Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-24
THE CHRISTMAS TIME.
Everybody Has Their Own Way to
 Enjoy Themselves.

Enjoy Themselves.
 Business is rushing in all the stores to-day and it is not likely that there will be any let up on it until the stores close at q late hour tonight. Every body seems to be buying something and from the looks of things more presents will be received this Christ mas than in years before. The post office department is almost oyercroWd- ed with parcels, some going out and more coming in. Say, by the way, a large number of the handsome girls in Waterbury have fellows out of town. This is not right. Can't the board of aldermen pass an ordinance prohibit ing this kind of business?
 T wish you a happy Christmas" said Democrat reporter to Postmas- ter Guernsey, as he dropped in to see how things were going on there. s.Thank you; take one yourself" re- piled the postmaster. The office will close for the day at noon tomorrow. The carriers will make one round i'll the forenoon. MT Guernsey said that business at the postoffice was unprece- dented, but that the department was equal to it. Everything mailed there would be sent out in due time and all matter received from outside would be delivered promptly.
 All the offices, stores and other places of business will close to-mor- row and most folks will spend the day in their own homes and making calls upon friends. Many people have come into town last night and to-day to spend Christmas amid the scenes and among the friends of their early years, and with the same end in view several patries left here during the week for other places. All hearts turn towards home at the Christmas time.
 Special music will be rendered in all the churches and an early mass will be celebrated in the Catholic houses of worship for the accommodation of those who like to attend divine service early in the morning. This was great custom with many folks in the old world and no doubt inspired the song in which occurs the following lines: Happy and bright are the groups that
 pass
 From their peaceful homes for miles, Ger roads and fields and hills to mass,
 When Christmas morning smiles!''
 There are many who. would not think they had doneitheir full duty if they did not turn out to church in the gray of the morning and be home on time to give the rest of the family lots of time to go to the services held later in the day
 Regent Moran of the almshouse is preparing a special menu for his big family and by the time all are ready to sit in and Dartake of the good things prepared for them, Selectmen Doran, Disley and Boughton will step in and wish them the compliments of the sea- son. The selectmen are giving out a few extras for Christmas and on Fri day all the town poor will receive q small chicken each.
 The Boys club and the Salvation army will have an elaborate spread at the barracks in the afternoon and will deliver dinners to poor families at their homes during the daN
 The youngsters aret beside sthem- selves at the thoughts of all the things Santa Claus is going to put in their stockings and the old fellow will have to be pretty slick coming. down the chimneys or some of the little jokers will hear him. Where is the man who said that Santa Claus would soon be q thing of the past? The jolly old rover never had more little hearts wishing to see him at the present time.