Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-12-10
THANKSGIVING DAY.
ITS ORIGIN AND PRESENT PuRPosE--iiow
II WAS CELEBRATED TWO CEN.
TURIEs AGO.

'oh'h' Noo'
Ga.
moro 'nan 'wo nu"ur'u ""u S., nv
ye",s ago uoVernor Vi wy oo'ony
oi "assacnusc''s pay solt n's yoans
men ana m'go'y hunters 'n'o .ne ,oi,
esl 70 gelner game ior U gren. 'eas' my " ~
.na''.ss's''g' ,v .na' 'noy 'n'sns i.Jo'Ie
ge'ner; "nen, 'woyea's' '.,'o. "a'u .'. =,
ai.er P.olongeu urougn., ,ay.is ~ VIZ =. !,
uPPo'n'eu 'or lne cessation ., u 'ne sa''eI
anu ~, on inc uay ol 'as.,ng anu prayur p','
.no v, we'con'o showcrs Ie'' MINUS. wn''' ,'
'ney prayeu' uay ior generA' .n''iins'
giving nnu Pra'se was sc' aPar. ~
.no sscceeulng years mercles qu''o az
aounuan' ,,, ca''ea ior ~, s'll'.ar nuuio'e n.;'
rocogn'.,on' anu Tue onrisl'an ies.'Vl'
''es Vi 'ne parent country mer9 ~ q
greae 'leasure supp,anleu oy ,.a .no nonlo ~
hlnerings ana ,n''a conViV'ai,''es con, ',
'o,'laolo WIN 'he strict mora,s oi ,ne
coleorants' ana 'ney came 10 oc y rcc.
ogh'zeu anhua, iestivity among no, no'
on'y wy ueconuah's Vi 'no s'u'uy ~
grinis' pus 'Va greater OF less es'ene
among .he low country men oi tne
new Netherlahus' tne VuaKers Oh .nh'
aueipnia' 'ne 9weues Oh tne 'nree
coun'ies on lhe Deia"are ana the cnh'
uren oi .he oaValers' VINO setueu . iur'
.ner sou'n' Dur'ng tne he'oiu',o"
uays were ahhual'y se' apart ior
.nahksg'Vihg oy congress AGAIN IN
i'of ,ne return OF peace ana inc NC,
encouragement OF Tue indepenuehce OIL
'ne ooioh,es ny Eng'anu was niaue hh
occasion Oh special tnanksgiVlng' Inc
rat'ncat'oh OF Tue Constitution was also
nonoreu ny appo'n,eo 'nahksSiYmS ex-
ercises IN l'o3' washington recon
menuec THANKSGIVING 10 the people ~
100, on account OF tne suppression OF
,9e " lnsurreot'on IN fennsylvania, ana
Mauison io'loweu the precedent at the
Close Oh tne war WIN England IN lsio'
mat seems 10 nave ehdeu Inc oo'
~ - " q '"y " -'"''ol". ,'ns''iy
un.,' "i'or .no coihiheuccliienI vi lno
many of the States both old and now
annnail,- ooilad - III roa,,Ja ~
! 49, "pVn s"o'i PeoP'o W
meet ana thank God Tor the mercles
of the wear. President jackson even
,ron, % q. 90 - d,al;.,a a. -. .
~, oo '"' 40 W u00i'io W ISSUE
thanksgiving proclamation, although
requested by many citizens 10 do 40 nj
,ba ond ~, ,ho sholo-,, ,aa,;Ian
sno WV ~ ,u1 0nV,0'a Pes'''on0o ~
iooz. Olu HICKORY look the ground
that such observance was the function
of Tho cbnrob and no, oc ,ho c,a,o
nj n, w H"u,en a"u my ~ 'uo 3ea'e;
,ha ,.onra ,co ,eo os:,I 49, eJ"elaueI pae;
A., ;nao,. =, w csn'' go "'"eu ~
e,,d 49, - ,Leoo w. So"'o." o ~ ie.oI, ip,ap,
ai GUY ~ I'a.S c.. .no.o 'a,s .ne 'Vs,u.n' s..
a".' a"u 'no ~ uJ'.'"o,s VI an '.r ol"'es
- 49, -. ~ - s's'"f "pa,s 'ne sa'no w
10y 80" ~ Wv S,VSy " sa' 'a' 'i'is y.a'
ana ~ ,h.rLs';,;" I. ~ I''1 rs mo,su'p
ama,;an ~ ~ III IL. as Pr p;.
ear Voc ;as,od % NJ d. ,v WI"
49, " ''N ' '"''
phnoLAMATios.
who has ordered peace health and u "saod,0. nra,
perlty to the people, |, Henry N. Hoyt, Governor
G g. psnpsyivaDis, do sppOn, Iharsdsy; the 27th
measa,I"n ef,Ss prrsdaoi " ,ss a,ss as ts'V
as a day upon which the good people Of this Com.
monwealtn. laying aside all secu'ar occupations.
ms2cs. rsse,'1, -,
Divine favor,
Given under ny hand and The great seal Of the
' isss "s sn% q ss ,S mn Gay o. no,s%ser, ven
hundred and fourth. Hrsnr NJ. ioYT.
BY the aoysrnor'
~, M ?, WA seey0' 'ne o0@%0nweA''n,
Inc foregoing looks chleny 10 rellg-
.ous exercises as sne proper vehieie ior
'ns ceieorat'oh oi me occasion IRE
ceuen', however, mucn oiuer, than the
prociama.ion Oh uov' ohank, which
seems 70 nave peen the pioneer IN THIS
state has warranted the consumption
vi luTkt1 anu OluCT nllu nllal1llcA rs
proper to the occasion. 1t is the day
ior tho assemhla,a or tho soa,,arod