The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-05

] the road for several seasons. Mr.. Banker.
I the manager OF the company. was with
the old stock company Of the Savannah
( theater during the war He passed through
| Savannah on his way 70 Virginia with the
I Fifth Louisiana. and came back here after
] serving out his enlistment In the Ian
I guage OF the stage. he has good people"
number Of people went down 10 the
I island specially for the purpose Of hear
ing the grand opera concert. by the Cam
/ pObeilo company. They were not disap-
l pointed The concert was held in the din
I ing room, at the same time with the vaude-
vile performance outside, and as there
was an admission fee Of . cents the crowd.
OF course, was not so large as that which
witnessed the vaudeville performance.
There was a respectable audience, though,
and those who attended the concert got
their moneys worth several times over
I The material Of which the company is
composed is OF the very best and It will
be a long time before the people Of Sa
vannah viii have an opportunity Of hear
ing high class music on such terms again.
The company has a two weeks engage
ment az the Hotel Tybee.
The number Of people carried TO the
island up 10 o'clock was l,S69, and the
night trains probably increased this num-
Der to 200. This is as great crowd as
was handled May day. The number Of
people handled by the railroad July T.
large enough however, for the comfort
of its own members, and none of those
on the island cared to have any increase
in the crowd.
A large crowd spent the day at Warsaw
Island. The steamer Nigilant left the city
at O'Clock with about four hundred ex-
cursionists. This number was added to at
Thunderbolt. The boat made two more
trips to the island leaving Thunderbolt
at and 1880 =. m. carrying good crowds
each time. Many Of those who had gone
down in the morning returned on the boat
which arrived at Thunderbolt at o'clock
at night.
The day was perfect. A pleasant sea
breeze came across the waves, which beat
on the magnificent beach strewn with
bathers, and the sun hid himself behind
the clouds 10 give the gay crowd an en-
joyable time without suffering under his
rays. A band Of music rendered excellent
music in the pavilion, and everybody who
cared TO dance, did so TO their hearts
content.
Picnic baskets and the restaurant. were
well patronized and old folk as well as
the little ones appeased their appetites,
which were sharpened wonderfully by the
salt sea breezes.
Many remained on the island TO enjoy
the evening, and returned on the last boat
which left at Ii o'clock p. m.
Wilmington Island had its share Of
pleasure seekers The steamer Flora ran
a special schedule. making four trips
from ThuRderbolt during the day A large
crowd went to the popular island. Some
went fishing and others caught All abunG-
ance of shrimps.
In the afternoon there was a base ball
game between the Dixie and Vigilant
clubs of Savannah, in which the Dixiss
came out victorious, The score was II to
3. The batteries were Reddick and Brick
man for the Vigilants and Pardee and
Walsh for the Dixies
1t was a fine day for out outing on the
island, and everybody enjoyed the shade,
the cool breezes. the still water bathing
end all the other attractions at Whining
ton.
Everybody that didn't 20 anywhere else
went to Thunderbolt. and consequently the
village was crowded. Good order was pre-
served and no serious ARRAYS were re-
ported. The principal event was the balloon
ascension.
The Gov Stafford made a trip to the sea
buoy in the afternoon and carried about
80 people for an outing on the river. The
weather was delightful and the trip was
thoroughly enjoyed.
There were a number of colored excur-
sions. The Alpha carried the Silver Star
Association to st. Helena, returning last
night.