Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-01-03
The HOLIDAYS.

Christn,as Eve was quic, :: Its observance
par,ook of none Of tie ancient forms. bu,
found the people qui fly yet busiy engaged
in tue last round Of shopping.
AT the Lutheran church, the Sunday School
exercises claimed attention during the earlier
hours Of the evening and midnigh, found the
town under its usual aspect.
The i've clock ell ut the Lutheran church
sounded The first note of Christmas day fol
lowed at six o'clock by another, calling to
tue novel feature Of the schools Christmas
observance This innovation found good
ly number ready to welcome il.
At niue O'Clock Trinity Reformed Sunday
School held its Christmas exercises These
were the sum Of pubic observanccs, except
that during the afternoon, Guardian Hose
Company paraded and gave the very best
exhibition drill that has yet been offered our
people. They were heartily applaudcl and
the fattering commcats OF the many strans-
cfs on our streets rendered our people justly
proud OF our Uniformed Drill Corps.
Fire crackers were permitted until about
clock H., shortly after Capt. Stokes
had given the order Break ranks when
the roof of Mr.. Warner I. Grimes property
On the corner, occupied by Mr.. NJ. c. Cra
mer, was found to be on fire, evidently
the work of fire cracker. The alarm was
scarcely sounded until the fireman had
stream Of water Playing on it and it was
cxtinguished before it had even burned ,hro'
the roof
The sidewalks were at times during the
day, almost impossible, the phenomenally
warm weather having been instrumental in
unhousing every one old and Young An
sent-minded person ,uld have been deceiy
ed into elievng that it was Il Fourth Of July
holiday the temperature, when subject to the
direct rays Of the sun being unromfortably
high Gift making was general and many
handsome presents were received. The
numbered visitors stopping with friends here
WAS exceptionally small: as rule many
young people arc with us during the Christ
mas holidays, but this season il has not been
so.
During the week the Sunday Schools have
each IN turn celebrated the Christmas trst
val.
! On Wednesday evening the Moavian Of
this place; on Thursday evening the Mc,llo-
di t, on saturday evening the School at APP
pies, ON New Year S eve the United Breth.
rem and ON Christmas evening the Morayinn
School in Graccham. A round Of these eX.
crcises constitutes one Of the charms of
Christmas week: the chlliren always give
evidence of intense enjoyment of the hour;
the parts are enjoyable and the schools arc
all liberal in the matter of distributing can.
dies and other tokens. The custom of max
ing Christmas calls does not obtain here and
! the day is not marked by special social in.
'crcoursc n; the home. save by members of
the immediate family, On New Years Day
however, our people ARE markedly hospita
bic and calls are not rigidly limited TO those
! of the set or cotere. To tie usual extent
New Year alls were made on Tuesday last.
With the dramatic entertainment on New
Years evening the holidays closed: as Il jim.
ale, this entertainment rounded off the week
of festivities gracefully and charmingly. 1t
is with pang Of regret that We write the
sentence, christmas has passed" would
that The hallowed aud meliowine influences
of the happy Yu'c Tide might be induced 10
remain with Us Throughout the remainder OF
The wear.