The sun., 1900-07-04
Wilmington WILL
HAVE A GLORIOUS
FOURTH OF JULY
Chief DOlan Will Not Interfere
With Small Boys
Fun.
FIREWORKS at TRIANGLE
Business Will be Generally Sus.
pended. The Weather Man
Promises Showers Which
May Dampen the Pleas
ures of the Great
Holiday.

The glorious, noisy Fourth of July is
here. There is but one thing which
promises to slightly mar the pleasure of
the day, the weather prophet has prom
ised rainy day.
| The spit OF firecrackers, the boom of
the cannon-cracSers and the crack of the
pistol, which makes some miserable and
others happy, commenced early last
evening and continued all through the
night and is still in progress this morn
| ing, being a sort of continuous bill of
| fireworks as it were.
| The small boy as well as the big boy
had laid in big stock OF firecrackers and
other kinds of combustibe noise. The
small boys father has arranged for fire
works this evening.
Chief Dolan will not interfere with the
small boys fun today. He gave orders
to the police officers to strictly enforce
the fireworks ordinance up to IL o'clock
last night, and after II o'clock tonight,
which means that fireworks and fire
crackers and explosives OF all kinds will
lie allowed today, insuring an old fash
ioned Fourth.
Revolvers, guns and cannon will not
be allowed to be used, however. The
police officers are ordered to be vigilant
and sec that no fires are caused by fire.
works. The various fire companies are
prepared for any emergencies that may
occur. Most OF the companies have ar
ranged for extra horses and there will be
relief squads of men on all day and un-
til midnight.
The business houses, banks and trust
companies will be closed; the day being
legal holiday, the United States Gus
toms officials will suspend business en-
tirely and at the postofficea acie usual hol
iday hours will be observes There will
be but one delivery.
Ready for the Crowds.
! The trolley, steamboat and railroad
lines have arranged to give the people
extra service, as it is expected many will
want to travel. The parks will be un
usually attractive. The Wilmington
, City Railway Company has fine bill al
! Shellpot Park and other features have
been added, and cars will run to the re
, sort every few minutes. A similar ar
! rangement has been made at Brandy
wine Springs Park, and cars will run on
the Springs line on ten.minute
schedule.
The Brownson base ball club will play
two games with the Hamilton club Of
Philadelphia, one in the morning and
the other in the afternoon. The p, w.
< B. railroad shops will be closed today
and no local p, W. & B. freight trains run
Fireworks Displays.
There will be fine display OF fire
works at Shellpot Park and Malin's
Grove and at Biandywine Spring. Park
The only public display in the city viii
, be that of the Washington Heights Asso
: cation on the triangle!
AtCamp Good.
Patriotic services will be held by the
United Boys Brigade in camp al
Brandywine Springs on the roof garden
: at the park. Addresses will be made by
Chief Justice Lore and Judge Ashmar
, of Philadelphia. There will be sham
, battle in the field.
Many Enjoyable Events.
The Christian Endeavor of First Pres.
byterian Church will hold basket pic.
mic at Eden Park this afternoon. Will.
, liam Lawton is expected to deliver q
Fourth of July Grafton.
Harvesters' Mission, Front and Jeffer.
J son streets, will hold an all.day Fourth
of July penticostal campmeeting service
10a. m. and 50 p. M, led by Mrs. Seth
. Whitley; so, song and testimony meet.
, ing followed by divine services.
An ll.day celebration will be held in
the grove joining st. Joseph's Church
on the Brandy ywine, under the auspices
of the pastor, the Rev. William j. BERN.
J ingham, aud the people of the parish
The exercises will begin at l0.o'clock this
morning and an elaborate program has
: been arranged.
Superintendent Hapcker of the State
Hospital has arranged for interesting
, sports Tor the benefit Of the inmates oi
the institution.
, The Monday Club will have picnic
at Bavarian Park this afternoon and
, evening.
! The children of st. Michaeps Day
. Nursery and Hospital for Babies will en-.
: joy the hospitality of Mrs. Elizabeth
Clarke Churchman at her residence at
Grubb's Landing this afternoon.
: Goodman Church will hold a jubilee
: at Rockford Park today.
The Polish Turner's of Wilmington
will attend the picnic OF the Polish
Turner's of Philadelphia, at Camden, N.
j., today, going by the early boat accom-
: panied by band and returning at Up. m.
Boys living in the vicinity OF Fifth
and Rodney streets, one of the highest
points in the city, have erected a high
: flag pole there for the Fourth Of July.
: Sheriff and Mrs. Taylor, assisted by
Y Chief Warden Bowers, will Get off null
titude of roman candles, rockets. foun-
7 itains, devils and crackers at his home at
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