Morning journal and courier., 1884-11-27
THANKSGIVING DAY.

Notes About TOWn-The Slaughter Of Turkeys-HOW To-Day Will Be Ob.
 served-The Influx of Visitors
 Church SerV1ces.-Amusemen
 Evidences that the great national holiday was close at hand were numerous about town yesterday, such as the great buying ot turk eys and other ttbirds," the presence along the curbstone of farmers wagons laden with similar material for Thanksgiving dinner, the great passenger travel on the railroads, and the presence in town of many familiar faces of old returned to the roof tree to spend the day. Above all noticeable was the joy full spirit which seemed to animate the nov ing tide of humanity on Chapel street, 6 spirit indicative of happy anticipations, the pleasant family reunions and the like. The farmers jingled their half dollars and dollars in their pockets and looked cheerful and ani mated.
 Many people stopped to gaze at the un usual size of incoming passenger trains yes terday, several of which were drawn by two locomotives.
 There will be as usual united services il various churches to-day. Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth will conduct union service of the Center and United churches at Center church and will preach. At the Thanksgiv | ing service at College street church Rev. Dr. McLane will preach A union service of the four Methodist churches will be held at the First M E. church at Il; Rev. Dr. Peck will preach At the Church of the Redeemel Rev. Dr. Todd will preach; services at Il o'clock. The Calvary and First Baptist a1,,, a41 and Rev. MT. Butrick will preach the ser mon Union services of the First and Sec ond, and the Methodist and Baptist societies of Fair Haven will be held at the Grand street Baptist church at Il o'clock and Rev. MT. Busfeld will preach.
 No trip by the Continental to New York this morning and no return boat from New York at il. Announcements regarding trains withdrawn were made yesterday.
 The postoffice, except the vestibule, will be closed to-day at 12 o'clock, noon, at which hour all afternoon mails, except that at Il o'clock, will close. Carriers will make a morning delivery only. The branch at Fair HAven will close at same hour.
 The Grays will shoot this morning at Quinnipiac range for the company badges.
 The Fort Trumbull team and the Irish Rifle team of this city will have their shoot to-day at the Fort Trumbull range. The contest will be 8 close one.
 The reading room of the Young Mems Institute will be open to-day until 1 p. m. The library will be closed all day.
 The McManus Guard, the Dwight school cadets, and the Gile Continentals will drill for prizes this afternoon and evening at the Dwight street rink. There will be host of friends present to see the boys drill.
 In another column will be found notices of the attractions offered at tbe opera houses.
 Some of the curbstone retail dealers of turkeys did not sell out their loads until after 10 o'clock last night, when they drove home.
 Some of the prominent grocers say they had fine Thanksgiving trade and that the sales and receipts were larger than those of the previous year. They wonder if it is really hard times.
 It is estimated by prominent grocer that New Haven will devour 5000 pounds of turkey, geese and chicken to-day.
 A number of generous donations of tur- keys were made by wealthy people yester- day.
 The big turkey at Cowell's, one of the finest raised in Connecticut, was walked off with by two prominent able-bodied young business men of the city. It weighed 25 pounds.
 At the hospital, the almshouse and the orphan asylums generous spreads will be served which will make glad the hearts of the inmates.