Year: 1879

full. A 8 o'clock 8 procession was


formed, and after marching through


the principal streets of the town


proceeded to the grounds which had


been prepared tor the military drill,


the base ball match and the walk


ing match. Here we're found about


a dozen men who had entered for


the prize in the walking match, go


ing around the ring prepared for


them at a terrific rate of speed,


sweltering under the rays of the


broiling sun. 1t was an evident


fact that most of the contestants


would be compelled to succumb to


the fatigue and heat long before the


hour for the close of the match


would be reached, namely 6 O'Clock
P. NJ. BY noon the number had


been reduced one-half and when


o'clock came there were only four


men on the track, the rest having


retired gracefully { y. from the field


At 2 O'Clock P. NJ. match game oil


base ball was played between the
Riverside B. B. Club of Memphis
and the Tom Fort B. B. Club OF
this place which resulted in the de-
feat of the latter by score of is to
10. At a O'Clock p NJ. came the
most attractive feature of the day,
the competitive military drill be-
tween the Chlckasaw Guards and
the Bluff City Grays, both of Mem
phis, and both crack companies.
Several other companies had en-
tered for the drill and were expect
ed, but failed to come, and it is said
that their real reasons for not full
filling their engagements was the
fact of the decentralization which
took possession of them when they
heard that the far famed Chickasaw
Guards was among the contestants,
although they all sent very plausi-
BILE excuses. After some of the
finest drilling by the two compa-
nies 1t has ever been our good for
tune to witness; the judges awarded
the prize to the Chickasaw Guards
which they seemed to take as a mat
ter of right. They had better look
out for their laurels, however, for
the Bluff City Grays were not very
tar behind them in the drill, and
they express their determination to
yet win the palm over their rivals.
The exercises of the day were
wound up with a grand ball at the
Stanton House, and thus closed the
4th of July, 1879, upon Chattanoo
ga, every one present expressing
himself as highly delighted and en-
and the citizens all eX-
pressing themselves as much graft
fed at the success of their efforts
to please the visitors. All say
:here were more people here than
ever before on former occasions of
the same kind.


To a Middle Tennesseean some of
the ways and customs of our "coun
try cousins hereabouts are peculiar
and amusing. On all the occasions
of any note that bring in the yeo
manry to town each love-born youth
will bring along the object of his
devotion and up and down the
streets will they march arm in arm
or hands clasped looking as inno-
cent as doves and as happy as
junebugs in blackberry time. Oc-
casionally you will see Ole couple
with their arms clasping each other
in tender embrace. Upon look
ing on such scenes it is rather diff
cult to restrain ones risibilitles, but
after one gets accustomed to it he
docs not mind it at all. We have
settled down once mort into our
placidity, and will
strive to be in condition by the
next 4th of July to surpass even
this. July 8, 1879. MEMO.


Chattanooga, Tenn.