The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-04
THE GLORIOUS FIFTHsD EVENTS
Savannnhians VIII Celebrate n Day
Late This Year,

Savannnhians VIII Celebrate n Day
Late This Year.
1t is case Of the glorious fifth" this
year. July 4 having fallen on Sunday, the
people of Savannah will do what is most
natural they should do and celebrate the
fifth.
1t is not fashionable to slight holidays
in Savannah, anyway, especially with the
thermometer playing around the century
mark and occasionally overlapping 1t. In
fact it is almost like a special dispense
ton Of Providence to have two days of
rest and recreation after such a seige from
Old Sol.
The indications are that the day will
be very generally observed as an out-cf-
town holiday. While some northern pro-
vincial towns are adding to the sultriness
of the atmosphere by the smell and smoke
of burning fireworks, the people of Sa-
vannah will quietly enjoy themselves at
the seashore and other resorts.
The day will be like a second Sunday
in Savannah. All public buildings will he
closed, including the court house, city
exchange, custom house, cotton exchange
board of trade, banks and commercial
buildings generally. All the principal re,
tail stores have agreed to give their EN-
ployes full holiday The money order
and registry departments, stamp and gem
eral delivery windows at the postofice win
remain open until 10 O'Clock The usual
morning collection and delivery of mail
will be made and the mail dispatched as
usual.
The programme of races will include a
free for all and running event.
The free for all is open to trotters or
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three in five. The entries are:
Odd Socks .....................E Muhlberg
Nelly Alfred James f. Furlong.
Little Clay, or Richmond coca. r. Doyle
The running race will be half mile heats
with the following entries: Billy Bush,
DR.. Wood, Meta. Mary.
The races Will be run on the beach and
as Tybee is always popular place on
day like the Fourth, they will prove an
attraction.
1t does not require much of prophet
to predict that a great many people will
spend the day out Of the city. A large
crowd will accompany the c. l.. A. bali
team to Augusta, where the boys expect to
celebrate Independence day with a glo-
rious victory Tybee will catch big
crowd and IN all probability the resources
OF the road will be taxed to the utmost.
Mr.. A. p. Doyle has arranged a couple Of
horse races for the afternoon. running
ana tfottng match. The principal at
traction. however, will be the surf and
the appetizing dinners which Messrs
Bohan and Graham arc expected to set be-
fore their guests.
There will be a picnic at Wilmington
and large crowd IS also expected to go
to Wilmington. People Who cannot get
away from the city before the afternoon
will have their choice Of the ball game at
the Catholic Library Assocla Ion park be-
tween the teams OF the Young Mems
Christian Association and the Young
Mems Hebrew Association aud the meet
OF the Spaldlng Bicycle Club az Wheel
mems park. where some very interesting
and exciting match races have been sched-
uled. Thunderbolt win come IN for the
residue OF the crowd which fails TO reach
the other resorts.
The Central railroad has announced n
special rate 10 Tyboo OF 9 cents for tho
round trip Monday. The special rate h
coupled with a very convenient schedule.
The first train will leave the city for the
island at o'clock. the second al $50 and
the third at II O'Clock. after which time
trains will be run every hour until
o'clock or later. " the crowd is sufficient
90 Justify the schedule. The low rate and
the convenient schedule together are
bound to attract the crowd
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