Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-24
r4ANKsGWNG-CAY IN RICHMOND.
Pablo Ofices. schools, and Banks to BE
Ciosed-Church Services.


Ciosed-Church Services.
To-day Thanksgiving Day) will bepretty
generally observed IN Richmond. III
wholesale circles there Will be next TO no
bus,ness transacted, the State and Federal
nfices. the public and private schools, the
banks. aud the freight depots VIII be
closed. and the community, for the most
unrt. viii give themselves up 10 church-
going. family reunions, and innocent
amusements IL Is also pretty sale 10 say
that they will bear IN mind that II Is more
blessed to give than receive, ana ioiIoW
th.,r usual custom of opening their hearts
and purses TO charity. BY keeping IN re-
membrauce that true happiness IL IN
making Others happy, they Will enter
mo the real spirit of thanksgiving ana
hest attest that the are thankful for the
benefits they have enjoyed.
IL The CHURCHES.
All the religious denominations Will OBJ
serve the dav by holding services.
Am o'clock the 1r5sbyterlans Will as
semble IN the Second church tOr. Hoge's)
and the pastor Will preach sermon APP
uropriate to the OCCASION
4 he BaDtists viii hold services AT Leigh
sweet and Grace.Street churches. Rev.
q ~ Jolly. of Randolph. Street church,
viii nreacb AT the former and an address
orU also be delivered by Rev. Mr.. Nann,
~ Nortn Carolina. Rev DR.. HIden will
Zach at Grace Street church. and an adj
nress will be made by Rev j. L. White,
If North Carolina. The hour Will be ii
o'clock AT both places and collections VII,
be taken up for the Baptist Home Tor AGED
Women. , NJ,
chester will bold union services at the
Seyepth-Street Christian church at II
o'clorl, Rev. T.. {. Moore Of Manchester,
SeTy,cc. will be held at II o'clock at all
the Fuscopal churches except 81. Pauls
and the Monumental. At the former they
wiIl be at IL. and at the latter at li;oo.
Rev. Paul l.. Mcneil viii conduct ser,
,,;6e. M ~ Johns German Evangelical
cLuich and Rev. G. j. Oehlschlaeger al
the German Evangelical Bethlehem church
At The Catholic churches services wall
be at 6 and A. NJ. ,.u
'Tbanksc,iy wing services will be held at the
New Jerusalem Church mission, NO. east
CLAY street, at o'clock L. d.
DINNxRs AND soCIADLEs.
The Peterkln Guild. of 1T. James church,
will serve an excellent dinner throughout
the afternoon at No. lil2 east Main street,
where all the delicscies OF the season Will
mo ladies Of the Fourth-Street Baptist
church have prepared Il pleasant feast TOT
their friends tonight. The church VIII oe ,
onen after & O'Clock and refreshments VIII
be served by some of the sweetest girls III
the city. .,.,,o,.,a din
ners for their guests, ana the prisons anu @
,,nt,itc institutions will observe tho occasion oy
suspending operations and adding 70 the oral-
h@ Tse rev viii be- Thanksgiving dinner at Cen
I
10 be directed 10 q worthy cause
WHAT THE HUNTERS WILL DO
,.,v R,chrponders are exceedingly fond OF
,.I,re thoir guns and dogs 10 the helds GU
irhsokssiyine. Day and will not vary iIoui hnis
custom, this morning. The East~End Qua Clu1
lett the city yesterday Vid the hclnions
ana Auogaany ralro~d a., lof o.nd tspse
80. I, Inc forests hunting for deer
ana game. They were wen oQuippeu WIN -
arms ammunition, PROVISIONS, As,, hnu NaitaS 49,
along OF the best e a,sne,os ~ Iossph w.
Carter. Allan Dlckerson, Edgar b. mhlte, "ona
McDosen, Edward Holdmsn, .. H. Parker an'
Mr. Ford. -, r,o,,,,, Wing.
Captain Charles IL. Epps, Mr. tlemins VIE
neid' Captain James X. sheppard, ana ssvs,ai
others win 20 In group 70 bag Dirds ia .nei'e'
Cry county this morning. .non Thomss
Messrs Arthur Mayo, Richard A,en, inon IN,
AtSins. Hal Iiaibersfadt, and Billy hose,ey "Hi
go " tho same vicinity upOn lk9 Ca P.a,lsmep
Mr.. G. W. Goddin and several o,per soh'as snnn-
will constitute party who Will nuns III NOW
Yci's neids today. ,,,-,
q. NJ. RswsOn snd 4. G. Boudar will 60 70 binnss
Hall, Charles City county, on q tntoo ''a'
hunt. .,
Parties were being made up pfomlscaonsy
last night, and the feathery tribe VIII buuef 81
almost unprecedented fusilads to-day.
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TO pass tho winter season comfortably. AVOID
Ia tsuss ats lK ns.fa oh