The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-26

Special Services Yesterday-Christmas l Entertainment Tomorrow Evening Miss Barnes Returns from New YorL-Events on the Speedway.
 A finer Christmas day has seldom dawned than yesterday. It was Ter feet December morning, with grateful sunshine and hardly a breath of wind. The fine weather had its effect in in- creasing the Christmas joys.
 Special religious services were held in St. Francis Catholic and Grace and St. James Episcopal churches. The a. m. service at St. Francis was very largely attended and there was another big congregation assembled at 10:SO. There was a splendid musical service under the direction of Professor W. J. Rohan. The carriers were loaded down with Christmas burdens in the morning, and it was necessary to start out with big load, then return for another load and then finish out each route. Two sub- stitute carriers assisted the regular force at Station A. The station closed at noon, as uual on holiday
 Wednesday evening has been set apart for the Christmas festivals and entertainments for the Sunday schools of Pilgrim, East Pearl Street M. p. and the Grand Avenue Baptist churches. The exercises at the Grand Avenue Baptist church will begin at o'clock under the direction of Superintendent Mark J. Hare and Mrs. George W. Loveland, superintendent of the pri- mary department, will have charge of the exercises of that division, which will include a welcome address by Min nie Robinson and Earl Waters. The programme to be presented by the main department includes a song service en- titled "rhe Promised Messiah with recitations as follows:
 "A Christmas Story-Margaret Smith. Grandma's Gift-Nicholas Kruysman. Stories Know-Irene Smith and Nellie Richards
 From His Home in Glory-Addie Jacob son. IA Question-Georgfa Darby.
 The Light of Christmas Joy-Frederick Butler, Chauncey Stevens, Leon Cor Der and Robert Latta.
 For the King-Margaret Smith, Minnie Willis, Leah Phillips, Ruth Latta, Ed ma Hatfield. Minnie Cripps, Ethel Manwaring, Ruby Woodruff, Bessie Perkins and Bessie Smith. The Story of Christnlas-Alice Phillips, Hazel Johnson, Ruby Stevens, Esther Frost and Lillian Waters. / The Night After Christmas-Ruth Johnson.
 The Birth of Christ-Ethel Stevens. The Birthnight of Jesus-Jeannie Far ren.
 The children attending the e'kindergar- ten of Miss Carrie M Chapman at Fer ry and Pierpont streets had a most en- joyable Christmas celebration Friday afternoon. Instead of the usual Christ mas tree there was a representation of a huge snowfall, which was rolled into the school room by Herbert Clark in the guise of Santa Claus. This great sphere contained gifts for all the chill dren. Mrs. N. S. Kendall assisted in | making the affair genuinely enjoyed by contributing number of gifts for the children.
 t Miss Florence L. Barnes, daughter of MT and Mrs. Henry J. Barnes, of 114 Exchange street, who went to New York for an operation upon her eyes, has returned. Her eyes are greatly improved and she intends resuming her studies in the Boardman school after the holidays. Mrs. Barnes, who has been with her daughter for two weeks has also returned.
 There were many hold-over packages in the express office Sunday morning and the delivery wagon was running g part of the day delivering Christmas parcels, and was also very busy yester' day.
 The laying of evergreen wreaths or the graves of deceased relatives anC friends has been more noticeable of latt in the Fair Haven cemetery and other neighborhood cemeteries than ever be- fore. It is a custom that bids fair tC grow with each recurring Christmas tide.
 Many young people enjoyed the skat ing on shallow ponds yesterday. Tht ice is not frozen sufficiently on the deel lakes to be safe.
 Arnmann Brothers began work yes terday decorating the walls and cell ings in the corridors of the Stront school building. This work is beini
 
 done under the auspices of the alumni association.
 About one thousand spectators wit messed the races on the Clinton avenu speedway yesterday afternoon. Nearl, fifty horses participated in the trottine B. S. Bradley's Blue Light was easil, the king of the road. In two straigh heats he won from c. R. Warehouse Royal Hunter, who won from Blu Light in the previous races. Later MI Waterhouse brought out Dickie Dustel ~ who had been the king of the speed way but Blue Light beat him yester day in three straight heats. Blue Ligh was in fine form, and, so far as coul be observed, trotted without a skip al the afternoon. Among other horses no ticed were Charles Adelhurst's Lad Sealskin, Rev. Father Russell with Lit tie Miss, Mr. Lacey with Frances, MI Stowe with Gray Eagle and Rober Meachen with Robert.
 CHRISTMAS DISCOURSE,