Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-26
FATTURKEYST0BE EATEN
RUDE WEATHER UsHERS IN THE
DAY OF BIG DINNERS.

Church Services in che Forenoon 60 be
Followed By Turkey Fessts and
Thanksgiving spOrts-Business Gen.
erally to be Snspendsd--rhs Last
Struggle Of the Poultry Men to Dispose
of Their Fowls-sketches Among Gus
toners and Dealers.
The poultry dealers on Market square
! did brisk business yesterday. Hun
dreds Of people crowded around the
poultry stalls during the market hours,
carrying empty baskets when they en-
tered and turkey laden baskets when
they went away.
There were all classes OF buyers. from
the experienced housewife who could tell a
good bird by the color OF its legs, TO the
ferocious boarding house mistress who
couldn't tell good bird aud wouldn't if
she could.
The coveted fowls sold at all prices
from Fac TO zoe. per pound, the average
turkey weighing from 10 to IL pounds.
Some Of the finest birds in the market
were decorated with badges and cOlored
paper rosettes, as though they sympa-
thized intensely with the festive occasion.
In some of the stalls the birds seemed
particularly haggard, as though they had
been on the decline for some time, in am
ticipation Of the big event in which they
were figuring.
Humorous incidents were constantly
occurring. One stout, red faced, matron-
ly looking old woman who had an air of
suggestiveness that she might be a coster-
mOnger herself, pushed her way through
the crowd, occasionally thumbing a
turkey and attempting by olfaction to test
its state of mellowness. Stopping in
front of one of the stalls she commenced
to feel Of the crop of an ancient hero,
whose battle-scarred body betOkened a
long ride from somewhere back in the
country.
'Fifteen cents, missus," said the dealer.
"Pu give you H." said the boarding
house matrOn.
"Here's one pll sell you for twelve"
said the man, reaching back into a box
under the stall and bringing out a CAM
paign turkey--a regular old rounder.
The woman gazed on the red, white,
yellow and black carcass of the bird and
shook her head "No yer don't; that's the
the same one you tried to sell me a week
ago Saturday, she said, and made her
way on through the crowd Of laughing
bystanders.
THAT amt no turkey. That's dook !
Yer can't fool me-" said near-sighted in
diYldual shaking his head with knowing
look, when the dealer tried to sell him a
turkey, with the feet cut of at the knee.
The grocers did lively business all
day, and up to closing last night. The
preparation for the usual Thanksgiving
dinner was as usual, a harvest for the
poultry and provision men, who never fail
to have the best of everything to be found
In the market, from the time honOred
fowl to the smallest detail of its dressing,
The day will be observed in Savannah
in accordance with the usual custom and
in respect to the Mayors proclamation,
| Being legal holiday, all the banks, ex.
changes and Federal and local govern
ment offices will be closed, except the
| post Office, where Sunday hours will be
! observed. The courts adjourned over yes.
| terday, and most of the business houses
| Will close in the afternoon, giving the
head of the firm a chance TO attack
the sacriioial turkey and
! the employees chance to
| get rid of the day according to their incli-
nations.
! The spell of weather which set in on
! Monday had settled down last night TO a
regular midwinter howl, and didn't seem
to smile much on the preparation for out
door sports to-day.
In the forenoon there will be the usual
services in the churches. At Christ and
| st. Johns churches there will be the
| Thanksgiving services at ii O'Clock. The
! Presbyterian, Methodist, Lutheran and
| Baptist congregations will hold a union
service in the Baptist church. Rev. j +.
! W. Rogan, of the First PRESBYTERIAN
church, will preach the sermon.