The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-12-28
CHRISTMAS IN LAMBERTvILLE.

of presents by our business places,
etc, appear below. Many additional
presents were given by our hotel pro-
prietors and cigar dealers;
Services appropriate to the day,
with special music. were held i'll all
our churches on Sunday.
The pupils of the Third Ward pri-
mary school, under the direction of
Misses Mabel Hoagland and Beatrice
Petrie, gave an entertainment on Fri
day afternoon. The programme con-
sisted of vocal and instrumental mu-
sic, recitations. &c. The pupils were
treated to candy and other good things
The school room was nicely decorated
with cedar, greens and holly. Christ
mas was also appropriately celebrated
in the higher classes under the direc-
ton of the principal, Miss Rachel
Scarborough, and Miss Laura Gordon.
At the First Baptist Church the ex-
ercises were held in the lecture room
and proved highly interesting. On
the platform was Il representation of
the ship Santa Claus" the wood
work of which was executed by Fish
er Johnson and the painting by Ed
ward Thatcher. A cantata, entitled
Round the World with Santa Claus"
was creditably given by number of
the scholars, under the direction of
Prof Scobey. Each member of the
school was presented with a box of
candy aud an orange. The scholars
and members OF the church brought
groceries, canned goods, &c, which
are being distributed among the wor-
thy poor of the city. An offering at
the door was donated to the Old Wom-
ems Home at Newark, n. J.
The annual Christmas festival of 5.
Andrew Sunday School will be held
this Tuesday evening, and the school
of the Centenary NJ. +. Church will
hold their exercises tomorrow WED
nesday) evening.
The programme at the First Pres
byterian Church Sunday School con-
sisted of a stereopticon entertainments,
by the scholars. instrumental music
and violin solo by Miss Kate Lyons.
Each scholar received a box of candy
and an orange. Miss Kate Lyons was
presented with three SO gold pieces
in appreciation of her voluntary ser
vices on numerous occasions in the
church and school during the year.
AT the New Jersey Rubber works tur-
keys were given the employees, and the
employees presented to the gentleman
~ superintendent. ID. ]. Price. hand
some sleigh, the presentation speech
being made by Charles NJ. Dilts.
Miss Lizzie Naylor, tioorwalker at
the Smith u Sons Novelty Works, re-
ceived a handsome rocking chair from
the employees of that factory.
The Apollo Club made Herbert ].
Pascoe $ heart glad by the gift of a
$40 gold piece.
The formans of the boot and shoe
at the I.ambertville Rub
Der Mill presented a beautiful silver
tea set to Superintendent Thos. Crow
ley.
George Akers, superintendent of the
toy department at the Lambertville
Rubber Works, was given an expen-
sive china closet by his employees.
The Lambertville Gas Company pre-
scented its employees with turkeys.
Ex-Mayor WagG was presented with
a handsome cut glass punch bowl by
the employees of Mann's Paper Mills,
of which he is superintendent. The
employees were given an extra days
pay.
John Williams gave to each of the
young lady employees at
Maun's Paper Mills a pound box of
choice candy. Banty" received in
return a fine pipe and some smoking
oblcco.
Master Mechanic w. b. Page was
presented with a costly cut glass bou-
quet holder by the railroad employees |
in this city
A gold chain was the gift of the
packing room employees at the Lam
bertville Rubber Works to their for
man, Aired Goodfellow.
Just because he never has a match, |
and for no other reason, Frank Cole, |
forman of the cutting department at |
the Lambertville Rubber Mill, was |
presented with twelve penny boxes of |
matches by the employees |
Of that room. 1t is said that he made |
light " of it.
X. II. Van Horn & Sons gave to the |
employees of their store choice of any |
article in the store.
X. II. Van Horn gave to his sons,
Harry and Edmori, the handsome new |
four-stor building recently erected |
on Church street, the business in this |
to be solely their own.
The employees of William II. Gan
dey's Paper Mill were given turkeys. |
The employees of the Union Mills |
Paper Company, at New Hope, were |
given an extra days pay.
Clinton Oblinger, forman in the Bag |
Mill, New Hope, was presented with |
a handsome silk umbrella by those in |
his charge. The employees of this |
mill we're given double pay Christmas. |
George W. Prall distributed three |
hundred or more tickets to the chill
dren of our city few days before |
Christmas and on Monday morning he |
had built large bonfire in the yard |
in the rear of the Holcombe building |
where the children assembled and |
were given, through the generosity of |
Mr.. Prall, bag of candy and two |
bright new pennies.
The cutting room of the Lambert |
Vile Rubber Company's Works was |