Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-29
A QUIET, DOMESTIC CHRISTMAS.
Coolest Holiday for Many Years.
Skating Spoiled by the Snowfall.

Inc tity HOuSekeepOrs In This Morning
--Snne Pleasant Social Events of the
Day--A Dance mt the Brandywine Club
House.
Christmas was celebrated in the city on
Monday i'll quiet, orderly fashion. Nothing
out OF the way occurredand the day passed
oil IN pleasant domestic enjoyment The
unusually cold weather, the coolest Christ
mas FOR many year, made the occasion
still more seasOnabc. As rule all the
factories and shops Of the city were closed.
Out of doors u slight snowfall nterfered
somewhat with the skating, bat otherwise
there was plenty of enjoyment in the brisk
cold air.
The members of the various social clubs
OF the CITY celebrated the holiday in hos
ptabe style. The two days consecutive
holiday of one OF them. the Bakers Union,
had the odd result of leaving the town
without bread this morning That ut least
is what number OF housekeepers say.
Monday is bad day for the housckeeper
under any circumstances, and she relies on
the bakers aid, who is looked to for the
supply, early in the morning But when
two of these dies non follow consecutvely
as Yesterdays legal holiday followed sun
day, with u cold bakers oven, it knocks
the housckeeper's break; fast arrangements
into cooked hat. Numbers of people
had 10 substitute crackers for bread this
morning, that is, when they were lucky
enough to possess the substitute
The tin hora was noticeable in its alb
sence Monday. For this the small boy
and also his big brother received the eX-
pressed, and i'll more instances still, the
unuttered thanks of hundreds of gratlied
citizens.
Under the management of J. p. Cross,
the Diamond State Gun Club held an open
shoot ut the grounds, over Third street
bridge, The result was AS follows
II birds for a pair of chickcns-First,
Graham, II birds; second, IIartlnve TO-
birds for u pair Of chickens--First,
foN. . birds; second llartlOyc, /.
o birds for u pair of chickens-First,
liaulove, birds; second, Fox, 4.
10 birds for Il breech looding shotgun
First, ,futchon, Is birds; Underwood, ,,
10 birds for a tnrkey-First, Graham, 10
| birds; Underwood, 9.
10 birds for a pair Of chichens-First,
Daniels, birds; second, +. Brown, s.
birds for box of loaded gun shells
First, Graham, . birds; second, Grubb, ,.
one OF the plcasanlesC features of the
uay was the meeting of the members OF
the Brandywine Club at the club house,
duPonts Banks. Dancing was held in the
gymnasium. Music was furnished by
members of the club who were led bv Mr.
| Parr of Bristol, Pa, aided by George
| Matthewson and samuel Buchanan
Michael MalGney WAS master Of cerc-
monies, Dennis Rove, floor manager, with
| Charles Foster and l4eus lIacSendorn,
assistants. The dinner was II feature Of the
| day, when about 800 sat down distributed
| along SIX tables, William Rowe, presided
| The dining-ruum was prettily decorated
with bunting and evergreen An excellent
menu was prepared by Fred II. Evans, one
| of the members of the club. Every variety
| of pleasant and wholesome social amllsc-
| mem, reetdtlons. singing and instrumental
music were INDUCED in. rhcarrangcnents
| OF the day were under the direction of the
board of directors of the club, who are as
| follows; William Rowe, President; l.. +.
| Sheppard, First Niccpresidcnt William
| ii. Miller, Second Vice PRESIDENT Pierre
| GentCu, Secretary; 7. !. Stirling, Timothy
| Toumy, John q. DOughertv, Edward
| Donghcrty, James Hunter, Jr., John
| Stewart and James L. Macklem and the
secretary of the cub, y. w. Macklem
! The arrests Monday were mostly for
| drunkenness and dsUrderly conduct Incl
| dent to holiday Of Mondays nature.
| Christmas WAS celebrated in Intst hos
| pitab!e style at Farnhurst.
Superintendent Groves called at EVERY
EvENrSS office, on Tuesday, to express
the gratitude of the inmates to the good
| people of Wilmington and of New Castle
county for the buuntiful supplies of good
| Things received.
| All the little children had their stockings
! filled with confectionery, fruit aud toys.
| There was no stint aud no one was over
looked. Early Christmas morning mass
was served, and i'll the afternoon the Rev.
| George II. Thompson of Olivet Presbyterian
| Church, together with the church choir,
| held service.
| The Y. W. c. r. L. Of New Castle were
! also present bearing gifts of fruit and con-
iccti0nrry for the inmates.
One of the busiest aud most successful
collectors Of the good things for the III
mates was Recorder ]. Y. ShallcroSs, who
himself donated two turkeys. The big
! Christmas dinner at Farnhurst was the
event of the day.
THE DAY AT NEW CAsTLH.
Special Correspondence Gn2ettc and Journal
NEW CASTLE, Dec, 2I.-Christmas was
| purely q home day this year in New
| Castle. Comparatively few people went
| away from town TO spend any time, and a
large majority Of persons employed ont of
| town came back and enjoyed the day in
quiet at their own iiresidcs. Yesterday
| was observed as the regular holiday BY
| most everybody. There never WAS II more
quiet or orderly Christmas here. The frigid
weather kept lots of people in the house
! ana the streets were entirely devoid of the
| prlmcuaderS that are generally seen on Il
holiday. The sport of skating was in
dlllgcd in by many the dyke and several
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III me condition. In most ol the churches
sunday appropriate services were held,
and they were marked by large and nj
| ttntNe congregations. The cuntata Of
"Emmuuurl, as rendered by the choir Of
the y. Il, Church SUNDAY evening, was
especially attractive. The carol service at
Emmanuel T. L. Church saturday evening
was very interesting throughout.
Both the jail ana nlmsnouse inmates
were substantially remembered both sun
day and yesterday by charitable people.
1T the former institution many Of The
| prisoners We're treated to Christmas dim
hers by friends and scores uf others were
given some seaspnabe eutabes, fruits,
candy, Ne. Sunday, representatives from
the various church Choirs visited the Jail
anu sang Christmas anthems and other ap.
prOprale selections. Florence, the little
daughter of J. Jones Hudson, so captivated
some Of the prisoners by her solo singing
that they gave her numerous presents OF
fancy articles made III tie Jail, and they
made an earnest request that she sing
again soon. Visitors from Wilmington,
Delaware city, Middlctowu, Newark, and
other places, ilOcked to the Jail yesterday
in large numbers. "Sipger Butch
Walker, according to his usual custom, ate
l2pound turkey for his Christmas feast.
| The Y. w. e. L. visited the alunshullse and
made the inmates happy by donations of
eItables.
Clicken-fghting claimed a large share
Of the attention of the sporting fraternity.
both SUNDAY and yesterday. sunday even
ing in a secluded place along the river
shore, nearly 100 sports from Wilmington
and TINS city gathered to witness fight
for purse Of S25 between Wilmington
bird and one from this city. The chicks
fought in q pit especially arranged for the
occasion, and the New Castle bird was de.
clared the victor after i hard and lengthy