Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-25
PLEASANT OCCASIONS.

The Merry Christmas Ttme-G1fts
decentralization of Friendship
The Orphans, Christmas.
, Christmas day will be as happy and
merry one for the inmates of the New
Haven orphan asylum perhaps as for any
of the other little folks in the city. The
great event of the day will be the annual
dinner, in which the big turkey with cram
berry sauce and too many other good
things to mention will play an important
part with the little people. What they are
looking forward to most of all is that
Christmas tree, which will not be shown to
them with its rich stores of presents until
next Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
AT FoRsYTH's.
The Forsyth Dyeing and Laundrying
company gave each one Of their forty or
fifty women employees at their factory last
evening pound of Shows best assorted
candies as reminder of Christmas. The
factory closes to-day for Christmas, but
owing to the pressure of business most of
the hands worked overtime last night I'M
til midnight to fill orders that could not
be delayed.
ON CENTER STREET.
Mr.. G. A. Morse, the proprietor of the
Metropolis Installment House." whose
principal Office is at No. 25 Center street,
remembered his agents and employees in a
very pleasant way for Christmas, his men
receiving, with their regular salaries, the
equivalent of good sized turkey. He in
set as token of the good feeling existing
hofuoop hirraa1f oyd hio am, ,loyos l., Ma
Haven.
F. NJ BROWN q co.
F. N. Brown & Co. have many married
men in their employ and every one of them
was yesterday presented with fat Litch-
field county turkey weighing from fourteen
to seventeen pounds The firms generosity
was much appreciated and caused much
good feeling at the store for the merry
Christmas time.
TO SUPERINTENDENT ALLEN.
Superintendent Andrew Allen of the
New Haven Clock company was presented
yesterday afternoon with pleasant re-
minder in the way of very handsome
| solid gold watch, chain and charm. The
design of the charm is in the form of q
Masonic emblem. The gift was from the
employees under him. The gift was great
ly appreciated by Mr.. Allen.
FIRE LADIES.
The fremen at steamer and truck II
house were also kindly remembered last
evening, a fine box of cigars being sent
them by ex-Commissioner Stannard
TURKEYS.
The firm of S. E. Merwin & Son gave
each of its employees, about thirty in mum,
Der, a fine fat turkey yesterday.
Peck. & Bishop similarly remembered
each Of their thirty employees.
HEAVY TRAVEL.
AL the trains yesterday were heavily
laden with passengers coming to and goine
from the city to spend the holidays The
| travel out of New York was very large
and all the afternoon trains were late.
| Was a ,49er.
BR1DaEPoRT, Dec. 24.-The late John F
Bartlett, who dropped dead in the street IL
this city Tuesday night and who was TO,
thirty years supervisor of the Housatoni.
road, was when young man member o.
Bridgeport's police force. In 1849 Mr.
Bartlett was one of the first to leave thil
city for California where the gold fever
was raging. He remained west only ,
short time. Mr.. Bartlett was q veteran O.
the late war, having Joined Company D
lSeventeenth regiment, @. ", in the be-
ginning Of the struggle, and serving ac
lively until he was wounded at the battl,
Of Chaneel louisville. He was then assigned
to the reserve corps, where he remainst