Smyrna times., 1903-07-08
SMYRNA INDUCES QUIET
AND UNEVENTFUL FOURTH
STORES OPEN FOR BUSINESS AND PATRI
OTlC DECORATIONS IN EVIDENCE
belmont Driving Park Races Attracted a Mum.
Der In the Afternoon, Some Attended the
smyrna vs.. Dover Baseball Game

belmont Driving Park Races Attracted a Mum
Der In the Afternoon, Some Attended the
Smyrna VS.. Dover Baseball Game
Fourth of July was spent quietly in
smyrna and III some respects was tbe
most novel holiday ever celebrated
Inc stores We're wide open doing bust
ness as though it were anv other day
OF the week, while without was the ev-
pIoslon OF tire crackers, the display OF
American flags and bunting aud other
evidences Of Independence Dav. Ont
SIDE OF the stores everything wore q
holiday air and large crowds came to
smyrna, mostly colored people to cele-
orate de Foth. " While the police We're
occaslOntd little trouble, there was
nevertheless considerable drunkenness
ana the order was not of the very best
In the evening there was the usuaI
dlsplay OF fire works from private
residences, but nothing elaborate
John T. LeFevre is said to have en-
tertalned South Street with his "fe,v
monsters, while, on Main Street ana
Mt. Vernon there were a number Of
very pretty private exhibits. During
the day number went to Woodland
Beach, which was gay with excursion
lists, the Thomas Clyde alone brlpo-
ing down over 400 passengers. In
contradlstinction to the Fourth was
the holiday effect of Monday when the
stores closed and the clerks were given
the day OF. 1t had Sabbath like
appearance, and with practically no
Fourth Of July sentiment.
The Races at Belmont Driving Park.
La the sporting line there were two
interesting events, the races at Bel
mont Driving Park and the SMYRNA
Dover baseball game at Dover, The
races were held under the direction Of
Reuben w. Warren, of CLAYTON. and
+. W, johnson Of this town. and were
pronounced the best ever given at the
Belmont Driving Park. The attend
ance was large and the Smvrna Rand
enllVened the occasion with music
John +. Goldsborough was starter
Lhe two most interesting races of the
afternoon were between Happy S"
owned by George 7. Satterfeld. and
=. Z. Z, " owned by Reuben W. War
rem One mile heats were trotted. the
contest being two best in three. The
leats were very close and exciting and
ne spectators were furnished soma
Inc exhibitions. The contest was won
~ Happy S. in 2.26. Another in
erestlng contest was that between
Dora Martin" owned by Homer K.
lewis OF this town, and "Jim Dudley
wned by Reuben Warren, Of CLAYTON.
-ewls' horse got down to fine work
nd amid the applause of the grand
Iand won the contest in 2.27. In the
ace between the horses of Huey Jones G
larence Ford and William Marvel. the .
'rmer won in 2.53. There was also a 7
he-slded contest between the horses of 7
Ill Iunis, Reuben Warren and Jim 4
uckson, IN which Warren carried off F
le laurels.
smyrna Loses Both Games to Dover. "
quite number enthusiasts followed h
le Smyrna baseball team to Dover on "
le Fourth to see the contest with the K
'ofeslonal team of Dover. 1t was the 4,
,st time the Smyrna aggregation had IN
'er played together, not even a prac- 4,
'e game being played. There were
70 games played, one in the morning
a one IN the afternoon. The morn
g game was onesided affair and
over won easily by a score of Z to /. E&
wis and Wilson were the battery I
Dover and Lenahan and Daley
re IN the points for Smvrna. CI
rough miserable understanding fol
'yer was allowed to get in four runs in
the fifth inning. The afternoon r.
ne was much better and Smyrna wa
'hted greatly by the practice and o'c
'erlence of the morning, but not nei
'ugh to win victory. Dover won for
one point, the score being 8 to 10. att
borne and Daley, Smyrna's battery, at
'e doing fine work, the former pitch uni
beautiful game. Griffith, Dover's doy
her, was knocked out of the box Syl
Hoover was substituted. What
ct the loss of both games will have
the establishing of a permanent i"'
IN Smyrna cannot be determined n.
his writing. 1t is not question of
lusiasm, but money, the cold, hard
/. Those who managed affairs last 81
do not feel like bearing the bur ma
without the support of the citizens the
myrna. The organizing of a team sern
i'll an open question. he r
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