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That beautiful drama Hazel Kirke,'
which had so great a success at the Madison
Square Theatre, New York, is to be gwen by
the Madison Square company at the Opera
House on next Wednesday evening, May 9th,
the sale of seats beginning this morning at !
o'clock at Slmou's music store.
Dunstan kirke has saved the life OF Arthur
Corringford, an English lord, whom Hazel
nurses, between whom a close attachment i,
formed. But Hazel has been promised by
her father TO Aaron Rodney, to whom he is
under pecuniary obligations. When Rodney
discovers IIuZels attachment for Arthur,
however, he resigns his claim; but the father
drives her from home. Hazel then become,
the wife OF Arthur by a Scotch marriage,
which Rodney afterward Is informed was
celebrated upon English ground, and hence
invalid. Arthur ia conccaling his marriage
on account Of the delicate health OF his
mother, who thinks he is going % marry IA
ward OF her husbands, whose property has
been lost in speculation. Pltthcus Green, u
mutual friend, has heard the rumor, and &c.
cuses Arthur OF perfdy. He Is borne out by
Barney, Il valet, who himself declares that he
caused the marriage to take place upon Eng.
lsh ground, thinking 1t was his masters
wish. Arthur is in despair that he should
have innocently wronged Hazel. lie hastens
away to have the ceremony legally per.
formed. In his absence his mother arrives,
tells Hazel that she has been deceived, and
entreats her TO leave Arthur in order that he
may marry her husbands ward and save the
family from dlshonor. Hazel is heart. broken
at Arthur's supposed treachery, and In her
despair fies from her home and husband. In
her wanderngs she reyisits the old mill,
where she finds that her father has been
stricken blind, and being unable to pay his
debt to Squire Rodney, is about TO give up
his home. The Squire meets Hazel, and
again presses her 10 marry him and save her
father. She consents, but the old man still
refuses TO forgive her. Hazel, in despair,
tries to drown herself, aud her father who,
through blindness, cannot help, is bereit of
reason. In the meantime Arthur and Pitta
Gus have found proofs of the legality OF the
marriage, and return with the good news.
The old mans wandering mind Is first re-
stored by hearing Hazel sing an old song he
used 10 love, and he takes her 10 his heart
as In the old days.
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fled in the recorders Office this week were
43 warrantee and "A quit claim deeds, and IL
mortgages. Among the principal transfers
we're:
ID Tower and wife to A d Tower, certain
lois in blk 3 q K X add to Mendoza, 81, 900
Mary Mckernan to Celesta DEEMS 40a
In Bruce, s2,4OO.
& l. Blanchard and wife to Bridget NJ II
Duncan, lot 3 blk So La Sale, 5000.
Sivert Marvig to Halver Heland and Sivert
johnson SOa In Miller.
Washington small 10 Mary A Small 12Oa
in Waltham, $1,000.
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DIED.-On Monday, March 4ih, MIRA. Eliz,
II. Billings, mother OF Jonas Billings, late o
this county, died at her sons residence neal
Cawkcr City, Mitchell county, Kansas. Mrs
Billings was born in Name, June 9Th, 1904
and at an early day moved TO Ohio, ant
thence to Illinois with her husband. Three
years ago she went with her son TO Kansas
She leaves three ns-Jonas NJ, who live,
near Cawker City; John L., OF st. Louis, and
Harrison f., living near Lynn, Washington
county, Kansas. Her old friends in thi.
county Will remember her kindly.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-05-05

The Twelfth Annual State Convention OF
the Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF ILL.,
nois opens in this place on Tuesday next,
May Sth. In the morning the convention
will assemble at the Father Mathew hall, In
the Cameron block, and march to st. Column
ba church, where high mass will be celebra
ted. In the evening there will be public
meeting at the Opera House, which will bt
addressed by Rev. Fathers Hagen and Hold
nett, OF the Chicago Diocese, aud Rev. Father
Wcichmann, Of Indiana; welcoming address
belug extended by the mayor, + G. Allen,
ESQ, and Father Donavan. On Wednesday
evening the Father Mathew Society of this
city will give dance and reception to dele
gates at Willis's Hall, to which an admission
of one dollar will be charged. The public
are invited to be present. The net proceeds
OF the ball will 90 into the treasury OF the
local society, which suffered heavily, il will
be remembered, at the burning Of Reddick's
block in January last, There should be u
liberal patronage by our citizens, as the Oh
iect Is q worthy one.
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County Court.
II. I. GILBERT, Juigc.


