Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-12-28

LACERvILLE. Dec Qb 1871

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Tor the paat week 81 the good things
y store for you al. and Of the little
hearts to Be made glad on Christmas
serthzbugh the gcperosity) and;kind-
mess Of good old Santa Claus y who
always loads the tree down with lust
what we have. been wishing for and
~ the N IN. Telegraph has not yet
been extended to this place, whereby
you might be appraised of our Christ
mas Tree, and old Santa's visit here.
! have assumed the task in the alb
sence Of your regular correspondent
to hastily pen you few lines of what
VIC have been doing and intend to do
during the holidays. A delegation Of
ladies consisting of Mrs. j. r. Gar
rett, Miss Rose Weller, and Miss
Emma Dawson formed themselves in.
to committee during the early part
OF the present week to arrange for a
good old fashioned Christmas Tree.
and they met with general encourages
n'e't from al quarters. particularly
the old bachelors. Everything was
soon in readiness and Christmas Eve
found Andcrson's Hall decorated pro-
fuscly with evergrecns, together with
the appropriate greeting to all as you
extend merry Christmas" In the
center Of the hall stood fine, green,
fragrant and stately fir, reaching to
the ceiling, and literally covered with
presents for ALL At 100 P NJ. the
hall was filled with smiling, happy
little faces, young ladies' and old, and
such throns Of bachelors; some of
their faces indicating disappointment,
thinking perhaps of happiness that
might be theirs, Of gifts they would SO
cheerfully give If they only had
changed their miserable and lonesome
existence. instead of baching it 50
many years
Mr.. ]. W. Garrett, one Of our School
Directors, introduced the orator Of the
evening. Henry McGuiness, Esq,
our comfy school superintendent. who
entered into brief but eloquent and
instructive discourse, which was IT,
c"ived with rounds of applause, and
did mnch credit la the speaker and to
the official position wl,ic!, he holds.
At the conclusion of the address.
Santa Claus, with SNOWY locks and
beard. appeared on I'll" scene t" the
delight Of some of the children aud the
Consideration and dread of others
more tinid; and scattered the
contents nf his wcll-lil!,sl basket pro-
miscuously to the assembled, which,
caused the biz a. we'll as the little
children to show their agility by
scramhling i.r the scattered g"d'cs.
The old gentleman now, like Gcni in
the fairy tale. was transformed into u
modest young man, and with the as
sistancc Of the aforementioned COM
n,i,tcc If ladies' proceeded 70 dispense
and relieve the Inr.lcncd tree of the
precions contents, and soon the many
little ones were in the height Of happ'-I
ness. and mncl, laughter and n,crii.
ment was created through tlM. CON-
tents Of those packages which were
marked ito he opened" causing many
n blusI, on the checks Of '.ye disco,-
soiatc bachelor" At last the tree
stood stripped Of its artificial adorn-
ments, and now nothing but the green
foliage will, Which nature adorned it,
and more beautiful than before illu
mined with u hundred colortsl wax
tapcrs, was SOON left alone, having
formed prominent feature, and val
nable assistance to the evenings pro.
gramme. Great credit il due to the
perseverance, aud energy displayed by
the committee. who gave general sat |
isfaction by the impartial manner and
superior judgment shown IN selecting
the presents. Vim. Charities. Esq,
Hon. II. A. Mattox and Il. X. Irwin
Elo. deserve to be mentioned for val.
uabic assistance rendered. At 1880
p. N. last evening the Rev. Father Ar
cl,ambault held service and High mass
~ tie Catholic Church on Granite
creek, which was attended by 1argc
congregation. ~
Today has been q quiet holiday: