Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-01
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 the 1ssAt fantastic toe" Thanksgiving eve
 in wsaswozsh HA1l gassl the carly &ozaaag
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 os s2Fpzsee party in Assoz of Ass twenty erss birthday Tuesday evening, Newegahsr P.
 The N. \, club os this horozSA gave their egss annual ball st the AsAensGm, this city, ThaaksssvSnS night The eo@Hissse of are raageznsas were B D, Brown, R, L, Austin and Charles Humphrey, The voluntary committee were J, E. Hant, J, D Msxwin and Harry Chandler,
 Mr. JoSh D. HaSnes and family, who have for years eaten tAesr Thanksgiving taFkey ss the old household in WooGmeat. this year remained as kolGe>
 The many friends of Miss Jessie l.. HAsass. who has been in Stl~aealtA the greater paSt of the fall, will bs glad se hear that she ss inn proving rapidly
 Thanksgiving services were held in CAslst church Thursday morning al 1oSSo o'clock, Rev. MT, WhitnsS administered communion and prsaehsd sermon,
 Mrs, Charles Baldwin and her daughter, Mr> NJ. L, Peek. took their departure Thanks giving morning for East NoSwalk te dine with Mr. and Mrs Fitch Raymond, Mrs, Raymond Is ths daughter of Mrs, Peek and ! yranddanShter of Mrs Baldwin, Mrs, Rald- | win will remain until after Christmas Auaawon lodge. F, and A, M., convene ea | Monday evening next, DecsSnesS !, as the | lodge roea in Thompson building. corner of Main street and Campbell avenue, The third degree will be conferred. The officers are; \ A. Wilkinson, ". N.s Albert Law, S w.; Frank Wilcox. J. w, who cordially welcome | visiting brethren,
 Mr. Sidney Hall celebrated Thanksgiving | day by killing s yeAr-old hog that tipped the beam, when dressed, at $50 pounds, Mir. Hall has another one which will be killed in I several weeks and which, 1t is estimated, will weigh nos far from 400 pounds, The members of the Eirst N, E, church lyes1m meet next Monday evening at the chapel. should the weather prove favorable good attendance Is anticipated, Captain EthsEidge started yesterday moEn- ing for Boston to take command, of his yes, sel.
 Services were not held in the Congregation. al and Methodist churches Thanksgiving day until evening, Many members of both de- nominations were dissatisfied with the change. They say it Is an old New Engiand custom Go attend church Thanksgiving morn. ing and ths remainder of the day has always been devoted to family reunions. Why the breaking up of such. we'll established and satisfactory cnstomt they ask--one that has been in vogue for generations, To the Cou- RIRR representative a number of the geatler sex complained, They say it cannot be to please the young folks, for they all
 know the custom, oven down to the tiny little prattler on the floor with a rSttlehox; that members of families come from hundreds of miles away to enjoy the day with their own people and they want Co be home in the evening; that the custom waa in vogue from New Haven and West HAven'e colonial days; that the church bell was not heard; that it is all wrong and it did not seem like the old Thanksgiving time. They averred that it could not be well for the ministers, for they could not preach in the evening after good old-fashioned West Ha- ven Thanksgiving dinner, and what did 1t all meant The scribe was obliged to give 1t up, but would suggest that hereafter 1t would be more satisfactory to the lay members it the ministers and church officers will aahsr to the old-time Thanksgiving custom ef hay. ing services in the morning as adopted by our torefathers,