RCb.rt Caulkins, on trial for riot, was &c
quilted, as was also Fred. Pitzer, charged
with malicious mischief; Thos. Larson
charged with malicious mischief, recognized
in the sum of 800, Jacob Larson security.
judgments. Hurst Mulberry, $500; Hof
man Palmer ct al, slSG, Funk McCauey
S33 As
OrderS ttc.-D Kenney Fred Yost, asst
plT. demr. to deits's 9th aud 9TH pleas sus
tained; Young ct al Langan, att. , mo. BY
def to vucatc judgment and for leave IL
plead, fancy Boslough, asst, rule on p}f
to Tile more specific hill of part. by second
Monday Of May
Nec suits lob, Il Bers ct al V Philip Link
attachment, $500; l56, Pcrains Fay, appeal
l57, George Beatty, assignee Of AMI Jack
son ct al v I 5 Major, asst, $500; $50, The
People, &c. William Leck, attachment
tor contempt; 100, Herbert 5 Gilbert ct al '
Henry i. lIosSack, asst, $500; l6l, O'Neil '
Nertney, attach, $500; 1872, Strcator Coal Co v
Robert Cannon, asst $500; 1853, l. Holden
Parker George Beatty, assignee, claim,
1922 81; 1874, II A Pitts Sons Mfg Co V
George Beatty, assignee, claim, IS 300 90; 1865,
X G. Smith J III Hurlbut ct al, trial fer RICH,
of proper, in |, 800 bu corn.
4SSignnlents lbs, & b Crane, filed April
81, 1888 : Chapman, assignee.
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Circuit Court.
The case Of DoughrHyv. G. Z. d q Il. IL
reversed and rcInaudcd y the Appellate
Court, has been ou trial during the past few
DAYS. ~ conclusion was reached at the adj
ljournment q court last evening.
Dtohcs.--Lot,ic 3. Arnold from Geo. W
! Arnold; cruelty.
| J4Jga,,ais w. $. Mccormick V. J. d. Car
| ter, confession, Two J..gs, ;1UL1j.
| New cases, began since April 20.h--law--
! GO aud go, WuI. DuHcld V, VIA. Smith, ap-
peal; G3l, WIN. l.. Banker, for use, &cr '.
Strcator Tile Works, assignment ~, 800; G@?,
! First National Bank Of Peru ', The dc
Steigcr Glass Company ~ al, a. -uHIIs,L
| 81 600. G3j and G3G, l.. ". Wcis, coroner DC.
! v. Aquilla =. Houston ana others, deD;, -
OUO and $4,000 respectively; u1i, Il, {. olcE-
ens, sheriff, DC. V. AQuiIla +. Houston ct NJ.
debt, 500; 63S, j. II. Hurlbut ct al V. l.. W.
Kelly, attachment, S2,9Sl; go, George
sweeney, for use, sc. V. Johu Me Manus, ag-
paal, $40; 64), John West ct al v WIN.
Eckert, attachment, s! 500; Gill; Geo. Il. Par
kcr ct a. V. WIN. Eckcrt, attachment, s.
OOO Gi3, james Robertson y. VIM. Buu@art,
appeal; Gt3, The Bank OF Commerce Of ST.
Louis v Philip Link, assumpsit, 81 500.
ChdparA since April lOih-2j9, Eliza Good
rich V. Samuel Goodrich, in chanccry ali.
mony; 2OJ, Amanda d. RichmOnd V. hlch-
mond, divorce; psi, John billiard V. George
w. Ravens, eX'r, &c, in chaHccry, release
from mortgage; 2G2, Henry Echelbcrger y,
+. s. lIobert ct al, in chancCry, foreclosure,
81, 100; 2G3, Augusta Fritz V. John Fritz, d.
yorce. descrtion; 26i, Ottawa Building
Homestead and Savings Association v Chas.
Bucchner ct al, in chancCry, $3.50; @6j, Clara
j. Millar V. william Mi!lar, divorce, deser-
ton; 266, Belinda VI. Boyle ct al. v. /. Lyle
Dickoy, 5, Nicholson and Town of Dayton, in
chancery, partnership interest in e, coo; 267,
Same V. Dickey, Nicholson, Jones, Mayo and
Town Of South Ottawa, in chanccry, partner
ship interest in 5000; 2GS, Same v. DlckcY,
chancery partnership interest in $4,000;
2G9, Arthur 5. Pool v. Ellen NJ. Pool, di.
yOrCr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-05-05

