Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-26
THANKSGIVING.

THANKSGIVING. The Great National HOItday-How it
 Win be Observed-Unton Services at
 the Churches-At Public Institutions
 Generous Deeds.
 All the trains and boats yesterday brought accessions to the happy faces in town and the Thanksgiving day spirit was abroad Chapel street was unusually alive with people afternoon and evening, and the improvement in the dismal weather helped to bring out the people amazingly, especially in the evening. The curbstone poultry carts were out in force and crowds of buyers were out The markets were busy places from early morn until dewy eve. According to estimates of dealers, about 50, 1000 pounds of turkey, chicken and duck were sold yesterday, and the evening previous many hundreds of pounds were given away by the benevolent in charity and lots more were bestowed as tokens of kindly regard and esteem. The interest in Thanksgiving day is one which in creases as the country grows, and the kindly feeling the day imparts and diffuses is well worth considering as a powerful element for good. The day will be improv- ed and enjoyed in many ways as usual, but the Thanksgiving dinner at the old home ana Dy the OlQ nearLnSLOn0 anu the reunions it brings remains one of the great features of the great national holiday. UNION SERVICE AT CENTER CHURCH. A union Thanksgiving service will be held at Center church to-day. Rev. Dr. Munger will preach the sermon. l UNION SERVICE AT ST. JOHN STREET NJ. E.
 A union Thanksgiving serv.ccee .ce of the Meth | 6isto ehaSH vii ] sVree' . II. church this morning at the MT. Ford, of the George street M. E. 1 church.
 IN FAIR HAVEN. l The Congregational churches the Mstho- l dist and the Baptist churches will unite in a l Thanksgiving service at the East Pearl street | Methodist church.
 | This evening the A. A. F. o. club will held grand reception and proInenade con ! cert at toonis' Temple of Miisic. The com mittees are as follows: Reception, R. c. ! Cowles, William T. Harris, F. s. Moore; arrangements, Robert +. Jackson, A. E. Thomas; floor. Garrison H. Jackson, Frank ! Swan The fair of St. Francis church will \ be in progress this afternoon and evening. | The fifth annual ball of Court Metropoi- ! tan No. 6, ,473, A. O. F., tonight at National armory will attract large throng. l Henry c. Merwin post, G. A. R., will hold late George B. Mcclellan tonight. The pub | lie are invited. Addresses by prominent speak ers.
 | Announcements of the attractions at the l theaters are given elsewhere.
 IN GENERAL. ! Last evening the German Bowling club in- 1 dulged in prize bowling at Turn Hall. | No boat will leave New Haven at 10:15 a. m. or New York at il p. m. to-day. The | steamer C.. H. Northam will run as usual
 The Irish Rifle club contest for four gold ! badges at the West Haven rife range this 1 morning. The club will give ball at Clan na- Gael hall in the evening.
 The public school children have vacation
 until Monday
 The 5 a. m. train from Stamford for New l York the 5:15 a. na train from New Have1 ! for New York and the 8 p. m. train from New | York for New Haven will not be run to-day l The Adams express leaving New York fo
 New Haven at 9:20 p. m. will be run as al accommodation train, stopping at all stations
 At the almshouse to-day the inmates vii | be served with duck for dinner. The pris oners at the jail will have pork stew.
 Fifty turkeys will form part of the din l ner at the hospital to-day.
 ! At the orphan asylum and at the Home fo the Friendless a poultry dinner will bt l served.
 At Broschart's in the City market yester day hung a mammoth gobbler which weighed 29 pounds all dressed.
 ] David CowelPs window attracted grea notice yesterday with it's array of fine fla
 turkeys, chickens, etc., hanking little pi! in the center, which looked as if it might l when prepared for the table, equal as deli
 cacy the famous pigs of which Charles Laml
 so%s of ts dfaggss sdsEs aefs 8e lighted yesterday in receiving fine turkey ! from some unknown benefactor.
 At the restaurant of Max Thalheimer o1
 Temple street yesterday was a turkey weigh ing thirty pounds, which was sent from Ney
 York State.
 GENEROUS DONATIONS TO EMPLOYEES AND oTH | FER DONATIONS.
 Hon. James Graham of West Haven, pro
 prietor of the brass foundry on Wooste
 street, this city, presented each of his mel
 with splendid fat turkey, each of whicl ! weighed over twelve pounds.
 l MT. Wolcott, the painter, gave each of hi
 men fine fat gobbler.
 ! 6. E. Merwin S Son, according to lon,
 custom, gave each of their hands a fat tur key.
 Quinnipiac lodge, I. o. o. F., gave tn
 widows of each deceased brother of the lodg
 a fine turkey yesterday. They were selected
 and delivered by Mr. Goodwin of the Cit, keys were thus presented
 At John B. Judson's, City market, yester
 day afternoon stood half dozen half bushe
 baskets each filled with choice samples o
 fruit nuts, etc., to be sent to worthy anc
 esteemed old ladies, the gift, according t,
 her annual custom, of wealthy and benevo
 lent lady.