The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-23
DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
The Streets ThTOnged With People and
Everybody Merry.

The Final Rush Recommendations
and shopkespers Kept on the Jump.
The Railroads, Express People and
Postoaaee Employees Have Little Time
TO Sleep Nowadays-Preparations for
the Observance Of the Holiday.
last week the streets were filled with
Christmas shoppers, and yesterday being
the Saturday before Christmas. there was
one continuous stream Of people all day
long and until late at night on Brough-
ton and Bull streets and other business
streets. The crowd was for the most
part. we'll dressed one, ladies largely
predominating during the day
1t was noticed that while the streets
were crowded the stores were not and the
merchants complained that purchases
were not being freely made. The dry
goods merchants said their trade Friday
was the best of the week, being even bet
ter than that of yesterday. The majority
of the purchasers, they said, seemed 10 be
looking for articles that are useful, rather
than ornamental, and articles of small
price are in the greatest demand The
grocery merchants seemed TO be enjoy
ing a rushing trade AS the majority OF
their customers wanted supplies for sun
day and Christmas, both the grocery mer-
chants had all they could do to wait on
their customers and receive and send out
the orders. There was a heavy trade IN
the market all day. The stalls were an
decorated with pines and molly anu Ine
meats were displayed TO the pest az an :
tage Logan had really maBnlnceh1
The people who really enjoyed the rush
Yesterday and last night were the dealers
In toys and fireworks Their time comes 4,
INT once year but il is lively whlle IL
lasts The dealers from the street stanus
seemed TO be doing as well as any one
The Southern Express Company. has
been doing a rushing business all the
week The clerks had all they could 90
yesterday to handle the huhareus ol
Packages which were sent in for snip
ment A Morning News reporter cropped
in during the afternoon ana the once
was crowded with packages awaiting ship-
ment. Agent Cooper SAID the business
has been very heavy alLthe week II began
earlier this year than formerly, ne sstlu'
and has been growing heavier every Gay
The packages for Savannah delivery nave
begun to come In heavily already anu a
heavy rush is expected to-day ana to-mor-
row. It was evident that the jug trade was
very heavy, as was shown 10y lhe large
number of jugs awaiting shipment. .
At the postOffice the windows OF the
money order and registry clerks We're
crowded. Judging by appearances hloilos
remittances must be faVorite form OF
Christmas gifts this year. over 800 pack
ages were sent by registered mail yester-
day and Registry Clerks Lemcke ana Hun
had all they could do to keep up with the
work.
The railroads will close their Offices as
usual on Christmas day. Agent Tree
want of the Central railroad gives notice
that the offices and warehouses OF the
company will be closed on that day, except
that the New street warehouse VIII be
kept open until 10 o'clock for the delivery
of perishable freight only. All places Of
business will be closed on Christmas DAY
and all public buildings except the post
Office, which will observe the usual hours,
except that the money order and reg
istry windows will be closed.
There was a regular Christmas crowd on
the streets last night, and Broughton
street was turned into a bedlam for sew
eral hours with the blowing Of tin horns
and the banging of cannon crackers. The
ordinance prohibiting the use of fireworks
north of Liberty street is utterly disre
garded, and in fact there appears to be
no attempt to enforce it. No serious &C
cidents have been reported so far, but the
usual Christmas quota may be expected
within the next few days.