New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26
N BROOKLYN AND TIE SUBURBS.
Tur GIVING OF Presents Nor AFFECTED BY HARE
1INEs-CHUrCu CELEBRATIONS.

THE GIVING OF IElNlNl - NVl hiiisNi'tP - ''f''
rmrs-cnUncu CELEBRATIONS.
Hard times did not seem to affect the giving
or christmas presents ln frooklyn this year leading
,r -oll that his business for The three days before
,i,, o.. averaged t2jOa div more than IN Tho same
.,.t.tvctr christmas giccn ana ril. lllcd al the
c,,,r,isoftr,lc fAt into yesterday moring ihcn foi
hi mans churcles The chW OF 81.
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churches hce Nug special csrc', ~ iho t!i11 , L'o,f
n','Sil o E' ,ni hc 1nn Street Methodist churn
Plymouth church The children listened to ,,u,u' p
formed by some OF them. and the pILr' Tor We. lnu
were presented under direction "f IN g. W bf''h sup
CHRISTMAS was universally celebrated IN Newark
-. cal .cr.i,o. woI0 hrll he the Roman lhth"r hu
irotc. tlnt Epi'eopa Cmr'hc' WIN ,"nnli'o u"r w.
,rennulus. and they were largely attended " lilNlll
moro was rhoru. OF thirty yocs m addition H. thoqar
tot At Grace Church ll'ln' ,'r'l''7 w'l" h'. o,'
Ioscph'. Roman catholic thnrh chorus at one nun
Ircd ana stils SANG the Nh''t' i"l''H ~ h' ""
Ncspcls ,., ,,, IT.. ,,.,t
tnus and hubble iuatiiuiious. h the o. hau AsNlhN
Tho children were given toys and prr~oui. aud lh
br rul. dinner the sick and unrm received giflH anu
vrr treated tu dnlccs Ihf Inmates ~ the Insane Nl
INN me Amshnu.c the Soldiers, Home, tity Hospital
IN, lin. Longing House, County JAN ana other similar
institution. enjoyed Christmas dinners aud were oli'I
i.c entertained. Business was entirely suspended at
uopu and IN the afternoon and evening the streets pre-
srute the ASPECT ot SUNDAY. All The entertainments
Given IN the public halls were crowded, There Was no
disorder aud little druukcnuc, va, Witnessed. Few ar
r,-ts were made Dealers in holiday goous report hsc
snr. chiefly OF toys, although Iu extraordinary amount
of holiday goods were purcha. IN Ncwhork si"l's,
nc train men the railroads trstfying That they never
he orr saw 50 many people on their rans from Ncwlork
1, Newark carry ing christmas purchases.
The Christmas celebration III orange was general anu
ouiet The children OF the Orphans Home were treated
TO Christmas tea and were presented with gits He'c
raj sunday schools had Christina celebrations and others
will follow during the holiday season. .
There was great Observance OF The day at ElLtbclh'
All Trades and labor closed at noO and the people give
then, selves up TO domestic enjoyment. There wcFc
srccial services In the Roman Catholic aud PrOe.hht
Euiscopa churches and the charitable and pubic insu
fnii0n gave their inmates Christmas dinners ana Olhci
sul,staut nl reminders OF the festival 49,
staten Islanders observed Christmas In the Oldla-h
toned way with slcgh-riding. skating and visiting
friends Business Of all kinds was suspended IN the VII
lrc. and special services held IN the morning III
th Episcopll and Roman Catholic churches After the
hioh mas. In Mount 0rcto Mission at Pleasant Plains
Father Drnmgooc marched the 400 boys OF the lnsll
lion into the large diunrO0m where roast beel turkey
and pnm pudding served 10 them. Governor
Track Of Sailors Snug Harbor At New Brighton Ii-
nished two wagon loads OF turkey for the Chrlsll.
dinner Of the old salts" n the institution sher
Brown gave the prisoners In the Richmond County jan
roast beef aud mnce pie. The inmates Of the louh5
PoorhOuse provided with extra dinnera ibe III