The Republican journal., 1899-12-28
Concerning Christmas.

fliehho Vi #. a. bllksy SonL MIN large
framed photograph of his cottage at South
| Shore, Northport, as Christmas present.
| The American Express Co gave its en-
| ployes in certain grades each Christmas
present of S.. f, A. Gilkey, agent; George
Havener, assistant and L, d. Candage,
messenger on the trains, were recipients.
The ground was bare of snow on Christ
mas, but there was fall of about 4 inches
Of light snow the night following. The snow
| vas too light to make 5leighing and the trav-
el tuesday was on wheels
The inmates of the Girls Home had a
| Christmas tree Monday afternoon, Rev. l..
/ nj, burlington personating Santa Claus for
the occasion. Ali the children had useful
and suitable gifts, with candy pop corn and
fruit, and it was happy day for them.
Recitations and songs were very nicely Civ
en- by The children.
The Christmas business OF the mail and
express was light up to Friday night, and it
thought that there would be a consid-
| cradle falling off, but Saturday gave the
usual rush and the employees in those lines
| were kept busy. The business was so great
| on the mail trains that | H Ellis was put
81 to assist Mr. Prentiss, and Wilson Ellis
/ was added to the force in the express office
! Merchants report that their sales last Sat
/ urday We're larger than ever before and that
| there were more people n town than has
been here before for long time, last fourth
of July only excepted At some Of the res
| taurants their business exceeded even that
| day Tie steamers Silver Star and Castlne
each brought large excursions from Castine
and Isles boro, aggregating 200 persons
| There were large number of passengers by
rail, and although the ground was bare of
snow and the travelling rough, hos IS of peo-
| pie came by teams from the neighboring
| towns, Our stores were never better sup
piled with goods suitable for the holiday
| trade, and the low prices We're a surprise to
to buyers.
The pleasant hospitable home Of H. f.
Mcdonald on Church street was made par
/ ticulary attractive on Christmas day, 1893
| During the early part of the day there was
| great busJle and activity. Evidently some
unusual event was about to happen The
mistress Of the house appeared, like Martha
of old to be numbered with many cares.
Eugene vibrated between Main and Church
| street with basket on his arm and boxes i'll
| hand, wishing that there were two 81 him 50
that he could be in two places at the same
time, while the old maid sister is ''up stairs
and down stairs and in my ady's chamber f"
making herself generally useful az those
much rnaligned members of society Are wont
| to do when there ls A call to action. An At
mosphere Of expectancy ana mystery Dor
vaded the house. ana from the culinary de-
partmrnt stoI, forth most ann+ti2.n5 odo-s
which gave PROMISE of satisfactory AZ we'll
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and no naius nusr Ne .pared II ,oaI- rna
ornaaioo a hapnv 3n4 This rtutis- I'd tan
children we're all born aut. reared Ia The
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The connanv heear to assemble ahoDt ans
O'Clock a,d at tvyo vvare invited u ,raIlx in+,
tb4 dinjno room = raonast with yybioh that
very readily complied The table was }
Ching of heauty. +" Handsomely decorated
with flowers HAVING a large aantra niaca Of
elrysanthemums and ferns. while Nd eaef
plate was placed A tiny bouuuet of BRIGHT
flowers and green leaves Twelve sat down
II E Mcdonald and wife, Mrs. Sarah Sleep