The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-11-26

Thanksgiving Day was more gener-
ally observed in Pensacola yesterday
than probably ever before, for all
classes with very few exceptions took
a day off from work and business and
spent the day at their homes, OF else
out on pleasure bent. Large crowds
spent the day in the woods and fields
in hunting. Others enjoyed bay trips,
while still others attended the foot
ball game at Palmetto Beach in the
afternoon.
Business was entirely suspended in
the afternoon. And at l p. N. men
went home and enjoyed dinner with
their households. The mercantile
stores closed at noon, while the pub
lie Offices closed during the entire
day The banks did not open for
business at all, while Sunday hours
were observed at the postofice. The
custom house was closed during the
day, while the city and county build
ings were deserted during the after
noon. The Office Of the circuit clerk
at the county court house closed at
noon for the rest of the day. About
the only houses open for business at
all in the afternoon were saloons,
restaurants and fruit stands. The
observance was general. taking on a
wider scale, perhaps, than in any pre-
viOus year for the thanksgiving
time.
THE WATER FRONT.
Vessels were boarded yesterday,
at least the only one which arrived
during the day. The cutter was out
of service, but the quarantine launch
was used. There were many vessels
with cargo alongside, but not a great
many of them did business. The rail-
loading steamers worked through the
- fasa
and aNsuic6 despatch was desired. As
many as could be spared froUa=--4lasa-
Office were allowed TO take a day OF
from the exporting arm of the rail
road company. In the other depart
ped.
HAPPY PRISONERS.
Seventeen chickens were killed at
the county jail and the three score
and ten prisoners there, the large
majority OF whom are negroes, wish
ed that the THANKSGIVING time would
last a long time or come oftener.
Chicken fried, chicken stewed, chick
en- brOiled, chicken pie. chicken roast
ed-chicken in all shapes and in everv
way Of cooking. il had been planned
to set the spread in the yard and
make a Jim-crOw feast Of It. All the
deputies wanted to be home with
their families, however and that
would leave but one man to care
for the seventy unfortunates. Jailer
Bowman would not take such a risk
and followed the old way of passing
it to them in their cells. Home is
NUthin' Like Dis" was warbled by
many Of the dusky ones behind the
bars.
At the city jail little more than
the average meal was set out and the
horde there had a feast. Oysters
were one of the condiments added TO
the city jail fare. It looked good
and smelled just as good as il look
ed Time forced a Journal man to
decline an earnest invitation from the
chef to remain and eat with the
prisoners. Dishes were served to
some of the officers on duty there.
The prisoners did not work on the
streets yesterday, all street work hav-
ing been suspended by order of ths
street superintendent
~ THE CHURCHES.
4 Vcr impressive service was held
at the First Baptist church last
night, il having been an union service
OF the Presbyterian, Methodist and
Baptist congregations The attend
aEce was good and the services. fol
lowing the Thanksgiving theme. was
impressive 20 the end. The pastors
Of the three churcne5 named were
on hand and eli came I'm for an active
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