Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-12-24
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

ROUND ABOUT TOWN.
No paper tomorrow.
A green Christmas it is.
Plenty of egg-nog at Parker's tonight.
French marble clocks at Calls, the
jeweler.
Pansies growing in the open air are
still in blossom.
Many visitors drive to the artesian well
camp these days.
Tom and Jerry will give an exhibition
at the City Beer Hall tonight.
The hotels and restaurants are making
great preparation for big dinners to-mor-
row.
Don't forget the grand dinner at the
Bon Ton restaurant. 'Possum on the
side.
Capt. Dick Giblin is in from San
Pedro on visit to his niece, who attends
the Loretto academy.
On the program of the Philharmonic
concert next Friday evening is the cele-
DRAFTED quintet minuet 'Loni du Bal' by
Gilet.
An order is at hand directing that new
quarters be erected at Fort Marcy for the
hospital steward. Bids will be asked for
shortly.
Jack Conway invites all his old friends
and patrons to a grand free lunch and free
egg nogg at the City Beer Hail Christmas
morning.
Grays skating rink will be open morn
ing, afternoon and evening ON Christmas.
Specially attractive for the holidays.
Make it rush.
Merry Christmas for all at the M. E.
church this evening. The program will
be opened at O'Clock with an anthem,
The Christmas Glory.
Mr.. II. G. Hurt and niece, Miss Scruggs,
arrived from Cerrlllos this morning. Miss
ocruggs will remain the guest of Mrs.
Laughlin throughout Christmas week.
gold glasses for Christmas presents at
Calls.
Ittook the Cerrillos business men just an
hour to raise guarantee OF 500 Tor the
Philharmonic orchestra's concert. They
have modern way OF doing things down
there.
The Christmas entertainment of the
Presby terrain Sunday school will lake
place this evening at o'clock. A
Christmas tree has been provided, and an
Interesting program OF music and recita-
tions has been arranged.
Sllvesware for Christmas presents at
Calls, the American jeweler.
Invitations have been sent out for
Christmas ball at Cerrillos, to be gwen to-
morrow by the Cerrillos Social club. The
little Pittsburs is making progress social
ly as well rs industrially these days, and
d delightful time is assured on this occa-
sion.
A number of citizens have engaged
Neil b. Field to take charge of the coun-
tvs interest IN the Coler bond suit before
the supreme court. They have raised and
paid over to Mr.. Field retainer OF 81 900
and agree to pay him $4,000 more if he
wins the suit.
Supt. Littlehales, of the gas company,
has put in at Messrs. Grunsfeld, Lind
helm q Co.'S. sample OF the Siemens-
Lunsren gas burner, a contrivance that is
almost equal to the electric light. Burners
of this pattern have been ordered for |
Gray's opera house rink.
For Christmas presents go to Call, the
leading jew eler.
From private letter from Mora it is
learned that one Dlonicio Pine, formerly |
OF this place, on the 10th instant stabbed
himself and then stabbed his wife. The
unfortunate man is supposed to he non |
compos and did the act while suffering
from fit. The letter fails to state whelher
the wounds are fatal or not.
The real holly, with its dainty red ber-
ries and oak shaped leaves, and the gen.
uine mistletoe, will decorate many homes
in Santa te tomorrow. A supply may
be had at Mr.. Boyle's Clarendon gardens.
What visions Of English song and story
float before our eyes at the sight OF these
pretty green branches loaded down with
glistening white berries. They suggest
the blazing Yule 10y, the mistletoe deco
rated rafters, the plum pudding and
tempting meats, the notes OF the hddlers,
the tread of the dancers, the voices OF
happy children and care free men. The
mislletoe is found along the lower Rio
Grande, but the holly is brought here by
Mr.. Boyle from New York.