The alumni Of the Ottawa High School 20
whom there arc about seventy hve) have
is president; Miss Mollic T.. Osman, secre
tarJ, and Miss Jennie f. Smith, treasurer
The object Of the Association is the same as
that OF all alamni nssociatons-to keep alive
memory Of alma mater, and to have a re
union at the annual commencement time
The progromme for this years reunion has
not been perfected as yet, but Reunion will
be held at commencement time.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-05-05

MARROW EsCApE.-FOr II long time it has
the Il 40 c. b. Il O. train ut the tank halt =
mile north of the depot, get their papers, aud
as the train slowed up approaching the depot
TO jump of and start pell nell for the bust.
ness center of the city. On Thursday Walter
Benedict, who gets the papers from the train
for Hapeman & Graham, in jumping off near
the depot, made misstep and came so near
rolling under it that part of his clothing
was caught and torn OF. IL is hoped the in
cident will be a lesson to the boys. Mean.
time there is = stringent city ordinance
against the practice, to which we respectful.
ly direct the attention ef the police, ss
as the boys
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-05-05

On Saturday evening last the barn of NH
A. Wilcox, on Clay street, west side, was
burned and his tenant house close 10y dam
aged by fire. The house MAS occupied by
Mr.. Freennd, WAC loses 500 IN household
goods. Wicox's loss, barn and contents, is
800; insurance. $40, cause OF fire, UNI
known, though it was supposed at the time
that boys were smoking in the hay loft.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-05-05

The Young Ladies' Library Association
have elected the following officers: Alice
Fiske, president: Vincie Bushnell, lst vice
president; Eliza Porter, I'd vice president (:
Zetta Slrawn, I'd vice president; Lillian Mat
tocks, secretary; Ida Strawn, treasurer.
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The new officers OF Undine Hose Co. are
@. Wendell, foreman; Geo. Weiss, assistant
foreman; Geo Simpson, ID assistant; Otto
J. Gondolf, secretary; A. n. schoch. treasur.
er; Thomas Lyssght, steward.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-05-05

Thousands are being cured for catarrh ev
cry year with Halls Catarrh Cure, that the
doctors had given up and said could not be
cured. u cents bottle. Sold by all dug
glsts. nv
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-05-05

Attention Is called to our advertising col
umns where W. L. Prichard has something
Of especial interest to horse owners nnO
farmers. Mr.. Richards stock is wcll.knowI
to be appreciated.
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We are pleased to state that Ottawa has Sc.

