The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-03
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
PREPARATIONS FOR ITS OLSEN
VANCE HERE.

to Take Place-Business
Generally to be suspended-Picnics and
vrs,ors-seryices at Old 81. Johns.
From all evidences, it is fair TO presume
that the glorious fourth--to-morrow-"iii
no celebrated in Richmond with more pa
triotism and enthusiasm than is generaiiy
seen on the occasion. IL is very
probable that the one hundred ana
tif,een years Of independence VIII
be ushered in with booming OF can
non. and the merry pop of cracker apu
pistol. Yesterday it had not been deilni'e'y
settled whether the Howitzers would hre
salute, but it is thought they will prooaoiy
do so. If the salute is fired it VIII De uohe
in the early morning.
X. l.. !. BLUES.
Cantain Sol. Cutchins was asked yes,er-
dov IL the Blues would parade Oh 'he
Fourth. lie said:
.erhe Blues are ready TO parade AZ any
time that the citizens call upon theni pu. ~. az
n is improbable that the First Regimen wiz
parade. we will hardly do so alone. liln sr
have greatly changed In the last Few years III
Richmond as regards celebrating ule
Fourth Now every one goes "wns,
and II the military were To parade 'nss
would have but few people 10 see thein "" VA
have often thought OF again adopting tne olu
custom of the company, that OF parauiuis
every fourth Of July, but as so many peopie
leave town, II is hardly fair TO make lhe men
STAY here 10 parade, when there are pus ana'
few who will participate In the ehthuisai"'
THE FIRST VIRGINIA.
Colonel Henry c. Jones was asked wouiu
the First Regiment parade.
"No SIR he SAID. 81 am qnite positive u
will not. The regiment has been IN quite
active service all during the spring ana
summer. and as there is a general desire Dy
the men 70 leave town the fourth, can
hardly see the necessity OF Keeping tnein
here for parade II the regiment "" noS,S
good target ground where tne men could
have a target practice. then there woulu ne
some Incentive for keeping the men mere, pu .
as such is not the case, am quite sure 'heN
Will not be called on|
BANKS AND CUsToM-HOUsE.
The banks will be closed tomorrow, as
the Fourth is national holiday. All notes
due will have to be paid to-day: Az the
postoflice and custom-house Sunday hours
will be observed, the only men WORK
inc through the day at that build
inc being the census enumeratOrs.
At the railroad depots only perisha-
bic freight Will be delivered, and none VIII
be received. In fact, none OF the business
houses down town will trancact any Dusi-
ness, and by II O'Clock that usual stiffness
and calm will settle upon the city that Is
peculiar to July 4th.
Picnics and Excursions.
The Fourth is pre-eminently the day Tor
private picnic parties. People go ON mite
iaunts on that day that never dream Of
leaving the town at any other season. North,
east. south and west. within a radius Of ten
miles from Richmond, picnic parties
can be met at every turn. III
is often the case That one
crowd makes its stopping place within Il
hundred Yards Of some other contingent,
and the result is that when the day is end
ed il takes a great deal of thinking TO tnd
out which persons belong TO the Church
Hill contingent, and which are affiliated
with the uptown cohorts.
Excursions to the sandy beach play no
small part in the days programme OF many.
On all the trains to-day and tomorrow
morning, people taking advantage Of the
low fare hasten to the seashOre. Some can
be found at Old Point, others do the
towns of Norfolk and Portsmouth, many
find their way TO Ocean View, ana
Richmond is pretty well represented at
Virginia Beach and CObb's Island. Quite "A
relatives on the 4th, and the glowing ac-
count they are ready to give you the next
day. of the " good old country dinner" is
caution to make you shun them for some
time afterwards.
AT OLD ST. JOHNS.
At st. Johns Church, where was sounded
the first keynote of the independence OF
Americans. services will be held at 10
O'Clock tomorrow. DIR. W. w. Landrum,
of the Second Baptist Church, will deliver
an address, and the service will be SEMI
religious and semi-patri0tic. a prayer
suitable for the occasion will be Of
fered by one of Richmonds clergy,
and national hymns will be rem
dered. 1t is expected that ministers OF
all the denominations represented in Rich
mond will be present, and the attendance
at the service will, Of course, be large. No
act that could be done would be more
| i'm keeping with the celebration
of the fourth of July, and no
house North or south could be found better
suited, in which to celebrate. At It. John
| the embers of right were famed into a
blaze. and it is but fitting that Richmond
should worship in the ediiice ofthe patriots.
FIRE CRACKERS.
Ii has not been the habit here for the boys
to indulge i'm any general use OF the Toy PTS
toll. or the fire crackers, but Richmond is
| taking on big city ideas now, and 1t is pos
sible that, like the young celebrants of In
dependence Day in the big cities North, the
Young Americans here will hunt up the
| fire crackers and bring them out in
force. While there is an ordinance against
the use of fire crackers. il will be winked
at, no doubt, on the Fourth just the same
as on Christmas day, when the explosives
mingle their sounds with the braying of
horns and other juDiIant sounds-and the
matter will be left to the discretion OF those
| WIN may want 10 burn noMder.