, 1869-11-18
THANKSGIVING,
How the Day viii be Observed in the
Theatres and ChurcheA,

To-uA3 Will pc celebrated by the ctu1tna OF Cn}-
cago. md OF the State generally, 10 u manner be-
coming the occasion Butlneas will be suspended.
and ualiluted tlHc viii be given 10 all fortunate
enough 70 hare something to eat 70 make tho
most Of the day. This year, Thapfsglv1ng Day
comes upon us IN wlntry mood. The suow Of
n!dwintef cuyefs the ground, and the bleak
nor,n winds blow down with chilling erect, but
also IN tuch a waJ a. 70 thAIpen'tppet!tes, and
make the !csta! board appear more attractive and
epjo5able than ever. To = large number, Th2rks-
ktyipg Day wilI come Al do the o!hef days Of Tho
year. II will IND tcantE cupboards among the
1oo1. to whose uos,rtn the scent 81 warm aad
attention of The uosc fortunate Is especially rec
onHetded. .......-..-.
In the ruzous charitable Institutions OF the city,
E1cat reparatlorA have been MATE, through the
20 ., snd I'D minds se gse shs H.
undtr The c.Fcanstsncet. 1n eacn OF these these
! wIl bc se1yca Up hountltul tepast.
will close ut 70 o'clock In the morning. The al
tesEoon n ATS viii close at II O'clock, m.: she
evening u ails wIll cloae as usnaL The carriers
will del.r er two mails IN the business parts OF the
city, and one in the ou1ttde dlstt1cts.
1 TIE CCsToX H0ESk. .-
The general Custom nouse otflces WI BE- closed i
Fepirt nt the nght office, corner Vi Clark aud
south Water streets.
;u accordance With general custom, with !Asuc no
| PAPER Tomorrow. In order tnst It's numerous EN-
plo5es may have time TO obaerrc Thanksgiving
Day. -
There will te tE0 performances At the Opera
G1 tne n,,srnoon Ss2i Aarefa F1o,d vii b. given,
Will the following cast:
5Ssn .l.sa Mfss sssac FLEW T. F,is
Sys ssf,aSy sa,Sa; R;;, s1s Il 5eaRatHs:
2sf:aa e:as
Aret.he!d e. & hs,st,
Matthew istriton- ): Ersfh 70
s'o1s IS sea:a 1"
!Hey Floyd Msilon ttg3eotaG
Mn fio, La Ctted
in the evelinE Boue.ean,t's Few sess.on o'
in ,h,s cstr, With the following cans:
seaee... j:aaIns
gncle 49, + ~.
H. e. e. Resei
juies Th.b:ieat1. iii. Ecasxo s Thn1t,e
{, ,he Vetosoon. se.dea r tla
.a ae Hsnssta
Aiza - g1. {
II S;visieii 1lsstfe. iii: Je1si:on 1su siv
:. TWO per1crn nnces OF " 1ttp Van Wi1kle," afte1
10 II lie I Museum there will be four performance.
as ioiI1vs: II: 30 a n, Robinson c1asoe y al
l. "a Ghost ,n spre ot liimse'r:"a p n. Miriam
], tIefs:" 8 D n, ts Lost at Ssa-"
The Mi5s.rcs ri si's ,; tSo 6ii :,
D. each. -.. t..
The davenport Brothers appear at Library III
8. in their CURIOUS u nnntfeslstious-
RELIGIOUS EkRvTCES Al.
It. viii be he1d In the rnrtous churches, and dt
couEsts preached by tho various paators, as &c
~ luw1:
IN dist Church, on Morgan street. between Lake n1
e Fnltop. al ii o'clock. r7eacbing " Rev. J. Tia
f. Elton Thanktsis,pg tesr1ces in the Wabash
clue N. E. Church, 1oTnet o! Harrison stTcet. tt
T. morning, At II O'Clock sermon by he7. J.
O. ATnanEeRiy.nR sermon viii he preached 1t Il
Grant Pace Methodist Episcopal Church, Ne
n, 141coln rarf. at fp:so O'Clock. this morning,
7. The North and Westminster Preysbytetsan. o.
I'd. the New England Congregational Churches. nn!
e. kter Churcb. Dicourte by Rtr. hi. Chaunerla
-. Second Pscsh1tettan Church.servtces col
M mencc at II oclock- sermon 3, tho pastor.
A. The congregation Of the First Pre.b{ser!
~ ! Church will meet with that OF the Se7oul PF
bytertan Church. cororE Of Wabash avenue d
.l.t MathIogson stzcet* for eeT'ices today At
Hyde Park Presbyterian Churcn-seryices CO
np- mcLce at II o'clocs IN the no:nlng. Sermon
llev. David S Johhson.
MI, II. Jollp's Church tEpiEcoraf}, Un1on Faik-s
vices con me1ce ut ii O'Clock =. N.
There will be services 1t Grace Church (Eps
I'll, pal}, Wabash avenue, near fou1tecntn st1eet,
~ 81. jatncs' chnlch tEptscopai}, corner Casa
u,u | Ilurlu tiIctts-terSlceH al 1u:3Q O'Clock a.
va., ~. sermon t,y 1bc Tcy. ". F. Il JACKSON
Church oI the i:plnbuny tEplscopsi}. on Thrt
atrEct-eerEices at II o'clock 4 m ..-..
Fay Preaching 1t Plymouth C1nrch tConE
this nlosnlug, NJ II o'clocEs by the teS. WI
ans ! A. ltartlett.
ana F11,t Conr7c2as,cnal Church, corner Of CT
Hnd West Washington etreets-scrmon bJ J
Ut. Dufr*.
services viii be held this morning. 1t II o'cl
- nj the Son1h ConRreKuttopAl Church. corner
"As ana areLne Hnd IEehty.tlxth suceI Sefluo,
O. Ifex 4. II Tyler
! ~. SERVICES 1t the North baptist Church, corne
aEd Ch,csRp avenue and Dearborn tttee& =
n l. O'Clock. =. IN. Preaching ~ The Rev. D.
ck!eJ Tie second, Cuson ra1E. Fifth Baptist,
ID OF Congregational Churches rtltc to daJ in Tna
estiG kersice at the Unton pnEk baptist Cau
corner OF y Arlington AID Pau}tna streets,
O'CLOCK, .. II. Preaching by Rev. Ut. Coodsp
Thanksgiving hersice~ will BE- he'd Ut
= r. ! AneY,cau Reformed Chnrrh Al II 0'clocs
me I morning Sermon hy the Rev. Janes Dema
u1r1Le ecrsices vii be held al the Ep!at
CAtht o{aI, corner Of West Washington nnd II
c,,tnr Streets 1t 10:se 1hl3 morning, sermon 81
Isl services will be held in the New Jerns
,tv al Temple {SwedtnhoERiap), on AdAns street,
Michigan avenue, At IL 81 o'clock, Z ~.
Services will he held nt St. PAulA Gu
Cptvtraatist,, corner ct EshAsh agenue
vanBurer Etrees, al II O'Clock this morning.