cured another industry, pottery which
comes from Bloomington. Mr.. Chas, jacob,
the proprietor, has already removed here
with his family, and viii! proceed with the
erection OF his works as soon as practicable.
Ottawa's fine clay and superior facilities arc
beginning to be recognized, it will be seen
Mr.. jacob will find cordial welcome TO one
OF the best located cities in Illinois.
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The articles of incorporation Of another
railroad presumably paper to pass through
this county have been filed for record IN thi.
county. The railroad is called the Chicago
Rock Island " Kansas City r. r., with line
of route from Chicago to Rock Island and
New Boston, through the counties Of Du
Page, La Sale, Henry, Mercer, Rock island
and Whlteside. The corporate lifetime Of
the company is fixed at 81 years from April
eth. The following are the directors OF the
road: John s. Thompson, Chicago;
V. ". Banding, Henry Z. Hull, Porter Skin.
ner, Rock Island; Benz. f. Thompson, Aedo
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Our NOte ROOk

The Supervisors Of Kane county this week
attacked the subject Of building an inaans
asylum for that county. The committee re-
ported In favor Of building house worn
Sl2mO, but the project seems to be holly Oh
jec'cd to, The matter vas postponed until
May 2Slh, the committee at that time, how
ever being expected 10 prcsent plans io'
Il building.
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Deaths.

Deaths.
The following deaths were reported sinc
April 25th:
James Hall, Serena, aged e..
Maggie Smart, Groveland, 10.
Bertha Thomasson, Earl, so
Dsn'l Meisenbach, Mendoza, 80.
Samuel Rose, Allen, 10 days
Emerald G. simmons, Esrlvile, mes.
Minnie r Sauer, Grovclsnd, IS.
Annie Werlng Peru, So.
Theo b Nissen, Peru, y.
Rosa Rabbeman, Peru, |.
Anne NJ Lacker, Peru, So
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Marriages

hhTTihSes.
Following marriage licenses were Issued b
the county clerk during the week;
William COulson and Mary Ann Clark.
John w Walker and Mary HeckerbOnc.
Peter Schmidt and KATRINA Kratz.
Waiter A Hovey and Carrie T. Dean,
Henry Lebach and Lena Bohn. o.
Geo NJ Werntz and Anna Dachsteihei.
DMlchael + Smith and Cards Gage.
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FOR SALE.

A Section of Land 4 of a mile from the Depot at
Tintah. Minnesota There is broken up $50 acres;,
good well; good house lsx9 plastered; good barn tor
II or IL horses good small granary IL is called the
best section in Champaign township. WIN be sold
cheap. Reasons for sale made known TO applicants
Ottawa, Jan. &c lS63..f W. BUSHNELL.
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HOME MATTERS.
rersnnAl Mention.


