back.
Those who desire to visit Old Point, Nor
folk, and Washington upon most favorable
terms and with pleasurable surroundings.
will Join the "9rand excursion" " under
The auspices OF the Broad-Street Church
Sunday school, to leave here tomorrow on
the steamer Ariel.
An excursion down the river and pic
mic at CurPs Neck will be given to-day
by the First English Lutheran Sunday
school. The prices are remarkably low and
the programme attractive.
A grand picnic" is announced to take
place at SchuetZcn Park to-day. Dancing
from to II p. NJ.
Friday evening, 9th, there will be a
"grand moonlight excursion" by the
Third PRESBYTERIAN church 10 Dutch Gap.
AN excursion down the river and baske;
picnic at Brandon (where The Monitor fleet
is stationed will take place Friday, July
4th,, under the auspices Of the Oregon
Methodist Sunday school.
On the 2Glh there will be an excursion 10
Old Point, Norfolk, and Portsmouth under
the auspices uf Cay-Street Methodist
church. It is claimed that this excursion
will be "better than the best" Ii so, it
will be "good 'nuff."
f. The ladies OF Trinity church, ever on the
alert to please their many friends, have made
every preparation for grand time on the
James on the Cd Of July. AS this will be
the night OF the full moon, it will! be one of
the most agreeable trips OF the season.
The Pinc-Street Baptist Sunday school
will make an excursion and basket picnic
to Woods farm, near Petersburg, on Fri
day, July 4th. The train will leave here at
T 4. NJ. and will leave Petersburg at $50
Z. NJ. Persons desiring to do so may visit
Petersburg.