Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-25

day This is the season for family re-
unions, and roast turkey; canbcrries and
mincc pie will to-day grace the festive
board in every hotel, boarding house and
private family in the land. We don't
know what festive board is, but the
phrase has been used in this connection
before, and everything goes in
an article of this kind. 1t helps to ill
up. As we were going to say, to-day is to
be given up TO thanksgiving for the man
fold blessings which have been shOwered
upon us during the past twelve months,
and the churches will have tremendous
congregations ut the morning services, hut
the great majority of the people will bc so
busy eating and drinking that it is safe to
say the matter Of acknowledging the Di-
vine bounty will altogether
slip their minds. The preparations for a
widespread epidemic of indigestion
have never before been surpassed, while the
arrangements to give large number of
people a well-deined headache are all that
could be reasonably desired. The hotel
and restaurant chefs have one and all con-
cOCted elaborate menus, upon which
oysters, game of all kinds, fruit cake, minOe
pie, ice cream, and other holiday pro-
vender appears i'll tempting array; the
ambitious housewife and the unaSSuming
journeyman cook in the person of
the hired girl have for days
been reveling in the intricacies OF
culinary tTiumphs, while the bar keeper of
every well regulated saloon has laid in
Tom and Jerry and egg-nOg in prodigious
quantities.
| Yesterday the very air was filled with
promise Of Thanksgiving, and as the REG
ISTER strolled through the market house
in the early morning every one seemed
busy with preparations for the morrow.
Fat, rosy, warm looking farmers presided
over the stalls, where bushels of cranber
rieS, and whole fields of celery We're exposed
for sale, while the amount of game and
the number of chickens and turkeys was
remarkable. The chickens, however,
seemed to he in an overwhelming maiOri-
ty. The Juicy and ariStocratic turkey
may do well enough for the plumber or
blOated bondhOlder to he thankful over,
but for the use of editors and such the
modest remains OF the late lamented hen
are far more appropriate, ut least more
easily Obtainable.
Look where he might the REGISTER
could see numbers of victims; chickens to
the right, chickens to the left and chick
ems all around him, in all shapes, sizes and
qualities to suit all purchasers.
There, almost Tivaling the ele-
CANT turkey himself, lay the
gallant old rooster, the former auto
crat of the harnyaId, with his thumbs
stuck into his arm-holes, looking even in
death the very impersOnatiOn of dignity
Then there was the plump, fair complex
Toned fowl, which seemed to have existed
for the express purpose of being eaten, and
the tall, raw-bOned chicken. which looked
rs though he had been compelled TO make
his own way i'll the world, and had not
received any encouragement whatever
And so it went. They were all there
even TO the chicken with skin like sand
paper and large red blOtcheS on the prom
inent corners, which looked rs if it had
slumbercd in an ice box over night and
had been froSt-bitten.
People who could afford turkeys paid
from IL to II cents per pound for them,
according to size and age; cartridges sold
at Sl.50 per dozen; wild ducks (mallardsl
Sl.25 per pair pheaSaptS 30 cents each;
squirrels and rabbits 20 cents each These
prices also ruled during the day, and the
quantity of game disposed OF by the mar
ket-square dealers was enormous. There
was also a large demand for oysters and
fish from people who to-day intend to
stick their legs under deliberately laid din
ner tables, aud California sal
mon at A. cents per pound and white hal
hut at ID cents per pound, went like hot
cakes. w. {. SykeS>Sut n seventy-five
pound halibut into assorted sizes in a very
short time, and other dealers in the pro
duct of salt and fresh water also looked
comparatively cOntented last night
As We have before remarked, the hotels
and restaurants have made great prepare
tion. At the Mcclure, st. James, Stamm,
and Howell extra nice menus have been
arranged, while the dozen or more res
taurantS in the central part of the city
seem 10 have entered into a friendly rival
~ in the matter of an artistic and well
served meal.
The indications last night were that bus
mess would lie gsEy generally suspended
to-day, and especially this afternoon.
About the Public Building all the City
and County departments will be closed,
except, of course, the police office, and
nothing will he done by the officials. At
the pest-oiiee there will be one delivery in
the morning, and sunday hours will be
observed for the remainder Of the day.
Among the churches the day will be TT |
tingly observed. There will be two union
ssrViless, IS follows: One at the First Pres
byterian GhurcI, in which the First, |
Second and United Rresbyterian |
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