The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-24
SERVICES AT CHURCHES
MANY EVENTS OF INTEREST
WILL TAKE PLACE.
WAKE FoR{ sT-TRINIrY DEBATE TO NIGS7

Ipgss affair Grounds. Fed Men viii
Have an 0ys'er Supper.
Oher Notes.
To-day is Thanksgiving lay. ;'me
set apart annually by both ecclesiastical
and civil authorities to render thanks to
the Creator for His bountiful mercy and
blessings.
In this city the day will be generally
observed as holiday. The banks, pub
lie buildings and the public schools will
all close. Sunday hours will be observed
at the postoffice. Many of the business
concerns will also close to give them
selves and their employees an opportunity
to observe the day.
Many will take advantage of the day
to indulge in hunt in the surrounding
country in quest of cartridges and other
game.
In addition to divine services other
events of an interesting character will
take place and will make it Thanks
giving day of unusual interest.
OF course the festive turkey will form
the central figure in the dinner of many
homes in the city, for the turkey and
Thanksgiving day are so closely assoca-
ted that a Thanksgiving dinner without
turkey would seem to be no Thanks
giving dinner at all.
A union Thanksgiving service will be
held at the Presbyterian church this
morning at II o'clock. The sermon will
be preached by Rev. T.. c. Glenn, pastor
will be furnished by the Presbyterian
choir. At this service a collection will
be taken up for the benefit of the or
phans, and it will be divided equally
among the Oxford, Baptist and Presby-
terrain orphanges.
Christ church will also hold appropriate
service. at eleven o'clock this morning,
the rector, DIR. NJ NJ. Marshall, officiat-
ing. A collection will be taken at this
service for the Thompson Orphanage. q
Services will also be held at the Church
of the Good Shepherd.
In the afternoon at $3.50 the game Of
football between the A. and NJ. college
Guilford College will take place at the
Fair grounds.
There is much interest centered in this
game by the local lovers of the sport
and it will no doubt be largely attended.
From what can be gathered it will he a
very spirited contest and be a game
worth going to see.
Another attraction which begins at
800 o'clock in the afternoon is the matt
nee performance of the Le0nZo Bros.
comedy-drama company. They have
given good performances for the past
three nights at the Academy of Music
and will remain for the balance of the
week To the matinee this afternoon,
the management of the company have
generously extended an invitation to
the soldiers at the Home to
attend the performance free of charge.
note from the superintendent, Captain
r. II. Brooks, will admit an inmate of
the Home, or they will be admitted in
body if they so prefer.
The Red Men of the city will observe
the occasion by big oyster supper. This
is given by Occoneechee Tribe No. is,
and will be held in the store on Martin
street formerly occupied by the Lyon
Racket 1t will commence at 1880
o'clock. Every member of the Tribe is
cordially invited to participate, as is also
any visiting Red Men who may be in the
city.
The occasion will close with a brilliant
debate between Trinity and Wake For
est colleges at the metropolitan Opera
House.
The winning college will be presented
with a handsome silver cup, prize of
fered by the Raleigh Chamber of Com
merce. The cup arrived yesterday and
was greatly admired by those who saw
it. 1t stands twelve inches high and is
about six inches in its widest part. 1t
cost $40 and is splendid piece of work
manship. 1t will be an attractive Orna-
ment to the society hall of the winning
club.
This prize will no doubt prove a great
stimulus to the debaters and make the
contest decidedly spirited one.
The query to be debated is, "Shall the
United States adopt Policy of Terrific
rial Expansion"
The speakers for Trinity are Ii. NJ
North S, A, Stewart and John NJ. Flow
ers. Wake Forests end will be held up
by ]. c. Owens, w. f. Fry and w. n.
Johnson These are able representative
from both colleges.
Large delegations will come with both
teams About 125 students from Trinity
and people from Durham will be here.
Wake Forest will probably bring even n
larger delegation from the college and
the town of Wake Forest. In this city
both colleges have many strong friends
and all feel great interest in the debate.
1t is doubtful if the hall will accommodate
the crowd which will turn out.
| \ THANKSGIVING WATERMELON
TO feast on good ripe, juicy water
melon on Thanksgiving day is III the
very nature of things Il very rare repast,
and yet Messrs. Ed Barbec and Claude
Barbee will today feast on one of the
best specimens of the Wake county
watermelon patch. 1t is Il real ripe
watermelon grown on one of the Barbee
farms in Panther Branch township by
Mr.. Quint Wollard and is as fresh
and sweet as though it had been gath.
cred in July. Mr.. Wollard brought il
| to the city yesterday, and states that
| he has kept it fresh by putting it into
n barn full of peas. 1t is n fine product