Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-12-30


school h,idreu-Fesiiva.s, &c.
GREENEvILLE, Dec. 9th, 1879.
Mr.. EDITOR: AS the citizens o.
your city have been boasting OF live
ly Christmas trade and of festivities
appropriate to the season, I give you a
few items for the purpose of showing
what the citizens of Greeneviile have
been doing. Here too We have had q
very lively Christmas trade. In fact
the amount of Christmas goods pur-
chased has been largely in excess OF
any year in the history Of the town.
These goods were Of every variety and
description, from the simplest toys to
costly jewelry or articles for parlor
ornaments. In the way of candies
alone, our three or four retail establish
ments closed out about two thousand
pounds in the course of two or three
days. More costly goods found almost
as ready sale. and the people of the
country were no doubt well supplied.
The little folks are not forgotten in
Greeneville, and the Sunday School
children always expect some-
thing extra on Christmas. They
are never disappointed, and this
year have been especially well cared
for.
On Christmas evening the children
of the Sunday School at the NJ. e.
Church, South, were furnished
Christmas tree at the Church, aud
number of handsome presents were
distributed. On the same evening the
Sunday School at the M. r. Church
was furnished with regular forest of
Christmas trees, one bearing oranges
alone, one loaded with candy, while still
aLother was loaded with more costly
presents. The house was handsomely
decorated and some excellent music
was furnished. The house was dense
ly packed, and all, especially the little
ones, went away well pleased.
But the most novel entertainment
during the Christmas holidays was
that given to the children of the Pres
by terrain Sunday School. Discarding
the Christmas trees, which have be-
come 30 common, a new devise was
furnished and proved perfect success.
The house was early densely packed,
and after some excellent music snd
short addresses by the Rev. Mr.. Bull
ger and the Superintendent, FL. r.
Brown, at given signal full rugged
ship moved out from behind screen,
where it had been concealed, and NOV
ing noiselessiy and apparently without
any motive power up the aisle. In this
ship were seated four small boys
dressed as sailors who, when the ship
made lis appearance, commenced
singing with vim, "Pull, sailors,
pull, pull for the Shore" and when
the ship turned and come square in
front OF the altar, and the whole school
joined in the chorus, the effect was
and the vast audience could
not help applauding. In this little
ship, which was fixed on wheels with
masts about ten feet hig b sails, anchor,
flags, lights and everything complete
was slowed away the gifts for the chill
dren, and they were distributed and
received with every evidence Of de.
light.
In addition to these entertainments
for the children, festival supper was
given by the members of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church, for the
purpose Of raising funds to complete
the Church, and about sixty-five dol
lars was raised.
The colored folks have also had their
On Christmas eve
Christmas tree was displayed to the
children of the colored school, and on
evening the colored Masons
gave q hands ONE supper, and the same
evening a ball was given and the
dancing was kept up until far into the
tive sma' hours.n
From the foregoing it will be seen
that, although Christmas was cold,
rainy day, the Christmas holidays
have been far from dull in Greene
VILE TO the foregoing might be adj
ded many festivities and entertain
ments of a more private character, but
This is enough for the present letter.
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