Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-03
KEEPING THE FOURTH
HOW NATIONAL HOLIDAY WILL Be
OBSERVED BY ri chMoNp PEOPLE.
Excavations TO Warwick Park, Seven Pines.
and other Points-Private Psrties-
Special Railroad Rates.

Monday, tho lth of July. being legal
holiday, the Capitol, city offices, custom
house. banks. exchanges, and freight de-
pots will BIO closed. Sunday hours will be
observed at the post-office and wholesale
business and manufacturing will be pretty
generally suspended Should the weather
prove fair il is probable that aniimmense
number Of persons will spend the day out
of the city, as a great many excursions are
booked for the anniversary. There will
be no public celebration whatever.
An tho trains leaving the city last eve
ming we're filed with people on q holiday
bent, and those bound for the seashore
were especially crowded. To-day there
will be another exodus, both towards the
mountains and the sea.
At Warwick Park Captain Sorcho. the
celebrated swimmer. will give two exhibit
tiOns of his skill-one in the afternoon and
the other in the evening. On each occa-
sion the programme Will embrace aston
ishing aquatic teats and be ooth interest
ING and instructive. In addition 10 the
Captains exhibitions there Will be music
and dancing all dav. GOndolas will run
between Rockets and the park at conye-
nient hours.
Trans will run every hour to Seven
Pines. and the fare will oe twenty-five
cents for the round trip This arrange
ment will afford an excellent opportunity
for basket pic-nics.
The Chesapeake and Ohio railway will
sell tickets 20 Old Point and return TOR S3.
TO Norfolk and return for $3.50, aud to
Virginia Beach and return for 81.
socIAL-cLUB OUTING.
The southside Social and Pleasure Club
will give their third outing. going TO
Nnita Park, on the Richmond and Ale
ghanv railroad. The following gentle
men compose the Committee of Arrange,
ments: Alessrs. Thomas Burke. Edward
I. Moore. and Nike A. Uranium.
Numerous private parties. will yisit
Forest-Hill aud Reservoir parks and otner
shady places near the city.
fU .he railroads will give reduced rates
for trims out of the city and return.
At Blandon Park there Will Dc music and
dancing all day. v
will enjoy the Fourth at campfire, az
Westhsm. The train will leave the Allie
ghany depot at 500 4. NJ, aud returning
leave Westham at p. NJ.
There will be dancing at Zimmer's payi-
lion. Reservoir Park, from IL y. NJ. TO IL
AZ Blenner's Park the Eureka Club will
give picnic and ball, commencing at II
NJ. and closing az midnight. r
One of the most attractive excursions oil
the dav will be that to West Point. Ihe
train will leave the Danyllle depot at A.
NJ. stopping at Iwenty-eIghth street, ana
returning leave West Point at Clio L. III.
Other Excursions.
The Howitzers will give one Of their de-
lichtful excursions 10 Warwick Park next
THURSDAY night.
Next SATURDAY night there will be an ex-
cursioD TO Hampton. Newport News, and
Old Point by the Porter-' Protective Asso-
cation. The train Will leave the Chesa-
peake and OHIO depot at " o'clock Satur-
day night and return SUNDAY night.
The Richmond. Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac Railroad Company viii on the oc-
casion OF the Young Peoples Christian
Endeavor Convention sell rOund-trip spe-
cial-rate tickets 10 New York. These
tickets will be on sale the 5th and 18th of
July. and will DO good until the 18th, in
elusive. and by special arrangement the
return tickets may be extended to August
18th.
Clash and Thompson Will give another of
their frst-class excursions 10 Washington
on the 18th.
There will be a grand military excursion
10 Dutch Gap on the night of Thursday,
July 18th. The proceeds will be devoted
TO the uniform fund of the First Regiment.
The Grays and Walker Light Guard will
attend IN uniform, and there viii be music
and refreshments.
On Thursday night, tho 18th. Company
A. CAPTAIN Bos,leux, and Company B,
Captain +. ". Cunningham. will give an
excursion 90 Dutch Gap on the steamer
Ariel. There Will be band OF music on
board. and every effort will loo made by
the committee III charge III the excursion