Evening journal., 1895-11-26
THE DAY OF THANKS.
Plans of Worship Ia the Vari-
Gus Churches.
SOME NEWS ABOUT Turkeys


Prices Not so High rs Expected.
other Outlines OF a General oBsor-
walton OF Thanksgiving Day.
Thanksgiving Dav will be generally
observed all over Wilmington this year
and several Of the larger manufacturing
establishments aud nearly all the stores
will be closed the entire day.
One OF the preitiest Of the special
church services arr nged for that day
will be the union NAptist service to be
held at the Delav re Avenue Baptist
Church All the Grand Army posts OF
the city have been invited aud hsve
officially slgnifed their intention Of being
present. The service will begin at 10 80
q. m.
at this service, which will be of{a
patriotic nature entirely little silk
nag will be presented TO each person in
the audience. All the Baptist ministers
will assist Ia the services, and Raw.
Spencer B Meessr will preach tue SER
mon.
At the union Baptist services, Walter
Bennett Will sing a solo and there will be
special singing OF 'rhe Star SpAngled
Banner, Battle Hymn Of the Republic"
and America
In the Catholic Churches.
At all the city Roman Catholic
Churches there will be simply the eun
mass at 8 o'clock Ia the morning. At
Sc Mary's Church and St Peters Pro
Cathedral tho children will! slug the
high macs, and there will be short
Thanksgiving sermons.
Methodists to Celebrate.
Rev. Merritt Hulburd S. Il D., will
deliver a sermon In Grace Church at 10
o'clock on Thursday morning on Future
OF the Republic" In the evening Dr.
Hulburd will deliver an illustrated
lecture on "A Summers Saunterings In
Europe For this address the illustra.
tions will be furnished by Rev. J. ID. O
Hanna,
Grace Church's mercy and help depart
ment OF the Epworth League has
already beguu a systematic solicitation
of gifts for the distribution Of Thanks
giving dinners committee will be at
the church nearly all day TO morrow
receiving donations Of money aud
provisions for this purpose.
Presbyterians will unite Ia Thanks
giving service In the First Prssby terlan
Church at TO- 80 o'clock Thursday morn
ing. Rev. J. K Milligan, ID. d, will
ofioiRte, aud the sermon will be by Rev.
A. N Ksigwin, d. ID, pastor OF West
Church A special choir will sing appro-
pirate music
Farley in the day-At o'clock In the
morning OF Thanksgiving Day
Wilmington Christian EndeAvOr Union
will hold early prayer In Central
Preeby terian Church. Rev. T. &. Terry,
Of ST. Paurs Church. will be in charge
and his subject will bo Praise and
Purpose This Is expected to be a most
interesting public service
Turkeys Not Worry Plentiful.
From all appearances to-day the local
markets will not be overstocked with
turkeys. Several small lots were received
10 day and the wholesale price huctuated
between II and 10 cents. This brings
the retail price at IA and 10 cents, only the
poorest turkeys sell as low as ~ cents
pound
Services at 81. Jehu's.
At st. John's p, Il Church the
Thanksgiving Day services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Georgs O Hall. There
will be communion service and special
music.
warren vs.. st. Johns College.
In athletic circles the game to be played
on Thanksgiving Day Rt Union street
grousds promises 10 be the greatest foot
ball contest that Wilmington ever saw.
Tho Warren men are in the pink OF
condition and will do the battle OF
their lives The st. Johns team, always
strong, is better this year than ever
before and the gaHs will be = battle
royal There is a possibility OF Simms, tho
old centre Of the Warren. playing here
that day. He is now playing on the
University OF Virginia team
The line up Of st. John's Ia as follows:
Smith, left end; MRddux (csptalu) left
tackle; Shsher, left guard; Catron,
centre; Hillary. right guard KIRK
patrick, rieht tackle, Walls. right end
Offert, quarter back; Douglas, right
half back; IgshArt, left half back
Jones, full back
A sufficient police force will be on hand
to keep people of the field Game called
at 30 sharp.
Notes OF the Holiday.
Two we'll known hunters, Henry Gould
and Abner Talley, have secured a fine
fox which they will liherAts for a chase
at Perry's Hotel at 10 o'clock on
Thanksgiving morning.
About 200 members of the Wilmington
Bicycle Club will go TO New Castle to see
their football team play q game with the
! Colum bia Athletic Club eleven which has
not been scored against this season.
DUPONT Post No. 2, G A R. will
spend Thanksgiving Eve In PhIladelphia
on visit to DuPont Post, No, "a. OF
| Philadelphia.
St. Peuls Concert Choir will 60 to
Elkton to sing In Odd Fellows Hall, that
town, on Thanksgiving night. The c2n
cert choir includes ths Brownfon
quartet.
Opening OF tho Food show.
A largo force Of decorators is hard at