Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-24
THANKSGIVING.
or Family Reunions-The Dinner
a sne Festive Turkey-LoW Prices

Anothef year has rolled round and witt, IL Thanks
fariis Day. with all its hallowed associations its
tha its feasts of the choicest fruits OF
sme e harvest. Every 'eason this festival seems To
gam IN popularity and sacredness There IA mo IA
"a All me year so beloved by the New Engander az
te. ana !. - one OF the bright spots which cheer
III Pa.n"ay But without dinner feast
giving would be robbed of Its most attract We
IA, ana would be snare aud delusion Prob.
Thsmes nas MOI neen year for long time when
as this The great desideratum, the turkey. IL m
usually plenty; On Monday and yesterday there
honored fowl Early Monday maTnin. nn Lime
teams drove onto Water street loaded with nonityv
cn,ss od Sncn was lacked in boxes seine beneath
S'olhs ana canvas. The dealer was running TO and
Iro IN an endeavor to find good lots which he coSio
purchase at the lowest price. But the atty of the
p t%s1 the di' Riad was as rale rather
bony; We saw one lot of twentv anu in
winch there were not more than ,wo
"a n,us. dealers would not offer but fourte,
a. - A'een cents: At that figure they did not snap
al thein; Yesterday some good stock "a. br ,nght
IN, out the ruling price from fourteen 70 yhteen
On aa e iatter hg1res being for the finest t Jck.
.e ueher engaged hve hundred pounds OF hand
some birds al that price. We saw some OF them and
lhey were prime. Another grocer hung a fwpnty
one pound turkey his store 'front.' which he
bought for fifteen cents One farmer cane h ,wIine
nto town with several large dead turkeys feathers
unpiucseu. Later "e saw the birds hanging on the
sto,e 'front.' OF well known dealer. A bystander
said they had gone to roost on the farmer lod The
night before and he had forgotten to remove them
"a uispatch from Poston received Yesterday an.
nouhceo mat turkeys were exceedingly plenty and
"m aSp ne weather is too mild for the poultry
'ad provision man yesterday, what Is W mi.
th. nrlxnt cold weather with snow the ground.
.nen mere IS no hesitation in buying There was no
paucity OF chickens and there was really an over
supply. chicken is just good eating as turkey
anu a lacks only in name. Many prefer this bird
n% cents was the highest paid for prime birds
ana many changed hands at twelve. farmer asked
an an aug ista landlord shilling a pound for some
nne oirds Yesterday morning. The hotel man "a d
ne "ouid not pay fourteen cents, and
nave them delivered at his house. But
E oucks and geese were brought in
Christmss being the day for water fowl. They
"noiesahd at fourteen and fifteen cent? Retail
prices ranged from two four cents advance on the
wholesale. Yesterda2 the hooks on the market
fronts were 6ristiing with turkeys and chickens and
~ was one of the finest displays of poultry ever seen
Fork Is plenty and cheap, and a too,hsome spare
rIo.we baked.is not 10 be despised for Thaak.gi
ing repast sParerib retails at ten and twelve
cents pound, aud lamb and mutton al about tn.
same rate.
Cranberries retail at ten cents per quart; celery
zen ana hiteen cents per head onions four per
pound bttts, cabbage, turnips, squash two and
three cents pound; sweet potatoes three cents
pumpkins ten cents each raisins twelve to twenty
cents pound.