Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-10-05

Baltimore is porfocting the gnultitudincus
details of her great scsqui.centennial, Ooto>
Der llth to 10Th, with so vigorous and sys-
temstic q method as to at once prove to the
world, that though a hundred and fifty years
OF age, the century and a half has but fairly
developed her capacity for earnest work.
Committees composed Of the foremost BUSH
ness men of the city, meet day after day, to
insure the completion of arrangements
Subscriptions from individuals Continue to
como in the most substantial form, aud the
handsome aggregate thus secured is to be
greatly augmented by tie appropriation to be
made by ths city council. The celebration
entire will cover no less period than eight
days aud nights. ard in the splendid pro-
gramme announced it is difficult to dscide
which will be the best day In fact they
will all be best days, a, the arrangement
are upon so mSgn f:sns a scale as to rcsder
each day specially attractive, N.noay, the
llth, Is Bnl'imore's day, and it will pass into
history as marking the grandeEt exhibition
0t the progress and development OF a city
ever made on tho continent. Fully twenty
tho1s'nd dollars will be spent in alIcgoricsl
tab!eaux i'iustratins the stages of Brlti-
more's growth. As much more will be ex.
pended by the manufacturing and mercantile
interests. The Baltimore and Ohio, the
oldest railroad in America, and now one of
the greatest, if not indeed tho greatest sim
gle corporation in tho world, will mako 4
display which in itself will be worth inur.
neylng hundreds OF miles to witness Tues,
d7y. tho 18Th, wilt 10 Masons. Knights
Templar and School Children's day. We'd
ne*day, the 18Th, the Military and Fire De.
partmont day. Thursday, the 1I'h. the
Catholic day. Friday. the 18th, the Odd
Fellows. Knights of rythiss, Red Men snd
similar sOcisties' day. Saturday, the 10Th.
tho CoIored day. Monday. the 18Th, the
glorious MaGri Gras, and Tuesday, 10Th. the
great wind up with magnificent iIluninatisns.
t"rcHi'"ht parade. fireworks and all that sort
OF thing. Throughout the eutire tins there
Will be one constant succession Of festivities.
The city will be iavi.hly decorated from one
end t" the other. Arches will be thrown
over the principal streets, and ordinary holi-
days will he ms nothing onm pared to tho ne
ri"d from October llth to l9:t. During
thls time the great race meetings will he held
al Washington and Baltimore. with all tho
famous ]trotters at the one place and the nIo.t
mated ruEnera at the other. The different
theatres will cFer uprsralIed attractions. and
IN short. nothing will be Iaft unt3nne to rem
Ger tho event the unst msmHrahIe OF the
k'Hd ever known in the nstian'a history
Every care "i!l he taken t. inSur. the ncr>
!eet :"'Hfort and pleasure Of oil visitors. a
S1"'''l. cHmuittee "f lending cit;z'nS having
this iia?"rta"t matter in eharse There will
10 r" inrEHnshd charges at the hotels. and
th> Old time reasonable rates for creative
r~"'"!nF:S will prevail. Tn" baltimore and
ori' road. the fnr"mo't "f Ha'timnre's great
institutions. 'ruH to it. half century Of ZEAL
on "ev"ti"n t" lie best intcre.ts Of Tho city,
hes 'i'raT" o""H it' Inc. ut the exceedingly
'"Ts r.t" ct H"'i IRE from nil stations. This
mako the "r!i"ary fare for enc wav cover
the fa"s for tn" r"nnj rip Tickets will he
n'"'"'i ." s''" On tie Oh. and will be good
- anu iuciuiir" tha sea-.
ECE"9'S AND ChNvAsSEEs
MAKO Fun SIS to $50 per week ,.!!ipr soods r.,
&C EiDttitI L %, ~ B,rcIsy STIret New
1"Fh. bead : r their Cs:ai"gu s and term.
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