Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-25
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
Return thanks to-day.
This is Thanksgiving day.


Yesterday was bright and cool.
Get your tickets for the masquerade,
Go to the matinee at the thester to-
day.
The grand masquerade ball comes
off tonight,
Turkeys and all that sort OF thing
are in order to-day.
Thanksgiving turkeys are selling st
twenty-five cents per pound.
There will be Big Bonanza mat
inee at two O'Clock this afternoon.
| -DioUrce at the Thester to might, by
| Daly's Fifth Avenue Thester company.
| Tho Ennihnr', 4rrrereSG ao'.ngea1,yT hos
our thanks for a file OF New York pa-
pers.
Several thousand turkeys were as.
sasinated this morning and will be de-
voured to-day.
ATTEND the grand Democratic mass
meeting in the Greenlsw OpeTahouse
Saturday night
Some measures should be taken TO
stop the noise usually made in the Thea
ter goose gallery.
The pOstoffice will be closed at ten
o'clock this morning. Letter-carriers
will make one delivery and collection
trip.
Rev. DR.. Boggs will preach the
Thanksgiving sermon in the Linden
street Christian church this morning, at
eleven O'Clock.
An effort will soon be made to raise
the required subscription Of fifty thou
| sand dollars in this city for the Mem
| phis and Knoxville railroad.
We are to have the Big Bonanza at
the matinee to-day. Its a genuine
Thanksgiving plsy, provoking as it
| does, thousand heavy laughs.
There will be Thanksgiving services
in Grace church, fernando street, st
eleven o'clock this morning, st which q
collection for the poor will be taken.
Rev. DIR. Ditzler and Elder Graves
of this city are engaged in profitless
discussion on the relative merits Of
Baptism and Methodism at CaIroIlton,
Missouri.
Our readers will bear in mind that
Lolita will be here on Monday and open
with Musette, in which she will be sup
ported by Couldock, L. A. Locke and
Abbey's dramatic company.
Monday night the residence of Mrs.
d J.Wells, in Bolivar, caughtfiUe and was
destroyed, together with several hun
sand dollars, insurance three thousand
dollars.
The COMMITTEE OF justices and citi-
zsns selected by the county court TO in
vestigste the Raleigh railroad bonds, |
met yesterday and adopted PROPOSE
ton which they will submit TO the bond |
holders.
Mr.. J. Ozenne has been awarded the |
contract for lighting the city lamps.
Mr.. OZ2nne had the contract in 1S7017I |
and '73, and az he is cOnversant with |
the business, we have no doubt but what |
he will give our suburban residents suffi- |
cient light.
The ladies Of the Alabama street |
Presbyterian church viii furnish SUNNI.
tuous Thanksgiving dinner to-day, COM |
pTisiDg turkey, oysters, mince-pie, etc, |
at their hall, 2S5 Main street, where they |
will be happy to see their friends. Lunch |
at all hours
There will be a Big Bonanza matt
nee at two O'Clock this afternoon. Ev-
ely baby brought to the theater will be |
an odious nuisance, and we sincerely
trust that the little daTlings, the sweet
sugaT-lumps Of domestic affection, the
tender rosebuds Of the hearthstoue will
be kept at home, or sent to Court-squaIe
10 play with the squirrels.
AT q meeting Of fine PASTORS associa-
ton the following programme for di-
vine service was arranged, TO be held at
the several churches named, at eleven
O'Clock this morning: Linden street
Christian church, preaching by Rev. DIR.
Boggs First Presbyterian church,
preaching by Rev. John E Craig; Third
church Chelsea, preaching
by Rev. DR.. StsInback. In these servi-
ces the other pastors Of the association
will assist.
The masquerade is a native Of the
sunny cline Of Italy, where the enter
tRtnment Is known as nldscherdto. 1t |
became fashionable ia that country as
early as l5l2-three hundred and sixty
years Rgo-and has ever since remained |
3 favorita with the people. 1t was in
trOduced into England by that merry
monarch, Harry VIII, and has been
'ound, by experience, to be productive
Of good results, in making the people
forget the troubles Of life, laugh and
grow fat.