Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-28
NEARLY EVERYONE WILL
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'hIpyaPd, Banks, Business Houses
POsloIfIcs and Schools 10
be Closed.
FEW PEOPLE GOING OUT OF TOWN
Attractions a, Home This Year Arc
Good Enough ',r the Average c,,i.
1en-speoial Services in the Church,
CONSULTATION Army's Dinner for the
Poor.

thanksgiving Day will be general,
observed IN THIS city today. ana prac.
tically all business will be suspend
ed The shipyard, all of the banks
tho city public schools. All private
schools and the customs house viii
be closed, and Sunday hours will he
observed ut the postoGlcc. All of tho
stores and other business houses In
Tile city Will close ut noon and prnc.
tcally all work will be suspended
on the waterfront. except on tho
docks of the Old Dominion Steamship
Company and the Merchants and Min.
ers Transportation Company. and pos.
Silly one or two of the ocal piers.
Special Services In the Churches.
Special services will he held In sew
cral of the churches of the CITY. and
special programs have been arranged
No union services will he held. each
church having separate services. At
ST. Panls Episcopal church services
VIII be held at 1890 O'Clock this
morning, the rector. Rcv. a. o. Sykes.
d. d., delivering the sermon. There
VIII he special music by the choir
Rev. IL t. Wexford. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. will preach
n special sermon to his congregation
NJ $50 o'clock this morning. Special
music will be rendered by the choir
Tho pastor, Rev. L. A. Shcnk. will
conduct special services Mt the Trim.
lty Lutheran church ut 1890 o'clock
this morning. AT ST Vincent's Catho.
lie church n special mass will be colc.
brated at $50 o'clock this morning.
conducted by the rector, Rev, Joseph
Frioli
Owing to the absence from the city
OF, Rev. i. W. Porter, ID. d.. no services
VIII be held mt the Newport News
Baptist church.
Many Going to Exposition
Many people have gone to spend
thanksgiving Mt their old homes. and
several hundred will leave this morn
ing 10 spend the day ut the jamestown
Exposition. a few people will prob.
ally so TO Norfolk to sec the football
game there between tho University
Of Nirglnia and the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, OF North Carroll
ma. few will also attend the V. p.
L-North Carolina game nj Richmond.
Attractions In This City.
There will be plenty of attraction
here. however for the thousands who
VIII spend the dav at home. The nrin.
cipal feature of the day here will he
The annual aridiron battle between
William md Marv College and Rich
mond College mt the Casino this after.
noon. Several Thousand local nconle
viii turn out TO see the game and tho
match VIII hiring hundreds of op,.of.
town people here. while nearly Il thou.
sand VIII como over from Hampton,
Phoebus and Old Point.
This morning rho football teams OF
The HAMPTON High school and the 10.
ral High school vii, bnttlc for hon.
ors nj the Casino ut 10 O'Clock this
mornins. Several hundred local on.
'dfs'nsts will be on hand for this
match
Dinners for the Poor.
Following its usual custom, tlc
salvation Army will give dinner for
me moor and needy In tho army hrpd.
charters on Twenty-third street this
afternoon
W" city nub,ic schools will be clog
I'd both to-day ana tomorrow in order
TO eivH the teachers aud pup'ls an
town EXPOSITION before II closes.
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