The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-30
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!. !. PEOPLE 30 | { SPENT S FL. I
!. 3: !. THANKSGIVING.
The Religious Observance Of tho
X;i1a Day Was, Of Course, the Mo-
~ I table Feature. Il
WERE PACKED
Both Afternoon and Evening-Tho
I ~ Football Game Attracted a Il
,Ss.ss az /, Large Crowd.

500 t% = s!'1Ns 20, 4 4 - @
Thanksgiving Day in Wheeling was
1Eobserved as generally as usual here.
The" church observance Of the day was
OF course, the leading feature. Follow
Ing. q custom long since established,
Protestant congregations united (two
or,more In each. .instance) In their ex-
ercises, and at all the services there
were large congregations. 4
! !. At the First Presbyterian church. the
congregations Of the First and Second
presbyterian and First and Second
United Presbyterian united, with
fine discourse by the First Presbyter-
Ian church's pastor. Rev. D. A. Gun
ningham. D. D.. which Is given in full
on another page.
In the evening. at the Wesley. NJ. u.
church., South Side. the congregations
OF the Third Presbyterian, Second
English Lutheran and Wesley NJ. i.
churches, united in q service that was
very largely attended. Rev. R. r. Big
ger. d. D., pastor Of the Third church,
preached an able sermon.
In the morning, at Vance Memorial
church, Altenheim, union services were
held by the congregations Of the
Greggsyille NJ. E.. TrladelphIa NJ. f.,
stone church (Presbytcrian), and
I.Vance Memorial (Presbyteriar)
churches. The sermon was by Rev. Mr..
Nicholson, Of the Greggsville church.
! AT st. Matthew's P. +. church. the
krector, Rev. .. W. Howard. .discoursed
In the morning on an appropriate
Thanksgiving topic. The music was q
leading feature OF this service. the boy
i choir distinguishing itself.
ST.. Luke's P. E. church. Island
Rev. Jacob Birmingham, the rector,
addressed large congregation.
At the Cathedral. st. Alphonsus and
immaculate Conception Catholic
churches masses were said in tile
morning In honor of the occasion.
At the First English Lutheran
church, the congregations of the First
Christian. First Baptist and First Eng
|Iish Lutheran churches united In SER
vices, with sermon by Rev. C. NJ.
Ollphant, Of the First Christian
church,
AT the Zane Street Methodist Eplsco-
pal church there were union services.
for the congregations Of the Thomson
| ~, ,,,tth n
sermon by Rev. c. E. Clarke, Of the
Thomson church. 800
y54Go The Theatres.
Al both the Opera House and Grand
Opera House there were packed houses
both afternoon and evening. Hearts
of Oak" at the Opera House. was n
production BETTING the day. 1t Is n
New England pastoral play by James
a. Herne, author OF 'Shore Acres" At
the Grand. the Little Irene Myers COM
pany presented Little Lord Fauntle-
roy" after Frances Hodgson Burnetrs
idenlic Juvenile story, and OF course It
delighted every body, the young folks
especially. At the night performance,
THE Stowaway." thrilling melodruma
enthused the large audience.
i Tho postonlce, public building Offices
the banks. wholesale establishments
freight stations. most OF the offices
about town some Of the large retail
stores and other places were closed for
the day. Other retail stores were closed
during the afternoon and evening.
The day passed Off with but little
drunkenness. which Is usually a prom
4 inent -accompaniment of holidays.
4 The hotels>made special efforts in the
4 way Of Thanksgiving dinner, and
manS home people took the meal at no.
tells In preference to home culinary pro-
j auctions
1.-THE football game between the Beth
any College and Pittsburgh East End
4 Athletic Association elevcns. attracted
an audience OF about 1000 people. The
work Of Bethany In preventing the
hehviet. team from the Smoky City
from scoring made the result n prac-
teal victory for the West Virginians.
The score was 90.