Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-09-29
Baltimore's Big Boom.

Remarkably Extensive Arrangements
made for the Great Celebration Of the citys
One Hundred and Fiitieesh Birthday Nag
nlHcent Series Of Displays Covering Eight
Days Time, and Nos. Elaborate DatsilS
Psrfs;tsds
Baltimore is perfecting the multitu-
dnous details Of her great sesqui GEN.
tennial; Oct. 18th to 10Th. with so Wig
orous and systematic a method as to.at
ouce prove TO the world, that though Il
hundred and fifty years of age, the
century and half has but fairly devel.
oped her capacity for earnest work.
Committees composed OF the foremost
business men Of the city,meet day alter
day, to insure the completion of arran-
gements. Subscriptions from individuals
continue to come in the most substan-
tial form, aud the handsome aggregate
thus secured is to be greatly augmented
By the appropriation to be made by the
city council. The celebration entire
will cover no less than eight days and
nights, and in the splendid programme
announced it is difficult TO decide which
will be the best day, La fact they will
all be the best days,as the arrangements
arc upon so magnificent scale Jas to
render each day specially attractive.
Monday the 18th Is Ballimore's day,
and it will pass into history as marking
the grandest exhibition Of the progress
and development ola city ever made on
the continent. Fully twenty thousand
dollars Will be spent IN allegorical tab
leauX illustrating the stages of Balti-
more's growth. IS much more will be
the manufacturing and mercantile in
terests. The Baltimore and Ohio, the
oldest rail road IN America, and now
one of the greatest if not indeed the
greatest single corporation in the world
will make display which in itself viii
be worth journeying hundreds of miles
to witness. Tuesday the l2Ih will be
the Masons, Knights Templar and
School Children's day.
Wednesday tue 9th, The Military and
Fine Department day. Thursday the
l4th, Catholic Day. Friday The 18Th,
the Odd Fellows, knights Of Pythias.
Red Men and similar societies day. sat-
urday the 10th, the Colored day. Mon
day the 18th. The glorious Mariria Gras.
and Tue. day, 10Th, the great wind up
with magnificent Examinations, torch
light parade. fireworks and all that SOFT
OF thing. Throughout the entire time
there will be one succession Of festiy.-
tivities. The city will be layishly decora-
ted from one end to The other. Arch
es will be thrown over the principal
streets, end ordinary holidays will be IS
nothing compared to tn, period rom
October llth to l9,h.
During his ume thc sroal race meet
ings will be held at Washington and
Baltimore, with all The famous trottcrs
at the one place and the most noted
runners at the other. The different
theatres will offer unparalleled a.trac-
tons, aud in short. nothing viii be left
undone TO render the event the most
memorable of tie kind ever known ID
the uauon's history. Every care will be
taken TO insure tie perfect comfort and
pleasure of all visitors, a special con-
miltcc oflcad.ug citizen having this
important mater n charge. There will
be no Increased cL.rse7 Mt the hotels,
and the old umc reasonable rates fol
creative comforts will prevail. The
Baltimore and Ohio road, the foremost
Of Bal.imorc's great institutions, true
to its half century Of JEALOUS devotion
to the lest interests o.tAc ely, h. S
thrown open its lines at tie exceeding
~ low rate Of halfiare from all stations.
This makes the ordinary fare for one
way cover the fare for the round trip.
Tickets will be placed On sale OIL the
9th, and will be good TO AMI including
the Goth.