The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-26
EXIT SANTA;
ENTER DOCTOR
Christmas Has Gone Leav-
ing in It's Wake Both
Joy and Pain.
HAMMOND Dimes WELL
Family Gatherings the Rule, Churches
Celebrate and Jail and Poor
house Inmates Feast.

Christmas is over and Santa Claus
has come and gone leaving in his wake
a mingling of pleasure and pain. The
pleasure comes from the JOY of hav-
ing given and received and the pain
from too much turkey and accessories.
The doctor is doing a rushing busi-
ness for there are many stomach aches
to sooth and administer to this morn
ing.
While many are disabled and scarce
ly anybody is feeling altogether fit,
after the feasting and joys of yester-
day there is none but who is glad
Santa Claus came and who has not
already begun counting with pleasur-
able anticipation on another visitation
a year hence.
Hammond for the most part spent
the day in the bosom of its family re-
ceiving and exchanging gifts, attend
ing family dinners and watching that
the tree, which had to be lighted at
| intervals, did not burn up. The chill
dren, who had received sleds and
skates for presents had an opportunity
of trying these articles, and a few
sousings of over daring skaters were
recorded. On the whole. however, the
day was without disagreeable incident.
barring the sousings and an occasional
drunk.
Everybody so far as heard from. got
lots OF PRESENTS had good dinners and
a good time.
Streets Wear Subdued Air.
The aspect of the streets and shops
is quite different today from what IL
was on Monday, when the stores
swarmed as bee hives and the streets
were thronged with hurrying men and
women laden with boxes and parcels
containing pretty or useful articles al
selected with a view to giving pleas
ure to someone The spirit of Christ
mas fingers in the air however, for the
show windows still have their Christ
mas decorations in place and there is
lots of turkey left to be warmed VI
and rehashed in various enticing and
disguised forms; and then there is the
Joy of looking over the gifts received.
Now that the greatest of all events
OF the holiday season is over there viii
be time to think of the social affairs
that are planned in connection with tht
great day. This mostly for the young
folks, who are enjoying a respite from
their studies, and those who belong t.
the work-a-day world during holiday
season as well as at other times. have
New Years day to anticipate. unless
they are employed in callings that per
} NIT the observance of no off days.
} The churches were well patronize'
} yesterday, services being held in all o
, the Catholic houses of worship and th
, Lutheran and Episcopal churches
, There were especially impressive exer
, cises in the Catholic churches and
great many of the faithful turne,
, morning celebrations. There are al
, out before dawn to attend the earl,
, ways particularly imposing. TIigl
, mass was sung at o'clock at all o
, the Catholic churches, and the inmate
} of ST. Margaret's had mass at 6 o'clocl
, and again at s.
} The inmates of all the county insti
} tutions including the poor farm an
, the Jail were given good dinners, fo
} even prisoners must have some com
) forts upon the most gladsome day i
the year.