Morning journal and courier., 1886-11-25
THANKSGIVING DAY.

The Annual Great National Festival-
 Social Gatherings-Heavy Travel
 Yesterday on the New York and
 other Roads-Happenings To-Day.
 New Haven will celebrate Thanksgiving quietly. There will be the usual number of social events and church observances. There will be divine service at Center church for the central Congregational churches, Rev. Dr. Twitchell preaching the sermon. There will be union service of the Baptist churches this evening at the First Baptist church, at which the various pastors will speak. Joseph Cook, the renowned, speaks at the First church. Fair Haven, this fore l noon, and people will come from all parts of I the, city to hear the distinguished man.
 There will be a Thanksgiving service at the l Humphrey street Congregational church; a praise service at 10 o'clock at the St. John street M. E. church; service at Trinity | church, and services in a few other churches. Travel yesterday on the Consolidated road 1 was unusually heavy. The ii o'clock train out of New York, a through train to Boston via Springfield, had 16 cars, all filled with people en route for the Thanksgiving dinner l and the home circle reunion. The 2 o'clock l train out from New York, via Shore Line, | was divided into two sections, and there | were seventeen carloads with nine drawing | room cars on the first section. The Air Line l limited from New York consisted of ten cars. Bostoo, via Springfield, was divided into two sections. All the local trains were corre- spondingly heavy.
 | Many New Haven people went out of town yesterday and many went to New York, ,prin- cipally Yalensians bound for the great foot | A1 l4,r will follow this morning.
 The markets, which were so crowded with turkeys, chickens, ducks, quail, partridge, etc., yesterday morning and the day before, looked depleted last evening. The market men report a sale unsurpassed in amount in streets there was the usual array of farmers wagons laden with turkeys, etc., with little knots of people standing about them making bargains. From all the country towns round about people came in town yesterday to see the sights and make purchases or meet friends arriving on the cars.
 Chapel street last evening was crowded with people all in hustle. There were lots of them out to make their Thanksgiving din ner purchases. The merchants about town all wore smiling faces as they hustled about waiting on their numerous customers.
 The managers of all the city theatres have provided excellent attractions for their pa
 
 Forgiven" will be produced both afternoon and evening. At Carlls the Little Corinne Opera company will give two performances. At Bunnell's Grand Orera House an excellent company will play.
 Members of the Utopia club will give a hop to their little friends at their quarters in the Exchange building.
 The twelfth annual charity ball of the K. o. J. society takes place at Germania Hall in the evening.
 The East Rock Bowling association will give it's first bowling exhibition at Doer schucks alley on State street.
 The Grays will shoot a match with the Light Guards to-day at Ouinnipiac range.
 In the orphan asylums the children will enjoy good Thanksgiving dinners furnished by the friends of the institutions. The hos pital authorities reported last night that goodly quantity of material for Thanksgiv ing dinner had been sent in and that the one hundred and sixty-seven patients would un- doubtedly enjoy thoroughly good feast. At the Home for the Friendless the inmates will have Thanksgiving treat through the kind ness of benevolent people.