TowER.--L, II. Tower, Of HestlTgs' Neo''
was In town this week.
RoGERs.-The genial Ike Rogers, OF The
Passenger House, Mendoza, was IN town this
week.
EAsr.-Mrs. Judge Dickcy has gone to
her MARYLAND planta on and will soon be al
The seaside. Her present address is Atlantic
City, ~
GROCERY Mr.. D. \, Buell. aud 5. $
Booth, late of this city, have purchased The
grocery o! the Phillips Bros, also Of th,s city
at Aguna, Iowa.
MARsToN.--Jnmcs MarsiOu, a former pho
tographcr of this city, but nos living near
Chicago, has been in town this week greet
ing his old friends.
PoLIsH.-The Mirror Polish sold by Sweet
e. Griffith, late OF this city, seems to he grow
ing popular. They made one shipment last
week Of 400 box case 10 TIE east.
PRIcnARu. On last Friday evening Mr.
w. T. Prlchard was presented with an ebony
baton by the Baptist church choir, Of which
he has been leader for a long time.
THOMAS. WIN. Thomas, who has so ABLY
Oiled the Office of Superintendent of The Hi
nois d Michigan Canal for 80 many years,
ha, been reappointed by the new Board OF
Commissioners.
BARTON Mr.. Patrick Barton, OF Munster,
who has been in DAKOTA on visit, returned
home on Saturday last. lie has caught the
infection and is enthusiastically favorable to
the wild northwest
MoLoNEY.-M. T. Moloney returned from
Philadelphia on Monday last. He says the
Irish convention, to which lie was a dele
gate, was harmonious, and will necessarily
result in good 10 his fellow countrymen
across the ocean.
COLLARS. II. ID. Cstlin, Esq has been ad.
mittcd into partnership in the firm OF NJ. w.
Bach & Co., manufacturers Of horse collars,
and thereby the facilities Of the firm greatly
increased Their works, the old telegraph
instrument factory, present lively scene,
and their product Is finding ready sale
throughout the west
CLARK.-Prof. W. o. Clark Of Sacramento,
California, has been in this city during the
week, trying to revive memories OF fifty years
ago, when he was a resident Of Ottawa He
also went 10 Dayton to visit his early friend
Jesse Green, but the attor's health forbade |
the admission Of any one. Mr. Clark occn-
pics the highest place in the order OF Good
Templars that Of K. w. &. r., and in Its in
tercsts has visited all parts of the civilized
world He FIRST came to Ottawa in 1877, |
where he resided for about ten years. His |
appearance here revives among the old set
tiers rrcolleclions Of the Indian war, in which
he and his family were participants.
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The funeral OF Charles SabeHstein, wei.
known citizen of this place, took place from
his late residence on the West Side yesterday
afternoon under the auspices Of Humboldt
Lodge, A. f. II A. NJ. Mr.. Rabenstein had
been victim of that dread malady, con
sumption, for some time and visited his native
land year ago in the hope of receiving
benefit. His death occurred on Wednesday
morning. He leaves wife and two children.
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~ more gruhs are classed az damaged,
ces cover whole range OF marle, mon,
ces 70 prices maid for odd loads for feed
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad.

-, '''''''
Nos and 10 leave and arrive at chicago uay ,t
dNy excepted at Is y. W and 10 d.
Nos II and u run daily. including suhu9r' --,.,,o
Nos. % and 50 will have passenGeI Co'Nn N"i''"s
passengers between Joliet and Ia SaIle t,t, ,.,.,a
Nos. y snd Is carry passengers Oet"ceH pu' i'aAN
No Is carries passengers between ota@s anu Bne ls
land. L. IL "a ~ e., s,17H'i'
f. sr. JONI u a = IL, az r aE,
tienl Tllt & Pare AZ. hEcn' VI o''"NH
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The City Drug Store Olummer Il Duncan
is receiving many internal improvements in
the way Of shelves, &c. 1t promises to bc,
when finished, equal in beauty and conyen.
In Ottawa.
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THE COURTS.
Circuit Court.
Appellatc Court

The Appellate Court, second district, con
venes two weeks from next Tuesday.
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CITY PROPERTY is qdvanciI

NE time to buy have large list from which to o.
lott, ana buyers VIII consult their own interests Gy
calling on me. VIII sell dwellings at from $3.50 10
tUg, building lots NJ nom s'5 to 1900 and some de
slablc business property AT fair prices.
mari-tf Dr. i q UlppIS
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The GEO. BURGESS FEoD s

Cou!nbus street for sale ut less than Ia IT. cost
This Is the heat frame dwelling In Ottawa; has All
modern improvements; Is in good condition; near to
business and yet sufficiently retired for dwelling
rare chance for some one OF. J, o. HARRIS
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VERY LOW PRICES are made mad,

humber of Building Lots owned by an eastern narty
VINO uyslrts 10 close them These lots nTc near The
lth''paI manufactures and are well worth tho att.n
non OF those who prefer owning to renting homses
"F''"' DIX. j. HARRIS
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NICE COTTAGE f lSta ;SSi 3 3f2isf
desirable and cheap. DIR j. o. HARRIS
OCEAN TICKETS.

OF six lines, to and from all Europess ports. at
eg, rates mn I ~ Al Nh
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ErIcfs and Personals.

