Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-02
IN THE NORTH END.
Thanksgiving Evening Presented Some
Unusually Busy Scenes.
Grocery Stores Did Their Best Business
Rallies Largely Patronized.

Amt | got a bcaut?" asked the little
French boy as he came out of North
End sporting room with a cane that he
had just won. THANKSGIVING evening
He WAS strutting about the sidewalk
with black cane with Dewey head.
it'll all the pomposity Of 4 newly made
dude. He could not carry the cane
very hccomingly on account of IFS hav-
\ ing been constructed for 4 man. ana
not for 4 short boy. ana then he was
not used to being a swell. However, he
did tn" best he knew how.
Probably the larger number of the
journal readers did not look upon the
scenes in the North End section of the
city IN the evening before Thanksgiv-
ing. They would doubtless have been
surprised to have seen the wide awake
section on that night. Several places
of business had sprung up during the
day that had not been heard of before
Vacant stores had blossomed into
stores with full stocks for the night.
It was a busy scene Of preparation and
recreation.
Nearly every other place contained 2
rattle in fun blast with the crowds
hanging around to see who Won the
turkeys and chickens. AS decorations
for the windows there would be a pen
Of chickens or geese, while over these
pens were hanging dressed fowls. In
every place the rooms We're crowded
with men. Some We're there to get. if
possible. fowl for the dinner table
cheap. ana others to try their luck at
turning the dice. Many a man went
home in eXultation at winning a great
Il crt'-od or aliV" as the case might
!.. IL &C shake or for 10. 10 or %
cents according to the number who
We're in the game. Others Went out to
some reputable grocery store to pur
chase chicken after having squander-
Cd twice the price of one in trying to
win it through the rafting methods.
Still others kept shaking unfit they had
enough poultry to stock a small sized
hon yard. They were in the game
either for the sport or for the purpose
Of making money on their gains. Many
Of these We're sold back at Il reduced
price ana placed upon the rafting
stand for another turn.
The pool rooms and the bowling al
lcys were in full blast. and in one place
the Journal found fun ll"dgcd mid
way without. dancing girls, in opera
ton. Here was a shooting gallery.
while beside it were the racks Of dolls
ut which one throws the balls ANA gets
a cirar that is sure death at tire"
puffS Reside this was the table Of
canes at a penny Il ring. and this was
where the little boy before mentioned
had sguandcrcd his money to the
amount of L. cents To get one meanly
cane, hut il was better looking ana far
more valuable in his eyes than any
goId-hcadcd one that ever was seen by
other people.
In The grocery stores wcr" crowds
that were not equalled in the "thet
sections Of the city. Actually. some If
thc French grocery stores We're 81
crowded that il was next t. imunsSihr
t. move about in them. Men. women
ana children were there ~ huy f."
THANKSGIVING. This holiday is a grand
one to the mill people. and they pur-
,hasc II the limit OF their money III
many cases The poultry "f all sorts,
mostly CHICKENS though tn" grocery
men said. we're being Inspected ana
aulI. The clerks We're rs busy AS h-rs
iuuuping about in Il crazy manner t.-
few pounds of potatoes here, several
bounds OF flour there, half pound
nr confectionery of some sort, onions
galore. ana all of the things a"cnt a
combined grocery store ana meat mar
kct were being dulcd to the customers
f,yaryvhcr,, the same happy crowd was
found. for they all seemed t" j" thank
FIJI to think they could afford thcs"
,r,I, hoy ~
very small to the average person of "
more fortunate, in a financial Sense
rlnss Of people.
Ii would " 2 revelation " any ~
the Weather people ~ visit even thr
scenes If the poorer classes ~ Angus
Ia. one has not to 20 to the larger
cities to see poor people, even though
Augusta claims she has no one who l.
really destitute that is not looked
after The thankfulneSs and cheerful
ness Of some Of these people who had
tia money only to buy the Thursday
meals. ana had the future staring with
! large family. would be good if 1t
| could be cmulatcd hy the more fortu-
nate brothers and sisters of the e2rth.
Wednesday evenings crowd was one
| Of good nature, and very few signs OF
| INVESTIGATION We're seen as was doubt
| fae. noticed by people in other sections
| III the city. The police We're called
unon III ID nothing On that night put
keen things moving, for quite q crowd
was out in this section. 1t Is sale I"
! assume that the merchants OF the
North End profitcd as greatly by inc
THANKSGIVING trade as some i"W5f
down the street. by the great tralhc
that was On during the evening th"uSh
the greater part Of The buying i zone
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