The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-22
ADAY OF ADJUSTMENTS.
Thanksgiving TO Be Celebrated IN Va
ried Ways st the Resorts.

r1ed Ways sc the Resorts.
Thanksgiving day will be observed q.
usual in Savannah. All public buildings,
federal. state and municipal, will be closed
for the day. it having been declared 8 gen
eral holiday BY all authorities, from she
President down 10 the mayor.
The custom house, court house and CITY
exchau &c will be closed for the day, and the
posto61oe will observe Sunday hours Be-
ing state and national holiday, sll the
banks will be closed, and % viii nearly all
/ places Of business
There viii be no lack Of things with which
70 supply good cheer for the day to those
I who can sfford them. The markets are
I well stocked with good things Of every
character, including any amount Of turkeys
and other poultry and game as we'll. Fish
I snd oysters are plentiful. Fruit and grapes
are abundant aud cheap Az good things
are plentiful and the people sre feeling that
I thsy have something 8 be thankful for
I vii doubtless be well observed.
/ They have the recent political victory 70 be
/ thankful for for one thing and the rise in
I The price OF cotton Is 10 small matter.
The prospects for the future are bright,
and, ~ fact, everything seems 20 be COM
ing our way ct present IL Is said many
I Savanuahians have special reason TO be
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away by reason Of the sudden rise in the
price Of cotton.
Tbs Protestant evangelical churches will
/ hold q Thanksgiving service st W esley Mon
umsntal church Wednesday morning. 1t Is
announced that Rev DR.. Good win of the
First Baptist church will deliver she sermon
upon she occasion The Young Peoples
! Society Of Christian E1deaVOr will hold a
Thanksgiving service 81 the same church at
night.
The Forest City Gun Club and the Jack
snuvills Gun Club will shoot at the Chat.
ham club grounds on EstiIl avenue. The
clubs VIII be on the ground all day. There
viii be sweepstake shooting In the morning
and team shoot n the afternoon.
The Georgia Hussars and the Savannah
Cadets viii spend the day at Tybee in target
practice The two commands will carry
down about thirty men each and will
alternate at the known distance and the
skirmish targets during the day. The COM
pa1les will carry lunch With them and will
$50 have an oyster roast on the island.
The bicYclists will take advantage of the
day 70 have a meet at Thunderbolt with a
couple Of races in the afternoon aud a din
1sr st Mrs. BannoR's after the races. The
wheelmen will meet 10 the city and ride out
70 thunderbolt together. The races will
be over the usual course from Cemetery
nil 20 Thunderbolt. The entries will close
81 o'clock tonight.
The thanksgiving fights at Thunderbolt
will attract big crowd. The fights will
take place in Doyle's park, and it is believed
they will be first-clAss from
a pugilistic standpoint. There
will be three fights. one for heavy.weights,
one for light-weights and one for colored
pugilists. The oolored people are very much
interested in the contest that is TO take place
between two of their race. Both contest
ants are big, muscular fellows and it is be-
lieved win put up a hard fight.
A party has chartered the steamer Flora
for an excursion to Wilmington Island
Thursday where there will be a turkey
shoot and a free oyster roast. The steamer
will leave Thunderbolt at 10 a. m. and s
p. IN
The majority Of people will spend Thanks
giving quietly and enjoy a good dinner at
home