The fourteenth annual meeting OF the
National Board OF Trade will be held in
the city Of Washington January 23, 1884.
and the Chamber Of Commerce OF this city
has been invited TO send delegates.
The Supreme Court was not in session
Observation-Disclosures.
Mr.. Edgar Allan, counsel for the Kendall
Bank-Note Company, has gone to New
York concerning the suit OF that company
against the Sinking-Fund Commissioners,
which is to be tried December 10Th.
Judge Wexford has granted charter TO
"the United order Of the Sons and Daugh-
tels OF Rahab." benevolent organization.
OF which Thomas Il. Johnson is State
grand chief.
The Governor has pardoned John Me-
Donough, who was convicted six years ago
Of attempting TO kill negro, and sentenced
TO the penitentiary for one year. McDo-
nough escaped soon after he was convicted.
He came back to Richmond a short time
ago and gave himself up.
Yesterday morning little four-year-old
daughter OF Officer Ben. Kicker, who lives
at Gl2 east Marshall street, fell on the cook
jng-stoyc while playing and burned both
hands. one very badly.
Mr.. Benjamin p. Owen, Jr., has accept
ed position on the reportorial staff on the
State newspaper.
Rev. DR.. A. W. Weddell, pastor OF ST.
Johns Episcopal church, Is very sick.
B.F. Bland. Esq, now OF Gloucester,
formerly senator from MiddleseX, was in
the city yesterday.
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More Votlng.Prccincts.

The City Council should at once pro-
ceed 10 Law of another vOting-precmct in
CLAW Ward, another IN Monroe Ward, and
another i'm Jackson. Delay may be dam
cerous. for II Judge Atkins should decide
that the law will not permit tins to be done
without new registration in those pre-
cincts. application will have to be made to
the Legislature for authority for the regis
trars TO transfer the names without bother
10 the voters. There is no need OF intlict..
ing new registration upon the voters OF
those precincts, and il the law, as at pres
ent, will not permit Us to transfer III 4
body the names from the old to the new
precincts. then special act will have to DC
asked for.
By the way, in the interest ol iair oai-
lot the present registration laws should DC
amended. Messrs. Jackson Guy, So'.
Cutchins. and b. Rand. Wexford, mem
bers Of the Democratic City Committee,
who were charged with an examination OF
these laws during the campaign, can point
out many gross Inconsistencies In theni:
I'm fact, these laws are "a perfect mess.
They. for instance, allow voter TO have
bis name on the books in Chesterfield ana
in Richmond city at the same time. Inc!
should be looked after.
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Thauksyiyinc-Dny.

Yesterday was Thanksgiving-day, in
many parts OF the country the forerunner
Of Christmas. and hcreabouts rapidly be-
coming so. 1t was a bright, crisp day, the
shining, clear face OF the sun being dis
tinctly visible all the time, his light burn
Ing lust as clear rs he lesurely rode through
the heavens as il did before the wise men,
by changing his schedule. gave him several
minutes time TO lag on his route. Every
thing wore cheerful aspect. and whether
there was any formality connected there
with or not, it was very plain that Rich
mond was in a good humor, very wei, sat
isfied with the current course OF events and
deyouty thankful to a gracious God for
the many benefits that had been youch-
sascd since last ThankSgiying-day, and eX-
trsmely contented with the falling OF their
lines into such pleasant places.
The ladies came out in force TO enjoy the
pretty weather, and attend divine services
ut the various churches. At Centenary
Methodist church the congregations OF the
Methodist churches united in appropriate
services. In the Episcopal churches SINH
lar services were separately held. and there
were church parties and festivals in differ
ent parts OF the city.
The post olhce, banks, ana puDllc Offices
were closed, and this gave a sort OF holiday
look TO the neighborhood OF these places.
There were OF course the usual amount
of Thanksgiving dinners, and many, many
turkeys and geese were sacrificed on the
altar. These. when stuffed
with Usage and inguns or the neyer-to-
be-lefi-out oyster, made the epicures i'm
menseIy enjoy the occasion, vote it first
class institution, and declare in favor OF its
punctual observance As often as possible.
No doubt but that the day will each year
become more and more popular.