Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-29
BART ITEMS.



The sleighing has started the young
lads and lassies in train of dissipation
that fills every place of amusement to the
great joy of the management. Smyrna
hall was crowded to its utmost capacity
OH the evening of 24th inst. The Oc-
torarO children's jubilee on the Same cven-
ing was a success. MIR. Hervey Baugh-
man procured for the occasion an cnOr
nous cedar, which reached to the ceiling,
and was decorated with a prOf,siOn OF
Christmas candies in handsome boxes
and illuminated with wax tapers, making
it an interesting object Of contemplation
for the $50 children present. Mr.. Cairnes,
pastor of the church, addressed the chill
dren in o few very appropriate remarks.
The choir discOursed some good music,
and the great Cedar was stripped Of its
good things and all the children made
glad. The older ones present seemed to
enjoy the occasion, and who could not feel
pleased to see $50 Sunday school children
with smiling faces waiting patiently for
the distribution Of the fruit of 'Santa
Claus CEDAR
The event at the Octorara church should
tend to awaken interest in the SuntlayschOOl
work so sadly needed in this neighborhood.
The Sunday school scholars of twenty
years ago in Bart township we're treated
to more of the pleasant celebrations and
Christmas jnbilees than those of to-day are
and the result of this want of interest in
the parents and officers in the school is a
decrease in the number of children who
attend our Sunday schools, although the
number in our district is gteater by 25
per cent. than it was twenty years ago.
Christmas morning dawned damp and
dreary, but the turkey eaters were in no way
discouraged, and ScOtt's new sleigh, with
the dashing bays, went out into the rain,
for Joe declares he had eaten nothing for
three days, and was determined to fill the
vacancy Occasioned by his fast with the
promised turkey. Rea Reed, not deferred
by snow or rain, went into his flock of COB
blers and took out one of the fattest, called
around him a few friends anddevoured the
turk, ''shoe buttons and all.''
The saddler, not to be OutdOne in the
Christmas feasts, and feeling little
"gOOsy" cut off the head of fat goose
and is nov looking around for water to
swim in.
All day long. despite the bad weather,
the tinkle tinkle of the sleigh
bells was heard, and all the
neighborhood seemed to be alive to
the fact that Christmas should be made a
merry, merry day. About sunset, how
ever, a change came over Bart. Men
who throughout the day were dressed
in holiday attire began to look
serious, and one by one they came
home and assumed their working clothes
by dark the Pickering of lanterns was seen
in all directions and the fact was soon ap-
parent. Tobacco was fit to come down,
and down it came in abundance, some par
ties being successful in getting all off the
poles. Christmas was forgotten and to-
bacco again occupied the minds of the peo-
pie.
Mr.. VIM. Aulthouse has been uusuc->
cessful in finding any clue to his turkeys,
stolen a week Or two ago.
No sales of tobacco have been made
in this vicinity during the past two weeks,
but the raisers confidently look for u brisk
demand after the holidays.