The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-04
JULY 4rHs HOLIDAY EVENTS.
savannahIan- 20 Make the Most Of
Independence Day.


The glorious Fourth Wip be celebrated
about as usual in Savannah. with many
IL Will be a holiday. while with others the
same daily routine viii be followed.
A large number o. people went down 10
/ Tybee last night 70 as 20 have the entire
/ day there to-day.
Tie Chatham Artillery VIII spend the
! day az their club house on the south end
/ OF the island. and pretty nearly the en-
tire company VIII be there. Several Of
/ the members went down there last nlgat.
They VIII take down the gating gun this
morning ana VIII have target practice
both Wlth that and with the military III
des. They will shoot for the company
medal, which was won last year By Sergt
II. S Coiding who has since been pro-
NOTED 10 Lieutenant Commanding the sa-
vannah Naval Reserve. Lieut.. Coidiug
VIII not therefore, contest for the medal
This year He has turned 30 over 20 Capt.
George =. Walker. who Will present % TO
the winner ga to-day's rife contest.
None Of the other military companies
have any particular plans on foot by
which 20 celebrate the day. Il is the Sa-
vanuah Volunteer Guards regular day on
the Avondale range and good many
members Of the corps Will undoubtedly
take advantage OF So.
The cotton exchange. board Of trade.
city exchange all the banks. the custom
house. the court house. and in fact. an
the buildings OF a public or semi-public
nature viii be closed for the entire day.
The wholesale houses and offices on the
Bay viii close either for an day or half
or DO at least. and there Will be- a general
ce7sauon OF business tn those quarters.
As 10 is saturday, however. most OF the
retail stores on Broughton and CONGRESS
streets Will be open as usual
The postOfiice viii observe the day. The
registry, money order, stamp and gem
eral delivery departments viii Doe clos-1
at 10 o'clock one delivery Of mail VIII
be made at O'Clock. The hotel COLES
tion az 4 o'clock and the late collection
al night VIII be made as usual
IL promises 70 be a great day with Ty-
bee. The two hotels. the Hotel Tybee and
the South End. have prepared a pro-
gramme of entertainment which prom
lses 70 be an interesting one. There Will
be horse racing, foot races. athletic
sports. fireworks and numerous other
features during the day and far into the
night 20 entertain the crowd and a biz
one is expected. The Fourth is usually
celebrated in a llvelier and more stirring
manner at Tybee than anywhere else
around Savannah.
What Will doubtless prove one OF the
most popular features OF the celebration
or the glorious Fourth will be the horse
races on the beach. The races Will start
at 430 O'Clock. There will be three
starters in the free for all harness race.
Palmetto Prince. Oakland Prince and
Nelly Alfred. They are all in first class
condition and the stralght-away-mile on
the hard beach will be covered i'm as fast
time as was ever made IN this section.
Nelly Alfred has improved considerably
since her last race at Thunderbolt and
her admirers feel that neither OF the
Princes will have a cinch.
The running race will be hotly contest
e ..di There are four entries: Lady X"
Barhanders, The Gypsy" and
Badge" II will be a heat race, best two
IN three
The unknown quantity in this race is
Lady whom the talent haven't been
aDle TO size up to their entire satlsfac-
IoA. she IS a Well-bred mare and has
been In training under the veteran HaiRht
ana THIS Is her first appearance here in a
public race
Mr.. John Rourke viii as usual celebrate
the Fourth with an original programme OF
exercises at his foundry at the foot of
SAY street The employees of the foundry
VIII be gathered In front OF the building
when Mr.. Rourke, dressed In the costume
OF uncle sam, will read the declaration
or independence. The United States flag
VIII then be run up on the flag pole on
top OF the building, after which a national
saluate or ~ guns will be fired from a can
non owned by Mr.. Rourke. The exercises
VIII take place in front of the new build
ing which has not yet been occupied They
VIII begin at o'clock in order not 70 in
IeIIe5e Win the plans OF the employees for
spending the day elsewhere
The United States revenue cutter Bout
Wei, lying at Thunderbolt will be decor
ated by order of Capt Kilgore, in recog-
milton of the Fourth, and national salute
OF forty-tive guns Will be fired at noon.
About one hundred white people en-
parked on the steamer Pilot Bow which
ieIt last night at 1880 o'clock for Charles
ton. she viii arrive at Charleston this
morning at o'clock and will leave Char
lesion on her return trip at 10 O'Clock to-
night, arriving here tomorrow morning
The Catholic Library Association base
pan club Will leave this morning for
Charleston via the Plant system. where
the nrst game In tine second series of the
tri-club league will be played
The South Carolina Ladies Loving So
eiety'' Will hold forth at ST. Helena To-
day. About a thousand patriotic coIored
people gathered at the foot Of Bun street
last night to see their friends of on tba
Gov. sanford; The boat left at u O'Clock
crowded with the society of Glowing la
dies A brass band accompanied Them
TO give flavor TO the ozone of the salts
and add music to love and moonlight A
prize night will be among the entertaining
FEATURES OF the day at st. Helena Max
well, one of Savannah's crack negro mn
glllsts Will tackle a native sea island
lighter Kid Norton went over to second
Maxwell O0iiu
play the Tennile club to-day. The club
LEFT last night for Tennille It is under
the management of Mr.. William ] Oman
took, with j. G. Ferguson as captain The
team Is composed as follows: Samuel Out
zen, eaten; James Brown. pitch; Ed
Gross first base; J. G. Ferguson. second
base; George Tyson. third base: r. r
Feuger, shortstop; John w Manning. cen.
ter field; John NJ. Quantock, left field.
J. NJ. .Speight, right field; William Coon,
er, substitute. With the above team Inc
Central boys expect to win. as honors are
about even with both clubs.
The Tennille club is one OF the strongest
in the state. The Central club has been
going to Tennille on July for the last
ten or twelve years. and they know what
sort or antagonists they have to contend
with The Tennille club plays great han
but as the Centrals have most of fhe
players that won the city championshin
some few years ago, they expect to give
the Tennille boys all they can take Care
OF and a little more
ODUMS POSTMASTER LACKING.