The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-01
GOOD-BY THE OLD YEAR.
THE NEW YEAR GIVEN a JOYOUS
WELC ME.

Church Bells Toll the Dying Knen OF
1890 and Ring Out the Birth OF
1eel-The Day for Turning over a
New Leaf-The Programme for Its
Observance in Savannah.
New Years eve was a very quiet one.
There was very little demonstration. A
few bonfres burned in the squares, but the
fireworks were few and far between. The
Christmas festivals Of ST. Johns Episcopal
church aud the Lutheran church were
largely attended by the congregations Of
those churches. A large crowd attended
the performance of McCabe s. Young's
Ministries at the theater. There were several
large balls and pleasant entertainments at
private houses to celebrate the passing of
the old year and to welcome the new.
When the exchange baud of the clock was
within few minutes of twelve the bells
began to toll The First Bryan Baptist
church sounded the first strokes, which
were taken up by several other churches,
and q half dozen bells were tolling out the
old year when the hour struck.
RINGING OF THE BELLS.
At the first stroke Of the clock
there were several tremendous ex-
plosions of fireworks from various
portions of the city. At the same
moment the church bells began to ring,
and the chimes of st. Johns sounded on
the midnight air. Macy Of the ships on the
river rang their bells. ''Riug out the old,
ring in the new, seemed 10 be the prevail
ing thought, and there were few who heard
the mingled tones of the bells but had some
touch of sentiment upon the death Of the
old year and the birth Of the new.
A band Of Worshipers assembled at Yves
ley Monumental church to pray with the
dying year aud to welcome the new. The
celebration of the birth of the year 1891
was soon over, and the city settled down to
its accustomed midnight quiet.
THE NEW YEARS PROGRAMME
New Years day is legal holiday aud
will be generally observed to a certain ex-
tent in Savannah The postoffice and other
public buildings will close. Both the CITY
and superior courts have adjourned for
the day. The cotton exchange and
the board Of trade will remain
closed. At the postofflce Sunday hours will
be observed, with the exception OF a bust
ness collection between II and II 80 o'clock
All mails will close at 4:S0. The money
order. registry and stamp windows will not
be open.
The banks will observe the holiday, and
their doors will be closed to-day. The cot
ton houses on the Bay will close in the
hlteIuoOu anu 81 Will JIb uuhlu6oS HOUSES
generally. The clerks in the railroad offices
will be given a half holiday. 1t will be a
quiet day in the city A great many peo-
pie will go to the races, and a good many
others will go to church.
IN THE CHURCHES.
Church services viii be held at the Cath
ole, Episcopalian and Lutheran churches.
The cathedral and st. Patrick's will have
three masses each. At the cathedral the
hours are $3.50. $50 and 1890. At St. Pat
rick's $50, and 9. To-day is the Feast of
the Circumcision, and sermons appropriate
to the day will be preached.
To-day is the day of good resolutions,
and swearing Off against all things bad
generally.
Some of the fellows will go out to the
races to-day and bet on the wrong horse,
and then swear never to bet on horse race
again. unless they have got a dead sure
thing of it.