The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-10-06

BAIrIuoEE's BIG BooN.-Remarkable Ex-
tensive Arrangements made for the great
celebration of the city's one hundred and
fiftieth birthday, Magnificent series OF
displays covering eight days time, and most
elaborate details perfected.
Baltimore is perfecting the multitudinous
details of her great sesqui-centennial, Oct.
1lth to 10th, with 50 vigorous and SYSTEM
at;c a method rs to at once prove TO the
world. that though hundred and fifty
years Of age, the century and half has but
fairly developed her capacity for earnest
work. Committees composed of the fore
most business men of the city, meet day af-
ter dav. to insure the completion of arrange
ments. Subscriptions from individual con-
tinue to come in the most substantial form,
and the handsome aggregate thus secured
is to be greatly augmented by the appropri-
alton to be made by the city council. The
celebration entire will cover no less period
than eight DAYS and nights, and in the splen-
did programme announced il is difficult to
decide which will be the best dav. In fact
they will all be best days, as the arrange
ments are upon so magnificent scale as to
render each day specially attractive. Mon
day the llth Is Baltimore's day, and it will
pass into history as marking the grandest
exhibition of the progress and development
of a city ever made on the continent. Fully
twenty thousand dollars will be spent in al
legorical tableaux illustrating the stages oi
Baitimorcs growth. As much more will
be expended by the manufacturing and
nerchantile interests. The Baltimore and
Ohio. the oldest railroad in America, and
now one of the greatest if not indeed the
greatest single corporation in the world, will
make display which in itself will be worth
journeying hundreds of miles 70 witness.
Tuesday the 18th will be the Masonsr
Knights Templar and School Children
day. Wednesday the 18th, the Military and
Fire Department day. Thursday the 18th
the Catholic Day. Friday the 18th, the Odd
Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Red men and
similar societies day. Saturday the 10th,
the Colored day. Monday the 18th, the
glorious Mardri Gras, and Tuesday, 18th
the great wind Up with magnificent illumin-
atoms, torchlight parade, fireworks and all
that sort of thing. Throughout the entire
time there viii be one constant succession
of festivities The city will be lavishly
decorated from one end TO the other. Arches
viii be thrown over the principal streets,
and ordinary holidays will be as nothing
compared 10 the period from October 1lth
to 18TH During this time the great race
meetings will he held at Washington and
Baltimore, with all the famous trotters at
the one place and the most noted runners
fer unparalleled attractions, and in short,
nothing will be left undone 10 render the
event the most memorable of the kind ever
know in the nations history. Every care
will be taken to insure the perfect comfort
and pleasures of all visitors, a special COM
mittee of leading citizens having this impor
tant matter in charge. There will be no in
creased charges at the hotels, and the old
time reasonable rates for creative comforts
will prevail. The Baltimore and Ohio
road, the foremost of Baltimore's great insti-
tutions, true to its half century of jealous
devotion to the best interests Of the city, has
thrown open its lines at the exceedingly
low rate of half fare from all stations. This
makes the ordinary fare for one way cover
the fare for the round trip. Tickets will be
placed on sale on the9;h, and will be good TO
and including the 10Th.