The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-26
Observance Of The Great
FestaI Day Yesterday
CHURCH EXERCISES HELD
Local Salvation Army Corps Made it7
People Happy With Christmas Din.
nsr, Besides Setting Up
Christmas Tree.

The last faint jingle Of Santa Claus
equippage has died away In the dis,
tanee, and Christmas of 1907 Il a thing
oi the past.
The day brought the spirit Of gladness,
With heFe and there a tlngc Of sadness,
but al the Christian world felt kin
whether Il H. IN joy ~ In sorrow.
~ observance IN Barre WAS not out
u the ordinary. There were Christmas
exercises aud trees AZ the churches and
innumerahle home gatherings about the
gaily decoFated sprnces. The shutting
down Of the granite plants the evening
before left the several thousand workers
IN them 70 take their leisure. which,
this year, will continue generally till
January g. AZ noon, the stores closed
their doors 10 the fast thinning crowd
Of shoppers and permitted tired mer.
chants and clerks 20 take q half.day's
respite. Banks, post office aud other of.
fees did likewise at their own times.
Altogether. Il was eclosed" day.
Enjoyable exercises were held in the
vestry OF the Universalist church for the
young people Of the Sunday school ~
Christmas eve A large puinber Of the
children were present and all received
presents, which were hung on several
small trees arranged on the platform
The trees were Illuminated with red
lights, making a very pretty scene. The
pastor was also included IN the presenta.
ton OF the gifts. Stercopticon pictures
were first shown TO the children In the
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lowed by short pantomime ON the
stage down stairs. The scene represent
ed a mother, which part was taken by
Miss Blanche Tilden, reading 20 her chil.
dFen about the fireplace, on which the
stockings were hung The children fall
asleep and Santa Claus. Dr. j. ~ Lynde, /
appears and begins filling up the stock
ings. Santa accidentally drops one Of /
his gifts on TO the floor and the children /
wake up and spy him before he can get |
away.
AT the Baptist church the Christmas
exercises Tuesday evening were well at
tended by the children, aud there were
also many Of the older people present
Tho front part Of the church was very
nrettily decorated with numerous trees
loaded with gifts and over the altar was
! large red Christmas ball. A very en-
oyable program Of songs and recitations
was given BY the children and brief re-
marks were made by the pastor, after
which the gifts were distributed
At tho Presbyterian church, two trees
we're laden with presents for the little
mes, and some of n larger growth. BE.
ide the trees there was placed an old.
ashoned brick fireplace, and this was
lso laden with presents. The first part ,
i the evening was given up to a musical ,
nd literary program which opened with ,
chorus, Welcome to Christmas bv ;
he school, and was followed by a greet
ne by Miss Cruickshank After this
ame a lengthy and enjoyable program !
Of recitations, dialogues and
ongs by members of the school AT the 2
of the program the presents {
lere distributed, Edward Keat making a
ovial and efficient Santa Claus, {
The Epworth League room Of the He'd i
ing Methodist Episcopal church was Gil. (
| with the little folks and their elders !
nd all thoroughly enjoyed the enter 3
linnent which was given. The presents Z
ere fastened upon two prettily deco q
lted trees and upon tables. The even
" program opened by the singing of a 4
iorus, Joy BE to the World,s by the &
'hool, and this was followed by prayer !
7 Rey II. Q. Thayer Then came d !
rograIn in which nearly all of the boys j
nd girls Of the school had some part i
ther singing, recitations or part in i
dialogue, of which there were several.
he presents We're distributed at the
ose of the entertainment by com.
ittee appointed for that purpose.
The children Of ST. Monica's church
ere entertained with a Christmas tree
the Knights Of Columbus hall at
iree o'clock yesterday afternoon, and Il
d hall was well filled. A program CON "
sting Of ehoruses, recitations and dia. I'll
gles was given At the conclusion h
the program, John T. Callahan, acting VI
d part OF Santa Claus and dressed as ot
at gentleman Is supposed to dress, dis N
buted the numerous presents from the az
&c and gave them to the children. 81
Three masses were celebrated at ST. W
onica's church in observance of Christ
IS. The first came at IL o'clock on Of
lesday night, the celebrant of the mass "
ing Father McKenna, assisted BY Fa- pr
ers Comi and Cray. The church was th
III filed and the special music much A.
loyed. Music was given by an or ar
estra of five pieces, Mrs. Smith sang III
Q solos. A mass for the children was
ID at nine o'clock yesterday morning.
2 celebrant being Rev. p M. McKenna,
d at 10 o'clock the regular parish p,
iss was celebrated by Rev Il. +. Cray.
Special Christmas services are being
d at the Church Of the Good Shepherd va
5 week, having begun yesterday morn ba
/ with holy communion and sermon by ms
! rector, the Rev. G. d. Freeman. To- po
2 feast of 81. Stephen) holy com col
niou was administered, and the same ap
] be observed tomorrow and Satur- sui
7 mornings. To. o.morow evening there a
! be children's festival AM
we
dany homes were frightened and the OF
.istmas table unusually stocked hon
oueh the efforts of the local Saliva tie
q Army corps. The members started ani
early yesterday morning distribut- bal
the dinner baskets which they had va