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be announced until this day week. when al both prlnc
pals and watchers, viii have reported by mall
PREPARING FOE THANKSGIVING.
SERVICES TO BE HELD IN THE CHURCHES
SPORTS OF THE DAY-wHAT THE MARKETMEN
HAVE FOR THE FESTIVAL.

SPORTS OF THE DAY-wHAT THE MARkETMEN
HAVE FOR THE FESTIVAL.
The Thanksgiving festival will be COM
memorated tomorrow by special services In nearly HI
the churches Of the city In instances the religious
ceremonies will be marked by elaborate programmes OF
music, and by profuse decoration Of the churches me
day will be celebrated also with athletic games and
sports. In the different charitable institutions OF the
city Thanksgiving dinners will be given to the inmates
There will be union service OF the Thrtieth street.
Thrtyhftb Street. ST. Lukes Fortythird Street Forty
fourth Street. st Johns and Seventyrst Street Metho-
dist Episcopal churches at the Forthrd Street Church
at 103O There will be union service OF the Pres
byteran Church OF the Covenant and the Brick Presby
terrain Church In the latter church at IL Dinners
will be given at the following charitable institutions
Chambers Street NewsbOys Home, Mission Of the In-
maculate Virgin Five Points Mission Five Points House
OF Industry, Howard Mission and Home for Little
Wanderers at RoOsevet-st. and New-Boweryj Chrisfs
Cleft Mission at Roosevelt Ferry house, Sailors Home,
in Cherry-st; st. Barnabass House, No 304 Null
berry-st. Female Guardian Society and Home for the
Friendless, in East Thireth-st Wilson Industrial
School for Girls, st. Marks-placc st. Vincent dc Paul
Asylum the Shelter and Nursery for Infants, In West
Twenty secOnd-st st. Joseph's Home for Aged People,
in West Flfteentst Girls Lodging House OF the Chill
dren's Aid Society, in St. Markspace the Bnai Birth
CJewsh) Homo, and Free and UnsectaTian Peabody
Home. There will be game Of racket between William
Martinez and Charles g. Peters, at the Racket Club.
Inc American Athletic CLUBS barriers Will nave q
meet III Jamaica, l.. l. there will be an interesting
game OF football between Harvard and Yale teams at
the Polo Grounds In the afternoon 20 decide the college
championship. II Yale wins the championship will be
long 10 that institution; II Harvard is successful, II Will
be q tie and they will have to play again The New
York Hare and Hounds will have paper chase in West
chester County tomorrow
Trucks loaded with huge of turkeys geese and
chickens during yesterday drove through the lower part
Of the city and deposited their buens a the doors of the
several markets. Looking for Thanksgiving dinner I"
said a round faced he put the finishing touches
the stand OF poultry which he had been arranging.
Guess I've got about everything you want. Here are
turkeys all the from ~ to 25 cents pound; geese
Is cents pound; ducks nice fat too, for 10
cents; chickens for IL cents pound If you in want
OF game here are quail for 81 so dozen; grouse at
81 so dozen; and partridges at 81 25 pair We
markemen have been lucky far I'm getting Thanks
giving supplies. The most OF the game has suffered
from the recent spell The prices In consequence
of this fact somewhat lower than they would other
wise be- How would you like brace OF rabbits at 90
cents, grey squirrels for 80 cents or course you
want couple of lunches Of celery which will cost you
% cents and few quarts OF cranberresOny ID cents,
to 30 with your turkey give you sweet potatoes
60 cents peck white potatoes at 80 cents Look
at those Baldwin apples 81 basket. Malaga grapes
are worth 10 to 20 cents pound oranges 20 cents
Dozen and lemons 2j cents. What is a Thanksgiving
dinner without nice dish fOf ripe well filled nuts
Here extra hickory nuts at 80 cents peck;
chesnuts and peanuts at the price, wanuts for ID
cents pound, pecan nuts and BRAZIL nuts at the
figure"
Eugene q. Backford was enjoying quiet smoke when
q TRIBUNE reporter called yesterday. What have we
in the limo Of extras for Thanksgiving We've got
chicken habut at % cents pound; refrigerated salmon
at 40 cents pound; striped bass at 30 cents pound;
whitehall at 40 cents pound diamond back terrapins
at $50 DOZEN and green turtle soup for - 80 kettle
Prices little sleeper than last week account Of
the weather. Hope this cold weather will continue. II
Il does We shall have splendid supply OF all kinds OF
fish"