Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-25
\ nrRnY Cnursrm Aa To ALL.

A MERRY cnnlsrMAs TO ALL. Few enc Day wllI Dc Celebrated in This Clsy-Sansa Claus Very Active This Year-serviees as sho Churches ana as Pubic Inssisusions. This is the day above all days for people 70 be merry. Merry Christmasss are being | Wiahsd In thousands of happy households. Old Santa Claus has made his annual visita- lions during the Aeeting hours of the night. The stockipgs, big and little. which hung dangling from mantle and chimney corner, have been alled with trinkets, playthings, candies, everything that the little people prize. Green Christmss trees hang heavily laden with their burden of presents, tinssl, candles, popcorn, and the like. Merry laAGhs echo from room to room in the happy homes where the coming of the happy old Santa Claus has been watched for and waited for by hundreds of eager eyes. Al most every one ia at least little happier be- csuse the day is Christmas, and because Christmas brings with 1t some of the most cherished recollections and tokens of friend ship, memories of by-gone pleaaurss, re msmbranoes to be welcomed with the bright
  bonds of friendship and love.
 Notwithstanding the day is one of 50 much joy, Sergeant Cox says the weather will be bad. This will perhaps make the day seem little gloomy and dull to some. But the many opportunities for amusement and di- version offered by the theaters, clubs, pri- vste parties and the like will surely be tested to the utmost. In many households the most enjoyable social part of the day will be kha r{a Tho m Id and branches, sometimes even the twigs, of the old family tree, once more unite around the richly laden boards and enjoy . reunion such as rarely comes oftener than once year.
 Al she Hospital.
 At the hospital, Christmas happiness was begun in earnest last night. Some delight- ful exercises were held in the ohildren's ward, and all of the invalids who could reach that portion of the building were there. A biz Christmas tree stood in the center of the large hall, and upon this were presents for every one of the inmates of the institution. These were purchased by Su- peiintsndent Starkweather with funds fur nished unsolicited by generous minded pso. ple for this purpose. There y.. T. poss sn- ing. The children joined in the exercises. There was singing by Madame Evelyn Osrtel. . recitation in admirable form by Miss Jus tine Ingersoll and other interesting things. Great credit Ia due Mrs. E. J. Barrett and Mrs. ::Nuttah for the excellent manner in which they conducted the affair.
 At she Jail.
 At the jail to day there will be the usual big Christmas dinner. Captain Edward Besrdsley will be the master of ceremonies avx1 xwlu tn al feel perfectly at home.
 organised Charities, AImshouse, Ksc.
 Superintendent Preston of the Board of Organized Charities is also busy man. He has made many . psor persons heart glad with his small, though thankfully received gifts. This year the donations are half tons of coal to deserving persons, whose cases Mir. Preston has investigated.
 The annual Christmas dinners at the Aims house will also be among the events of the day. There Is no doubt but that Springside farm will contribute some of its choicest ton.
 The Gun Club.
 The New Haven Gun Club will hold . tournament ct the grounds on West Chapel, to which all trap shooters will be invited. There will be representatives of all the gun clubs In the State present, and the club has offered handsome and valuable presents for the winners in the eight events.
 As she Armory. as--
 The members of the city battalion of the Second Regiment will shoot for prizes at the range In the basement of the armory in the afternoon.
 The Turkeys-Employsrs ana Km.
 ploycs.
 Quite number of turkeys were donated by employers to their employees. Thirty three were given by the A. B. Hendryx com- pany to their workmen, and Peck & Bishop presented 90 fat fowls to their employees. c. K. Hart a Co. sold twenty two tons of tur- keys, nearly all of which were from the West. Very few Litch field county turkeys were sold In the market this Christ%a. sea very few to sell. The protracted wet wealth. CT last summer killed off many of the birds, and during the Thanksgiving season nearly all the LitchHeld turkeys were sold. The Hurlburts of Washington, Ltoh6eld county, were in New Haven Monday night and con- Hrmsd all reports of the scarcity of turkeys In LitohHeld turkeydom.
 A Bix Chrlssmas Trade.
 The Christmas trade with the merchants has peen brisk and active. The pleasant weather of the past few days has given everyone a rare opportunity to visit the many stores, and the merchants arc corre- spondipgly happy. Last evenings rain kept . good many purchasers at homo and probably several thousand dollars were thereby lost to shopkeepers. But nevertheless they don't complain of their share of the Christmas business.
 7 Church or thc Ascensien.
 The music at the Church of the Ascension this morning will be: Processional, No. A; vsnite, Savage, 0; Gloria. Savage, 0; Te Deum, Stewart, c; Jubilate, Du Puis, E fat; Hymn, No. IF; Kyrie, dounod, D; Gloria We're shsphsrds,a Vincent; oa.rtory, Anthem; Sanetus, Cooper, D; Hymn, No. 207; Gloria in Excelsis, old tune; Recessional No. 90.
 The Christmas celebration tree of the As- cension church Sunday school takes place Friday evening. There will be an address by the pastor, and music by the fine boy choir of the church, MT. Minor presiding at the organ.
 As Trinity.
 The programme of Christmas music at Trinity P. E.church was printed in our Mon- days issue. There will be full service to- day at this church, beginning at 10:80. Rev. MT. Nichols will preach.
 Al Christ Church.
 The celebration of the holy communion will take place at o'clock and 10 o'clock this morning, and the evening exercises at 8 o'clock. The music. will be rendered by . vested choir of forty voices, and will include: Processional anthem, 70 Zion, Blest City," Hiles in c; venite, old tone; Te Deum. Ger