Evening journal., 1895-12-24
A BUSY CHRISTMAS EVE.
Wilmington Streets Throngsd
With Shoppers.
GREAT DAY TO BUY AND sBLL

THERMOMETER Registered Betwecn 80 and
60 Fahrenheit-Aa Was Exp soted
Turkeys We're Abundant aud Cheap.
Events OF the Great Holiday Tom orrow.
All 1day long wilmington's tire IT'S,
especially where Christmas 60, ds we're
offered for sale, have been thronl ed with
eager purchasers, grasping ell illed
pocketbooks Every train arri' In sno
departing at the. various station Q rrisd
extra coaches aud was loaC cd with
passengers and baggage.
On the curbstene market streets,
business was at rush all day and thou.
sands OF pounds Of poultry exchanged
hands Turkeys. as had been pre- dicted,
were 80 plentiful and fat that prices
slowly decreased ard this afternoon the
bsst turkey In the market could be
bought for l2 cents.
Every body seems entbused with the
Christmas spirit sndith great holiday TO.
morrow will be generally observed.
Father Fnllon's Christmas Gifs.
Rev NJ X Fallon. pastor In charge Of
81 Paul's r. O. Church was presented d
with handsome upholstered chair as a
Christmas gift by the Brownaon Library
Association. Father Fallon was called
over to Brownson Hall and there J A
Mealey presented thu chair In neat
epes ch and Father F4llon expressed his
grsteiulness to his young friends.
ohristmas-ride Occurrences.
First Presbyterian Sunday school will
hold two special entertainments In
honor OF the Christmas festivities on
Thursday aud Friday evenings
Early prayer service will DO held la St
Paure M u Church 30 morrow by the
Wilmington Christian Endeavor Union at
sunrise
AtGR m 10 morrow a coral service,
with fest celebration OF the Holy Com
munion will b held, followed by morn
Ing prayer md second celebration At
10 80s. m At the Sunday school festival
at z o'cock on Friday evening, Bishop
Coleman will make an address
Salvation Army Observanoes.
Christmas will be celebrated by the
Salvation Army In Its own odd fashion
At the Fifth and Walnut streets hal
about 200 children ars expected Ia
partaks Of the good things provided fol
them there. At 8 o'clock Ia th,
evening Adjutant Harris OF Philadelphia
will ofiiclate at the dedication (similRr I,
bsptlsm) Of two children into the army
Christmas at Trinity.
Christmas services at Trinity Churci
will be In Rt 2 g. m. with Holy Euchar-
list; 45 a. m matino; 10 30 a. M
Ie Dsum, Holy Eucharist aud sermon
Ga Thursday at 80 p. m chidrenl
choral Evensong aud festival.
Christmas at tho Public schools.
Ia all the public schools special Christ
mas programs were given 20 day by th
scholRrs, and we're witnessed by man,
frisnda and parents. At the Hlgl
school the exercises by the Senior elias
we're as follows; March, Naval on.
GERS. Bennett. High sohool Orchestrs
introductory remarks, Edward n Ayars
president OF the class anthem, "Hark
What Celestial Sounds" Herbert; "rii
Christmas Time" written BY Harriet
WAlther. reclted by Mary Doherty
carol, Ring the Chimes" CAmplgllo
In tho Orphan School" Mars are
Foulk; "Bii u GavOtte," robani
Christmas Chimes. part one. s Gss
Patterson; violin aolo, "Fantssi
Norma," samuel NJ Compton acc
panisd by J II Hildreth; "Chrletms
Chimes" part two. May O. Herring
quartet. 20. Little Town Of Beth
lehem," Florence Bell. Lula El
liott, Chsyney Loomls. j. + Clymer
"Christmss Song Of Caedmon, william
IA Mask; Seniors Christmas Greeting,
words by. Harriet WAlther, pusio by Lull
Elliott "Joe's Search for Santa Claus
Grace d. Hsrgis; Christmas hymn
while Shepherds Watched Their Flock
By Night, school schottirohe, 80 Nsa
and Sweet, Christie.